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New Lengths: Soldered, Beaded and Wirework Chains
Learn multiple methods of chain making using soldering, wire weaving, and beading to create an array of strands to suit your future projects. In addition to soldering, this workshop will also cover cold connecting techniques including trichinopoly chain weaving, bead knotting, and beaded chain (rosary chain). We'll also consider some creative clasps to link together your design.
Students are encouraged to bring beads or other materials from home to use (in addition to the materials provided.) Students are welcome to pick from Genevieve’s stash of steel and craft wire, gemstones, pearls and beads to supplement their creations!
Meet the instructor
Genevieve is a multimedia artist based in Boston MA, whose practice draws inspiration from an early life rooted in the landscapes of the Pocono mountains and Philadelphia. Fragmented rural landscapes converge with the infrastructure of urban space, they create jewelry and sculpture that invites the viewer to embrace the ‘nostos’ of nostalgia, returning home, perhaps viewing familiarity through another lens. Piecing found objects with metalsmithing, ceramic, handwork, and fiber techniques in metal, Genevieve oscillates between observer and narrator; calling on the visual language of their hometown(s), religious and folk symbolism, collected ephemera, and observations from daily life in Boston to explore themes of environmentalism, community, and identity.
Materials & Tools
There is a $75 materials fee for this class that is payable upon registration. The materials kit includes: approximately 35 ft of sterling silver round wire in multiple gauges per student.
Closed-toe shoes - required in the Metalwerx studio
Apron (optional)
Any preferred safety equipment (safety glasses will be provided, dust masks can be purchased upon request for $3, you are welcome to bring your own mask)
Any materials from home you'd like to incorporate - Students are encouraged to bring in sketches, ideas, images, materials, and small objects with them to the first day of class for inspiration
Lunch - there will be a 1-hour break for lunch on each day of the workshop