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The scene: you have a piece of fired metal clay formed from a silicone mold you made of a Monopoly piece, a glass marble, a vintage photo of a race car, and a carnelian cabochon. All these need to be combined with sterling silver to form a bracelet and of course, be as durable as possible. You could just hang them from a chain however, you also want to ensure that the materials and the manner in which they are combined forward the idea you want to express in the piece.
One of the challenges to working with metal clays, polymer clay and found objects is how to attach other elements to the fired pieces and finished pieces or how to attach the finished and fired pieces to other jewelry elements to form a completed piece. In this very hands-on workshop, students will explore a full range of settings including (but not limited to) riveting, tabbing, prongs, folds, and micro fasteners. Use of various chemical bonds (adhesives) will be thoroughly addressed as well as several different methods of setting and attaching stones and found elements. Very few tools are required for most operations and some home made shop aids will be presented. Time will be included for anyone who would like information on the limited use of the butane torch in forming additional connections. Bring any problems you might be having as well as work in progress. There will be a 12-page handout on cold connections emailed to you before the class.
The following list is suggested materials for the workshop. No need to worry if you can’t get or don’t have everything – I will have materials to use and some to buy if so desired. I also encourage you to bring along projects in process where you have encountered problems or stumbling blocks and we can look at them together. If there are materials you want to use but don’t know exactly how, bring those along and we’ll experiment how they might be used. Don’t hesitate to ring me at 914-629-1313, or email at playcik@yahoo.com if you’ve any questions before the workshop.
You can also take a look at my site, www.robertdancik.com which has a link to my Faux Bone™ website.
Note: If you are not comfortable with a jeweler’s saw or just hate using one or have had nothing but trouble with the damn thing, I can almost guarantee that I can get you sawing with relative ease before you leave the workshop. So, don’t hesitate to bring one, along a bench pin and we can overcome any previous difficulties with this fabulous tool that will allow you to do work not possible with any other tool no matter what material you work in.
Tools:
• Xacto or similar knife
• Files – needle files are OK however some larger files are needed the “cut “ or coarseness should be medium (all companies have their own numbering system for coarseness).
• Jeweler’s saw frame
• Bench pin for use with saw frame
• Jeweler’s saw blades 2/0 or 1/0 (I will have more to use)
• Wet or Dry sandpaper (silicone carbide) grits – 320, 400, 600
• Paper and writing tools for drawing and notes
• Wire cutter
• Sheet metal –any type but not thinner than 24-gauge You don’t need much (two or three inches or so) just for making samples of some joins.
Materials:
• Playing cards – need not be a complete deck
• 14 gauge wire – any type
• Partially finished pieces, fired metal clay pieces, found objects, the worst mistakes you have ever made in your studio
• Any materials, objects or “things” you may want to incorporate in your work. I really do mean anything; the class is about attaching anything to anything else.
Optional “Stuff”
• Jeweler’s saw and bench pin
• Saw blades – 2/0 – 2
• 1 pkg. or more of polymer clay Premo, Sculpey III or any other polymer clay is fine - 1 transparent/translucent, 1 black (this is optional but we may delve into how to use it for connections)
• 1 pkg. of 2 part epoxy - Devcon, Loctite, or similar available at Rio Grande, Home Depot, most hardware stores NOTE: don’t buy the syringe type dispenser epoxy – the package is designed to yield bad results
• Metal clay PMC+, PMC3 or equivalents (only if you work in metal clay and want to pursue it in class – however, we will not be firing)
• Number 52, 54, 56, drill bits available from Rio Grande or similar catalog
• Any paint you choose (acrylic will work best) in any colors you think you may want to use (you don’t need much)
CLOSED - CLASS FULL
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