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Pearl Knotting
Create timeless pearl strands in this beginner friendly course, just in time for the holidays! Students will learn about different types of pearls, their care, and how to use them in jewelry. We will be stringing pearls and learning to make secure knots, as well as how to add closures and create endless strands. Together we’ll explore challenges and creative solutions to bead & pearl knotting, and students will create a knotted pearl strand of their own.
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 $65 materials kit for this class payable at registration. Kit includes silk, beading tweezers, beading needles, glue, bead tips, clasps, nippers, and freshwater pearls.
Note to students bringing their own pearls - you are welcome to bring any of the items above with you to class. If you are bringing your own pearls, please bring freshwater pearls that are 4mm or larger. While you can knot with any type/size of pearl, these will have more consistent holes and the overall size will be easier to work with.
- notebook or sketchpad
- pen or pencil
- closed-toe shoes - required in the Metalwerx studio
- lunch - Metalwerx has a fridge, toaster oven, and microwave
- optivisor - if you require magnification
- good quality embroidery scissors or a pair of snips
- clean hand towel (terry cloth works nicely)