BRIGHTON BEADS AND MORE

Friday, July 9, 2010 Public Access Category: All Beading Techniques Lampworking Metals (wire, soldering, silversmithing) Visting Artist Warm Glass (fused, carving, adv. tech.) Category: All

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Beginning Soldering and Silversmithing 11 -1pm Description: Learn the basics of working with silver or copper metal. Copper works very much like silver in the way that it solders, forges etc. This session we will begin by making a chain and a toggle clasp. You will learn the techniques for soldering post earrings, incorporating preformed bezel cups to add interest to your work, and learn to solder rings with glass beads without shadderring the glass. Forging will also be coveered as you learn to as interest by forging (hammerring.) All classes are based on learning techniques that add to your knoweldge base, esperience metalsmithing joy resulting from successfully completing jewelry items based on your own designs and my samples and guidance. This class is suitable for people with no metal experience, those who have had metals long ago but, have forgotten, those who have had my class befor but, would like to develop further under my guidance. :) Nancy Materials are extra. $65 class fee for 3 sessions or you may register for 6 classes for $120. Enameling and Forming, 6:30-? Description: Enameling with Nancy We will explore enameling and forming metal by hammering to then enamel on. $65 for 3 sessions, $120 for 6 sessions and $250 for 10 sessions plus materials fee Fun with Nancy 8:00am   9:00am   10:00am   11:00am   12:00pm   1:00pm   2:00pm   3:00pm   4:00pm   5:00pm   6:00pm   7:00pm   8:00pm   9:00pm   10:00pm

Description:

Learn the basics of working with silver or copper metal. Copper works very much like silver in the way that it solders, forges etc. This session we will begin by making a chain and a toggle clasp. You will learn the techniques for soldering post earrings, incorporating preformed bezel cups to add interest to your work, and learn to solder rings with glass beads without shadderring the glass. Forging will also be coveered as you learn to as interest by forging (hammerring.) All classes are based on learning techniques that add to your knoweldge base, esperience metalsmithing joy resulting from successfully completing jewelry items based on your own designs and my samples and guidance. This class is suitable for people with no metal experience, those who have had metals long ago but, have forgotten, those who have had my class befor but, would like to develop further under my guidance. :) Nancy Materials are extra. $65 class fee for 3 sessions or you may register for 6 classes for $120.

Description:

Enameling with Nancy
We will explore enameling and forming metal by hammering to then enamel on. $65 for 3 sessions, $120 for 6 sessions and $250 for 10 sessions plus materials fee
Fun with Nancy

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