Student Level: All Levels
Type of Workshop: Project/Process
Prerequisite: None

Yes!!! Concrete jewelry. As unlikely as concrete for jewelry may seem, it is easy to use, extremely versatile, unbelievably inexpensive and ... surprisingly lightweight. In fact it is lighter in weight than stone, resin or metal of comparable size and this makes it perfect for jewelry and other forms of personal adornment as well as small sculpture and utilitarian objects.

It can be pigmented in numerous ways and the surface can be finished with a variety of textures from very rough to smooth to polished!

You will be able to "set" virtually any object in the concrete with no need for a bezel or any sort of finding. Materials such as gemstones, found objects, metal, glass, ephemera, bone and enamels can be "trapped" in the concrete with no fasteners or mechanical means.

The concrete we will be using is extremely strong even when made as thin as 1/16 inch thick. It can be cast in rubber stamps, candy and baking molds, polymer clay and any silicone mold - both those you make and buy.

You will learn how to use concrete in all it's forms, "capture" virtually any object or material in your concrete and set your concrete creations using tab settings, bezel settings and non-soldered box settings.

Kit/Materials Fee (payable to instructor at class time):

• $30.00 includes:
• concrete (enough for at least 20-30 projects)
• micro-fasteners kit including drill bits
• copper sheet

Instructor Provided (for use in-class, and to share):

• all tools and materials needed except those on student supply list

Student should bring:

• jeweler's saw frame
• pliers set (square nose, round-nose, chain-nose and cutters)

If you'd like to place an advance order for supplies & tools for pick up at the on-site store when you arrive at AM, contact: - Email your order to: jemco@jemcousa.com or call 800-995-3626.

Questions: playcik@gmail.com
Website: www.fauxbone.com