Date |
Topic |
Location |
Monday, January 9
6:00 to 8:00 pm
Stop by for as much or as little of this time as you'd like!
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What is Metal Clay?
You (yes, YOU!) can make fine silver treats like these!
(The photo above is of the very first one I ever made. The ones below show just a few other possibilities.)
See the transformation of a plain, metallic powder
into a moist clay-like product that's easy to shape,
then dried to a form that can be carved or drilled and,
finally, turned back to a piece of pure, solid metal.
Ask questions, if you want, before you take the plunge
to sign up for a full workshop.
Discover how you will be able to do this!
No pre-registration is required.
This event is FREE!
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Convergent Series Studio
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
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Saturday, January 14 Noon to 4 pm
Contact Zelda's to register.
Class Fee" $52.
Materials: $30 to $60 (varies by size of project).
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Reversible Curved Oblong Pendant
Make a truly unique reversible fine silver pendant (or focal bead to string later)
by learning how to texture, trim and dry silver metal clay into the shape of your choice.
Drying forms wil be provided for several different curves/shapes;
you are welcome to bring your own if you want.
(Contact me in advance to discuss the best options to ensure success.)
Beginners are welcome!
Those with prior experience will be able to explore
a wider range of options for how their pendant will e hung.
Pre-registration is required.
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Zelda's Bead Kit Company
407 Station Street
Bridgeville, PA 15017
412-220-9000
zeldasbeadkits.com
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Tuesday, January 17 6 to 9 pm
$35 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class) |
Reversible Basic Domed
Fine Silver Beads
Learn the basics of working with silver clay,
including how to form it into
a lovely, textured, reversible domed pendant.
This is a great project for beginners!
Pre-registration is required.
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Convergent Series Studio
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
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Thursday, January 26, 6 to 10 pm
$45 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class: probably $35 - $60)
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Silver Collage / Mosaic Pendant
Learn the basics of working with silver clay,
including how to make a two-sided pendant or pair of earrings.
On one side, you will use a collage, mosaic, or quilt-like pattern;
the other side can be plain, or
it can display one overall texture that either complements or contrasts with the collage.
Good for beginners, yet those with some experience can learn new techniques.
Make a two-sided pendant: apply a collage, mosaic, or quilt-like pattern on one side;
the other side can be plain, or it can display one overall texture that
either complements or contrasts with the collage.
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Convergent Series Studio
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
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About "TBA" (date and/or time) for Workshops in My Studio
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Pick YOUR Date!
Often when I schedule workshops, people say,
"I'd like to take that one, but can't make it on that date..."
So here's another option: you pick the date!
That is, the first few people who express interest in any workshop
marked "TBA" will get to pick a date and time that works for them.
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Convergent Series Studio
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
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Sunday, January 29
$45 (special price for TWO people, due in advance)
plus materials (due in class: probably $35 - $55)
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Valentines' Special
A two-for-one special!
Bring someone you love, and learn about silver metal clay together.
Make a pair of treats to exchange with each other; or,
each of you can make a gift for another special someone in your life!
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Convergent Series Studio
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
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Saturday, February 18
$50 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class)
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Silver Box-Shape Pendant
Learn how to make a simple, small, reversible, hollow, silver box-shape pendant.
(In the time allocated, beginners will be able to make a lovely closed-box design.
Those who already know how to make such a closed-box out of metal clay will,
if they want, have the opportunity to make a trinket box with a loose-fitting lid.)
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Convergent Series Studio
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
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Wednesday, February 29 6 to 9:30 pm
Contact Zelda's to register.
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Reversible Draped Silver Pendant
Make a truly unique fine silver pendant (or focal bead to string later)
by learning how to roll and drape thin sheets of "metal clay" ...
and then decorate the other side for both added strength and reversibility.
Because of week-night time constraints, this will be an intermediate-level evening: you should have some prior experience with metal clay.
Pre-registration is required.
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Zelda's Bead Kit Company
407 Station Street
Bridgeville, PA 15017
412-220-9000
zeldasbeadkits.com
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Saturday, March 17
$30 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class: probably $25 - $40)
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Silver Lava Beads
Learn to create amazing, light weight, silver nuggets (beads or earrings)
by painting silver "paste" over black lava beads.
