Online Live Demos
Hold Everything!
Instructor: Kristin Mitsu Shiga
Saturday, June 7, 2025
1:00 PM EST
Demo Description:
At least half the challenge of metalsmithing is being able to hold onto your project while you manipulate it with your tools. In this demo-format workshop, observe a collection of tools and techniques from the simple to the complex that address this challenge. These tips are helpful for those with tendonitis or other physical challenges, or anyone needing to "get a grip" on what they're doing!
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About Kristin
Kristin Mitsu Shiga (she/they) is a maker, educator and small business owner with more than 30 years of experience currently living and working in rural Oregon.
Kristin has shown her work internationally, and is included in several notable collections, including the Kamm Artful Teapot Collection and the Permanent Collection of the White House. You will find her work published in numerous books and magazines, including Art Jewelry Today, The Art of Enameling, Metalsmith’s 2017 Exhibition in Print, and several of Lark’s 500 Series books. Learn more about Kristin’s past work on Oregon Artbeat (segment originally aired in 2010). [URL to link: https://watch.opb.org/video/oregon-art-beat-august-5-2010/)
From a long line of educators, Kristin is passionate about teaching and has shared her knowledge with students at venues all over the US including Penland, Arrowmont and Haystack Mountain schools of craft, along with public programs she established in New York, Oregon and Hawai’i.
