Fun With Feathers 101

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ABOUT THIS EVENT
Event Category

Arts & DIY

Event Overview

Feathers in fashion have proven to be more than a trend but feathers are now a fashion classic staple.

Learn about the anatomy of feathers, how to source feathers, manipulate them, care for them and to make your own unique, fabulous feather earrings and other fun accessories.

This class is being taught by internationally acclaimed Chicago celebrity accessories designer of Samantha Barrett-Rogers of SoundChick Accessories.

Class participants are required only required to bring their own personal pair of scissors, the instructor will provide feathers, pliers and other jewelry making materials such as metal parts and wires.

What to bring

What to Bring

Scissors

Minimum age

All ages welcome

What's Provided

Feathers, Glue, Hot Glue Guns, Metal Parts, Jewlery Pliers, Miscelaneuous Jewlery Making Supplies

Cancellation Policy
Location

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MORE ABOUT YOUR HOST

Sound Chick Accessories Proprietor and Designer, Samantha Barrett-Rogers is a Columbia College, Chicago graduate with a BA in Sound Engineering major and a minor in Graphic Design. Samantha has spanned the gamut of the media industry with experience in Television and Film Production, Graphic and Web Design, Event Production, Promotions, and PR. Samantha designed Websites, Print Media, and Produced Launch Parties and Art Shows for her friends in the arts and in the entertainment business which helped to launch their ambitious and bright careers.

Samantha discovered her talent for jewelry design quite by accident while living in Brooklyn, NY. Having lost one of her favorite pieces of jewelry, a pair of a Single Duck feather earrings she attempted to re-create them. From this experience, she became engulfed in the creative spirit. Samantha began to design a plethora of feather accessories leading her to launch her own business: SoundChick Accessories. Her pieces have been sold in the following venues: The One of A Kind Show & Sale Chicago with Etsy, Made in Chicago by AIBI Pop up Store, The Illinois Artisan Shops at Chicago, IL, Southern, IL and Springfield, IL , Etsy.com, The Silver Room, City Soles, Gen Art Shop Chicago, Handmade Chicago, The Chicago Indie Designer Market and Stanley & Empress Boutique in Kingston, Jamaica.

SoundChick Accessories designs have been seen in UR Chicago Magazine, True Star Magazine, Clutch Magazine.com, The Examiner.com, Racked Chicago, Chicago Magazine Online, on TV One, BETJ, Fox News Chicago, WGN, WCIU-TV, Lucky Magazine and The Better TV Show. Samantha Barrett-Rogers Founded and instructed “Project Accessories” with “After School Matters, which conducted programs within CPS High Schools, and Various Charter Schools in Chicago, IL. Project Accessories teaches youth small business skills through fashion jewelry making, design, marketing, and product placement. Samantha is available for classes, workshops, jewelry & accessories parties for youth and adults.

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