Thursday, April 23, 2026
6:00 p.m., at the CAC's Performing Arts Center
(Address below)
6:00 p.m., at the CAC's Performing Arts Center
(Address below)
Who May Participate
Participants of all ages may join the workshop; however, children must be supervised by an adult. Fee is $30.
Your Host
Ashley Allen, Paleontologist & Teacher
Sponsors
Description
- Transform a 10-15 gram piece of rough Blue Sheen Amber from Sumatra and utilize age-old artisan techniques to polish windows into 30-million-year-old fossil tree resin.
- Learn where amber is found around the world and what it teaches us.
- View the film, "Amber Time Machine," by David Attenborough while polishing your very own piece of amber.
- Polish dual windows in amber to explore deep time!
- Take advantage of a follow-up workshop this fall that will focus on wire-wrapping the amber and creating a custom necklace from your amber pendant.
