Suzanne Williams Clasp Workshop
Member Rate: $225
Non-Member Rate: $285
Washington Guild of Goldsmiths (WGG) is hosting a unique online clasps workshop. $225 for members and $285 for non-members. We strongly encourage you to also become members of the WGG for the additional benefits it offers to metalsmiths.
Suzanne Williams designs and makes intricate clasps and closures for jewelry as integral parts of the overall jewelry design. In the CLASPS workshop, we will create clasps and closures that instead of being an afterthought, are unconventional, functional, intriguing and engaging to look at. These clasp mechanisms can be modified and incorporated in unique and unusual ways, in innumerable variations, into necklace and in some cases bracelet closures – becoming integrated into the design, or as the main attraction of a jewelry piece. In this his 3-session, 2 hour – long workshop (taking place on 3 consecutive Fridays in February) we will create samples of the following 3 clasps: A Rotating Insert Clasp (Basic Version), An Interlocking Puzzle Clasp, and a Wedge Lock Clasp. Each session will begin with the introduction and discussion of that week’s clasp, along with showing samples and examples followed by a video showing the condensed fabrication process for that clasp. Suzanne will then live-demo making the clasp along with revealing tips and tricks to ensure a successful outcome. Handouts will also be included.
Cost: $225 to members, $285 to non-members
Dates: February 3, 10 and 17
Time: 11am to 1pm EST.
Registration is now closed.
One additional hour in the evening (time to be decided with participants) for a question-answer session to resolve the hurdles you might come across while executing the projects.
Lockets Shouldn’t be Round
Fascinated with containers, little boxes, secret hide-aways? Me too.
Does fabricating hinges & catches make you pause? No longer. Learn new fabrication & soldering skills while making a non-traditional locket or small box. Starting with a simple hollow-form shape, students will go through the sequencing and construction of a locket with a hinge & clasp.
Date and Time:
Feb 11 (1-5PM EST) , 12 (1-4 EST), and 13th (1-4EST), 2022
Where: VIRTUAL
Member Rate: $300
Non-Member: $350
Registration is now closed.
Prerequisites:
Please note this is an Intermediate Metalsmithing workshop and be proficient with the following skills: Sawing, filing, measuring, soldering, and a knowledge of metals studio safety procedures, of all the tools used.
About the Instructor:
Carla M. Fox brings the ideal balance of fine craftsmanship and wild imagination to her work. She has been a professional metalsmith/jeweler for over 20 years and her work has been featured and won awards in top juried art shows across the country. Carla loves to teach her craft, because she is the consummate student herself. Curious from childhood about tools and techniques and with an acute attention to detail, and a bit of engineering, she inspires that same joy and exploration in her students. Her skill in fabrication techniques include: fabrication, soldering tricks, design, hollow-forms, etching. The use of varied materials and techniques can be seen in her work at: www.carlamfox.com
