Hi all,
There are a couple spaces left in the workshop I’ll be teaching at
the League of New Hampshire Craftsman in Hanover, NH, June 24 & 25.
It is titled: Twist and Shout! Create Elegantly Twisted Spirals In
Argentium Sterling Silver And Shout With Glee Because There Is No
Firescale!
Here’s a description of the course:
While learning about how to make this evocative historical form, and
all it’s aesthetic possibilities in your work, you will also be
introduced to the exciting new alloy, Argentium[tm] Sterling Silver.
This material, invented in 1996, has greater ductility and
malleability than regular sterling silver. It can be precipitation
hardened using a kitchen oven, does not firescale, and is highly
tarnish resistant. Using basic metalsmithing tools and skills to
learn the process of this form, you will fabricate a sample that can
become a pin, pendant, or earring. If time allows, you may make a
larger and/or more complex object. (Examples of this type of form can
be seen in Cynthia Eid’s jewelry gallery: Tortive Bracelet, Tortive
Pendant II , and Torsion Within.) This workshop is appropriate for
students with basic jewelry and metalsmithing skills as well as
professionals.
League of New Hampshire Craftsman
13 Lebanon St, Hanover, NH 03755 Phone: 603-643-5384
Email: craftstudies@valley.net
Web site: http://www.nhcrafts.org/hanover/jewelry.html
It’s always fun to have Orchidians in a class!
Cynthia Eid