Hammered Copper Bowls with Stone Tools

Saturday, August 10, 2024
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Tuition: $50  Materials: $20

*Sliding Scale Tuition

Using the warm, red metal my Algonquian ancestors called, “Mskwabek” and basalthammerstones from the shores of Lake Superior, we will hand-forge bowls. These richlycolored and beautiful vessels will be annealed in a wood fire and formed using the power of ourown muscles. Come join us in this elemental journey of copper, fire, water and stone.

Please note that this activity involves tools, hot, sometimes sharp, metal and work with fire. Closefitting work gloves are recommended for preventing cuts from the sharp metal.

About the Instructor, Martha Buche: I have lived in the Driftless region of Western Wisconsin, in rural Vernon County with my family for more than 20 years. Before that I bopped around the world, working and "Arting" in Europe and Asia. I came back to North America with a husband and daughter, then added a son to our family when we were settled back here in the Midwest. 

From September to June, I am an Early Childhood Educator working with young parents and their children and also a high school fine and practical arts teacher. For decades I have taught all sorts of skills to every age group from babies to grandparents.I have a studio art bachelor's degree and a masters in education.

I have been an artist for 45 years and I work in many, many media, much of it inspired by the natural environment and materials of my indigenous ancestors. (Potawatomi)

I love fiber arts & textile design, copper and metal forging, drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, jewelry, recycled art, basketry of all sorts, stone carving & sculpture, mosaics, land art, art history, and helping people find a way to express their innate creativity.