Building Figurative Jewelry
Thursday, Feb 28: 2:30 - 5:30 $215 Susan Lenart Kazmer and Linda McNulty Friday, March 1: 9:00 -4:00
Student Level: Beginner through Advanced
Type of Workshop: Process
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Join Susan Lenart Kazmer and Linda McNulty in a first time, hands-on, day-and-a-half workshop where you will learn all aspects of building figuratively to complete an Original, Wearable, Figurative, Mixed-Media Piece!
On the first day, Linda will guide the student through the process of building a unique figure with found, integrated body parts; the casting of these parts with Jeweler’s Grade Molding Putty; the manipulating of ICE Resin with paints, pigments, collage and embedding elements; and the pouring of manipulated ICE Resin into the newly made molds, to create brand-new mixed-media body parts, to be used as a base for the next day’s workshop.
On the second day, Susan will work with the students to connect, assemble, finish and combine the unique body parts started the day before, with jewelry components, ribbons, paper, metal and found objects to create a full Mixed Media Figurative piece with Removable, Wearable Jewelry!
Kit fee of $60 payable to Instructor at class time includes:
- the use of Art Mechanic Jeweler’s Grade Molding Putty
- ICE Resin
- bronze wire
- bronze sheet meta
- ribbon
- variety of patinas
- rivets
- eyelets
- found figurative body parts
- collage elements
- paints
- micas
- mixed media additives
- the shared use of tools
Student Supply list for Day One:
- Please bring a variety of found-doll and/or toy-animal parts/wholes for casting (for oneself and to pool with others) so your combinations will be surprising and unique! Look for (Barbie doll size and under) chachkies, small statues or cast-off dolls, doll parts or hard animals or animal limbs in thrift stores, attics, basements or resale shops.
- If you like you can bring personal imagery to use in your piece for embedding into the ICE Resined figure, things like text with foreign writing (xeroxed), cool script from your journal (xeroxed or kissed goodbye), collage-type images like a xeroxed photo
- any personal charms, talismans or memorabilia to add to your piece
Student Supply list for Day Two:
- anvil
- ball peen hammer
- vice
- needle nose pliers
- chain nose pliers
- wire cutters
- jewelers saw/saw blades or tin snips
- small file
Optional:
- drill and bits
- found objects
- ribbons
- bits and pieces of ephemera, metal, found objects, and found hardware
Questions? Email Susan at susanlenartkazmer@roadrunner.net or Linda at linda@luminousencaustics.info
Linda McNulty’s blog: luminousencaustics.com
Susan's Website: susanlenartkazmer.net