All
necessary tools will be lent for the duration of the class:
(kenembijoux@hotmail.fr)
An
instruction personalized and professionnal. Possibility of
2 persons maximum - (Yourself and a friend or family member)
- €185,00 per person
Consult
the agenda and contact me to schedule a date for your class.
INITIATION
CLASS - Level
Beginner
Prerequisites:
No previous experience with bronze metal clay is necessary.
Program
:
An
afternoon lasting approximately 8 hours in order for you to
learn the basic techniques of working with bronze metal clay.
You will be creating several pieces of jewelry, such as pendants,
earrings or charms that will be fired in a kiln. Bronze metal
clay must be fired in a kiln and cannot be fired with a hand-held
blow torch as opposed to some other metal clays.
The
techniques include :
rehydrating the powder metal clay (Goldie™ bonze
metal clay)
preparing the design and the necessary materials for your
jewelry
learning
the properties of bronze clay
rolling
out the clay to an even thickness
learning
the usage of the various necessary tools when working with
bronze clay
cutting
forming
assembling
use
of liquid paste (slurry)
use
of texture sheets
techniques
of drying
refining
before firing
programming
the kiln and kiln firing
refining
and polishing your jewelry after firing
Materials
furnished by the instructor :
work surface
acrylic roller
spacers
texture mats
shape cutters
molds
laser cutter and craft knife
COULEUR SHAPER (silicone tool for shaping the clay)
sanding pads
files
kiln
bonze findings for the pendant(s), earrings or charms
All
necessary materials are provided by the instructor. The tools
are lent for the duration of the course. The bronze clay and
kiln firing are included in the price.
Consult my agendaand contact me to schedule a date to take your class.
For all class reservations, a non-refundable deposit
of 40 % is now requested before a date is definatively
blocked. You can use the button to the right to make
your payment with either PayPal, Visa or Mastercard.
You are NOT
required to have a PayPal account in order to make a
payment by credit card.