Filigree/Floral Fusion
Saturday 9:00 - 4:30 $125 Lynne Ann Schwarzenberg Student Level: Intermediate or Advanced
Type of Workshop: Process and Project
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The simplicity of leaves and petals and classic beauty of turn of the century style filigree come together in a beautiful piece that can be worn as either a pendant or a pin. Students will learn to create subtle gradient blends with polymer clay, turn them into a petal and a leaf cane, and then build a pendant using neo-classic filigree pieces from Kabela Design and finish the piece with a Swarovski Rivoli crystal and a finding that combines a bail and a pinback, making it wearable either way. Lynne Ann will cover cane design and construction, slicing evenly, the best way to create a metal and clay fusion piece using special adhesive material, finishing without sanding (as it is nearly impossible to sand a dimensional piece), and metal to clay and crystal to clay fusion. This class will also concentrate on showing students how to use pre-fabricated objects to guide their jewelry design and choose the correct adhesives to make a quality piece of jewelry that will not fall apart.
Students will complete a filigree and floral or leaf cane pendant in class, but will also have canes left over to work with on future projects.
*Optional Kit Fee of $32 payable to Instructor at class time includes: filigree piece in either antique brass or antique copper from KabelaDesign.com, polymer clay (total of 6 ounces), pinback/pendant finding, Swarovski Rivoli Crystals in a choice of several colors, custom made templates, cornstarch, special adhesive material, 2 part epoxy, small brushes and applicators, small roller, baby wipes, index cards, deli wrap, use of instructor’s cutters, stamps, and tools, highly detailed written instructions.
Materials Fee of $8 payable to Instructor at class time for students choosing not to purchase the inclusive kit for supplies produced and provided by the instructor (such as templates, forms, and several color and b&w handouts.) This Materials Fee is already included in the kit fee for those students who are purchasing the kit.
*Those who register for the workshop can elect not to purchase the optional kit from instructor and instead will receive a detailed list of items necessary for the workshop. Please note on your Registration form if you wish to receive the detailed list.
Supply List:
Stiff blade used for polymer clay slicing
pasta machine,
roller
ruler
work surface (large ceramic tile or tempered glass)Questions? Email Lynne Ann at riverpoet@comcast.net
Website: www.riverpoetdesign.com