Metal Art Jewellery.Working Copper on the Shoreline with rocks. Necklace

Schedule

Wed Sep 23 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC+01:00
Location

St Ives Harbour Masters Office | St Ives, EN

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Join us onsite to craft cool copper necklaces, using shoreline rocks for that unique metal art vibe!
About this Event

Get Creative with Metal Art Jewellery!

Join us for an awesome in-person session where you'll be working copper right on the shoreline. Imagine crafting a stunning necklace inspired by rocks and nature’s beauty around you. No experience? No worries! Just bring your creativity and enjoy some chill time by the water while making unique metal art jewellery. It’s hands-on, fun, and all about embracing the vibe of the shore. Don’t miss out on this cool, crafty day!

Work with Artists/Sculptors Melissa and Gaia Hampson-Smith to make your own piece of art jewellery, inspired by the Copper Mining and Seafaring heritage of Cornwall. Learn the Hampson-Smith’s methods of working Copper with beach stones borrowed from the shores of St Ives. Spend a couple of hours on the shoreline creating a piece of wearable art to remember your visit to St Ives, linking the beautiful Ocean with the Heritage of the Cornish landscape and St Ives art scene.




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There have been a couple of attendees reaching out for more info, so I thought I would give a bit more here.

Note that this is mainly a workshop for the experience of working metal on the shoreline of St Ives with natural materials in the environment and connecting with nature.

The Copper will be of varying shapes and sizes for attendees to choose from on the day. Between 2-4 cm

There will be silver discs to purchace on the day, starting at £20 for a disc just under 2 cm.


I have been asked to provide sea glass if possible. So I am sourcing some sea glass pieces as an option for attendees to add, and I will also bring along some beautiful coloured agate beads from my local supplier. Agate can be found in Cornwall, so it will be nice to work with a bead or two of agate if this is what you would like. The sea glass and agate will be a couple of/few pounds each, depending on size.

The workshop includes a necklace to string the work onto.

I look forward to a fun making session :D




Agenda
Work with Artists/Sculptors Melissa and Gaia Hampson-Smith
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Where is it happening?

St Ives Harbour Masters Office, Smeatons Pier, St Ives, United Kingdom

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Tickets

GBP 65.71

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