METALS and JEWELRY 2008
Note: Tuition includes studio fees and material fees unless otherwise indicated. Some instructors may provide additional materials that you may purchase in class.
April 25 - 27
Beaded Chain
Scott David Plumlee
Intermediate
$195
Materials Fee Payable to Touchstone: $145 pp in Sterling Silver without Beads
Looking for a creative boost to your jewelry repertoire? In this weekend workshop we will explore a variety of innovative wire and plier techniques to secure your favorite glass or gemstone centerpieces, while maintaining an aesthetic transition into several chain patterns. Participants will complete two sterling silver bracelet projects of the Beaded Puño chain and the Beaded Tripoli chain. On Friday we’ll cover the basics of metals, round wire, hand tools, aspect ratio of jump rings, and chain history. You’ll gain experience in wrapping wire on a mandrel, hand-cutting coils into jump rings, and assembling small sections of preferred chain styles. On Saturday we’ll explore a variety of wire-to-plier solutions for securing beads to be continued with chain. With our centerpiece bead set with wire, we will complete an Inca Puño chain, assembled from flush-cut and tumbled jump rings. The Sunday session will focus on completing a suspended Tripoli chain bracelet with optional bead embellishments.
Scott David Plumlee has been inspiring a new generation of chain jewelers over the past decade, leading 100+ workshops nationwide. Scott has recently published his first book, Handcrafting Chain & Bead Jewelry, to much acclaim and will be teaching from the rough draft of his second book. A world traveler and jack-of-all-trades, Plumlee has studied ancient chain designs while trekking throughout 32 countries on four continents.
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May 2 - 4
Quick Rings
James Thurman
All Levels
$190
Materials Fee Payable to Touchstone: $20
This fast-paced workshop will explore the range of possibilities of ring making, from the most basic silver band to objects that challenge the ideas of what constitutes a ring. Necessary technical processes, including soldering, cold joining, and basic bezel setting, will be introduced. Other approaches and materials will be explored as desired by the students. Interested students should have a creative spirit fused with a passion for details, but not necessarily prior metalsmithing experience, although advanced students are encouraged to challenge themselves in this workshop as well.
James Thurman is a professor of art at Penn State University, where he teaches all Metal Art/Technology courses, and is currently on the Board of Directors of SNAG, the Society of North American Goldsmiths. He received his MFA in Metalsmithing from Cranbrook Academy of Art and his BFA in Sculpture from Carnegie Mellon University. His work focuses on the exploration of process and intention through metalsmithing, rapid prototyping, and recycled/found object usage. These bodies of work are regularly exhibited both nationally and internationally. His work was most recently featured in the 500 Metal Vessels book. For more information: www.jamesthurman.com.
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May 9 - 11
Chasing, Repoussé, and Tool Making
Tom Muir
Beginner to Advanced
$195
Materials Fee Payable to Instructor: $30
This workshop will focus on various techniques, materials, tools, and strategies involved in chasing and repoussé for the jeweler and metalsmith. Special emphasis will be placed on tool making, with examples and demonstrations of various materials and strategies for small and medium scale forms. The information in this workshop will be applicable to various formats and approaches.
Tom Muir is a Distinguished Research Professor in the School of Art at Bowling Green State University, where he is head of the Jewelry and Metalsmithing department. He received his MFA from Indiana University, Bloomington, and his BFA degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta. Mr. Muir has lectured and taught widely, holding positions at universities and craft schools around the country. His award-winning work has been published and exhibited extensively, including the traveling exhibit, The White House Collection of American Crafts.
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May 16 - 18
The Contemporary Reliquary
Angela Bubash
Skilled Beginner to Intermediate
$195
Materials Fee Payable to Instructor: $30
A reliquary is a container for sacred objects. These may be physical remains, shreds of clothing, or an object associated with a specific person, event, or idea. We will explore this concept for our own work. Participants are to bring a selection of personal artifacts with which to design and/or incorporate into their work. We will be creating our own stones or focal points for jewelry/objects. Basic silversmithing techniques will be addressed including ways to incorporate non-metallic materials seamlessly into final pieces.