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Convergent Series Studio
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
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Saturday, March 24 12 to 4:30 pm
Contact Zelda's to register.
Class Fee" $55.
Materials: $30 to $60 (varies by size of project).
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Reversible Draped Silver Pendant
Learn the basics of working with metal clay, including how to form it into a domed shape.
You'll have the choice of designing a piece you'll be proud to wear on its own, or one that you can later string as a focal point in your own beaded creation.
Beginners are welcome!
Those with prior experience will add a new technique to their repertoire, and
be able to explore a wider range of options.
Pre-registration is required.
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Zelda's Bead Kit Company
407 Station Street
Bridgeville, PA 15017
412-220-9000
zeldasbeadkits.com
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Saturday, March 31
$45 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class) |
Reversible Woven Silver Pendant
Weave strips and strings of this fabulous fine silver material.
To hold your weave securely, you will then either
frame or back it in the shape of your choice
to make your own one-of-a-kind pendant.
Learn to work with regular "lump" clay straight from the pack
and with the wonderful "flexible greenware" that remains pliable,
and thus weave-able, even after it has fully "dried" out.
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Convergent Series Studio
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
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Saturday, April 18
$35 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class)
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Garden Delight Earrings
Make a pair of small earrings that combine your own fine silver elements
with a lovely colored Lucite leaf, flower, or butterfly.
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Convergent Series Studio
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
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Friday, April 20 1 to 6 pm
$50 (in advance)
plus materials
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Introduction to Bronze and Copper Metal Clays
Learn to work with Hadar's Metal Clay Powders.
This session is unlike most of my workshops in several ways:
This one is intended for those with some prior metal clay experience.
Bring your own tools.
(You can use the same ones as you use for silver-clay work, but you need to clean them thoroughly as you switch between precious metal clays and non-precious ones.
Of course, I will have some tools for folks to use too: just let me know what you may need so I can have them cleaned up in advance!)
Bring your own clay too, if you have it.
(Or, just let me know in advance if you want to buy some in class.)
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Convergent Series Studio
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
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April 28
The event itself: 4 pm Saturday through 2 pm Sunday
Our Demos: Saturday evening 4 to 10 pm
Stop by for as much or as little of this time as you'd like!
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What Is Metal Clay?
Demos & More!
Join me and other members of the Western PA Chapter of the PMC Guild
in discovering, exploring, and celebrating art in the 'burgh!
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Art All Night
The Fifteenth Annual such event!
This year's location:
97 40th Street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh
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Saturday, May 5
$50 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class: probably $35 - $50)
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Spin Some Silver Spools
Make a few fine silver beads in a lovely, small spool-shape.
Participants who would like to learn how to string their spools
(onto a necklace, bracelet, or earrings)
may schedule a private or semi-private lesson at a highly-discounted price.
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Convergent Series Studio
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
|
Saturday, May 19 10 am - 3 pm
Stop by for as much or as little of this time as you'd like!
|
What is Metal Clay?
You (yes, YOU!) can make fine silver treats like these!
(The photo above is of the very first one I ever made. The ones below show just a few other possibilities.)
See the transformation of a plain, metallic powder
into a moist clay-like product that's easy to shape,
then dried to a form that can be carved or drilled and,
finally, turned back to a piece of pure, solid metal.
Ask questions, if you want, before you take the plunge
to sign up for a full workshop.
Discover how you will be able to do this!
No pre-registration is required.
This event is FREE!
|
Convergent Series Studio
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
At the same time as the
WSCC Plant and Used Book Sale!
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Saturday, June 2 11:30 am to 4:00 pm
Contact Zelda's to register.
Pre-registration is required.
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Box-style Pendant with Pearl
Rather than just repeat my popular box-style pendant workshop,
this time we'll learn how jazz it up even more by adding an inset pearl.
Beginners are welcome!
Those with prior experience will add a new technique to their repertoire, and
be able to explore a wider range of options
for how decorate both the "pearl side" and the "other side" of their pendant.
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Zelda's Bead Kit Company
407 Station Street
Bridgeville, PA 15017
412-220-9000
zeldasbeadkits.com
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June 1 - 10, 2012
and through the rest of June....
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Three Rivers Arts Festival!
