The two-day workshop, titled "Site Specific Jewelry: The World is Your Studio!" provided a unique glimpse into Motoko's conceptual approach to exploring physical spaces and harnessing the essence of those spaces to craft jewelry, sculptures, and site-specific installations.

The two-day workshop, titled "Site Specific Jewelry: The World is Your Studio!" provided a unique glimpse into Motoko's conceptual approach to exploring physical spaces and harnessing the essence of those spaces to craft jewelry, sculptures, and site-specific installations.

Adding beads to kumihimo cords is traditional, so finding learning resources was accessible. I just had to make a few adjustments to work with strands of grocery bags instead of traditional silk.

In this week's video, I wanted to learn a new braiding pattern and see what happened when I mixed materials.

I sometimes daydream of having a video library of techniques that I have adapted to use with waste plastics and other unconventional art materials.

Putting together the curriculum for this class reminded me of the first time I found excitement in teaching a craft technique.

Recognizing where new seeds of inspiration are forming, specifically in paying attention to litter and ecosystems.