Altered Surface Charms

Saturday $135  
  Susan Lenart Kazmer 9:00 am to 4:30 pm    

Student Level: All
Type of Workshop: Process

 

Add color, layer and style to your metalwork. Learn personal methods, formulas and techniques for altering, patterning and coloring the surface of sheet metal. Work with hand made traditional and nontraditional formulas to create colorful patinas or emulate artifacts from a lost civilization. Build dimensional pieces by dapping, folding, forming and cold join manipulation. Use these altered metal pieces to build a unique charm bracelet. Jewelry techniques include clean up, polishing, design, color and layout of ideas for a charm bracelet.

Kit fee of $24 payable to instructor at the beginning of class includes: copper and brass sheet metal, sandpaper, patina solutions, eyelets, hand out and expendables

Supply List:

  • wire snips
  • needle nose,
  • chain nose pliers
  • tin snips or jeweler saw
  • bench pin and blades
  • metal files
  • small hammer,
  • anvil

Optional:

  • vice
  • small personal or found objects
  • paper images
  • scrap metal
  • drill

Questions? Email Susan at susan@susanlenartkazmer@roadrunner.net
Website: www.susanlenartkazmer.net