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Warming Up To Cold Connections II
Instructor: Richard  Salley
 

Join Richard Salley for a special intensive cold-connection workshop.  Whether you are an experience art jeweler or looking for your first class in jewelry making, you’ll learn a wealth of tips, tricks and techniques that you can apply to your own jewelry and assemblage projects. The class will focus on creating a beautiful and intricate hinged locket that you will construct from a humble rusty washer, etched metal components, wire and your own hand crafted chain and clasp. Then you will apply what you've learned to create an additional pendant that incorporates Faux Bone as design element.

Day 1 - metal etching techniques. We will etch three separate designs on copper, brass and nickel silver. Several image transfer methods will be employed, including rubber-stamping, acetone transfer, PnP transfer along with free-form design. We will also introduce the use of the jeweler’s saw, which we’ll use to make jump rings and to cut out the locket cover. The remainder of the day will focus on the fabrication and assembly of the locket. This will include rivet making, (solid wire, tubing, eyelets, and brads). Wire forming, wrapping, hardening and the use of wire staples, will be introduced as we build the framework that will hold the locket together and create the hinging mechanism. We will also investigate patina options for the locket cover.

Day 2 - pick up where we left off with the fabrication of the locket and will then focus on the construction of a hand-made chain and clasp on which you will hang the completed piece. We will examine several chain and clasp design options. By the end of Day 2 your project should be completed.

Day 3 - continue the fun with a challenge to create a new piece of your own design using one of the etched pieces from Day 1and combining that with Faux Bone. We will close the workshop with a chance to share in each other’s work with a review and critique.
 
 
 
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  Studio & Material Fee:
 
  • Sheet metal (copper, brass and nickel silver)
  • wire (16 gauge and 20 gauge steel)
  • etching supplies
  • miscellaneous student supplies
 
  Student Supplies:
  Students should bring the following supplies:
  • A photograph (or copy of a photo) to put in the locket.
  • Steel wire will be used, so if you find this too difficult to work with and would prefer copper wire, please bring 50ft or so of 14gauge and 20 gauge copper wire.
  • Basic jewelry making tools including:
  • jewelers saw and #2 saw blades
  • metal files
  • round and flat nose pliers
  • needle nose pliers - available at hardware/home improvement stores
  • small hammer suitable for flattening wire and riveting
  • wire cutters
  • bench block and bench pin
  • small vise that can clamp onto a table
  • Resources: supplies and tools can be found at the following:
  • www.monsterslayer.com
  • www.riogrande.com
  • www.sfjssantafe.com
  • www.contenti.com

 

 
  Optional Supplies:
  A Dremel or similar rotary tool and a favorite rubber stamp, used for the pattern you will etch in the sheet metal are optional supplies that will be very useful.
   
 
 
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
 




   
 
   

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Program Details
 
 
Date: 6/25/2010 to
6/27/2010
Time: 9:30 AM-
4:30 PM
Level: Beginner
Min/Max: 8/15
 
  Fees
 
 
Registration Fee $442.50
Studio & Material Fee $15.00
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about the instructor
 

Richard Salley has recently retired from teaching in public schools to devote more time to his art and teaching workshops around the country.  He considers himself not so much a jeweler but rather a ‘maker of stuff’.  Richard's interests include digital art, mixed media collage/assemblage, sculpture and jewelry.

He works with alternative materials and non-traditional techniques when creating art.  Richard has been featured in Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry and Jewelry Artist magazines, Susan Lenart-Kazmer’s book Making Connections, Collage, Assemblage and Altered Art by D. Maurer-Mathison, Exhibition 36 by Susan Tuttle and Contemporary Copper Jewelry by Sharilyn Miller.
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