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BRINY SHRINES FROM THE DEEP
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Instructor: Michael deMeng 
Briny Shrines from the Deep 
      Assemblage Workshop at the Oregon Coast

3 day workshop:
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 24, 25 & 26  9:30 AM - 4:30 PM 

Optional 4th day:
Monday, April 27, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Ahoy, you crusty creatives and barnacle-hearted bricoleurs! It's time to nail your colors to the mast and clear the crustaceans from your ears—because we’re diving headfirst into the shadowy seas of found-object assemblage. Inspired by the eerie beauty of shipwrecks, not the experience, mind you, but the haunting poetry of rusted hulls, tangled ropes, and salt-warped relics—we’ll be crafting nautically themed shrines and altars.  

These structures, shaped by time and tide, tell stories of sailors and sirens, mermaids and maritime monsters, sea gods and sunken secrets. We'll explore a range of techniques to help your creations take on a life of their own, including sculpting barnacles and coral, distressing surfaces with rust and verdigris patinas, and infusing your work with the haunting textures of the deep.

Whether your tribute is to Poseidon, a siren  or a peg-legged privateer, this is your chance to make something beautifully briny. So batten down the hatches. We’re already taking on water. And if your gut says this sounds like a class worth sinking into… trust it.


Class fee:  
       3 Day class: ASA members $350, Non members $380
       Optional 4th day:  ASA members $115, Non members $125

Student Provided Materials:  
Start your assemblage with a simple frame or structure such as a clock or case. Add aquatic figures and objects, paint, embellish, manipulate, transmute and adjust.  See below for the full list of recommended materials and equipment


Instructor Provided Materials:  
Dremel, Drills and other tools


Expected ability Level: 

Beginners welcome, no experience necessary.


Number of Students: 
Minimum 10 / Maximum 16

Supply List

  1. You’ll need some sort of base for your
  2. Toys or figurines – Depending on who/what you are creating a shrine to you’ll probably need some sort of character. For humans you might need action figures or wedding toppers. If you are creating an aquatic creature (or hybrids like mermaids) you’ll need fish, octopi, crabs, etc. Check out 2nd hand stores but also aquarium supply stores.
  3. Cheesecloth
  4. Popsicle Sticks – 5-10 will do
  5. Aves Apoxie Clay 1lb or more (3lbs would be ideal). What you can’t find we will fabricate with this stuff.
  6. Variety of other found objects that might be interesting additions to the shrines. Items like watch parts, gears, typewriter parts…. just about anything, really.
  7. Paint Brushes (a couple small detail brushes, and some cheap bristle brushes (1/2 inch to 1 inch in size)
  8. Wire a couple of different gauges
  9. Acrylic Paint –
    1. Transparent Red Oxide
    2. Black (Carbon)
    3. Titanium White
    4. Pthalo Blue
    5. Cerulean Blue
    6. Pthalo Green
    7. Quinacridone Red
    8. Dioxazine Purple
    9. Nickel Azo Yellow
    10. Pearlescent White
  10. Optional Paints
    1. Cobalt Teal
    2. Paynes Gray
    3. Ultramarine Blue
    4. Pthalo Turquoise
  11. Adhesives.
    1. Dap Kwik Seal for kitchen and bath -White. Should say paintable or water base acrylic or latex.
    2. E6000
  12. OPTIONAL STUFF BUT FUN
    1. Mica Tiles (US Artquest sells a package of these)
    2. Modern Masters Metal Effects Kits - These oxidizing finish kits transform any paintable surface in minutes. Choose a green patina, blue patina, or rust finish. You can sometimes find these kits at Walmart, but you should be able to get these on Amazon too. Ideally you can find the basic kit that has the three Patinas. Here is the company website. https://www.modernmasters.com/landing/professionals/brands/me
  13. Optional Tools
    1. Heat gun
    2. Dremel with cut off wheel and engraving bit
    3. Drill



Date and Time

Friday, April 24, 2026, 9:30 AM until Monday, April 27, 2026, 4:30 PM

Location

ASA Classroom
620 NE Hwy 101
Lincoln City, OR  97367
USA

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Event Contact(s)

Michele Lindsley

Category

Classes & Workshops

Registration Info

Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
Registration cancellations will be accepted until Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Cancellation Policy:
If a student cancels or withdraws from the class
before March 25,2026, a cancellation fee of $5 for ASA will be charged.
Cancellation on or after March 25, 2026, no refund will be made.
If one or more classes in a series are missed due to student absence no refund will be made. Make up sessions may or may not be offered at the discretion of individual instructors.
ASA will make every effort to conduct classes as scheduled. ASA will attempt to remain open during inclement weather. If necessity requires, ASA will cancel classes and studio activities whenever local school closures occur. If ASA cancels a class for any reason: A full refund of class registration and materials fees will be made.
ASA will make every effort to notify students of class cancellations at least one week in advance.

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3 Day workshop, April 24,25 & 26, 2026 Briny Shrines
Extra day of workshop - Briny Shrines, April 27, 2026