We have moved back the evening class of our Beginning Jewelry Making to May 25th. This is good news if you have wanted to take it and just did not sign up yet.
This is the class that started it all. This is the class that most everyone at Pouncing Rain has taken to get started. This class will introduce you to the vast and wonderful world of metalworking and jewelry making. You will learn about materials, equipment and safety in the jewelry lab. Through a series of demonstrations, you will learn: sawing, piercing, soldering, filing, polishing and texturing metal. You will have time to finish a few pieces. Creative design ideas make this introduction to jewelry a thoroughly enjoyable class. 6 week course: 3-hours, once a week . No experience needed.
Cost: $240
Instructor: Judi Gauthier
Check out the info on our website. http://pouncingrain.com/metalsmithclasses/beginningjewelry6week.html
Located in Bellingham, Washington (between Seattle and Vancouver, BC) at: 521 Kentucky Street, Bellingham, WA 98225 Pouncing Rain Jewelry and Metal Working Center is a community education center. We offer ongoing weekly classes in jewelry making and silversmithing, as well as one and two day workshops in various other jewelry making techniques. We have a studio membership program for students and community jewelry/metal artist to work independently in our fully equipped studio.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Learn to Make a Sterling Bangle Bracelet! No Experience!
Bangle Bracelet
You will learn to cut, texture, file, stamp, punch, solder and form sterling silver into a beautiful bangle bracelet. You are the de-signer. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED. INCLUDES ALL SUPPLIES!!!
Instructor: Judith Gauthier
Cost: $100.
Sunday, May 16th, 1:00pm - 5:00pm.
Etching Without Acid
Using salt water and electricity discover a family and pet safe way to etch copper and brass in your home. You will learn different resist techniques. If you have personalized drawings or art you would like to try to etch, please email them to ryan@pouncingrain.com at least 24 hours before the class. Designs should be no larger than 2”X2” to etch in class. You can use this new skill in many different applications. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED.
Instructor: Ryan Albachten
Cost: $95.
5/15/10, Saturday 10:00am - 5:00
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Instructed Studio Starting
Instructed Studio Wednesday mornings 9:30-12:30: Are you feeling a little rusty about your soldering skills? Are you not ready to work independently in the studio? Do you not set aside time to work on your projects? Do you feel like you need some help moving to the next level of your jewelry making? Do you have a dozen projects started but not finished? Do you want to work in a group environment with the help of a teacher? For those of you who answer yes to any of these questions, Instructed Studio is a great solution. Join us on Wednesday mornings. You can drop in for one session and pay $45.00 or pay for the month and get a much reduced rate. Current Instructed Studio members are considered members and will be entitled to our member privileges.
Anti Clastic Forming Class July 24th and 25th
Anticlastic Forming
In this 2 day workshop, Take the confusion and mystery out of anticlastic forming, as you create beautiful organic looking shapes from sheet metal. In this workshop you will learn the basics of anticlastic raising. This process allows you to create exceptionally strong, flexible, lightweight, and organic-looking forms. A flat sheet of metal is shaped by compressing its edges and stretching the centre so that the surface develops two curves at right angles to each other. A saddle is a good example of an anticlastic form. We will focus on "open" or "monoshell" forms made from single pieces of thin sheet metal, working to create striking dimensional shapes. Each student will have the opportunity to make a finished piece of jewelry that includes this process.
Though open anticlastic forms date from the middle Bronze Age, it is only recently that they have been explored in detail. This new focus has yielded some of the most interesting forms in contemporary metalworking. You do not need a great deal of metalworking experience to take this class, but some facility with the hammer is helpful.
Students will be provided with sheet metal and other materials.
Instructor: Bill Dawson
In this 2 day workshop, Take the confusion and mystery out of anticlastic forming, as you create beautiful organic looking shapes from sheet metal. In this workshop you will learn the basics of anticlastic raising. This process allows you to create exceptionally strong, flexible, lightweight, and organic-looking forms. A flat sheet of metal is shaped by compressing its edges and stretching the centre so that the surface develops two curves at right angles to each other. A saddle is a good example of an anticlastic form. We will focus on "open" or "monoshell" forms made from single pieces of thin sheet metal, working to create striking dimensional shapes. Each student will have the opportunity to make a finished piece of jewelry that includes this process.
Though open anticlastic forms date from the middle Bronze Age, it is only recently that they have been explored in detail. This new focus has yielded some of the most interesting forms in contemporary metalworking. You do not need a great deal of metalworking experience to take this class, but some facility with the hammer is helpful.
Students will be provided with sheet metal and other materials.
Instructor: Bill Dawson
Friday, April 30, 2010
New Retail Hours!!!
Starting May 1st we will now be open on Saturdays from 10am-5:30pm. So come share this beautiful May Day with us and explore our fun selection of beads, cabochons, tools, and so much more! If you can't make it tomorrow, we are open Monday through Saturday, 10am-5:30pm. We hope to see you soon!
Etching Without Acid ~ Coming Soon!
Using salt water and electricity, discover a family and pet safe way to etch copper, brass or nickel in your home. You will explore different patterns using multiple resists, including PnP Blue. Enjoy creating texture plates for Metal Clay, roll-printing projects or etch metal for a later project. No prior experience required.
Cost: $ 95.00
Instructor: Ryan Albachten
Saturday, May 15th 10:00am-5:00pm
Cost: $ 95.00
Instructor: Ryan Albachten
Saturday, May 15th 10:00am-5:00pm
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