earrings at the CASP sponsored workshop at the Cobar Library on Saturday run by Meike Griffiths from Audacious Design Co. ▪ Photo by Mimi Clark
A workshop to make earrings inspired by locally produced metals, copper and silver, was held on Saturday with the backing of the Country Arts Support Program (CASP).
The workshop, headed up by Meike Griffiths who owns local business, the Audacious Design Co, showed the 10 participants how to work with polymer clay.
They coloured the clay, molded it into their desired shapes which were then baked, sanded and finished to create a pair of earrings.
Meike demonstrated techniques she first learnt at a local workshop in July 2021 (run by MashUp) which she has further perfected since opening her business 13 months ago.
Making earrings first appealed to Meike as being a fun, creative outlet.
“Then I thought about making it into a business which offered me a bit of support, income-wise, with my husband changing jobs and taking on an apprenticeship.
“It was also something I could still do while looking after a newborn, being that it’s something I can just put down and come back to.
“It wasn’t like painting where you really had to sit there and get it done and then you have to clean up everything,” Meike said.
“With this you can just keep coming back to it when time allows, as the clay doesn’t dry out.”
The CASP workshop also had the support of Regional Arts NSW, the NSW Government and Cobar Shire Council and sold out quickly after it was first advertised
