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Reusing Precious Metal Scraps in the Small Studio
Learn all about reusing precious metal scraps in the small studio! In this two-day workshop students will learn the best practices for separating out their precious metal scraps, how to melt them together and cast an ingot, and how to turn that ingot into usable stock. Through this project-based approach, students will melt some precious metal (silver), pour it into an ingot mold, and then turn that ingot into a ring.
Transform and reuse the unwanted scrap into new jewelry!
Meet the instructor
William Vanaria is a Massachusetts based artist with a penchant for oddball materials. His work utilizes traditional metalsmithing techniques and a wide verity of non-traditional materials to produce jewelry which both questions and comments on notions of romanticism, value, fakery, and the hierarchy of materials present within modern day consumer culture. Through his work he pushes for a broader system of value which has been formulated though experience, consideration, and critical thinking.
William received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design with a concentration in "Jewelry & Metalsmithing" in 2012. Afterwards, he spent time working within the jewelry industry and volunteering as a teacher's assistant for various art institutions. He found that the latter was much more fulfilling, so he went on to further his education within the arts and to pursue a career in teaching. William received his Masters of Fine Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts: Dartmouth in 2016; once again with a concentration in "Jewelry & Metalsmithing."
Materials & Tools
There is a $40 materials fee for this workshop that is payable upon registration. This materials fee covers the raw sterling silver used in class as well as other consumables.