I will have pieces for sale
at the Three Rivers Arts Festival.
In the Koolkat Designs Booth on Gallery Row.
Artist Market spaces 65-66.
Private & Semi-Private Lessons
I will continue to hold some private and
semi-private lessons later in June.
I look forward to seeing you, soon,
at the Festival or in a workshop.
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3 Rivers Arts Festival
www.3riversartsfest.org/
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Friday, June 29 6 to 8:30 pm
$50 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class: about $20/bracelet)
Contact Mars Beads to register.
Pre-registration is required.
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Doubly-Coiled Bronze on Copper Bracelets
These unique bracelets are fun and easy to make!
Learn how to form a bangle bracelet out of copper wire, make sure it fits, then wrap it with bronze metal clay.
Participants will have time to make 1 to 2 bracelets. These will be fired after class and returned to Mars Beads in about a week.
This project makes a great introduction to metal clay. Or, if you've only worked with silver clays so far, this makes a wonderful transition to non-precious formulas.
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Mars Beads
Brickyard Park Plaza
162 Brickyard Road, Suite 200
Mars, PA 16046
412-780-0079
marsbeads.com
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Monday, July 2 1:30 to 6:00 pm
(revised date)
Class Fee $55.
Materials: $40 to $70 (varies by size of project).
Pre-registration is required.
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Box-style Pendant with Pearl
If you missed the session at Zelda's in early June, consider coming to this one!
In this great variation on my popular box-style pendant workshop,
we'll discover how to jazz it up even more by adding an inset pearl.
Beginners are welcome!
Those with prior experience will add a new technique to their repertoire, and
be able to explore a wider range of options
for how decorate both the "pearl side" and the "other side" of their pendant.
|
Convergent Series Studio
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
convergentseries.com
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Saturday, July 21 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
$110 (in advance)
includes registration fee and materials
Contact Zelda's to register.
Pre-registration is required.
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Fine Silver Rings (Part 1 of 2)
Make an amazing Fine Silver Ring!
On the first day, we will make the band/shank, and begin work on a decorative top.
The band/shanks will be fired after class, and brought to Zelda's for the second half, a week later.
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Zelda's Bead Kit Company
407 Station Street
Bridgeville, PA 15017
412-220-9000
zeldasbeadkits.com
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Tuesday, July 24 6 to 8:30 pm
Contact Zelda's to register.
Pre-registration is required.
|
Doubly-Coiled Bronze on Copper Bracelets
These unique bracelets are fun and easy to make!
Learn how to form a bangle bracelet out of copper wire, make sure it fits, then wrap it with bronze metal clay.
Participants will have time to make 1 to 2 bracelets. These will be fired after class and returned to Zelda's in about a week.
This project makes a great introduction to metal clay. Or, if you've only worked with silver clays so far, this makes a wonderful transition to non-precious formulas.
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Zelda's Bead Kit Company
407 Station Street
Bridgeville, PA 15017
412-220-9000
zeldasbeadkits.com
|
Friday, July 27 6 to 8:30 pm
$50 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class: about $20 to $25)
Pre-registration is required.
Contact Mars Beads to register.
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Bronze and Copper Pendants
It's hard to believe metal can do this but it really is easy!
Learn how to press a piece of bronze metal clay through some copper mesh.
Add a frame and/or backing (which can also make your piece fully reversible!), then decide how you want to hang it.
Your pendants will be fired after class and returned to Mars Beads in about a week.
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Mars Beads
Brickyard Park Plaza
162 Brickyard Road, Suite 200
Mars, PA 16046
412-780-0079
marsbeads.com
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Saturday, July 28 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(You must take Part 1 on July 21.)
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Fine Silver Rings (Part 2 of 2)
Make an amazing Fine Silver Ring!
On the second day, we will attach the elements of our rings, and finish decorating them.
The rings will be fired after class, and returned to Zelda's in about a week.
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Zelda's Bead Kit Company
407 Station Street
Bridgeville, PA 15017
412-220-9000
zeldasbeadkits.com
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Tuesday, August 21 6 to 9pm
Contact Zelda's to register.
Pre-registration is required.
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Add-a-Cab
For those metal clay enthusiasts who've wanted to add some gemstones to your work, this is a great way to start out!
