April Bower | Yin Yang: Reticulated, Fused, and Granulated Ring | Wednesday, February 6, 2019 | 9 am until 4 pm
$165.00
This ring has it all, Yin & Yang, opposite yet complimentary: Texture/ smooth, Angles / curves, High / low, light/ dark, gold/silver, soft /hard.
Using sterling for its best attributes, and Argentium for its best. Learn reticulation and depletion gilding, fusing and granulation. We will add 18k gold for luscious color and Patinate to bring out all those contrasting elements.
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Description
Instructor: April Bower
Date of Class: 02/06/2019
Time: 9 am until 4 pm
Class Fee: $165
Level: should have basic sawing and soldering skills
Type: Techniques-Oriented
Kit Fee: $79 (payable to instructor at class time)
* may require adjustment due to precious metal price change
Kit Fee Includes
Sterling and Argentium to make 2 rings, one with 18K gold granulation and one with silver granulation
Instructor will have the following for use in class
torches & fuel
solder, flux
ring mandrels & mallets
flex shafts belt sander
Polishing lathe & finishing equipment,
patina
Student Supply List
6″hand file Half round or inside ring recommended
side cutter pliers
pointy tweezers ( to arrange granules)
saw and #3/0 blades
sanding sticks
newish flat charcoal block
clamp on bench pin.
safety glasses
optivisor or reading glasses. ( if you can’t see well you will not be successful making jewelry)
Optional Supply List
so you don’t have to share:
Ring mandrel
bending pliers
Work light and extension cord
Additional Class Comments
Kit fee Approx $79 * will make 2 rings, one with 18K gold granulation and one with silver granulation
* For those who do not want the expense of gold you may make the projects in all silver for an equally lovely result. ( discounted kit)
Instructor Email Address: AprilBowerJewelry@gmail.com
Instructor Website: AprilBower.com
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PRE-ORDER YOUR CLASS SUPPLIES TODAY!
Many of our students have asked us to help streamline the process of gathering their supplies and tools for classes, and we have come up with a way we think will work for you.
SJ Jewelry Supply in Phoenix is owned and operated by a wonderful family, headed by Mario Morales. His wife, Erika, and son, Steven, round out the staff, and they are excited to help make gathering your supplies easy and stress free. We guarantee they will make life easier for you! No kidding!
Here’s how it will work….
- Once you have determined what you will need for each class, send an email with your request for products and/or tools to SJ Jewelry Supply
- Go to our website, open the class description for each of the classes in which you are enrolled, scroll down to the section “Student Supplies,” cut and paste the items you want to purchase into an email to Mario.
- Here’s their email address mailto:info@sjjewelrysupply.com
- When they receive your email, they will send you a return email acknowledging receipt of your request
- In this email, they will instruct you about payment methods
- Once your order is filled, they will send you a second email with confirmation stating your order is complete
- Included in this email, they will give you instructions on how to pick up your orders upon arrival in Tucson
Sound easy? We think it’s going to help take the stress out of preparing for classes!
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