Complex Fabrication & 3D Soldering
for Wearable Sculptures
with Lauren Markley
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Date: Tuesday and Wednesday, July 9 & 10
Time: 9 am to 5 pm Cost: $345 BoMA members $395 for non-members Non-member cost difference will be collected in class Materials kit: $45 Location: Boulder Metalsmithing Association 4919 Broadway St, Unit 15 Boulder, CO 80304 |
Class Description
Taking an architectural approach to jewelry, students will work through a number of fabrication techniques, improving their soldering skills along the way. They will explore three-dimensional forms to create sculptural objects. Class projects will present opportunities to hone order-of-operations and problem-solving skills. Students will come away with several samples and hopefully one or two finished pieces.
Some of the topics and techniques that will be covered in the workshop include: slotted construction, wire work, scoring/folding, hollow construction, brooch mechanisms and found objects.
We ran this class in 2018 and students loved it!
Prerequisites
Basic metalsmithing skills required.
About the Instructor
Lauren Markley was born and raised in Kansas and currently resides in Raleigh, NC. Her jewelry, at once both small-scale sculpture as well as ornament for the body, is a personal interpretation of her immediate surroundings. She uses architectural forms and distressed surface treatments, such as scratches, burns, and peeling paint, in her current body of work. Her jewelry can be found in galleries and boutiques around the United States, as well as in Belgium, Korea, and Malaysia. You can visit her website at Lauren Markely Jewelry.
Students need to bring
Materials Kit $45 (Supplied by Instructor)*
Cancellation Policy
Maximum Number of Students
Ten. Students must be over 18 years old and will be required to sign a waiver. Students must wear closed-toe shoes.
Registration Open Now
Taking an architectural approach to jewelry, students will work through a number of fabrication techniques, improving their soldering skills along the way. They will explore three-dimensional forms to create sculptural objects. Class projects will present opportunities to hone order-of-operations and problem-solving skills. Students will come away with several samples and hopefully one or two finished pieces.
Some of the topics and techniques that will be covered in the workshop include: slotted construction, wire work, scoring/folding, hollow construction, brooch mechanisms and found objects.
We ran this class in 2018 and students loved it!
Prerequisites
Basic metalsmithing skills required.
About the Instructor
Lauren Markley was born and raised in Kansas and currently resides in Raleigh, NC. Her jewelry, at once both small-scale sculpture as well as ornament for the body, is a personal interpretation of her immediate surroundings. She uses architectural forms and distressed surface treatments, such as scratches, burns, and peeling paint, in her current body of work. Her jewelry can be found in galleries and boutiques around the United States, as well as in Belgium, Korea, and Malaysia. You can visit her website at Lauren Markely Jewelry.
Students need to bring
- jeweler’s saw, saw blades (#2/0, #5),
- triangle file
- needle files
- miter vise
- pin vise
- drill bits
- sharpie
- divider
- calipers
- silver solder
- steel T pins
- hand tools such as flat-nose pliers, chain-nose pliers, and parallel pliers
- sand paper (various grits)
- optional - bring any tools or material, including metals, findings, found objects, etc.
- Cash or check for made out to Lauren for $45 for Materials Kit
Materials Kit $45 (Supplied by Instructor)*
- sterling silver sheet
- sterling silver square wire
- sterling silver round wire
- sterling silver tubing
- copper/brass sheet/tubing/wire for practice
- stainless steel pin wire
Cancellation Policy
- You may cancel up to 45 days prior to the start of the class and receive a full refund, less $25 processing.
- Cancellations less than 45 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.
- Registration is not transferrable. You may not sell your seat to another student.
Maximum Number of Students
Ten. Students must be over 18 years old and will be required to sign a waiver. Students must wear closed-toe shoes.
Registration Open Now