Bring a fired piece of silver metal clay (or other fine silver; not sterling) and learn how to add a small, round cabochon to it.
Sign up early so Carol will have time to talk with you in advance about the options that will be available. (In most cases, materials will come to around $15.)
Once you've mastered these techniques, we can talk about workshops where you will set larger stones and/or those with more complex shapes.
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Zelda's Bead Kit Company
407 Station Street
Bridgeville, PA 15017
412-220-9000
zeldasbeadkits.com
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Saturday, August 25 12 to 4 pm
Pre-registration is required.
Contact Mars Beads to register.
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Layered Silver Pendants
The metal clay phenomenon began with silver, and that's the form we'll use to make a lovely layered pendant.
If you want, it can even be reversible: two looks for the price of one!
This is a great project for beginners. Those with some previous metal clay experience will be able, if they want, to develop more complex designs than those shown here.
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Mars Beads
Brickyard Park Plaza
162 Brickyard Road, Suite 200
Mars, PA 16046
412-780-0079
marsbeads.com
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Saturday, September 8 6 to 8:30 pm
[revised date]
Contact Zelda's to register.
Pre-registration is required.
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Bronze and Copper Pendants
It's hard to believe metal can do this but it really is easy!
Learn how to press a piece of bronze metal clay through some copper mesh.
Add a frame and/or backing (which can also make your piece fully reversible!), then decide how you want to hang it.
Your pendants will be fired after class and returned to Zelda's in about a week.
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Zelda's Bead Kit Company
407 Station Street
Bridgeville, PA 15017
412-220-9000
zeldasbeadkits.com
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I also offer workshops in my studio in Regent Square, such as the following series in the autumn... |
Fall 2012: Free Events
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Saturday, October 6
10 am to 3 pm
Stop by for as much or as little of this time as you'd like!
No pre-registration is required.
This event is FREE!
|
What is Metal Clay?
You (yes, YOU!) can make fine silver treats like these!
(The photo above is of the very first one I ever made. The ones below show just a few other possibilities.)
See the transformation of a plain, metallic powder
into a moist clay-like product that's easy to shape,
then dried to a form that can be carved or drilled and,
finally, turned back to a piece of pure, solid metal.
Ask questions, if you want, before you take the plunge
to sign up for a full workshop.
Discover how you will be able to do this!
Just want to shop?
I will have pieces available for sale too.
|
C'mon upstairs during EcoFest!
Above; Both sides of a Box Pendant with Pearl.
This is a sample piece: I made it
while demonstrating techiques
at a workshop this past summer.
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Fall 2012: The Six Sundays Series
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Take 1, 2 3, ... or all 6 classes:
You are welcome to join the series at any point.
Each project will start from the beginning, while also introducing new techiques.
But please register in advance ... and make sure a seat is still available for you!
Unless noted otherwise, materials for each individual project in this series are likely to run $40 to $60.
The exact amount will depend on the size and quantity of pieces you choose to make,
as well as on metal prices as the time of each session.
(If you sign up for multiple sessions, or for an entire series,
the cost per project may well be less because you can use bulk-priced materials.)
Feel free to ask for more information about specific projects if you want.
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Sunday, September 9 12:30 to 5:00 pm
Fee: $50 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class)
Pre-registration is required.
|
Reversible Hollow Domed Pendant
Learn the basics of working with metal clay,
including how to form it into a domed shape,
and attach two domes to make an impressive hollow bead!
You'll have the choice of designing a piece
you'll be proud to wear on its own,
or one that you can later string as a focal point in your own beaded creation.
This is a great project for beginners!
Those with some previous metal clay experience
will learn new techniques to add to their repertoire.
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Sign up for all six sessions and get a 10% discount!
$270 for the series ($45/class), plus materials.
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Sunday, September 30 12:30 to 5:00 pm
Fee: $50 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class)
Pre-registration is required.
|
Mosaic Pendant (or earrings)
Learn the basics of working with silver clay,
including how to make a two-sided pendant or pair of earrings.
On one side, you will use a collage, mosaic, or quilt-like pattern;
the other side can be plain, or
it can display one overall texture that either complements or contrasts with the collage.