Angela Bubash has been metalsmithing for 14 years and is divides her time between studio work and teaching at Appalachian State University (NC). She attained her BFA from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and her MFA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She recently completed a three-year residency at Penland School of Crafts. She has received various grants and awards including a North Carolina Regional Artist Project Grant, Women's Jewelry Association scholarship, Ruth Chenven Foundation grant, and a Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation grant. Her work has been exhibited nationwide and is represented by Penland Gallery (NC), Quirk (VA), Snyderman-Works Galleries (PA), and Mobilia Gallery (MA). Her work has been published in The Art and Craft of Making Jewelry, 500 Earrings, 500 Metal Vessels, and Metalsmith Magazine Exhibition in Print. She has taught at Penland School of Crafts, MountainMade Foundation, Arrowmont, Appalachian State University, and Mayland Community College (NC). More information can be found at: www.theartistsshowcase.com/angelabubash
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May 23 - 25
Precious Metal Clay Whistles
Donna Penoyer
All Levels
$190
Materials Fee Payable to Instructor: $95 (or market price at time of class)
Whistles are a source of mystery, surprise, and delight. Learn to create these sculptural treasures in precious metal clay (PMC), an amazing form of fine silver that is malleable and worked like clay but fires to pure silver with a torch or kiln. This workshop will demystify how a whistle works and convey the instructor’s tested methods for ensuring success. Several types of hollow whistle forms will be covered, including tubes, lentils, forms shaped on removable cores, and constructed boxes. Depending on skill level, time will allow for the completion of at least two wearable works of art. All tools and materials will be provided. Arrive as a beginner or as a more advanced PMC artist, and leave carrying an artful tune!
Donna Penoyer, “The Whistle Lady,” is certified through both PMC Connection and Rio Grande and is a juried member of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh. Donna regularly teaches beginner through advanced metal clay workshops throughout the Northeast. Her sculptural, fine silver whistles, known as ArtWhistles, can be seen in the premier edition of the PMC Guild Annual and in the invitational exhibit “57/1” at Purdue University, May-July 2008, as well as in Pittsburgh area galleries and shops.
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June 1 - 7
Design on the Edge: Jewelry as Personal Adornment
Robert Ebendorf
Intermediate to Advanced
$475
Materials Fee Payable to Touchstone: $20
This class will explore a wide range of concepts applicable to personal adornment and the narrative object. Working with traditional and alternative materials – silver, copper, wire, recycled materials, found objects – student will fashion objects of personal importance, expression and adornment. We’ll also investigate the use of color and collage as a design tool. Through demonstrations, lectures, and hands-on projects, we’ll discover the methods of selection, integration, and assembly inherent to this limitless range of materials. The class will center on lectures and demonstrations with plenty of time for individual attention.
Robert Ebendorf teaches at East Carolina University where he holds the Belk Distinguished Chair. He is known internationally for his use of unusual materials such as found objects, industrial products, paper, and his willingness to share his techniques and ideas with students. He is credited with helping to shape the craft movement since the 1960’s. The evolution of this inventive, dedicated and prolific artist has included a Fulbright Scholarship and teaching positions at many universities. He is the former president of The Society for North American Goldsmiths. His work is widely held in museum and gallery collections including the Renwick Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum, American Craft Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and the Cooper-Hewitt Museum.
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June 8 - 14,
Exploring Enameling
Kathryn Osgood
All Levels
$450
Materials Fee Payable to Touchstone: $35
Explore enameling – the art of fusing glass to metal. We will roll print, die form, shell form, fold form, and etch metal and then use enamel to add color to our jewelry or small scale objects. Enameling techniques covered will include sifting, champlevé, basse taile, and cloisonné.
Kathryn Osgood is a studio artist and jewelry instructor for the College of the Albemarle in Manteo, NC. She is a jeweler, enamellist, and metalsmith, whose work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. She received her MFA degree in metal and jewelry design from East Carolina University. Her work is published in The Art of Enameling, 500 Necklaces, 500 Earrings, 1000 Rings, and Contemporary Enameling: Art and Techniques.
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June 15 - 21
Casting: A to Z
Frederick Marshall
All Levels
$450
Materials Fee Payable to Touchstone: TBD
This workshop will give participants an understanding of many of the casting
techniques used by goldsmiths today. Students will learn to make models in wax,
and then cast them into beautiful pieces of jewelry. Cuttlefish bone, charcoal,
steam, vacuum, and centrifugal casting methods will be used to
make several pieces of jewelry.
Frederick Marshall is an award winning jewelry artist/educator with over thirty
years experience. His work may be seen in many books and periodicals and has
been acquired by public and private collections. Rick has received numerous
grants and fellowships for his work including a NEA/ Mid-Atlantic Visual Art
Fellowship and three New Jersey Council on the Arts Craft Fellowships. He has
been the Artist in Residence/Department Head of Fine Metal at Peters Valley
Craft Center since 1991.
