Three Jewelry Making Workshops with Larry Pile

Three Jewelry Making Workshops with Larry Pile
Instructor: Larry Pile, aka The Kessler Craftsman
Mondays, 7-9:30pm

Choose individual workshops or the 3-part series.
Monday, October 1 | Silver and copper metal-worked earrings - Using copper and sterling silver, use texturing, dapping, stamping and other metalsmithing techniques to create a pair of beautiful sterling and copper earrings.
Monday, October 8 | Sterling Silver and glass earrings - Using 18 gauge sterling wire and glass beads, students will learn a lovely wire-technique that can be applied to other beads, discs, buttons for unique, one-of-a-kind dangling earrings
Monday, October 15| Silver and glass ring - Using 16 gauge sterling wire and glass pieces supplied by the instructor, we’ll learn to make sterling head pins with a torch and sterling silver wire and then form them and fused glass piece into a lovely sterling and glass ring.

Forged Leather Jewelry at Oil and Cotton

Join us this Saturday, January 14 from 3-6pm, for the first of our leather working classes with artist Lyndsey Rieple. With leather lacing, students will learn how to look at the leather as a line for drawing in order to design and create unique earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. Wire and found objects from nature will be introduced as design elements and dangling accents. Some objects that could be incorporated are: various seeds and nuts, mini pine cones, antler pieces, wood, bones and shells. Materials will be provided, but if there is a particular item that you would like seen on your piece, feel free to bring it! This workshop is best for adults and teenagers. Please visit our website to preregister for this class.