Good for beginners, yet those with some experience can learn new techniques.
|
Registration fee discounts of 5% to 10% are available if you sign up for additional sessions in this series.
|
Sunday, October 14 12:30 to 5:00 pm
Fee: $50 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class)
Pre-registration is required.
|
Reversible Woven Silver Pendant
Weave strips and strings of this fabulous fine silver material.
To hold your weave securely, you will then either
frame or back it in the shape of your choice
to make your own one-of-a-kind pendant.
Beginners will learn to work with regular "lump" clay
(used in most workshops),
and everyone will have to opportunity to work with
the wonderful "flexible greenware" that remains pliable
(and thus weave-able) even after it has fully "dried" out.
|
Registration fee discounts of 5% to 10% are available if you sign up for additional sessions in this series.
|
Sunday, October 21 12:30 to 5:00 pm
Fee: $50 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class)
Pre-registration is required.
|
Bronze and Copper Pendants
It's hard to believe metal can do this but it really is easy!
Learn how to press a piece of bronze metal clay through some copper mesh.
Add a frame and/or backing (which can also make your piece fully reversible!), then decide how you want to hang it.
This is a great project for beginners!
Those with some silver clay experience
will get to experience another form of metal clay.
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Registration fee discounts of 5% to 10% are available if you sign up for additional sessions in this series.
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Sunday, November 4 12:30 to 5:00 pm
Fee: $50 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class)
Pre-registration is required.
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Big Silver Links
Textured or plain: fine silver links are fun and easy to make!
In this workshop, you will have the choice
of making a few to connect directly to each other
(for a unique pendant / component) or
of making more links but leaving them separate
(so you can later intermix them with wire and
other elements of your choice).
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Registration fee discounts of 5% to 10% are available if you sign up for additional sessions in this series.
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Sunday, November 18 12:30 to 5:00 pm
Fee: $50 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class)
Pre-registration is required.
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Spun-Silver Spools
Learn the basics of working with silver clay,
including how to texture, trim, and form it into twists and spiral shapes.
Make one to three beads in a closed swirl shape, and cap their ends so that, after class, you can string them onto a necklace, bracelet, or earrings.
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Registration fee discounts of 5% to 10% are available if you have already taken other sessions in this series.
Those with some previous metal clay experience
will learn new techniques to add to their repertoire,
but this is another great project for beginners!
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Some projects may be fired during the session;
others may be fired afterwards and available for pick-up within the next week.
Simple cords and/or earwires for each project will be available as part
of the "materials" fee: each piece will be wearable when it is picked up.
Advanced finishing / stringing / wiring options will be demonstrated via "samples" in each session.
Class participants are eligible for a private or semi-private "finishing" lesson (at a huge discount!)
if you want to extend your skills even more and to ensure your class projects are completed as you want!
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Fall 2012: The Four Fridays (TGIFs) Series
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Take 1, 2 3, ... or all 4 classes:
You are welcome to join the series at any point.
Each project will start from the beginning, while also introducing new techiques.
But please register in advance ... and make sure a seat is still available for you!
Unless noted otherwise, materials for each individual project in this series are likely to run $30 to $60.
The exact amount will depend on the size and quantity of pieces you choose to make,
as well as on metal prices as the time of each session.
(If you sign up for multiple sessions, or for an entire series,
the cost per project may well be less because you can use bulk-priced materials.)
Feel free to ask for more information about specific projects if you want.
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Friday, September 14 6 to 9 pm
Fee: $40 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class)
Pre-registration is required.
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Freeform Fun!
Learn the basics of working with metal clay while
making a truly unique pendant (or focal bead to string later)
by learning how to roll and drape thin sheets
of "metal clay" ... into freeform shapes!
This is a great project for beginners!
Those with some previous metal clay experience
can learn new techniques to add to their repertoire.
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Sign up for all four sessions and get a 10% discount!
$144 for the series ($36/class), plus materials.
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Friday, October 12 6 to 9 pm
Fee: $40 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class)
approximately $20 / bracelet
(and you should have time to make at least two).
Pre-registration is required.
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Double-Coil Bronze on Copper Bracelets
These unique bracelets are fun and easy to make!
Learn how to form a bangle bracelet out of copper wire, make sure it fits, then wrap it with bronze metal clay.
This project makes a great introduction to metal clay.
