Description:

In this half-day workshop, you will create one or more dangly, jangly bangles in the Asylum's jewelry studio. The simplicity of the circular bangle form is a great way to discover the basic principles and activities in jewelry metalsmithing. In just a few hours, you'll learn several texturing methods, how to form metal into the bangle form, then soldering to close the circle, and finally filing and finishing. This class is great for adults with little or no jewelry experience who want to try it in a short format.

Get an introduction to many of the tools in the jewelry shop.

Bang Out a Bangle is a fun way to share a creative class with a friend, parent, or offspring. When you are done, you will leave with at least one sterling bangle. Your design will be guided by experienced instruction for a short format class. Watch demonstrations, practice techniques, and then apply these and your ideas to your own bangle with assistance and guidance.

Class Goals:

-Produce a finished sterling silver bangle

-Learn basic jewelry skills: texturing, forming, soldering.

-Learn how to use the rolling mill and hammers to make textures. Learn finish techniques like filing, sanding, and polishing. Use the torches to solder metal together.

Prerequisites:

None. This is a beginner's class.

Materials Provided:

Provided: The ticket cost includes a $25.00 materials fee for sterling silver to make 1 bangle and assorted non-silver material for accents and practice. Extra sterling available for cash purchase during class if student wishes to make more than one bangle.

What to Bring:

Please wear close-toed shoes.

Extra cash to cover the cost of making a 2nd sterling bangle (optional).

Instructor Biography:

Sage Kochavi is excited to bring a new workshop to the Artisan's Asylum.She has eight years of jewelry instruction experience, having taught beginner and intermediate jewelry at the Boston Center for Adult Education and at Stonybrook Fine Arts in Jamaica Plain. Sage loves teaching beginners and looks forward to sharing her knowledge from many years as a professional jeweler. Her wholesale line of silver and resin jewelry sold in over 50 craft galleries across the country. Sage currently channels her creativity into large scale, collaborative sculpture.