Silversmithing: Rings Relics and Prongs Saturday, March 2 $145 Susan Lenart Kazmer 9:00 - 4:00
Student Level: All levels welcome
Type of Workshop: Process and Project
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Combine layers of metal sheet, objects, paper, rocks and fiber build unusual wearable pendants. Focus on cold joining techniques such as riveting and fabricating, and use of silver solder techniques to create prongs. Add height and dimension by use of negative and positive space. Fabrication of metal using tools such as disc cutters, dapping and forming block. Finish at least 2 pendants or rings.
Kit fee of $24 payable to Instructor at class time includes
- sheet metal
- copper
- bronze
- tubing
- screws
- nuts
- transparent paper
- fiber
- bezel
- 16 gauge silver wire
- Use of fabricating tools and expendables
Students should bring:
- jewelers saw, size 0 or 1 blade
- anvil
- bench pin
- (or tin snips) wire snips
- chain nose pliers
- needle nose pliers
- ball peen hammer
- vice
Optional:
- drill
- flat metal files
- extra16 gauge wire
- photographs
- transparencies
- stones
- rocks
- found objects
- extra sheet metal
- personal objects
Questions? Email Susan at slenartkazmer@gmail.com
Website: susanlenartkazmer.net