From: Rose Hawley, Art In The Dairy

704-287-4572, http://artinthedairy.com

For Immediate Release:

Monday, February 12th, 6-9pm

Fee: $95     Includes Silver & Other Materials

Instructor, Susan Lambert

To learn more about Susan, click here: http://beadnsue.com

Learn to solder jump rings, create your own headpins and fabricate patterned silver earrings. This is a beginning metal smith class, using tools that are inexpensive and easy to acquire. Learn the basic principals of soldering, using very simple techniques and methods. Learn how to permanently close jump rings, and make your own findings. Fine silver fusing will also be introduced. You will leave class with headpins, a simple silver pendant, and expanded ideas for your jewelry designs. Bring your wire tools if you have them, yet there will be sets to share. We will use round nose pliers and a cutter, a hammer (ball peen is fine) and bench blocks.

Silver  1

Dan is teaching at Art In The Dairy in between his teaching schedule at William Holland School of Lapidary Arts. He has created over 8,000 pieces, which sell through galleries and stores throughout North Carolina. To learn more about Dan, click here: http://danhaga.hagaweb.com

This class is designed for those, who wish to learn and perfect the skill of silversmithing. Students should repeat this class before moving on to Silver  2. We will begin with basic soldering, then move on to the jeweler's saw and hammer, and finish with the "art of polishing." Students will complete a pair of fine silver earrings.

Precious Metal Clay Part Two

By PMC Certified Instructor, Susan Lambert

To learn more about Susan, click here: http://beadnsue.com

Monday, February 19th, 6-9pm

Fee: $165 includes all materials

Precious Metal Clay is not an Alchemy Myth: it is a real material, soft enough to shape and mold like modeling clay - that turns into Genuine Fine Silver after firing, all without complex or expensive forging or casting equipment! 

This class can be taken by students who didn't take PMC1.   There is no prerequisite. Susan will teach the basic principals of working with precious metal clay, and yet this class will be different pieces and new bits of knowledge about this wonderful material. The  PMC will be used to make a pendant with a set CZ gemstone. 

We will also use Art Clay Silver and Torch Fire the pieces.  Torch firing is great to do at home with your own torch.  We will be using refillable butane torches which you will be able to purchase, if you wish. You will be able to take home your pieces.