Upcoming Jewelry Making: Argentium® Silver, Level 1
3-Day Workshop with Cynthia Topp
Thursdays, January 16 – January 30, 2025
5:45-8:45pm
In this three-evening workshop, you’ll learn how to work with Argentium®, a special silver alloy that resists tarnish and offers other amazing properties that are different from sterling silver. You’ll discover how to fuse wire into circles, hearts, teardrops, and all sorts of spirals and squiggles, then fuse to sheet metal, all without using solder! You’ll experiment with granulation, the ancient goldsmithing technique of fusing tiny balls onto a backplate, which can be difficult with sterling but magical with Argentium®. Come to class, fall in love with Argentium®, and walk away with a pendant, a pair of earrings, or possibly both.
This is an intermediate class. You must have taken Metalsmithing & Jewelry 1 or Beginning Jewelry, or have experience soldering with an acetylene jeweler’s torch.
CLASS FEES
Members: $148.50
Non-Members: $165
MATERIALS FEES
(Paid to instructor on the 1st day of class)
$25
AGES
Adults 18+
PREREQUISITES
This class is open to students who have taken a beginning jewelry class or other workshop and have some experience sawing, soldering, filing, etc.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Wednesday, January 15, 12:00pm
MATERIALS TO BRING
All necessary tools and materials will be provided, but students who have acquired some of their own metalsmithing hand tools are encouraged to bring their toolboxes. Students are required to wear closed-toed shoes and tie long hair back for safety. Class handout will be provided.
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Day 1
January 16, 2025
5:45 pm - 8:45 pm -
Day 2
January 23, 2025
5:45 pm - 8:45 pm -
Day 3
January 30, 2025
5:45 pm - 8:45 pm
Venue: Jewelry Studio
Address:
Description:
The Jewelry Studio at the Jansen Art Center is located in the SE side of the main floor:
