Living Matter

Living Matter

Step inside Melissa Medina’s private studio for an exclusive, four-part creative journey designed to connect you with natural earth elements while guiding you to create your very own custom Venetian plaster crystal art piece.

This intimate experience is limited to six participants only and offers hands-on guidance, personalized instruction, and a chance to immerse yourself in Melissa’s unique creative process.

What You’ll Create

Across four immersive sessions, you will design and build a one-of-a-kind 18x24 gallery-wrapped crystal artwork, crafted with authentic materials including:

• Venetian plaster (made of limestone & marble dust)

• Authentic healing crystals

• Freshwater pearls

• Sand

• A professional wire installation for hanging your finished piece

Each step of the process has been carefully curated to give your artwork the polished, professional quality Melissa’s pieces are known for.

The Four Sessions

January 13 | 6:30 - 8:30pm

Apply your first layer of Venetian plaster and map out your design while learning to connect with the material. Grounding meditation will set the tone for your process.

January 15 | 6:30 - 8:30pm

Trowel your plaster to add shine and texture, then carefully place and embed your chosen crystals into the design.

January 20 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Apply a protective glaze topcoat, make final refinements, and attach wire backing to prepare your piece for professional display.

January 22 | 7 - 9pm

Celebrate the completion of your piece with a private gallery showing at Meraki Spaces Art Collective. All participants’ works will be displayed for an intimate evening of wine tasting and dinner, complete with professional photography to capture the moment.

What’s Included

• Hands-on guidance from Melissa Medina inside her private studio space

• All materials for your artwork:

  • Gallery-wrapped 18x24 canvas

  • Venetian plaster

  • Authentic crystals & stones

  • Freshwater pearls

  • Sand

  • Wire installation for display

• Grounding & meditation before each session

• Wine & charcuterie provided at every gathering

• Professional photography during the final gallery night

• A celebratory wine tasting & dinner on the closing night

  
  

This all-inclusive investment covers all 4 dates, 8 hours of studio time, all materials, instruction, refreshments, appetizers, dinner, and photography.

What you will create, each piece will be unique to the students vision:

Why This Experience Is Unique

This exclusive studio series was created to honor the full depth of her artistic process, which requires multiple stages to achieve the professional quality and refinement her work is known for. Over four sessions, you’ll not only complete a polished artwork—you’ll also gain a deeper understanding of natural mediums, grounding rituals, and the beauty of slowing down to create intentionally.