Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025, 1pm-5pm (CDT)
Instructor: Stephanie Chavez
Skill Level: Confident beginner
Pre-requisite: Some metal clay experience helpful.
Class Description: Elevate your metal clay skills in this advanced workshop, where you'll learn the techniques of creating delicate coils and strips. These elements will be skillfully woven and framed to create a one-of-a-kind pendant. As a final touch, you'll accent your piece with a beautiful stone, learning to create a setting and solder it securely in place. This workshop is designed for participants who already possess basic metal clay and soldering skills and are eager to expand their proficiency.
Torch: Instructor will demo using a butane torch.
Project Completion: Students who work quickly will have enough time to finish the project during the class.
Materials Kit: Enough material for one pendant (Fine silver metal clay, stone, SS stock, CZ). Instructor will reach out after registration for stone selection.
Domestic US shipping included. (Please contact instructor directly to arrange for international or expedited shipping fees.)
(Materials kit is included in price when "Zoom/Kit combo" or "Kit only" option is selected.*)
Required Tools:
- Sharpie
- Chain nose pliers
- Round nose pliers
- Flat nose pliers
- Needle files
- Brass brush
- Fine tweezers
- Bezel rocker
- Curved burnisher
- Magnifying glasses (as needed)
- Texture mats
- Drying set-up such as a mug warmer, food dehydrator or kitchen oven
- Torch firing set up: butane torch, solder block (or the like), fire tweezers, quench bowl.
- Liver of sulfur or patina of choice.
- Basic metal clay set up: roller, non stick work surface, 10 playing cards or depth measuring slats, scalpel or Xacto knife, fine paintbrush, fluffy paintbrush, fine paintbrush, sanding sponges and straight salon boards (nail file) of different grits, cup of water, release agent (cool slip, olive oil), piece of saran wrap/cling film.
- Soldering set up: butane, torch, solder board, tripod with mesh, pickle, fire tweezers, quench bowl, flux, copper tongs, silver solder paste, wire or chip: Hard, Med., Easy
*Note: You must choose either a Zoom or Zoom/Kit combo to receive written instructions. Kits will begin to ship April 7, 2025, unless otherwise arranged with instructor.
Zoom Recordings will be available for viewing until May 7, 2025. Additional time may be purchased ($12) by selecting the "Extend viewing time" option above.