Pre-Conference Class on Mokume-Gane Band Rings

At the PMC Guild conference in July 2012 I will be teaching a class and giving a presentation.

The Class

On June 19-20 I will be teaching a 2-day workshop on making mokume-gane band rings from metal clay as part of the PMC Guild pre-conference classes. We will practice a few mokume-gane designs. Some of the designs are covered in my latest book, Patterns of Color in Metal Clay, but require some modification when applied to rings. Other designs are new developments. In the workshop we will also cover the firing process for base metal clay in depth, as well as sizing rings and finding solutions to possible reactions between the metal and the skin.

You can sign up for the class on my website. Please have a look at the toolkit required for the class, and email me if you have any questions. Please order clay prior to the class and bring it with you. You can order the clay, a finishing kit, and books on my online store. Since I will be flying in, I will not be able to bring books for sale.

Here are some class samples.

Woodgrain

Woodgrain 2

Veins

Veins 2

Storm

Steel and Silver Lining

Table

Eyes

Condensing

Carving

Cabs

The Presentation

In the conference I will also give a presentation on ways of combining different metal clays. The presentation will cover the nature of metal clay jewelry as opposed to cast and fabricated ones, the sintering process, and ways of combining different metal clays together to create mixed metal pieces of jewelry. I will discuss and illustrate which metals clays can be fired with others and under what conditions. If you are interested, please sign up through the PMC Guild.

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5 Responses to “Pre-Conference Class on Mokume-Gane Band Rings”

  • Otteline Says:
    September 15th, 2011 at 2:40 am

    Wauw Hadar! You did a fabulous job AGAIN!!

  • Eileen Says:
    September 15th, 2011 at 5:24 am

    I hope we learn about these in our Rochester class!
    Very exciting.

  • Melody Pierson Says:
    September 15th, 2011 at 10:54 am

    Those rings are just beautiful. I would love to attend your class but it isn’t possible for me, yet.

  • Steve Katz Says:
    September 18th, 2011 at 8:37 am

    Spent last night reading your books (while watching football)thought a lot about combining clays. We can’t make your class but DO want to learn more. Will you blog on it? A book?

    We are just starting out. Our son bought my wife a kiln for her 65th. Got lots of books and DVD’s – yours are the best.

    Steve and Aundrea

  • Anita Leclercq Says:
    October 19th, 2011 at 8:28 am

    Hadar, When are you going to do the rings class at your studio? I will be the first to sign up when you do.