Nicole Ringgold | Thinking Outside the Box: a silversmithing workshop | Thursday, September 22 through Monday, September 26, 2022 (five days) | 9:00 am until 4:30 pm
$1,125.00
JOIN NICOLE IN SUNNY ARIZONA THIS FALL!
Spend five days with Nicole in an artist-in-residency setting. A beautiful and fully-equipped studio has been secured, and we are excited to bring Nicole to the Valley of the Sun in Phoenix Arizona to delve into moving metal, melting metal, carving metal, fusing metal, grinding and shaping metal. Did we say metal? YES!
This five-day intensive will help you grow as an artist and metalsmith. Nicole will guide and mentor you to produce beautiful works of art – sculptures in many cases – and tutor you in all the fine details of metalsmithing techniques, including her super secret tips and tricks!
Learn what Nicole has to say about this opportunity:
My philosophy? There is nothing that cannot be done. Together, let’s push all of the limits!
This workshop is a 5-day intensive – 6 hours each day of instruction and one and one-half hour break for lunch (not included).
Students will focus on how thinking outside the box with their sculptural work, from playful and possibly kinetic critters to nests, movable botanicals, and more. My goal as an instructor will be to challenge you to take your work one step further in a playful manner. Demonstrations will include hidden kinetic connections, fusing, carving, forming with hammers and stakes, and more. Students will create several pieces during this intensive workshop.
Five-day intensives give students an understanding of what is involved to work full-time as a silversmith.
Photos depict examples of Nicole’s creations and will be inspiration for your own unique creations in class.
“My art is inspired by a plant I encounter while hiking through the mountains, the shape of a rock I pluck from the river, my natural surroundings, a sound, glimpse, or smell.”
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Description
Instructor: Nicole Ringgold
Class: Thinking outside the Box: a silversmithing class
Date of Class: 09/22/2022 – 09/226/2022
Time: 9:00 am until 4:30 pm
Level: Intermediate. Previous soldering experience is recommended.
Class Fee: $1125 for full five days of instruction
Kit Fee: TBD (payable at class time)
*Kit fee may vary a bit due to fluctuating prices of precious metals.
Kit includes the following
1 3×3″ sheet of 22 gauge sterling silver
1 3×3″ sheet of 24 gauge sterling silver
1 10 ft 16 gauge sterling silver wire
1 3 ft 21 gauge sterling silver wire
Silver solder – easy, medium and hard
silicone discs
fine fiber wheel
all needed accessories – burs, bits, grinders, sanders, etc.
chasing and burnishing stakes
handout
setup for distance viewing of all demos
Instructor will have the following for use in class:
soldering stations – torches, fuel, solder, flux, platforms, quench bowls, towels, splitters, hoses and torch tips
Liquid cement
table protection
pickle
patina – LOS
Baking Soda for neutralizer
Dawn, paper towels, dishpans for water
Flex shafts
Tracing paper
Double third hands
Sandpaper
You are encouraged to bring scrap sterling silver with you.
Should you require additional materials, please be sure to bring them with you to the workshop. You will find everything you need at Rio Grande. I will also have additional materials to purchase at wholesale cost, should you need.
Safety glasses/Magnifiers (Optivisor)
Sharpies and pencils
Note Pad
Scissors
Ruler/tape measure
I encourage you to bring your own eye/mouth/finger protection.
For those students with long hair, be sure to tie it back when working with the torch.
Metal shears
Please note that I do not give students specific projects to complete. I offer many different demonstrations throughout the day, so you’re welcome to copy my demonstrations or take the techniques to incorporate into your own designs. I encourage you to explore your own artistic expression.
Course Prerequisites include:
It is preferred that you are at an intermediate level as a silversmith, with experience using the Little Smith oxygen/propane torch.
Instructor Email Address: ringgoldnic@gmail.com
Instructor Website: nicoleringgold.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! **********************************************************************************************************************