Metal Assemblage

Instructor: Iris Sandkühler

Date:

Sunday, March 6th 1:00pm-5:00pm

Level I

Prerequisite:

None

$50

Materials fee:

$30, payable directly to the instructor

Spend some quality time with your creativity! Assemblage is the combining of found objects such as scraps, junk, paper, cloth, wood, stone, or metal, to create a composition. In this workshop students will begin their project with sheet metal, arrange their objects and then permanently combine them using cold metal-smithing techniques. Topics covered include: basic wire work, filing, punching, riveting, tension setting, folding/slotting, hammering, and surface texturing. We will also discuss inspiration, coloring metal, content, and creating narrative compositions. BYOB (bring/buy your own beads, found objects, broken costume jewelry, etc., to personalize your piece). Don't forget reading or non-tinted safety glasses and dress for a mess.