Asilomar Art and Soul Workshops

Stephanie Lee
9-4:30
Wednesday

1058 - Junk Drawer Metalsmithing

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Metal-smithing, an art of the masters, is presented in an innovative and non-intimidating way making it so you'll never look at metal the same again. Not your typical metal-smithing class, it is designed to show you how to take readily accessible materials and tools to create totally original pieces. Whether you like bright and shiny or aged and earthy, you will love learning to cast your own metal components from your favorite found objects (you'll be amazed at how simple it is!). You will also learn how to fabricate sealed metal boxes to showcase your smaller works of art or to fill with resin, plaster or found objects to incorporate into jewelry, book arts, assemblage and more! Other techniques will be presented including soldering sheet to sheet, creating super simple bezel forms, fabricating rings, and free-hand etching. All this will be taught using basic tools (no, not a fancy torch set up, but yes, using some heat!) in a way that you can easily transfer to your own work space. Sheet brass for box building will be provided by the instructor as well as flux, propane torches, heat safe surfaces and more.

A materials fee of $20 is payable to the instructor on the day of class.

Supply List:
--1 roll of lead-free solder
--1 roll of 18-20 gauge brass wire
--1 lb. brick or smaller of white Sculpey clay - oven dry variety (do NOT bake it!)
--items with texture to cast (dig through your junk drawer)
--tin snips
--wire cutters
--needle-nose pliers
--large flat tipped pliers
--2-5 clothes pins
--anvil or steel block (check your local steel fabricator for 1/2" + thick scrap steel)
--hammer
--throw-away small artist brush
--flat or triangular metal file
--rags

Materials fee includes:
--5 foot roll of Sterling Silver wire
--Sheet brass and nickel-silver for all students - enough for class projects and to take home
--flux
--propane torches
--heat safe surfaces
--blackening agents
--various tools and supplies for all students use

CLOSED - CLASS FULL