Woven Copper and Beaded Jewelry  Monday, September 14,

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Text Box: Looped Jewelry And/Or Woven Copper and Beaded Jewelry” Two Workshops with Mary Hettmansperger NOTE: THESE ARE TWO SEPARATE WORKSHOPS. PARTICIPANTS MAY TAKE ONE OR BOTH. Looped Jewelry (a one-day workshop, Sunday, September 13, 2009, 9 am to 4 pm) Using linen, copper and other wires, students will learn several weaving techniques to apply to designing jewelry. There will be many options for shape, material and design. Looping, knotting and twining will be used to make several small projects that can be used as necklaces, small sculptures, or other jewelry. Driftwood, rocks, found objects, tumbled glass and recycled items will be among some of the items that will be used as molds and as a unique part of these pieces. Students may not finish all the projects in the class time, but will have the material and instruction to do so on their own. Students should have the opportunity to make several pieces of jewelry using both wires and soft fibers. All levels welcome. Cost: $50.00 plus a $42.00 material fee. Scissors needed. Plan to bring a lunch. Place: Brookfield Parks, Recreation & Forestry Dept., 2000 N. Calhoun Rd., Brookfield, WI. Woven Copper and Beaded Jewelry (a one-day workshop, Monday September 14, 2009, 9am to 4pm) Using copper sheets, birch bark, wire, fabric, hand-spun, hand-made and decorative papers and basic 2 drop peyote beading, students will bead and weave flat surfaces that will then be made into jewelry. Students will make several necklaces, pins, and earrings. Students will also learn to emboss the copper and paper and they will also make 2 drop peyote beaded flat inserts to use in their jewelry. Students will make several unique and individual pieces of jewelry. Students are welcome to bring their task lamps and some of their own handspun, papers and other unique fibers to use in their jewelry. All levels welcome. Cost: $50 plus a $42.00 material fee Scissors and needle nose pliers needed. Plan to bring a lunch. Place: Tentatively Classroom of ABK Weaving Center, 1250 E Burleigh Street, Milwaukee, WI. About Mary Hettmansperger Mary conducts workshops, and sells and exhibits throughout the US. With a continuous specialty in rib construction and sculptural basketry, her range of work has developed over the years to also include jewelry, metals and beadwork. She teaches at Arrowmont, John C Campbell Folk School, Convergence, Bead and Button, Association of Michigan Basket Makers, fiber conferences, bead societies, basket guilds and state basket conferences. She has projects and work published in several magazine publications, including, Beadwork, Bead and Button, Art Jewelry, Shuttle Spindle and Dyepot and Basketbits. She has written a book, Fabulous Woven Jewelry, through Lark/Sterling publishers, which showcases her fiber, woven and metal jewelry. Please complete the following registration form(s) and send with your check made out to WHI for $50 (for one session) or $100 (for both sessions) to Jean Hutchison, 112 Harrogate Drive, Waukesha, WI 53188. In the event you have to cancel, registration fees will be refundable only if we can fill your place in the class. There is a $50 scholarship available for this workshop. Contact Jean if you would like to be considered for it. (262-549-0794, russ-jean@earthlink.net) Deadline for registration forms and scholarship is August 28, 2009. A non-member will be allowed to enroll in the workshops after August 28, 2009 and pay an additional $15 fee.

 

 

Looped Jewelry

With Mary Hettmansperger  Sunday, September 13, 2009

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