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From Flat to Formed: Creating Volume with Sheet and Wire
Explore how to make volume and dimension from sheet metal and wire using simple folding, forming, and soldering techniques. Paulette will demonstrate how to develop paper patterns that can then be translated onto metal forms to make structures and shapes that can be incorporated into brooches, neckpieces or rings. Attention will also be paid to how students can add color, texture and pattern to their designs for added visual interest. Take advantage of Argentium’s fusing properties to design flat forms and then manipulate them into lightweight and dynamic showstoppers.
Meet the instructor
Paulette Werger is a metalsmith and teacher who works in Lebanon, NH. She sells her work both nationally and internationally and is owner of Metalpeople East, a jewelry and hollow ware studio. She has taught metalsmithing at the University of WI, Montana State University, and at craft schools throughout the country.
Materials & Tools
Paulette will have a variety of argentium wire gauges, sheet metal, gemstones and pearls for sale during the class. Students can choose to purchase what they need for their projects at class.
- Sheet metal and wire you'd like to work with
- Saw blades
- A selection of stones, pearls, and found objects you may like to incorporate into your designs.
- Pieces in progress, failures that need help, and questions.
Note: The Metalwerx studio has many of these tools available for use during class but if you have your own, you can bring them along so you don't have to share.
- Pliers: round nose, needle nose, half round/flat, flat jaw, and flush cutting pliers.
- 220, 320 and 400 grit sanding sticks
- Files, including a coarse file with handle for cleaning up tapers
- Jeweler's saw
- Favorite planishing or forging hammer - If you have one
- Sketch book for taking notes