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Beginning Jewelry 101
Melissa Davenport
Beginners to Intermediate
$400
Materials Fee Payable to Touchstone: $35, tool boxes for rent for $10 payable at time of class
Have you wanted to make jewelry and didn’t know where to start? Come and learn to design, saw and file. Wire working, cold connections, and soldering are also covered as well as patinas. We will discuss studio set up, tools, and their use. All questions and problems are welcome. This class is designed for an individual pace for beginners to intermediate.
Melissa Davenport was born in California where she was involved in many different arts. After moving to this area, she became a teaching artist, rostered with the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts. While Conducting numerous workshop within the region, she also maintains her personal studio at the base of the Appalachian Mountains. In addition to her copper sculpture she does custom design jewelry and flat ware. She is a member of SNAG and advisor and manager for the Touchstone metals studio. She has served on the board of the former Pittsburgh metals society and is active in the art community.
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June 29 - July 5
Tin Can Artwork
Bobby Hansson
All Levels
$425
Modify traditional tin-working techniques, apply them to a variety of recycled materials, and make amazing sculptures, jewelry, musical instruments and much more! Students will share and experiment with various materials and techniques in this exciting and innovative class as then learn to see and use recycled materials in a brand new way!
Bobby Hansson is the author of The Fine Art of the Tin Can, and he has made truly innovative artwork from tin cans for more than 40 years. His work has been exhibited in the American Craft Museum, the Renwick, and the Oakland Museum, as well as numerous galleries and schools in the United States and traveling international exhibitions. Hansson has taught Tin Can Tinworking at such notable schools as Arrowmont, the John C. Campbell Folk School, Haystack, Parsons, Penland, Peter’s Valley, and Touchstone.
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July 6 -12
Connections: Cold, Chemical, Mechanical
Chris Darway
Skilled Beginner to Advanced
$450
Materials Fee Payable to Instructor: $30
Soldering is a great technique to connect metals together; however there are times that heat is either detrimental or aesthetically undesirable to a design. During this five-day workshop you will hone your riveting skills, learn how to pick and use structural adhesives and learn how to drill and tap a hole for miniature machine screws. Projects will range from a rubber band gun to a riveted broche with fibula pin. When do you use epoxy over a cyanoacrylate adhesive? How do you determine the size of a drill bit for a clear or tap hole? We will have lots of projects and metal working tips.
Christopher Darway has been working in metals for over 30 years as a designer, teacher, and artisan. Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in New Jersey he received a BFA in craft design from the Philadelphia College of Art. Over the years he has sold and exhibited work through galleries, shops and craft shows including the ACC and Smithsonian Craft Shows. He is a two-time recipient of the New Jersey State Council of the Arts Award, and his work has been exhibited in Germany, Japan, and England. He is currently a master lecturer at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He is one of the nine senior PMC instructors for the Rio Rewards program and owns PMC Tool and Supply.
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July 13 - 19
Pursuing Your Personal Style with a Master Goldsmith
Douglas Zaruba
Intermediate to Advanced
$450
Materials Fee Payable to Touchstone: TBD
This is a rare opportunity to work on your own projects under the guidance of a master goldsmith. Participants will work independently to refine their craftsmanship, define their vision, and expand on techniques already learned. This workshop is directed towards those looking to refine their portfolio for graduate school, to explore methods of production for their line, and to refine their designs for galleries. The instructor will work one-on-one with each student, and will be available to discuss anything related to the work. Due to limited time, students will not be able to actually cast things at Touchstone, but discussions on wax carving, decorative finishes, stone setting, granulation, die forming, plating, alloys, even marketing and display can be addressed.
Douglas Zaruba is a German-trained Master Goldsmith with over 30 years experience in every facet of jewelry design and fabrication, both one-of-a-kind and production. One of the first designer jewelry manufacturers to emerge in the US in the 70's, he has taught numerous workshops at Touchstone, Revere Academy, Penland, and others. A long time friend of Touchstone, Doug is now retired, living in Panama, and pursuing his own sculpture and painting. Because of the unique nature of this workshop, the instructor requests that each participant contact him in advance by email with a short description of your work, a few images of the work that you plan to pursue in the workshop, and anything that you would specifically like to focus on. Contact Information: doug@playabaru.com
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July 20 - 26
Korean Damascene and Keum-Boo with Fabergé Silver Reticulation
Paulette Myers
Intermediate to Advanced
$425
Materials Fee Payable to Instructor: $65
Learn the exciting Korean processes of Damascene and Keum-Boo and the Carl
Fabergé process of reticulation. Damascening will offer the richness of black
iron in combination with the inlay of 24K Gold and Pure Silver. In addition,
silver reticulation will offer a patterned and textural surface that will have
the color of pure gold foil in a contrasting pattern applied to the surface of
the reticulation through the Korean technique of Keum-Boo. Dramatic rich colors
and beautiful textural possibilities will give the students a whole new palette
of effects to explore, enhancing their jewelry and small metal object designs
with these processes.
