Work with Metal! Beginning Jewelry 8 wks Workshop

Event Type: Workshops / Classes Date: Jan 21, 2008 Time: From 7:03 PM To 10:03 PM Location: nanopod: Hybrid Studio, 322 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, Canada Admission: $250 ($100 deposit to hold space) Contact Info: tel: 647. 219. 0585, email: tosca@nanopod.tv Event URL: http://www.nanopod.tv/nano_classes.html

Work with Metal!

Learn to hand fabricate & cast your own jewelry, sculptures out of Sterling Silver! You will make a band ring,learn one of the oldest casting techniques, set stones, and much more...

Beginning Jewelry
Monday evenings starting January 21st 2008
8 wks, 6:30pm to 9:30pm

week #1: First evening: working with copper-safety, drilling, sawing, soldering.

week #2: Making a band ring out of silver (stamp, hammer finish, roller print, etc.)

week #3:working with wax create pieces w/the lost wax technique

week #4: Finishing wax projects, cleaning up castings> cuttlebone casting (finish up models)

week #5: bezel settings, tube settings, alternative settings for found objects, clean-up castings

week #6: forming & findings (ear wires, pin backs, pendants), married metals, riveting, etching on copper or brass

week #7: make another piece incorporating techniques from the course.
week #8: finish up projects

No experience necessary!