Warrior Scar Jewelry Workshop at
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest
~ A Post Traumatic Growth Experience ~
Saturday, August 29, 2026 • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest
Kasych Pavillion, ECC 6
1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd
Allentown, PA 18103
The Healing Phoenix Arts Warrior Scar Jewelry Workshop is a dynamic program centered around providing a Post Traumatic Growth experience by introducing a new perspective and new possibilities for healing from a traumatic event. It allows group participants to open up to a unique experience opportunity through an initial group discussion guided by burn survivor Christopher Gage and his wife, Holly Gage.
Holly Gage, wife and mother to two burn survivors and renowned jewelry artist, will guide you through the Warrior Scar Jewelry activity. Participants can express themselves by making a precious Fine Silver jewelry keepsake. We combine art with discussion as a healing modality by replicating a healed scar from their traumatic experience.
Creating art can be such a powerful part of traumatic recovery. It can become a time of making and working out your inner thoughts and feelings without using words.
The Process:
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You will mold a healed scar. This painless process can be done in a few minutes in privacy if desired.
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With the mold, you'll use a high-tech moldable Fine Silver metal called Metal Clay, which is made of nano-particles of Silver, a binder, and water to create the jewelry of your scar.
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You'll embellish with a gemstone and/or inscription, and the design of your choice, whether a bracelet or pendant.
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The piece is then put in a kiln (an oven approximately the size of a microwave oven) to sinter the metal, magically transforming it from its greenware state to a solid metal.
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While your piece is in the kiln, we will take a break for lunch.
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Finally, the jewelry gets polished in a tumbling machine and is completed for wearing.
Support Group Discussion
We'll meet for an hour and a half for the big reveal and a powerful Post Traumatic Group Discussion to share our experiences and stories as you feel comfortable. Attendees will leave with a beautifully finished necklace or bracelet with a centerpiece of their design in pure Silver.