Paulette Myers is area head of the Metals Department at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and has been published in books such as Art Jewelry Today, Teapots: Makers & Collectors, 500 Earrings, and 500 Metal Vessels.
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July 27 - August 2
Raised and Altered Vessels
Tim Lazure
Intermediate
$425
Materials Fee Payable to Instructor: $30
Students in this class will use hammers, stakes and pitch to explore how fluid metal can be. Like clay, metal is malleable and can be pushed and pulled into countless shapes and forms -- just not quite as fast. This class will start off with a crash course in raising and planishing metal into a vessel. You will then be shown different techniques using pitch, hammers, and chasing tools to alter the form and embellish its surface. Some raising experience is helpful but not necessary
Timothy Lazure is an assistant professor in the Metals Design program at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. He received his BFA at Rochester Institute of Technology and his MFA at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. Tim shows his jewelry, silversmithing, and furniture in both national and international exhibits. He has pieces in the permanent collections of the Mint Museum of Craft and Design in Charlotte, NC, and in the Gallery of Art and Design in Raleigh, NC. Images of his work have been published in 1000 Rings, 500 Brooches, The Art of Enameling, and The Craft of Silversmithing.
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August 3 - 9
Wrist Candy: Bodacious, Bedazzling Bracelets
John Cogswell
$475
Intermediate to Advanced
Materials Fee Payable to Touchstone: $90 (or market price)
Bracelets: cuffs, bangles, armlets. Bracelets: flexible, hinged, linked. Bracelets: solid, synclastic, anticlastic, hollow. Bracelets: formed, forged, fabricated. Bracelets: elegant, serious, whimsical. Come immerse yourself in the realm of ‘braceletdom’ and explore the many modes of production. Transform your personal concepts into finished pieces. You supply the ‘what’ and we’ll supply the ‘how.’ We will examine all aspects of bracelet production, including design and pattern making; forming, fabrication and assembly techniques; articulating linkage alternatives, and various clasps and closures. Competent metalworking and soldering skills required.
John Cogswell is a studio goldsmith, silversmith, and educator, and currently teaches at SUNY New Paltz. He previously taught at Parsons School of Design, NYC, and was formerly Director of the Jewelry and Metalsmithing Department at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. He has also taught at Pratt Institute and Hofstra University. He has conducted numerous workshops at such locations as Arrowmont, Brookfield, Haystack, Penland, Appalachian Center, Peters Valley, Touchstone, FSG/WildAcres, FSG/Atlantic Center for the Arts, and many others. He was the 2006 inductee into the National Metalsmiths’ Hall of Fame and was selected as Touchstone Center for Crafts’ 2007 Artist of the Year. He has served as a technical consultant and contributing author for several contemporary jewelry texts including Metals Technic, Contemporary Silver and The Penland Book of Jewelry. His work has appeared in numerous exhibitions and publications, and is included in many public and private collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK, the Jewish Museum, NYC and the Ackland Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC.
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August 10 - 16
Multiplicity: Die Forming for Metalsmiths
James Thurman
All Levels
$400
Materials Fee Payable to Touchstone: $30
Die forming can be a quick way of creating dimensional metal pieces in multiple for use in wearables or small-scale sculptures. Both traditional use of the hydraulic press and experimental approaches using percussive and rolling techniques will be explored. Interested students should have a creative spirit fused with a passion for details but not necessarily prior metalsmithing experience, although advanced students are encouraged to challenge themselves in this workshop as well.
See James’ biography under Quick Rings (May 2 – 4)
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August 17 – 23
Andrew Zaruba
Beginner
$450
Materials Fee Payable to Touchstone: TBD
Join Andrew Zaruba for a great beginning goldsmithing class. If you have always wanted to try your hand at making jewelry, this is your chance. You will receive excellent instruction in our state of the art studio with an instructor who will take the time to give you the personal attention that every beginner needs.
Andrew Zaruba has worked with several top jewelry designers in the San Francisco Bay area where he polished his design skills and developed an expertise in the ancient and delicate art of fine granulation. He returned to Frederick to take the ZaRUBa & ZaRUB gallery reins as its second-generation craftsman. Andrew's pieces reflect a bold and daring hint of spontaneity as they often transform while in his hands. A characteristic he proudly attributes to his unorthodox training, he often allows the natural beauty of each unique stone to steer his work. Andrew is an active member of the Society of Northern American Goldsmiths and the Washington Guild of Goldsmiths. He finds his inspirations in architecture and joy in music. For more go to http://www.zarubajewelry.com.
