Workshop: Creating a Copper Booklace
Instructor: Nina Bagley
Date: Saturday, April 22
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Spend a day with Nina constructing a necklace of aged copper, mica, and paper that forms a mini-book to be worn around the neck, telling in small scale a delicate story in transparent detail. Techniques covered will be assorted metal patinas, wire wrapping, mica pages, eyelet work, inkjet transfers, metal stamping, copper mesh, and word play. Along with metal patinas and hammering, we will explore the use of eyelets as “paper re-enforcers” (remember those little gummed circles we had to lick over and over for notepaper holes in elementary school?!) for miniature mica and copper mesh pages that sandwich images and words, as well as paper ones that showcase soft, ethereal transfers.
For more information about Nina, see her website at
http://www.ninabagley.comMaterial Fee
A $15.00 fee, collected in the classroom, includes everything for the necklace except the tools. It includes a 1 ½”x 1 3/4” 20 gauge, pre-cut and drilled copper front and back “cover”, copper 30” chain, copper wire and mesh, small mica sheet “pages”, eyelets, assorted charm findings, and copper bezel cup image frames with pre-cut plexiglass.
Student Supplies
Please bring the following tools from home*:
- bent needle-nosed pliers, round needle-nosed pliers
- wire snips
- hole punch for 1/8” eyelets (PLEASE bring your Japanese screw punch if you own one – if not, now is the time to buy one! I use these extensively in my work and can’t do without the two that I own; a #3 tip is used for the 1/8” eyelets; #1.5 is for the 1/16 eyelets; volcanoarts.biz sells these); an awl will make do
- eyelet setting tool
- small hammer (earplugs optional!)
- cutting pad to prevent marring table surface
- metal ruler
- utility knife (exacto knife)
- scissors, glue stick (I actually prefer PVA or Golden matte medium),
- Heat gun, optional
- Two small binder clips
- Small square of medium grit sandpaper
- Paper ephemera with small images from your own scrap collection
- Transparency images (clear images on transparency film), optional
- Organza fabric scraps, optional
- Copper tape, optional but wonderful for this project
- Metal alphabet stamps, optional
- One or two pages of old book text (dictionary, etc)
- Fiskers hand drill, optional (1/16th and 1/8” drill bits) but wonderful!
*All tools and supplies mentioned above, including the Japanese screw punch and needle-nosed pliers, can be purchased online through volcanoarts.biz! wonderful service! Quick shipping, and Christine honors paypal as well.
Program Details
Experience Level: All levels.
Min/Max Enrollment: 12
Cost
Workshop Fee (includes a $50 non-refundable deposit): $87
Materials Fee (to be collected in the classroom): $15
Lunch (optional): $7
How to get a registration form:
· Come in person to SOS to pick one up.
· Request a registration form from SOS by phone (828-255-8388) or email
kim@sanctuaryofstuff.com· Request a registration form from Workshop Coordinator, Lynn Karegeannes, by phone (828-253-3468) or email
karegeannes@charter.netHow to pay:
You may pay by cash, check or credit card. Make checks payable to Sanctuary of Stuff.
You may pay in person, by mail, or over the phone. A registration form MUST accompany your payment.
Lunch
Lunch is at 12:00 and will be provided for the additional cost of $7 per day. This box lunch is prepared by Asheville’s Sisters McMullen Bakery. You must make your lunch reservation at the time of registration. If you do not wish to make a lunch reservation, please bring a sack lunch.
Policies
Non-Refundable Deposits
All workshop fees include a $50 non-refundable deposit.
Cancellations
· Cancellations received at least 30 days in advance of a workshop will receive a refund of the registration fee minus the $50 non-refundable deposit.
· Cancellations received within two weeks of a workshop will receive a refund of half the registration fee minus the $50 non-refundable deposit.
· Cancellations received less than one week in advance of a workshop cannot be refunded.
· If the workshop is cancelled due to low enrollment, a full refund of all registration and pre-paid materials fees will be given.
Location
Sanctuary of Stuff is located at 116 N. Woodfin Avenue, Asheville, NC 28804.
Directions:
· From I-240 take Hwy 19/23. Take Exit 24 at Elk Mtn. and turn East. Make an immediate left onto N. Woodfin Avenue.
· From Downtown Asheville take Merrimon Avenue North. Pass Beaver Lake. Go ¾ mile and turn left onto N. Woodfin Avenue.
For further information
Contact Sanctuary of Stuff at 828-255-8388 or
kim@sanctuaryofstuff.com-OR-
Contact Workshop Coordinator, Lynn Karegeannes, at 828-253-3468 or
karegeannes@charter.net
What: The origins of jewelry are rooted in symbolism and spiritualism. Unique to the human experience, we adorn ourselves with charms, amulets and talisman to seek protection from evil, encourage favor with the gods, invite prosperity into our lives.
