“Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making of something out of it after it is found.”  James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)

 

For 5 days in April, I was so fortunate to experience a little slice of creative heaven!

I had the opportunity to attend a Keith Lo Bue metal jewelry class at the breathtakingly beautiful Valley Ridge Art Studio in Muscoda, WI. All I can say is....wow!

What a clever Aussie (Keith lives in Sydney, Australia). The week long class dove into his creative world of found object assemblage and collage. We searched the fields and roads for castaway items and turned them into unique wearable art. The following days we learned new riveting techniques, used a copy machine for etching, and used steel to create exciting new chain designs.

Keith is truly inspirational. (And has great legs... that’s him in a kilt in the class photo.)