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Jane Wynn
10:00 - 5:30
Monday

N142 - Demolition Pendant! Break out of the box!

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$ 140  

Do you ever get tired of the “pretty”? I certainly do. There is something very satisfying about breaking something apart and recreating it better than it was before! Using a small candy tin container as your starting point, deconstruct and dissect this tin box structure and rebuild it into a wearable sculptural piece of art. We begin with talking about aesthetics and how to start the demolition process. Next we begin to break things! Learn to purposely alter structures by cutting, hammering, and drilling. Successfully attach parts together using a variety of both hot and cold fusion techniques.  Adorn your new creation with the things you have brought with you –such as- tiny charms, text, old tintype images, or even old forks and spoons. Finally design a necklace and clasp for your newly created art object.

This is a project-based class focusing heavily on your unique and individual style. Each piece will be different than the next even though they all start out using the same structure!

Kit Fee of $15.00 payable to Instructor at class time includes:

• 2 sizes of tin boxes
• Cable wire
• Crimp beads
• Head pins and jump rings
• Small nuts and bolts
• Sanding block

• Vintage laser images and text

 Supplies Provided by Instructor for student's use in class:

• Small torches
• solder
• Aging solution for altering metal
• Drill
• Metal letter stamps
• Files
• epoxy
• Hammers
• Other misc. hand tools
• A variety of wire-from heavy to decorative

 Student Supply List:

• Small jeweler’s bench block-for hammering (Could also use a small block of wood)
• A simple pair of jeweler’s pliers
• Small hammer
• Elmer’s glue
• Beads and other favorite tiny jewelry elements
• Salvaged chains and broken jewelry parts to incorporate
• Personal images (tintypes) or text.
• Tiny found objects that you want to use and attach to your sculpture

CLOSED - CLASS FULL