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:
Drawer locket – closed
Drawer locket – open
Invisible hinge
Sliding lid – closed
Sliding lid – open
Swivel lid – closed
Swivel lid – open
No-hinge – closed
No hinge – open
Dome – closed
Dome – open
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:
