Final Class for March
March 31: Metals 3 – Stone Setting with Suzi Kamin
$75* plus $25 Materials payable to instructor.
Students learn advanced design/techniques for creating/applying bezels to objects/stones
- Studio equipment, safety, tools
- design, patterns, measuring/overlap, texturing, and embellishment
- free form bezel cups, wire/strip/tube setting techniques
- level III soldering, texturing, disc cutter, brake, bezel mandrel
- crimping / bezel pushing / burnishing
- chemical coloring – finishing and polishing
Students leave the class with 2 – 3 pieces of jewelry
In this workshop you will learn to bezel set cabochons and explore other techniques to set stones and objects. Materials and basic tools will be provided or bring your own. Workshop format will include demonstrations, samples, discussion of terminology and lecture. Bring your lunch.
Please contact Suzi Kamin for more information.
*Nonmembers add $10
Registration Information on our Classes page.
Coming in April
April 1: Open Studio
April 6: First Friday Gallery Hop
April 21: 3-D Sketch and Etch: Metal Texturing with Suzi Kamin
$75 plus $25 kit fee
Students learn to utilize chemical techniques on metal, studio equipment, chemical safety, tools, Chemical properties / resist / application / reactions, sketch personalized free form design textures, add personalized 3-D textures/patterns, create reusable metal texture plates, bead etching techniques, jewelry forming / finishing. Students leave the class with 2-3 pieces of jewelry.
*Nonmembers add $10
Registration Information on our Classes page.
April 28: Metals I : Introduction to Metalsmithing with Suzi Kamin
Robert Dancik Workshop Postponed
The workshop weekend with Robert Dancik has been postponed. Please contact our Treasuer, Starr Payne and let her know if your deposit should be applied to a future FSGNW class or held for the rescheduled workshop.