SILVER & STONE PENDANT
with Astari G. Swatantri
In this one day workshop, we create a beautiful pendant which highlights the beauty of a stone cabochon set with prong setting. I show how to get inspiration from the stone’s shape, pattern and character, and explain the steps to create a unique base from silver clay to elevate the stone’s beauty. The prong setting exposes the stone’s surface almost entirely, it is a similar way to the stone setting in my piece “Coral” which won a Grand Prix at the Silver Accessories Contest. Learn the steps starting from designing and planning, shaping clay and creating exciting textures, setting the stone and more. This one day workshop is packed with techniques, tips and tricks. After this workshop, you can continue creating exciting jewelry using stone cabochons.This workshop is suitable for anyone with previous experience of working with metal clay.
We’ll create a unique pendant, highlighting the beauty of the natural stone
Artist
I’m Astari G. Swatantri, an award winning metal clay artist with more than 10 years experience of working with metal clay. I’m passionate about metal clay and sharing it with others.
Metal clay is a versatile material which keeps me exploring the possibilities to combine it with different art, craft and jewelry techniques and materials. I’m always up for the most recent development and I’ve followed metal clay trainings worldwide, the newest was Silver Quilling certification in Japan in 2016. As a metal clay artist I’ve received several awards for my jewelry, one of the highlights was the Grand Prix of Silver Accessories Contest in 2013. I love meeting other metal clay enthusiasts and share the passions for metal clay!
Schedule (might be adjusted):
09:00 Introduction
10:10 Designing
11:00 Shaping
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Shaping/ Prefinishing
15:00 Firing, Finishing
17:00 Finish
Setup & Supplies
- Materials:
- 20gr or more Art Clay Silver clay
- 5-10gr Art Clay Silver syringe
- 10gr Art Clay Silver paste New Formula
- 1-2 pcs Silver 999 bail back (optional)
- Stone cabochon (Flat back, medium size approximately diameter between 15-25mm, any shape, a few selection is also available from the instructor)
- Silver 999 wire (available from the instructor)
- Tools:
Per participant: Basic Metal clay tools- Working mat
- Roller
- Plastic strips 1.5mm and 1mm
- Clay cutter (half round cutter), bring along Needle tool if available
- Craft knife ‘Precision work’ with 30° blade from Art Clay
- Shape templates, shape cutters, etc. (optional)
- Paint brush, water bottle and dish
- Prefinishing tools (files (large & small), sanding pads 3M Red, Blue, Green), sanding paper 400
- Regular ziplock plastic medium size (for kneading clay)
- Safety devices (dust mask, goggles, etc)
- Magnifying glasses or reading glasses if needed
- Ruler (might be necessary when sketching/measuring)
- Rubber block, 2 units of the same size is recommended
Should be available at the studio:
- Basic studio supplies: Parchment paper, Plastic clingfilm, Baby wipes, Toothpicks, Tissue paper, Scissors, Paper & Pencil
- Nylon hammer
- Small ball peen hammer
- Anvil
- Copy machine/ Design software + printer able to enlarge graphic by percentage
- Caliper
- Calculator
- DAS Clay Natural for practicing
- Drying equipment (such as hotplate)
- Pin vise with drill bits set
- Finishing tools (steel brushes different sizes and shapes, especially small brushes and/or pen type brushes)
- Magnetic tumbler (to speed up the polishing) is recommended
- Kilns with digital temperature display
More Info
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions :)
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