MCAS Workshop - Perfectly Paired (Winston-Salem, NC)
Fri, Aug 22
|Sawtooth School for Visual Arts
Combine metal clay and milled metal into a stunning statement pendant
Time & Location
Aug 22, 2025, 9:00 AM EDT – Aug 23, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT
Sawtooth School for Visual Arts, 251 N Spruce St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA
About the Event
Register online at https://www.mcassawtooth.com/product-page/brandy-boyd-workshop beginning Jan 6th, 2025
This workshop meets Friday and Saturday, August 22 & 23, 2025, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm each day with a lunch break
In this 2-day workshop, students will create a statement pendant that combines fine silver metal clay and milled metals along with a gemstone (or other item) that will be set in a fused or constructed prong setting after firing. In class, we will explore constructing strong, lightweight hollow forms from metal clay that will serve as the base for the setting. We will cover fusing fine silver and other methods of constructing a setting using a combination of milled metals and metal clay.
Technical considerations, including using higher shrinkage clay, will be addressed, as well as metalsmithing techniques for strengthening and finishing the setting, and securely setting the stone in the setting.
Skills covered: Mitering, joining, and dry construction; Connection…