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Colors Of The Stone Winter
Skill Level: All
Some believe that we can better understand the world around us by observing numerical patterns in our daily lives. Numerologists believe personal numbers are also a spiritual practice that can help navigate our inner world as well as our outer world. Did you know your personal Life Path number is much more than your personality type?
Whatever your belief system, playing with numbers artistically as both pattern and symbolism is downright interesting! During this class we’ll calculate your life path number, learn what that means and then create a personalized necklace in copper and bronze sheet metal to wear as a personal periapt. Metal stamps put the words, numbers or designs fully in your hands. Not into wearing your life path number? No worries. You can choose to stamp your power word instead. Metalworking techniques taught include properly and easily metal stamping into sheet metal, cutting sheet metal with shears rather than using a jeweler’s saw, proper filing, layering metal components with cold connections (without the use of fire or soldering), patination and wirewrapping. You’ll make the leather necklace using soft leather and also create your own wire clasp and wire end crimps using high quality wire.
Supplies to bring:
Round nose jewelry pliers
Chain nose jewelry pliers
Bail making pliers – The ones with three different mandrel sizes are great. Wubbers also has pliers in various sizes. I prefer the medium size for end caps and the large ones for clasps. .
Small travel anvil or steel bench block
Ball peen hammer. Can be a jewelry chasing hammer or a standard hardware store type ball peen, whatever you own and is comfortable for you to work with.
Center punch – can be spring loaded or simple center punch
Wire snips
I small piece of extra fine steel wool
Paper and pen to calculate your life path number
Kit Fee $30 and includes use of Impress Art metal stamps, bronze wire from Parawire and leather from Leather Cord USA, copper and bronze sheet metal, use of instructor’s torches and butane gas, patina solutions, rivets and eyelets, crystal drop, copper washers.
Questions? Email Jen Cushman at jencushmanart@gmail.com
Whatever your belief system, playing with numbers artistically as both pattern and symbolism is downright interesting! During this class we’ll calculate your life path number, learn what that means and then create a personalized necklace in copper and bronze sheet metal to wear as a personal periapt. Metal stamps put the words, numbers or designs fully in your hands. Not into wearing your life path number? No worries. You can choose to stamp your power word instead. Metalworking techniques taught include properly and easily metal stamping into sheet metal, cutting sheet metal with shears rather than using a jeweler’s saw, proper filing, layering metal components with cold connections (without the use of fire or soldering), patination and wirewrapping. You’ll make the leather necklace using soft leather and also create your own wire clasp and wire end crimps using high quality wire.
Supplies to bring:
Round nose jewelry pliers
Chain nose jewelry pliers
Bail making pliers – The ones with three different mandrel sizes are great. Wubbers also has pliers in various sizes. I prefer the medium size for end caps and the large ones for clasps. .
Small travel anvil or steel bench block
Ball peen hammer. Can be a jewelry chasing hammer or a standard hardware store type ball peen, whatever you own and is comfortable for you to work with.
Center punch – can be spring loaded or simple center punch
Wire snips
I small piece of extra fine steel wool
Paper and pen to calculate your life path number
Kit Fee $30 and includes use of Impress Art metal stamps, bronze wire from Parawire and leather from Leather Cord USA, copper and bronze sheet metal, use of instructor’s torches and butane gas, patina solutions, rivets and eyelets, crystal drop, copper washers.
Questions? Email Jen Cushman at jencushmanart@gmail.com
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