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Allen said of the charcuterie boards and the broken glass art, \u201cYou don\u2019t have to be an artist to do this. It\u2019s easy and fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the broken glass classes, students arrange the glass into their chosen design on a canvas or board until they\u2019re happy with it. After that, Allen completes their project by sealing it in resin for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The charcuterie board art is a play in color and resin. Students are introduced to different ways of manipulating the resin and decide on their designs and methods. Like many broken glass pieces, waves of color resemble beach sunsets, retreating waves, and rolling dunes. Coordinating coasters complete the set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou pick your board and up to four different pigment colors, and we provide you with resin. Then, we walk you through the preliminary steps of mixing resin and pigment and prepping and pouring your board. We go over how to manipulate the resins to where they flow and move together to create the design they imagine,\u201d said Allen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Classes are available for individuals or groups, and parties of six or more can reserve the studio for private classes. All created art must dry for 24 hours and be picked up the next day, or shipping can be arranged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everything about the studio work has been a blessing. Besides the joy of seeing students overcome their intimidation of working with resin and the pleasure of seeing their creativity come to life, the studio allows the flexibility to include her family in her work. She and her husband, BJ, are parents to Macie, Ella, Aisley, and Axton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow that I\u2019ve opened, I\u2019m able to help my mom, who\u2019s had a kidney transplant, as she enters back into a normal routine in life. I have a place where my children can stay after school, and I get to keep my two-year-old at the studio with me,\u201d she said. \u201cAll the things that have lined up and allowed me to open this business have been a true blessing from God, and I have to give Him all the honor and glory for that. If someone had told me as a marketing account manager for higher education colleges that I would have an art studio, I wouldn\u2019t have believed it. Everything we do here is more about the love of it. Once you get a feel for the technique, you take off with it. I have people that have already become repeat customers. It\u2019s really amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The art options are ever-changing and never-ending. They\u2019re as wide open as our imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Allen said, \u201cI\u2019ve expanded a bit into preserving funeral and wedding flowers in resin for people. There are so many ways you can help people with this; a lot of it is therapeutic. They come in and are so focused on making their design that they are able to heal and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n No matter how short, an escape through creative play is an opportunity to relax and reset. Drop by or check out the studio online to create your own unique treasure. GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ART AND opportunities are found in everyday places, and on rare occasions, the two combine to create a unique career. Jessica Allen wasn\u2019t looking for new work when she and her mother-in-law took a class on a beach vacation that resulted in a one-of-a-kind charcuterie board decorated with resin.\u00a0 \u201cI just fell in love with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/DSC00011-2-1024x683.jpg\")