Hinged Lockets
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to work with a true fabrication master to create a beautiful and classic hinged locket, perfect for storing memories or keepsakes. This workshop will focus on fabricating a round, hinged locket with a tab closure and photo lens. Techniques demonstrated over the course of the workshop will include dapping, hollow soldering, hinge making, and creating an inner bezel. Students will leave this 5 day workshop with a finished locket as well as a more elevated and refined set of fabrication skills, a better understanding of mechanisms, and the ability to work on a smaller scale.
Pat Flynn is a Studio Artist based in High Falls, NY. He has been working at the bench for 38 years and exhibits at various galleries across the USA. Pat has received awards working in the field, of which include three National Endowment Fellowships. His work is featured and can be seen in numerous publications.
Meet the instructor
Pat Flynn is a goldsmith who lives and works in High Falls, New York. He was born in Edinboro, PA. Pat is known for both his elegant bracelets and necklaces that combine blackened steel with 22k, 18k, platinum, diamonds and pearls; and, for his meticulous hinges and latches. His work has been featured in "Metalsmith" magazine and, most recently included in Masters of Stone Setting by Alan Revere. His work can also be found in the collections of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum of Art & Design in New York. His work has most recently been acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC; and the Yale Art Gallery at Yale University in Connecticut.
Materials & Tools
There is a $175 materials fee for this course that is payable upon registration. The materials kit includes sterling silver sheet and wire as well as 14K gold for hinge fabrication, and a crystal disc for the keepsake.
- File Selection
- Saw blades (3/0 or so)
- Sanding sticks and sandpaper in various grits
- Ruler and scribe
- Flexible shaft tools that you like to use for clean up and finishing (sanding drums, burrs, etc.)
- A small photo or keepsake (ex - ticket stub, dried flower, sheet music)
If you have any of the following items, please bring them with you. Metalwerx has these tools available to use during class, but students will have to share:
- Saw frame
- Pliers
- Ruler and scribe
- Jointing block (Mitre Jig)
- Set of cutting broaches
- Pin vise selection
- Digital caliper
- Drill Bit Assortment
- Dividers
- Tweezers
- Machinist Square
- Dust mask
- Safety glasses