January 2020 Intensives

The dates for the 2020 5-day workshops are January 4 and January 11. If necessary, another date will be added in February. You can sign up here. The main topic is locket pendants - different mechanisms for constructing a box with a locking lid. Here are a few samples: There are other fun lockets, including one with a magnet (picture is not available yet). The mokume-gane decoration is only optional - feel free to decorate your locket in any way you like. Of course, there will not be enough time to make all these types of lockets. However, I prepared "in-between" projects to make while you are waiting for pieces to dry or fire. These projects involve combining steel and Brilliant Bronze for a color effect of black and gold. Steel and Brilliant Bronze cannot be fired together because of the difference in their firing temperatures. The projects will introduce a few techniques of making steel-dominant and bronze-dominant pieces. Again, here are a few samples: