Join jewelry artists Richard and Jane Salley in their first collaborative workshop. Jane's whimsical style and wacky sense of humor coupled with Richard's attention to detail and relaxed teaching style will ensure that your week at the Hacienda will be a working vacation that you won't soon forget. The emphasis will be on fun, fabrication, friends and food! Learn to work with new materials, explore new jewelry making techniques, make new friends and enjoy fabulous food. The topics that will be covered include:

Fun with ICE Resin: Forget global warming, there is a new ICE age coming and you will learn to be a part of it. Jane is a Certified ICE Instructor and will walk you through the many uses of this versatile product. ICE is jeweler's grade and stays crystal clear, never yellows or breaks down. You will learn how to use ICE with paper and fabric, with molds to make dimensional pieces and with bezel settings where it will dome and magnify whatever is inside. The resin pieces you create will be used as elements for several projects during the week.
For more information about ICE please visit the Objects and Elements website.

Fun with Etched Metals: Learn several ways to transfer images to metal as the first step in the etching process. The transfer techniques include acetone transfer, rubber stamps and heat transfers using copy machine images on paper and PnP transfer film. The images will be etched in copper, brass and nickel silver. The etched sheets will provide you with a large assortment of interesting textures to add visual interest to your projects either as stand-alone pieces or used in combination with other components.

Fun with Fold-forming and Cold Connections: Charles Lewton-Brain invented fold-forming, a completely new way of forming sheet metal quickly into wonderful 3-D shapes and textures, most from single sheets of metal without any soldering. You will learn some basic fold-forming techniques and then combine the results with other materials using cold connections. Cold connection topics will include rivets, micro fasteners, prongs, tabs and solderless bezels.

Fun with Fire!: Yes, we will be playing with fire…but with a purpose. You will receive an introduction to torch-firing enamel on copper and then have a chance to work on a couple of projects that will incorporate the enamel pieces as well as expand your cold connection skills.

For any questions about this workshop, please contact Richard or Jane at the following email addresses:
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• 6 nights lodging Hacienda Mosaico.
• Sunday cocktail reception.
• Breakfast and lunch included daily (served poolside!.)
• 5 Daily workshops Monday thru Friday.
• Open Studio each evening.
• Saturday departure brunch.
• Trip insurance is strongly advised.

For all questions regarding the Hacienda Mosaico accommodations, registration and payments, contact Sam @