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Handbook of Elements
Instructor: Stephanie Lee
 

The earth offers tactile and durable materials for use in artistic expression. Metal and gypsum, both earth elements, are combined in this stout little book comprised of solder-flooded metal covers and plaster pages. In this project-focused workshop, students will learn how to transform and build up sheet metal, adding vintage and found elements to the cover of the book using basic metal-smithing techniques and materials.

Students will also learn the nuances of plaster and various plaster-like products to create pages and unexpected journal surfaces to stockpile between the palm-sized metal covers. Various ways to combine paper and plaster pages for writing, painting and collage surfaces as well as knotting and binding techniques will also be taught. Each student can expect to take home a completed or very nearly complete blank journal home with them at the end of class day.

 
 
 
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  Studio & Material Fee:
 

Material fee covers:

  • Torches and torching surfaces
  • Spine wires
  • Prepared sheet metal for one large or two small books per student (extra kits will be available)
  • Spine wires
  • Solders, fluxes, patinas, etc
  • Binding threads and tools
  • Miscellaneous studio supplies
 
  Student Supplies:
  Students should bring the following supplies:
  • 2 rolls of 4 inch plaster gauze (for a 3 x 4” book) or 8 inch gauze (for a 4 x 6 inch book) (available at craft and art supply stores)
  • 1 – 1 lb. roll of solid wire, lead free solder available at stained glass or plumbing supply stores (DO NOT bring rosin or acid core solder or the tiny, thin coiled solder. This will be sold on a plastic spool and is about the equivalent of 8 ga. wire)
  • Tin snips (for cutting no thinner than 24 ga. sheet metal)
  • Scissors
  • Misc metal findings to solder on cover of book in sterling, brass, or copper. NO pewter. If you’re not sure what you have, bring it anyway.
  • Round nose and flat nose pliers
  • Wire cutters
  • Flat or triangular metal file
  • Hammer
  • Steel block or anvil – IMPORTANT!
  • one-two cans of butane refill
 
  Optional Supplies:
 
  • 1 - 22 x 30 sheet of 90 or 140 lb water color paper if you want to incorporate paper pages as well.
  • Metal stamps (letters, patterns, etc.)
  • Ribbons, beads, buttons, findings, etc. to incorporate into the binding
  • Thimble
  • Awl
  • Small imagery (no larger than 2 inches square) to incorporate into cover
   
 
 
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
 




   
 
   

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Program Details
 
 
Date: 10/2/2010 to
10/3/2010
Time: 9:30 AM-
4:30 PM
Level: All Levels
Min/Max: 8/15
 
  Fees
 
 
Registration Fee $295.00
Studio & Material Fee $30.00
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about the instructor
 

A modern day expeditioner, I practice my own version of archeology, scanning the terrain for intriguing bits and pieces that present themselves. I am most inspired by nature and its melodic effects on the human spirit with my intention being to offer a simple and organic approach to viewers in my work. Passionate about repurposing everyday materials, I am committed to reinventing normal into something eclectic, expressive, lighthearted and potentially spiritually stimulating all at once.
Having traveled the United States and internationally to offer creative instruction, I find respite in my home studio in the valleys of Southern Oregon where I work from home - continually influenced by the view out my studio windows, witty comments from my young daughters, and the ebb and flow of creative energy. My own book featuring my found object jewelry titled "Semiprecious Salvage" is now available in book stores and her plaster working book co-authored by Judy Wise will be available mid 2011.
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