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We are excited to be putting together some upcoming
GMJA Demos, Workshops and Classes
Below are some highlights from past activities.
Check them out and let us know what you would like to see in the future.
Dan
We are excited to be putting together some upcoming
GMJA Demos, Workshops and Classes
Below are some highlights from past activities.
Check them out and let us know what you would like to see in the future.
Dan
On June 26, Johanna Shipley gave us an outstanding demo on Wire Wrapping.
Unfortunately, our trusty photographer couldn't join us that day, and your forgetful webmaster forgot to take photos. My Bad, Johanna. It was such an excellent demo. And Johanna unabashedly mentioned that she offers full day workshops in her studio on more extensive wire wrapping. But she sent a photo of the piece she made during the demo.
Unfortunately, our trusty photographer couldn't join us that day, and your forgetful webmaster forgot to take photos. My Bad, Johanna. It was such an excellent demo. And Johanna unabashedly mentioned that she offers full day workshops in her studio on more extensive wire wrapping. But she sent a photo of the piece she made during the demo.
On March 27, Leslie did a demo on How to Safely Etch Silver.
If you didn't get the handout, click the button below.This is an Electrolytic process that uses Cupric Nitrate which is a relatively non-toxic chemical compared to the extremely toxic chemical that is usually used to etch silver.
February 27, Dan did an Anticlastic Forming Demo
Dan says, "In this demo I will form a bracelet and maybe a pair of earrings if there is time. I'll start with the bracelet. I will have on hand my highly engineered ergonomic set up I use for all but the most brute force anticlastic work. I will bring all my anticlastic stakes and special hammers, examples of finished pieces and my bin containing past practice efforts.
"The intent of this demo is to introduce people to the tools and basic technique of anticlastic forming and hopefully inspire others to try out this technique. But I must warn you. You're entering a world not unlike the Twlight Zone, a world of infinite curvy dimension with, you guessed it, no straight lines.
"Suggested reading: “Creative Metal Forming,” by Cynthia Eid and Betty Helen Longhi.
Youtube videos: Search for “anticlastic jewelry,” “anticlastic forming,” “anticlastic raising,” etc.
Photos: Google “anticlastic jewelry” and click images.
Hope to see you at the meeting." Dan
Dan says, "In this demo I will form a bracelet and maybe a pair of earrings if there is time. I'll start with the bracelet. I will have on hand my highly engineered ergonomic set up I use for all but the most brute force anticlastic work. I will bring all my anticlastic stakes and special hammers, examples of finished pieces and my bin containing past practice efforts.
"The intent of this demo is to introduce people to the tools and basic technique of anticlastic forming and hopefully inspire others to try out this technique. But I must warn you. You're entering a world not unlike the Twlight Zone, a world of infinite curvy dimension with, you guessed it, no straight lines.
"Suggested reading: “Creative Metal Forming,” by Cynthia Eid and Betty Helen Longhi.
Youtube videos: Search for “anticlastic jewelry,” “anticlastic forming,” “anticlastic raising,” etc.
Photos: Google “anticlastic jewelry” and click images.
Hope to see you at the meeting." Dan
January, the start of a new year.
We didn't have an official demo but Dan did show us his slick little rotary cutting tool. I suspect many of us are on our way out to find one of those.
Also, the spotlight artist for this month was Dan Cassetta. He showed us his wonderful stones that he laps (is that the correct terminology?) and the wonderful jewelry he makes from it. He says, "For me, it's all about the stone." (Unfortunately, Beverly didn't have her trusty phone out in time to catch a photo of Dan with his pieces.)
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For the month of October, we did a triangle challenge. Here are the results of all our members that were there except for Roxee and Johanna who put their pieces away too quickly to get a photo, sorry bout that!.
Click on any photo to see who made it.
Click on any photo to see who made it.
Photos from Dan workshop on Niobium and Linda's workshop on Design
Dan's demo on Foldforming on July 25, 2021
Dan Hunt has offered to demonstrate the following techniques at upcoming GMJA meetings. These are all free introductory type demonstrations intended to give people an idea of what's involved in various jewelry making techniques. Dan is asking us to tell him which demo we might like for the July 25 meeting. Be sure and attend our June 27th meeting so you can be a part of the decision making process. Dan will also offer jewelry classes and workshops in all these and other subjects at his studio at a reasonable rate, if any of you are interested.
Click on the photo to see the name of the demo. Info on demos is below the pictures.
Click on the photo to see the name of the demo. Info on demos is below the pictures.
