Resin Alchemy	Thursday 9:00 - 4:30	$145
	Susan Lenart Kazmer

Student Level: All
Type of Workshop: Process and Project

Explore beyond pouring a bezel in this technique-based class. Benefit from Susan’s 10-year body of jeweler's grade work combining resin with metalwork. Learn the basics of resin and its properties then go beyond using ground breaking techniques such as creating and working with resin paper, producing stones such as druzy, opal and crystal, cold enameling, casting and more. Build beautiful whimsical and playful bezels of wire and more. Learn how to build with resin in layers by scratching, crackling and coloring each surface. Each student will leave with a few pendants and components and a journal full of ideas.

Kit fee of $25 payable to Instructor at class time includes:


• bronze sheet metal
  
• rubber silicone
  
• a few bezels
  
• 1 oz resin and resin to use in class
  
• mica flakes
  
• powders and cold enamels
  
• paper
  
• nuts and screws
  
• sandpaper
  
• wire
  
• expendables
  
  Students should bring:
  
  
• needle nose plier
  
• chain nose pliers
  
• wire snips
  
• tin snips and/or jewelers saw
  
• 10 or 02 blades
  
• bench pin
  
• anvil
  
• metal files
  
• awl
  
• center punch
  
• scissors
• Please bring - hot 60 watt bulb and lamp: this means the old fashioned kind ..not the new cooler bulbs - this is for drying resin so we can build in layers
• long extension cord for lamp
  
• rusted found bezel such as coco lid, jar lid or any tyoe of cup shape
• meaningful small objects such as photos, text, leaves, sticks, dried flowers, photos
• object to cast
• paper

Questions? Email Susan at slenartkazmer@roadrunner.com
Website: susanlenartkazmer.com