Rag & Bone: Assemblage Box Shrines
with Melinda Rasch
April 18-19, 2026 | Saturday – Sunday | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Medium: Mixed Media, Assemblage
Experience Level: All Levels
Materials List: Please check the Materials List Tab. A $30 materials kit fee can be paid to the instructor prior to the first class.
Registration: Each student must enroll individually. Click the Cancellation Policy tab above for more info.
Location: Sedona Arts Center, Theatre Studio.
Bring your junk…your stuff…your treasures, that you’ve been collecting and living with forever and create something new and incredible! In this workshop, we will be transforming a plain box into a shrine of surprises with your favorite personal items. Think “out of the box” when choosing which found items to include as part of your shrine. Move beyond the expected and familiar into new territory. Then bring your most precious finds and imagination to class, and we’ll put them all in a box.
Using a combination of mixed media techniques and materials, including paint, paper, collage, metal pieces and scraps, stone, trinkets, bits and pieces, and some creativity, we’ll assemble and adorn our boxes, transforming the ordinary into a new story.
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Melinda Rasch
I am a rag and bone artist. Using an array of mixed media techniques, I form a new narrative from natural elements and discarded items which have been left behind. I recycle and shape the beautiful out of the leftovers.
After two years of formal art training in my college years, life took me on a long detour into another career while supporting my family. Fourteen years ago I returned to art, taking many classes to re-fresh my skills and learn new techniques. I embarked on a long awaited, completely different, new career.
I live, create, and exhibit my work in local galleries and book stores in Long Beach and Laguna Beach, California. I have exihibited various sculptures and books in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and New York. I have participated in numerous annual shows in my hometown as well as in Joshua Tree, California, Sedona, Arizona, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. I have completed two art residency programs at Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, New Mexico.
Rag and Bone: Assemblage Shrine Class Student Materials List
PVA glue
Glue stick
Matte or gel medium
Decorative or vintage paper scraps old letters, photographs
Small metal scraps/pieces found objects
Small ephemera items
One or two “special” items to be the focus of your shrine… could be a statue, letter, photograph, poem, jewelry pieces, medals, any meaningful trinket
Scissors
Pencils
Markers
Any acrylic and /or watercolor paints (Favorite colors)
Paint brushes
Apron
Rag and Bone: Assemblage Shrine Class Materials List – provided by instructor
A large assortment of boxes will be provided by the instructor for students to choose from in order to construct their shrine
OR
Students are welcome to bring their own box, tin, frame,etc. If they prefer…..think small-ish, no larger than 8 X 11 inches.
Some paints
Gesso
Paper scraps
Various Ephemera items
Pencils/markers
Cancellation Policy
Registration and Cancellation Policies
Registration
Each student must enroll individually.
Classes must be paid in full upon registration.
Students may register online or call Sedona Arts Center Office at 928-282-3809, Ext 1 or toll free at 866-282-3809 Ext 1.
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express are accepted or student may pay with cash or check by registering in person during office hours Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5 pm.
In-Person and Online Classes Cancellation
Payment in full is due upon registration, or a payment plan can be put in place by the student upon check-out through Sezzle.
There is a $125 Cancellation Fee for any cancellations made before March 18, 2026. Remaining balance will be refunded.
There are no refunds after March 18, 2026.
If Sedona Arts Center cancels the workshop for any reason, all payments made will be refunded in full.
Note: If traveling to Sedona, we strongly urge students to purchase refundable airline tickets or travel insurance in case of workshop cancellation due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen changes. Sedona Arts Center is not responsible for non-refundable ticket purchases or lodging fees.
Important Message
Sedona Arts Center is not responsible for providing make-up sessions or issuing refunds, credits, or transfers for courses missed as a result of illness, emergencies, or other events beyond our control. There are absolutely no refunds after the cut-off date for any reason, unless Sedona Arts Center has to cancel the workshop, then all fees paid will be refunded in full.
