A piece of beach glass. A coin from an exotic locale. Rocks collected from a river’s edge and sand gathered from an ocean’s shore. An old photo, a good luck charm, a memento of a memory…these make a collection.

Our lives are filled with those things we collect, whether consciously or unconsciously. In this class we’ll explore ways to turn these adored collections into adornments. Using items you bring from home, those gathered on your trip to Mexico, or odds and ends provided from the instructors, you’ll concept and construct multiple pieces of jewelry that showcase those things that you hold dear.
We’ll work with metals, plastics, Faux Bone, polymer clay, concrete, epoxy, resins, hardware, paints, inks and other materials. We’ll cover the basics such as sawing, filing, sanding, riveting, texturing and piercing and the not-so-basics, such as inlays, hinges, basic fold-forming, metal and polymer clay. You’ll learn to let your collection guide the concept, letting them choose the materials and techniques that best represent their essence.

This class is appropriate for all levels

Instructor Bios:
Robert Dancik holds a Masters degree in sculpture from Northern Illinois University, and a BA in fine art from Adelphi University. He has been an artist/teacher for more than 30 years and is presently an adjunct professor of education at Pace University. Robert has taught people from kindergarten to graduate school while exhibiting his jewelry and sculpture in museums and galleries across the US and in Europe, Japan, and Australia. He teaches workshops at art centers in the US and abroad including Penland, NC; Arrowmont, TN; Metalwerx, MA; Touchstone Center for Crafts, PA; Victoria College of Art, Australia; Brookfield Craft Center, CT; and Mid Cornwall School of Jewelry (UK) to name a few. His work is in numerous collections including the Wustum Museum of Art, Boeringer- Ingleheim International, Schamberger International, Mitsubishi International, Japan and the Gregg Museum of Art and Design. He has artwork published in many books including, in the Lark series, “500 Pendants”, “500 handmade Books and “1000 Rings”. Other books his work is featured in are “PMC Decade”, “Fine Art of the Tin Can”, “The Art of Resin Jewelry,” “Zilver Klei” (Denmark), and “Creative Metal Clay Jewelry”. He has written articles and published his artwork in numerous magazines including “Niche”, “Art Jewelry”, “Lapidary Journal” and “Perspectives” among others. Robert is the originator of Faux Bone™, a new, wonderful material for artists involved in jewelry, artist’s books, sculpture, and many other artistic disciplines. His book “Amulets and Talismans: Techniques for Making Meaningful Jewelry” is published by Northlight Books. He lives in Connecticut, teaches around the world, is an avid cook (I didn’t say good) and collector of toys, maps, and compasses.
Contact Information:
http://www.fauxbone.com
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Telephone : 203-819-1446

Instructor Bios:
Melissa Cable has been creating jewelry for over a dozen years. For more than half of that, she owned beadclub bead store in Woodinville, WA where she quickly recognized her passion for creating and teaching projects that allow her students to learn sound skills while walking away with a fun, finished project. Having satisfied her sense of taste and smell by working in the restaurant and wine industries, she found that creating jewelry satisfies her sense of sight and touch. Combined with the sound of happy students, teaching jewelry making leaves her complete.

She has taught at bead stores, art centers and shows around the country, including the Ranch Center for Arts and Craft, the Bead and Button Show, Bead Expo and the Puget Sound Bead Festival. This summer, she will teach at Fusion Beads in Seattle, WA where she’ll introduce students to her Faux Flora series of work, which combines the flexibility of Faux Bone™ with traditional metalwork. Her work has been published in magazines including BeadStyle, Stringing, Bead and Button's Jewelry Designs with Art Glass Beads and in the book A Beaders Stash. Her first book, Spotlight on Wire (Kalmbach Publishing) releases August 2011 and her second book, Metal Garden, in 2012.
Melissa lives in western Washington. When she is not chasing after her young daughter and son, she might be found writing, running or rambling.
Contact Information:
www.melissacable.com
www.facebook.com/melissacabledesigns

Telephone: 425-765-7499

Workshop fee for Dancik and Cable February 19 to 25 $1500.00

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