How to roll your own keum-boo & keum-boo application demo. In this demo Dan will roll some 24k gold down to useful keum-boo thickness and explain why you might want to roll your own keum-boo. Dan will also demonstrate the keum-boo application process on fine silver. There will be time for several people to roll some keum-boo. That will require coordination with Dan for planning, advice on what gold to buy, etc.
Synclastic forming demo, bracelet & earrings. Introductory demo of synclastic forming a simple bracelet and a pair of earrings. An introduction to anticlastic raising, bracelet and earrings demo. This demo will introduce you to the tools and process of anticlastic raising with a couple of fairly easy shapes. Niobium anodizing and torch colored Titanium demo. Demonstration of use of an anodizer to achieve predictable colors on Niobium and a small torch to achieve somewhat unpredictable color on Titanium. An introduction to Foldforming, line fold, leaf earrings, other folds, use of corrugation device called "the tube wringer." Depending on time and interest Dan will demonstrate various foldforming folds, techniques, etc., to give you a basic idea of what's involved. Foldforming, Plunket fold earrings, formed with rolling mill, and Reuger fold earrings. Dan put these two folds together as a demo, but they don't have to go together. Since the Plunket requires a rolling mill, Dan might throw that one in with some other demo requiring a rolling mill. The Reuger fold is easy and doesn't take long. That could be done with other foldforming demos. Score & Bend pendant demo. Discover score & bend, a really cool design possibility for jewelry and art objects. In this demo you will see the tools necessary and process involved. Cuttlebone casting demo. A demonstration of cuttlebone carving and casting. You'll see how easy and fun this process is. Roll printing with rolling mill. Demo of sandwich method and die method of roll printing. Also probably the Plunket foldforming technique. Arbor press jewelry ideas. Discover the arbor press and how useful it can be for certain jewelry making processes. Make your own anticlastic raising stakes. In this demo I will use a Prestolite torch to heat up and bend a smaller bar of cold rolled steel into an anticlastic raising stake. You will get an idea of just how easy it is to make a tool of this type. Dan encourages GMJA members to Google the following terms and look at images to get an understanding of the subjects involved with the demos: synclastic synclastic jewelry anticlastic anticlastic jewelry anticlastic raising stakes score & bend jewelry arbor press roll printing jewelry cuttlebone jewelry Foldforming Plunket fold Foldforming Reuger fold Niobium anodizing Recommended reading: Creative Metal Forming, by Betty Helen Longhi and Cynthia Eid Form Emphasis for Metalsmiths, by Heikki Seppa. |
CASTING WORKSHOP-A DAN HUNT WORKSHOP
This workshop will explore what I call “quick casting” methods. It's fun, easy and low tech. The goal is to achieve interesting shapes for use as elements in jewelry. You may have heard of water casting or broom casting. We'll be doing both of those and more. We'll pour molten silver into water, crushed ice, rock salt, spaghetti, black beans and broom strands. I'll demonstrate seasoning a new crucible. We'll discuss safety issues involved in these methods, torches and adequate heat for various amounts of metal.
Cost of workshop: $100. All materials are provided except silver.
Where: My house.
When: To be determined. A Saturday or Sunday from 9:00 to 1:00 or 1:00 to 5:00.
Once I have four people interested, we'll work out the schedule.
For more information about these casting methods, look into water casting, broom casting, etc. There's plenty of info and videos on the internet.
This workshop will not explore lost-wax casting, sand casting, tufa or cuttlebone casting. Those methods will be the subject of other workshops I will offer.
Contact me to sign up or if you have any questions.
Dan Hunt
[email protected]
(928) 533-7237
This workshop will explore what I call “quick casting” methods. It's fun, easy and low tech. The goal is to achieve interesting shapes for use as elements in jewelry. You may have heard of water casting or broom casting. We'll be doing both of those and more. We'll pour molten silver into water, crushed ice, rock salt, spaghetti, black beans and broom strands. I'll demonstrate seasoning a new crucible. We'll discuss safety issues involved in these methods, torches and adequate heat for various amounts of metal.
Cost of workshop: $100. All materials are provided except silver.
Where: My house.
When: To be determined. A Saturday or Sunday from 9:00 to 1:00 or 1:00 to 5:00.
Once I have four people interested, we'll work out the schedule.
For more information about these casting methods, look into water casting, broom casting, etc. There's plenty of info and videos on the internet.
This workshop will not explore lost-wax casting, sand casting, tufa or cuttlebone casting. Those methods will be the subject of other workshops I will offer.
Contact me to sign up or if you have any questions.
Dan Hunt
[email protected]
(928) 533-7237