About This Event
The Sentimental Object: Hair Jewelry & Mourning Adornment
Artist Workshop with Kristen Hedge
Wednesday, July 8, 6:30-9pm
Tinworks Art, Family & Community Space
$40
Scholarships available upon request.
Join silversmith Kristen Hedge for a two-hour workshop exploring Victorian hair jewelry and memento mori traditions. Participants will learn techniques for weaving hair, constructing delicate hair flowers, and preserving sentimental objects in resin to create keepsake necklaces or rings inspired by historical mourning jewelry and contemporary memory objects. Materials may include hair, dried botanicals, fabric fragments, photographs, letters, or other small personal objects that hold emotional significance.
No experience is necessary. Participants are encouraged to bring small sentimental materials to incorporate into their work.
Space is limited to 15 maximum participants; registration required. Scholarships are available upon request. Registration opens one month prior to workshop, committed participants encouraged. Please dress for changing weather conditions.
Event Schedule
6:15-6:30pm - Participants arrive
6:30pm - Workshop begins
8:45pm - Clean up
9pm - Workshop concludes
Many people are interested in this event and space is limited! We ask that you register only if you are committed to attending. If you are unable to attend your workshop please contact us within 48 hours of the event to ensure we are able to pass your class spot to someone on the waiting list in a timely manner. Tinworks understands that unforeseen circumstances may arise, but we ask that you contact us as soon as possible.
If registration fills, a "Waiting List" option will become available and you can select this to be added to a queue. We will contact these individuals as spots become available. Those on the waiting list may come the night of the workshop to be sold available spots if registered participants do not show, but will not be garaunteed a class position. Those on the waiting list are welcome to come and observe the class, however project materials are reserved for registered individuals.
We recommend arriving with plenty of time to park and get settled. Parking can be found in the Tinworks Art parking lot or surrounding streets. The free Bozeman Streamline bus route also has several stops in the area.
For all questions, or requests for sponsored (free) registrations, contact angela.yonke@tinworksart.org. Committed attendance requests only please.
Instructor Kristen Hedge
Kristen Hedge is a Silversmith from Green Bay, WI. She has a Master of Fine Arts from Montana State University where she specializes in Organic and Botanical Casting, along with Foraging and Lapidary. Her practice has grown from her childhood, being a fourth generation Florist and Gardener. She forages her materials locally to create her jewelry and small sculptures, highlighting the beauty that is around us.
“Living close to the land, I’m drawn to the raw beauty of the prairie—the wide-open spaces, the quiet resilience of nature, and the delicate details that often go unnoticed. In my work, I capture this tension between strength and fragility by casting local botanicals into metal, preserving their fleeting form in something lasting and tangible. Each piece speaks to the land that inspires it—an enduring tribute to the delicate balance between the natural world and the memories it holds. Through this process, I explore how jewelry can carry stories, emotions, and connections, transforming the ephemeral into something permanent, much like the prairie itself.”
www.instagram.com/_prairie_gothic
For more information
To learn about our exhibition programming and to stay informed about what's going on at Tinworks Art sign up for our newsletter on our website www.tinworksart.org and follow us on social media.
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tinworksartbozeman
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tinworksart/
Interested in making a donation? Help support our quality programming for all ages this season by visiting https://www.tinworksart.org/give.
About This Event
The Sentimental Object: Hair Jewelry & Mourning Adornment
Artist Workshop with Kristen Hedge
Wednesday, July 8, 6:30-9pm
Tinworks Art, Family & Community Space
$40
Scholarships available upon request.
Join silversmith Kristen Hedge for a two-hour workshop exploring Victorian hair jewelry and memento mori traditions. Participants will learn techniques for weaving hair, constructing delicate hair flowers, and preserving sentimental objects in resin to create keepsake necklaces or rings inspired by historical mourning jewelry and contemporary memory objects. Materials may include hair, dried botanicals, fabric fragments, photographs, letters, or other small personal objects that hold emotional significance.
No experience is necessary. Participants are encouraged to bring small sentimental materials to incorporate into their work.
Space is limited to 15 maximum participants; registration required. Scholarships are available upon request. Registration opens one month prior to workshop, committed participants encouraged. Please dress for changing weather conditions.
Event Schedule
6:15-6:30pm - Participants arrive
6:30pm - Workshop begins
8:45pm - Clean up
9pm - Workshop concludes
Many people are interested in this event and space is limited! We ask that you register only if you are committed to attending. If you are unable to attend your workshop please contact us within 48 hours of the event to ensure we are able to pass your class spot to someone on the waiting list in a timely manner. Tinworks understands that unforeseen circumstances may arise, but we ask that you contact us as soon as possible.
If registration fills, a "Waiting List" option will become available and you can select this to be added to a queue. We will contact these individuals as spots become available. Those on the waiting list may come the night of the workshop to be sold available spots if registered participants do not show, but will not be garaunteed a class position. Those on the waiting list are welcome to come and observe the class, however project materials are reserved for registered individuals.
We recommend arriving with plenty of time to park and get settled. Parking can be found in the Tinworks Art parking lot or surrounding streets. The free Bozeman Streamline bus route also has several stops in the area.
For all questions, or requests for sponsored (free) registrations, contact angela.yonke@tinworksart.org. Committed attendance requests only please.
Instructor Kristen Hedge
Kristen Hedge is a Silversmith from Green Bay, WI. She has a Master of Fine Arts from Montana State University where she specializes in Organic and Botanical Casting, along with Foraging and Lapidary. Her practice has grown from her childhood, being a fourth generation Florist and Gardener. She forages her materials locally to create her jewelry and small sculptures, highlighting the beauty that is around us.
“Living close to the land, I’m drawn to the raw beauty of the prairie—the wide-open spaces, the quiet resilience of nature, and the delicate details that often go unnoticed. In my work, I capture this tension between strength and fragility by casting local botanicals into metal, preserving their fleeting form in something lasting and tangible. Each piece speaks to the land that inspires it—an enduring tribute to the delicate balance between the natural world and the memories it holds. Through this process, I explore how jewelry can carry stories, emotions, and connections, transforming the ephemeral into something permanent, much like the prairie itself.”
www.instagram.com/_prairie_gothic
For more information
To learn about our exhibition programming and to stay informed about what's going on at Tinworks Art sign up for our newsletter on our website www.tinworksart.org and follow us on social media.
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tinworksartbozeman
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tinworksart/
Interested in making a donation? Help support our quality programming for all ages this season by visiting https://www.tinworksart.org/give.