COLD CONNECTIONS INTENSIVE

Instructor: Becky Burt

Dates/Times: Dates and times of next class TBA - please call or send us an email if you're interested in taking this course.

Description: What do your dad’s class ring, your mom’s collection of buttons, and great aunt Ethel’s glasses have in common?  They can all be used to make fabulous jewelry or wall pieces by using cold connections.  This class covers how to construct and use multiple types of connections to join and encase disparate objects without solder – tube and wire rivets, pre-made screws and nuts, tab and overlay settings, twisted wire.  Discussions will focus on appropriate types of connections for different projects and students will learn to incorporate found objects in their designs.  Also covered will be adding textures to metal via stamping, hammering, and roller printing.

 

Students should bring items to class to incorporate into pieces, such as washers, stones, shells, old buttons, photos, etc., and each student will leave with at least one piece by the end of class.

Level: Any, but to get the most from this class, students should already have some experience with piercing and sawing metal.

Class Price: $180

Materials Required: Basic Tool Kit: Jewelers saw frame, Center punch, Dividers, 22 gauge copper, brass or sterling sheet, Sharp nose tweezers, 1/16 and 3/32 copper tubing, Jewelry pliers (flat, round, and chain nose), 16 or 18 gauge copper wire, Riveting and chasing hammer

Additional Materials Fee: $15, plus bring your own tools and items outlined above.

Additional tubing and some materials will be available for purchase from instructor.

Class Size: Minimum 3, Maximum 10