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August 24 - 30
Open Studio
Jennifer Gourley and Melissa Davenport
All Levels
$25 per day
Materials Fee Payable to Touchstone: Determined by usage during Open Studio
This is your chance to work on your own projects! Pre-register to come for one or all of the days to work in our studio. A monitor will be in the studio to oversee and assist when required. A studio fee and material fee will be charged for each day.
Jennifer Gourley has been a professional artist and metalsmith for more than 30 years. She is also a shamanic healer who has trained with shamans from all over the world. She incorporates this knowledge into her art through symbols, totems, objects, and intent.
See Melissa Davenport’s biography under Beginning Jewelry 101, June 23 - 27.
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September 5 - 7
Cindy Moore
All Levels
$185
Materials Fee Payable to
Instructor: $20
This fun and
process-oriented class will allow you to explore basic wire-weaving techniques,
with as many variations as time permits. With these techniques you may
create things such as earrings, rings, collars, bracelets, or watch bands. We
will cover cold connection and soldering for finishing.
Cindy Moore has owned several successful galleries and now devotes all her time
to metalworking and teaching her time-tested techniques. Cindy has pushed some
metals past the established methods and is constantly experimenting. Her
classroom atmosphere is casual, creative, and inspiring as new methods are
explored.
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September 12 - 14
Garden Sculpture and Metal Fabrication
Martha Murphy and Rick Page
All Levels
$195
Materials/Fuel Fee Payable to Touchstone: $30
Enjoy creating a garden sculpture made from mostly recycled items. You will
learn how to use the oxy-acetylene torch, plasma cutter, MIG welder, and brazing
techniques. This class will cover tools, design, safety, and creativity! Hand
tools and grinders will be available for students to use. Bring lots of recycled
parts such as brass, copper, and steel with items like washers, nuts, and bolts
included. Prepare to be creative and get dirty!
Martha Murphy and Rick Page operate Waking Bear Studio. Martha has a degree in Fine Arts and English while Rick works in an IT Computer department and helps fabricate numerous sculptures with Martha. Martha works as an artist-in-residence and has been registered with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts for the last 12 years. Her works are sold across the USA. Go to Waking Bear Studio at www.wakingbearstudio.com and www.wholesalecrafts.com for more info on the artists.
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September 19 - 21
Enameling on Metal Clay: Explore the Possibilities
Jeanette Landenwitch
Intermediate
$195
Materials Fee Payable to Instructor: $90 (or market price)
In this workshop we’ll explore how the unique characteristics of metal clay can be creatively utilized when designing pieces for enameling. Students will make several metal clay pieces to enamel. You’ll learn about the types of enamels, preparation of enamels, tools, application techniques, firing, and finishing. This will also be a study in enamel color. Intermediate metal clay experience is suggested, although no enameling experience is necessary.
Jeanette Landenwitch has been working with enamels and exploring techniques for metal clay since 2001. She likes to experiment and push the limits of what can be done with metal clay. Currently the executive director of the PMC Guild International, she is a Senior Instructor for Rio Grande and teaches classes and workshops across the country. She is a studio artist and author. Her award-winning work has been featured in articles and exhibited internationally, and is included in the permanent collection of Precious Metal Clay work at Mitsubishi Materials Corporation in Japan.
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September 26 - 28
Chain Making Made Easy
Jim Bové
All Levels
$195
Materials Fee Payable to Touchstone: $20
In this fun weekend workshop we will explore a wide range of chain making techniques, from the traditional to the contemporary. No experience is needed to learn these techniques, but even experienced jewelers will learn something new. This class is ideal for schoolteachers wanting to introduce a jewelry/metals component to their classroom or for those wanting a quick introduction to the medium.
Jim Bové teaches locally at California University of Pennsylvania. He has shown artwork nationally and internationally, and most recently he curated an exhibition that opened this past summer in Tokyo, Japan. He is the Technical Editor for the Society of North American Goldsmiths and is well versed in all aspects of jewelry and metals. As a state certified teacher, his teaching approach is both friendly and easy to follow.
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October 3 - 5
Formed Copper Sculpture
Melissa Davenport
All Levels
$195
Materials Fee Payable to Touchstone: $35
We will explore the magical properties of copper while shaping and forming it into a wall piece, free standing piece, or something for your garden. Tool use, annealing, patinas, and simple soldering or welding will also be covered.
See Melissa’s biography under Beginning Jewelry 101, June 23 - 27.