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Intro to Jewelry Making
with Pam Lister
Four Saturdays | May 9 – June 6 | (No class May 23rd) 10:00AM - 12:30PM | Materials Fee $25
Come learn the fundamentals of metalsmithing in this 2.5-hour weekly class. Acquire the necessary skills to create your own unique pieces of jewelry. The focus will be on developing basic fabrication techniques to form copper and brass metal into creative designs. No experience is necessary. The class is for novices or beginners who want to improve their metalwork skills in piercing, sawing, filing, riveting, texturing, and stone-setting with cold connections. Course fee: $125. Materials fee $25.
Materials to Bring (PRINTABLE)
- Mask for dust
- Plastic safety glasses
- A small sketchbook & pencil
- An apron
- Wear clothing you don’t care about—you will get dirty!
Brief Syllabus
Week 1: General introduction to tools and safety. Create a copper bracelet and use texturing hammers to add dimension to your design
Week 2: Design a pierced medallion by learning how to saw, pierce, and file metal.
Week 3: Learn how to rivet to attach several layers of metals together to create a unique three-dimensional pendant.
Week 4: Set a stone by using cold connections and tab-settings in an original piece of jewelry.
Acrylic Afternoons
with Heather Bennett
Six Thursdays |June 4-July 9| 2:00 pm -4:00 pm | $125
All Levels Welcome
Sign up for this popular class and join a relaxing atmosphere where all skill levels are welcome! Learn or "brush"-up on the basic techniques of acrylic painting. Students will have the opportunity to create a complete piece of artwork each class with the step by step guidance of the instructor. The class will paint from photos of landscapes, seascapes, and nature.
The course will cover proportion, composition, color mixing, blending, brush techniques, and provide painters with practical tips and tricks.
Materials List:
Acrylic paint and other supplies can be purchased at the following for very good prices:
Michaels, Blick (dickblick.com), Amazon.com, Jerry's Artarama (jerrysartaroma.com)
Acrylic Paint: Brand names are Golden, Liquitex. (Michael’s brand is Artist’s Loft) Colors you will need: Phthalo Blue, Titanium White, Mars Black, Raw Sienna, Brilliant Yellow, Deep Red.
Or Primary Blue, Red, and Yellow if you would like to learn about color mixing
Brushes: Inexpensive acrylic brush set (flat and round shaped, various sizes from an inch to a quarter inch wide.)
Canvas: 6 pack 12x16 stretched canvases (Michael’s seems to have the best price)
Other Tools: A palette (you can use paper plates or buy a reusable plastic one), rags or paper towels, palette knife, small spray bottle (for water.)
Always wear old clothes, coveralls or an apron that can get dirty. You’ll need a way to safely transport wet paintings, as there is no storage at the JSAC. One option is to bring a cardboard box or a flat piece of cardboard large enough to put a painting on without the wet surface touching anything.
Please bring a roll of paper towels to each class.