Virginia Art and Soul Workshops
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Jane Wynn 9-4:30 Friday	1196 - Captured	[back to quicklinks] $ 145 Plus $10 materials fee
Once, I worked a little number two pencil down to a nub. I had drawn many simple drawings and delightful sketches with my little yellow stick. When it finally became too small to fit in my hand, I just didn’t have the heart to throw it away. I decided to set my lucky pencil into a bezel setting and wear it as a lavish jewel. Do you have a small prized possession like my pencil and don’t know what to do with it? Learn how to bezel set a small found object like a pencil, a small toy, or a simple stone into a simple setting. Of course this is not limited to just jewelry--you can embellish an altered book cover with an interesting found object, or adorn a shrine with a devotion. Learn how to make your own bezels using a jeweler’s torch and solder. Fight design disasters with simple planning techniques. Finish your setting with polishing and patina effects. This valued technique will help expand the possibilities of many future works of art you make. In the first part of this class each student will design their own lucky pencil pendant to learn the art of bezel setting. The second half of the class will concentrate on setting personal mementos, which each student shall bring. Supply List: * favorite “SMALL” item to Capture (*Small: around 2-3 inches or less) * small hammer * jewelry pliers * ruler * black marker * small scrap piece of wood to hammer and drill on * embellishments- like beads, or jewelry wire or chain to hang your pendant Materials fee includes:  metal, tools, bezel wire, silver solder, and jewelry findings CLOSED - CLASS FULL

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