Or, if you've only worked with silver clays so far,
this makes a wonderful transition to non-precious formulas.
|
Registration fee discounts of 5% to 10% are available if you sign up for additional sessions in this series.
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Friday, November 16 6 to 9 pm
Fee: $40 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class)
Pre-registration is required.
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Simply Stupendous Cylinders
Learn the basics of working with silver clay,
including how to texture, trim, and form it into twists and spiral shapes.
Make one to three beads in a cylinder shape so that, after class, you can string them onto a necklace, bracelet, or earrings.
Those with some previous metal clay experience
will learn new techniques to add to their repertoire,
but this is another great project for beginners!
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Registration fee discounts of 5% to 10% are available if you sign up for additional sessions in this series.
(And don't worry about the "after class" note to the left:
as noted above,
lots of help is also available for that!)
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Friday, December 14 6 to 9 pm
Fee: $40 (in advance)
plus materials (due in class)
Pre-registration is required.
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Last-Minute Holiday Gifts
(Fine Silver Earrings and/or Charms)
It's not too late! You still have time to make several lovely, little, fine silver gifts.
Learn the basics of working with silver clay,
and see how quickly you can make a few simple pieces.
For beginners and experiences metal-clayers alike,
this session will have you thinking and working quickly.
We will still focus on good technique,
but we'll also conver a handful of "tricks" for batch-production.
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Registration fee discounts of 5% to 10% are available if you have already taken other sessions in this series.
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Fall 2012: Other Events
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Additional Workshops in My Studio
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Pick YOUR Date!
Often when I schedule workshops, people say,
"I'd like to take that one, but can't make it on that date..."
So here's another option: you pick the date!
Because the schedule at my studio can be fairly flexible, let me know if there's something you'd like to learn!
I'm always happy to schedule a private lesson (just you) or semi-private session (you and a friend or two) or a whole new class.
Or. once I have several people interested in a particular project or technique, we can sort out a date and time that will work for all!
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Convergent Series Studio
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
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Sundays:
August 26: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
October 28: 110:00 am to 4:00 pm
and
December 11: 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Your first visit is FREE.
(Annual dues are $25. )
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Metal Clay Western PA
Clay Play Days!
A group of metal clay enthusiasts gathers every-other month at WSCC.
Topics typically include:
- Show & Tell
- Bring something you've made for others to admire—we love any kind of hand-made art jewelry (from metal clay or any other medium)!
- Clay Play time
- Bring tools and materials and work in the company of others sharing tips and ideas.
- There will be some extra clay and tools, to buy or share, if you need them.
- Demonstration / Discussion
- Each session has some sort of demonstration or lesson.
These are "free" to watch; those who participate in a hands-on part pitch in to cover the cost of materials they use.
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Come and join us!
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Meet in the Trevanion Room!
(On the months in-between,
we gather on the fourth-Monday
at Four Directions Jewelry Studio
in Springdale from 6 to 9 pm.)
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Let's Schedule A Time!
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Other Options in my Studio
The following services are available,
by appointment, for a nominal fee:
Open studio time: you are welcome
to schedule a time to come over and
use my tools and equipment
to work on projects of your own design.
Kiln-firing services:
I can fire your pieces for you in my kiln.
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Convergent Series Studio
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
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Early December (Dates TBA)
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Come Shopping!!!
Two Opportunities:
1. Visit my Studio Sale, and get an Art Buzz Tour Map, and
2. Shop downstairs, at the Holiday Gift Shop.
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Details should be available here in November
(maybe earlier...).
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Want to learn something else?
Want to learn something sooner?
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I also offer lessons "by request"!
Is there another project you'd like to make?
Is there another time you'd like to meet?
Is there an embellishment you'd like to add to an existing piece?
Let me know!
I'll be happy to schedule something that meets your needs,
or to let you know about any last-minute openings in relevant sessions.
Other possibilities include, but are not limited to:
bronze bells, miniature boxes, toggle clasps (and other jewelry "findings"), custom rings,
bracelets, belt buckles, napkin rings, and more!
Let me know what interests you, and what times you're available. We should be able to work something out!
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Convergent Series Studio
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
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I also offer private lessons and
home parties where you can learn
about metal clays:
if you can't wait for a regular class,
do get in touch and let's see what can be worked out.