12/08 Drawing in Space: Techniques for 3-D Jewelry & Sculptural Forms in Steel Wire with Nisa Blackmon

Sunday, December 8, 2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT Instructor: Nisa Blackmon Steel wire is a ubiquitous, humble material that quite literally holds many parts of our world together! It is also inexpensive, strong yet lightweight, fast and easy to work with and will develop beautiful surfaces when patinated. In this course, the instructor will demonstrate methods for working in three dimensions with linear mild steel materials, such as binding wire and cold-rolled square stock, to fabricate jewelry and small sculptural objects. Specific topics & skills covered will include: forming, making joints and connections, silver-soldering, cleaning and application of several different patinas for steel, as well as sealing surfaces. Students wishing to expand their repertoire of materials or increase the scale of their jewelry and metal creations will enjoy this excursion into the ferrous world! Student Level: Suitable for all levels; basic metals/jewelry skills (ex: sawing, filing/sanding, sol