Bounteous Bracelets and Bangles
Learn how to use forging, stretching, fold forming, twisting, braiding, hammering, and fabrication to create bracelets from wire, tube, and sheet. In this intro-level workshop, students will explore different textures and variations of the form while learning the basics of jewelry making, including piercing, filing, silver and copper-phosphorus soldering, and the use of a rolling mill. We will work in copper, brass, nickel, and bronze, and students as a group will choose which projects we work on. Participants can expect to finish the workshop with one or more cuff bracelets and bangles.
Date: Saturday – Sunday, June 7–8
Hours: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, with a one-hour lunch break each day
Cost per student: $300 CMAG member / $350 nonmember, plus materials fee of $55
Supply fee covers: copper, brass, bronze, and nickel sheet and wire, plus at least one jig to take home
Studio provides: Benches, oxy/propane and acetylene torches, flex shafts
Students bring to class: Basic fabrication tools – if you have a hammer you want to play with, bring it