Bezels Expanded
How to use decorative wire and sterling silver to create unique, layered bezels.
Forging & Building w/Wire
How versatile wire can be! Learn to draw a bead, make nailheads, create wraps, & hammer flat in several bangle projects. Bonus: pendant!
Caging An Object
When bezels just don't cut it! Learn how to cage any object. Plus- learn to make Susan's signature ladder-style adjustable ringband.
Links & Attachments
Susan shows you many types of links and how to add movement to your pieces. Also, closures like a french hook and end-caps for leather choker.
The Hollow Form
No matter which shape speaks to you, you'll be able to build a box after this course. These are a favorite of Susan's! She creates large and small. She shows adding prayers inside your box and setting a bezel on top.
Scrap & Finishing
Susan shows how to make amazing bezels and ringbands using all the scrap from previous projects. Using scrap to create balls and pressing into shot plates. Also- making granulation and adding it to box.
When you purchase a module
All students get access to the module plus Alchemy of Soldering, a PDF copy of the Intentional Metalsmithing book (coming soon!), and a private Facebook group!
BONUS!!
Students will be invited to monthly live Q&A calls with Susan for the rest of 2021. Calls will take place inside our private FB group.
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Doors close March 6
Module 1: Bezels Expanded
After Alchemy of Soldering, this module dives deeper into the beautiful layered bezels that are a signature of Susan's work. Using Decorative wire and sterling silver, you'll create unique layered pieces. The projects in this module include: a five-stone ring and a hanging crystal point.
Module 2: Forging and Building with Wire
This is another foundational module where Susan teaches you safety in forging wire on an anvil as well as drawing a bead and making a nailhead. You practice these techniques by making a series of bangles.
Module 3: Caging an Object
Not every treasure fits in a bezel. This module is for those of us who have stones and precious talismans we'd like to see from all angles. The projects in this module include caging a geode, creating a ladder-style adjustable ringband, and creating a cage component.
Module 4: Links & Attachments
You know you need this module! Susan shows you links and ways to create attachments and movement in your pieces. She also goes over closures like french hooks and toggles.
Module 5: The Hollow Form
Susan uses hollow forms in everything from rings to earrings and all shapes and sizes. The prayer box is probably one of her favorite components.
Module 6: Scrap & Finishing
When you're creating sterling silver jewelry, you end up with lots of scraps. In this module, you get great ideas on using scrap for unique bezels and ringbands. Susan also teaches you melting scrap down to create and mount granulation on the sides of hollow forms as well as use in shot plates. Lots of ways to finish your projects.
Can't pick just one? Maybe you need the full course.
Intentional Metalsmithing is Susan's signature course. It is based on all the techniques she's taught in person for years. All six modules build upon each other and by the end, you will feel confident and be selling your work and making back your investment. If you'd like to purchase the full course for $997, click below.
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