Portland Art and Soul Workshops
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Robert Dancik
9-4:30
Thursday

1237 - Faux Bone Spirit Bracelet

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$ 130 Plus $20 materials fee  

Faux Bone is one of the newest and most versatile materials to come along in years! In this workshop we will be using the Faux Bone to fashion a fabulous bracelet that will be completely personalized by each participant. The tools are basic, the material friendly and the process easy and accessible. There are none of the sticking or binding problems with sawing the material (unlike Plexiglas or other plastics). You will be able to cut, stamp, file, and scrimshaw, to add surface design and inlay wire, epoxy, or polymer clay to add depth. The material is so strong you can rivet, nail, or screw anything to it without concern for cracking or breaking. It can be heated and bent with nothing more than an embossing heat gun and if you don’t like it, it can be heated and will return to flat – all by itself and then heated again. Found objects can be incorporated as well as fired pieces of metal clay, beads, ephemera, and just about anything else you would like to include. Finally, the entire piece will be finished to look and feel like a cross between ivory and Bakelite. Students can expect to finish at least one bracelet and possibly more.

Supply List:
- 1 sheet each of sand paper (wet/dry grits 320, 400, 600)
- files (medium and fine) about 6” – not needle files (wood files from a hardware store are fine) j
- Jewelers saw (instructor will have special blades for the Faux Bone)
- Xacto knife and blades (2-3), bench pin for sawing (teacher will have extra)
- acrylic paints

Optional items :
- hammers
- metal/leather stamps
- epoxy resin
- beads, wire
- ephemera
- anything you might like to attach to your bracelet

Materials fee includes: Faux Bone, special saw blades, some wire for riveting and various items for attachments