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Metal Arts Guild of Georgia
Wed, Oct 16
|MAGG Studio OR Virtual
Alternative Unconventional Clasps & Closures Class 1
Instructor Susanne Williams | In this 3 day workshop, participants will create 4 different samples of alternative clasp mechanisms. These clasp mechanisms can be modified and incorporated in unique and unusual ways, in innumerable variations, into necklace and bracelet closures.
When & Where
Oct 16, 2024, 10:00 AM EDT – Oct 18, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT
MAGG Studio OR Virtual, 5353 Buford Hwy NE, Doraville, GA 30340, USA
Guests
More Info
Register for EITHER the in-person OR virtual event. If attending virtually, live interaction with the in-person class will occur via Zoom. If attending in-person, please plan to arrive no more than 15 minutes early to the class.
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A recording of the workshop will be available to all participants for 30 days following the workshop.
Note: Each class is independent, so feel free to choose the 3-day or 2-day session—or both! Each class will focus on creating different styles of unconventional clasps. If you take both sessions, you'll come away learning how to make 6 different styles!
In this 3 day workshop, participants will create 4 different samples of alternative clasp mechanisms. These clasp mechanisms can be modified and incorporated in unique and unusual ways, in innumerable variations, into necklace and bracelet closures - becoming integrated into the design, or as the main attraction of a jewelry piece. Clasps don’t have to be an afterthought at the back of a chain. These are clasp mechanisms that are functional, fun, intriguing and invite being taken apart and put back together like a puzzle.
Class 1:
In this 3-day session/class (October 16 – 18), we will create the above four clasp mechanism samples in sterling silver: 2 versions of a Rotating Insert Clasp, a basic, and a more complex version of that clasp, an Interlocking Puzzle Clasp, and a Wedge Lock Clasp.
On October 15th, the evening before the workshop, Suzanne will give an approximately sixty-minute presentation that will introduce participants to many different types of clasping methods and mechanisms for jewelry, both historical and contemporary. It will also include a section on clasp inspirations - ideas coming from non-jewelry sources, to inspire creative thinking about clasps.
Registration
- Sale ends: Oct 16, 10:00 AM EDT
In-Person
$480.00+$12.00 service fee - Sale ends: Oct 16, 10:00 AM EDT
Virtual
$480.00+$12.00 service fee
Total
$0.00
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