Brooch Backs with Pattie Parkhurst
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Date: Saturday, April 30
Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Location: Boulder Community Arts 4919 Broadway St, Unit 14 Boulder, CO 80304 Cost: $95 BoMA members (2016 dues-paid members) OR $115 for non-members Materials fee: $20 |
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This class is an excellent way not only to learn brooch backs but also to improve soldering skills. Pattie will show how to create two fun, multi-purpose brooch backs.
MATERIALS KIT* INCLUDES
$20 will include burs, metal and pin
*Materials kit purchase is required for all our workshops. The kit insures all students have the same tools and materials required to learn the technique and allows the instructor and the students to focus on the technique rather than the materials.
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
What you’ll want to bring:
Basic tool box (email Pattie with questions)
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Pattie believes the exploration of metalsmithing techniques is an endless adventure. The search for new means of expression can become an obsession driven by endless hours of practice. The obsession that fuels her work combines a technique called “anticlastic raising” with additional processes to enhance aesthetics and color.
She begin by hammering a flat metal sheet hundreds sometimes thousands of times over an antler-like form that she has fabricated from Delron plastic or steel rods. The rods are first heated, bent, sanded, and polished. Then she places the “antlers” in a vice and the hammering begins, over and over, shaping antler curves over and over to create the desired forms, from tiny earrings to 5 foot tall sculptures. For the larger contours she uses a wider curve and a larger hammer; for the more delicate figures she uses a small curve and a small hammer.
After hours of hammering the desired shape and appearance has emerged. Pattie finishes the pieces with stone settings or adds patina for color.
CANCELLATION POLICY
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 10
Register on Meetup
This class is an excellent way not only to learn brooch backs but also to improve soldering skills. Pattie will show how to create two fun, multi-purpose brooch backs.
MATERIALS KIT* INCLUDES
$20 will include burs, metal and pin
*Materials kit purchase is required for all our workshops. The kit insures all students have the same tools and materials required to learn the technique and allows the instructor and the students to focus on the technique rather than the materials.
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
What you’ll want to bring:
Basic tool box (email Pattie with questions)
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Pattie believes the exploration of metalsmithing techniques is an endless adventure. The search for new means of expression can become an obsession driven by endless hours of practice. The obsession that fuels her work combines a technique called “anticlastic raising” with additional processes to enhance aesthetics and color.
She begin by hammering a flat metal sheet hundreds sometimes thousands of times over an antler-like form that she has fabricated from Delron plastic or steel rods. The rods are first heated, bent, sanded, and polished. Then she places the “antlers” in a vice and the hammering begins, over and over, shaping antler curves over and over to create the desired forms, from tiny earrings to 5 foot tall sculptures. For the larger contours she uses a wider curve and a larger hammer; for the more delicate figures she uses a small curve and a small hammer.
After hours of hammering the desired shape and appearance has emerged. Pattie finishes the pieces with stone settings or adds patina for color.
CANCELLATION POLICY
- You may cancel up to 5 business days prior to the start of the class and receive a full refund, less $10 processing.
- Cancellations 3-5 business days prior to the start of the class are eligible for a 50% refund.
- Cancellations occurring less than 3 business days prior to the start date will not be refunded,
- In the event we have to cancel a class, you will be notified prior to the start date and will be issued a full refund.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 10
Register on Meetup
