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Histories, Real or Imagined: Creating Personal Relic Jewelry - Barbe Saint John - 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. - AFTERNOON CLASS
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$50.00
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Create a piece of jewelry with personal meaning by giving new life to forgotten treasures. Whether it’s a necklace to honor a relative or a bracelet inspired by an invented story, you’ll create a one of a kind “relic” that conveys its own history, real or imagined.
With an emphasis on personal mementos and found objects, we’ll learn how to look at disparate items and incorporate them to create a cohesive story. We’ll discuss and apply concept, design, layering,ageing/coloring/weathering techniques and various means of cold connection attachments, including wire wrapping, sewing, jewelry adhesives, etc...
This class is for all levels of jewelry makers, beginners are welcome!
By the end of the workshop, all participants will be able to think about and look creatively at items they wouldn’t normally use to create jewelry and create wearable meaningful art. Have a greater understanding of creative jewelry making.
Materials FEE: $10- patina, ephemera, various findings & metal, sand paper, glues, & more
Supply list: apron to protect clothing.
Anything that speaks to you: bits of broken jewelry, buttons, chain, photos, found objects, vintage paper, collage sheets, beads, fabric, toys, game pieces, wood rulers, bezels, filigree, bits of plastic, key, coins, etc. Email me if you need more ideas or have any questions.
Safety glass if you are bringing a drill
Jewelry findings of your choice-jump rings, ear wires, clasps, chain, leather cord, ribbon etc….
Jeweler's pliers- round nose, flat nose
Wire Cutters
Scissors
Small hammer & small anvil or metal block to hammer on (bring old towel/pad to put under block & muffle sound please)
Metal eyelets & setter
Various Wire of your choice –copper, steel, brass, artistic, sterling in various gauges
Jewelry adhesive like E-6000
DevCon 5 min Epoxy (from Hardware store)
2 hole Metal punch
Small jeweler’s files
Optional Supplies: Wide open-whatever you’d like to put in or use to your creation.
Small hand drill/dremel with appropriate bits AND a piece of wood to drill on(extension cord may be good idea too!), blowdryer to speed up drying time. tin snips, Old metal, mica sheet, broken plastic, gel matte medium, pastels, paints/brushes/water container, walnut ink, small metal files, UTEE and pot, Soldering iron/flux/solder, copper foil, needles and thread, embroidery needles and floss, Sequins, beads, crimps, etc…. Barbe Saint John will be bringing some hand tools for class use.
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