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Wire & Wood Photo Holders

Craft custom photo holders with wire, wood, and your personal touch.

46 US dollars

Small Space Art Collective

Service Description

Turn simple materials into modern mini-sculptures—functional, fun, and full of personality. In this playful hands-on workshop, you’ll design and build your own photo or card holders using bent wire and wooden bases. Learn the basics of wire bending to form sleek shapes—hearts, spirals, squiggles, or custom initials—and create clean holes in wood using hand tools to craft a sturdy, stylish base. We’ll finish with acrylic pens so you can add patterns, color, or a little flair to make each piece truly yours. No experience needed—just come ready to create and leave with 2–3 finished holders, perfect for photos, notes, table settings, or small works of art. What You’ll Learn: Intro to wire bending: loops, shapes, and securing techniques How to safely drill wood for design and stability Decorating techniques using acrylic pens Ideas for how to use and display your holders All materials and tools are provided—just bring your creativity and a favorite photo or card for inspiration! This workshop is for age 13 and up. min 3, max 8 participants. About the Instructor This workshop is taught by local artist and maker Rebecca Barry. Rebecca is your guide in mobile making and more! A dreamer & maker who loves to discover, design & innovate. To be in community with like minded explorers adds a spark to the creative fire, which makes teaching at Small Space Art Collective SO EXCITING! Rebecca brings design & studio experiences from: her own business designing and fabricating (furniture to jewelry to wall art); MFA and teaching Product Design at Stanford; designer at Levi's, Williams-Sonoma, and Restoration Hardware. After moving to San Clemente 8 years ago, and doing projects in her garage, Rebecca is super psyched to teach and collaborate with other aspiring creatives, designers and makers at all levels.

Upcoming Sessions

Policies

Our Policies: Please arrive 10 minutes early for your workshop. Workshops start on time. If you are more that 15 minutes late for your class, you may forfeit your chance to take the class. You may cancel for a refund up to 20 days before the workshop. After that, workshop fees are not refundable or transferable. You may reschedule for a different workshop up to 15 days before the workshop, and up to 7 days if for the same workshop within the following 3 months. We reserve the right cancel or reschedule a workshop with fewer than 4 sign ups. We will inform you at least 24 hours before the workshop if there is cancellation due to low registration. If you cannot attend the rescheduled date, you will receive a refund. If we have no registrations up to 7 days before the workshop, unless otherwise noted in the description, we may cancel or reschedule. Please book in advance or let us know you're planning to book. Please note that we may take photos during the workshop to use on social media. If you do wish to be photographed, please let the teacher know when you arrive. If you are sick, please stay home. Call or email to let us know that you are not coming. You will receive a credit for a future class. By signing up for a class or workshop hosted by Small Space Art Collective you agree to the terms and conditions stated here. You hereby release Small Space Art Collective or any person or persons acting on its behalf from liability for any bodily injuries sustained, or for loss or damage of any personal articles while on the premises or participating in an activity sponsored or hosted by Small Space Art Collective. Furthermore the undersigned agrees that in the event medical attention is required due to accident or illness, Small Space Art Collective shall, without accepting fiscal responsibility, seek such medical services as it deems necessary and appropriate through EMs/911 and/or local hospitals.

POV: Taking a class at Small Space

Sam Crane,

Dana Point, CA

“This embroidery class was perfect! The space is inviting and sparks creativity. Cecilia is a skilled and effective teacher. She provides you a cute little kit with everything you need! Incredibly grateful for Cecilia to hold the space for some therapeutic making time, community, and skills that I can take with me. Thank you, thank you!

Kristianne Riddle,

San Clemente, CA

"I have only attended the Fiber Club and Marbling Workshop so far am so inspired!! Small Space Collective is such a treasure in our town. San Clemente has been needing something like this for a long time. The two women who run this studio have an incredible vision. They are building a wonderful community of artists and crafters who can share and learn from each other."

Catherine Peet,