About

Learn how to operate and use the CrystalBlast, a professional-level sandcarver, for all your creative projects In this short, introductory class.

The CrystalBlast Elite 2.0 is not your normal sand blaster. This is the Rolls-Royce of blast cabinets and requires proper safety and operator training. The CrystalBlast is great for adding textures to metals and glass and can accommodate larger pieces up to two feet. Bring your notebooks and be ready to have your mind blown!

Details

• No experience needed.
  
• If you have something you’d like to practice on or blast, please bring it with you to class. Practice items will be provided.
• Please click here for BARN's current COVID-19 health & safety protocols. 
• BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition Assistance is available - click here to fill out the simple application before registering for a class. Please learn about BARN's Companion Program here for those who might need physical assistance here.

Instructor 

Karin Lee Luvaas - This island artist and jeweler has an art degree in encaustics, painting, and metal sculpture. She has studied under acclaimed jewelry masters Michael Boyd, Kent Raible, Petra Class, and Sarah Graham and achieved Graduate Jeweler status under Alan Revere of the world-renowned Revere Academy of San Francisco. Karin is a GIA-certified Graduate Gemologist and holds a Jewelers of America Bench Jeweler Technician certificate. Her work can be viewed on Instagram @karinluvaas.

Karin’s current work can be viewed at https://karinluvaas.com