Surface Texture Workshop Student Gallery
February 22, Sat 10am-4pm $200 Tuition **Students provide their own materials. Fused Silver Texture is a surface texture of raised speckles of silver that can vary in size. It is created by fusing shavings or Spring filings of silver on a silver base plate. Reticulation is a surface texture resembling Amalgam Arts Atl is your community topography. It is achieved by establishing a metalsmithing and jewelry studio. fine silver coating around a sheet of sterling We offer a full range of workshops and silver. With concentrated heating, the classes to satisfy the needs of both the surface of the metal buckles leaving a beginning jeweler and intermediate and beautiful uneven surface. advanced jeweler Keum-boo is a traditional Korean metal technique where gold foil can be fused to a fine silver surface. The gold can be applied in a graphic pattern or a more painterly approach.
Amalgam Arts Atlanta is 743 E. College Ave; Ste E, Decatur, GA 30030 and is easily reached by public transportation with the Avondale MARTA Station right next door!
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404-447-2070 A unique approach to your artistic Silver Fabrication-Wendy Tonsits 4 Week Beginner Jewelry Making Class development In this “open format” style 8 session series, students For students who enjoy a project plan based class, are encouraged to explore their unique artistic our 4 Week Jewelry Making Class offers 2 projects expression while developing their skills in the basic where students will learn classic metal techniques. techniques of silver fabrication; sawing, forming, The projects are a sterling silver fitted wide band Come and learn exactly what you want. At soldering, filing and various types of finishing. ring with a roller printed accent band and a roller Amalgam Arts Atlanta we offer an “Open Students are encouraged to bring pictures of objects printed cuff bracelet with a handmade setting. Format” approach in our studio classes. This that inspire them. Student’s instruction is then Students will receive a materials list for the class at style of teaching relies on the background of tailored to the skills and techniques that will allow the time of registration. All tools and instruction are experience by our principal instructor and them to complete projects with their “inspiration” as in included in the cost of tuition. the basis for their design. Beginners and advanced director. Time: Tues/ March 3rd-March 24th from 10am-1pm students are able to study together given that each OR 6:30pm-9:30pm Wendy Tonsits, director of Amalgam Arts project our students undertake is tailored to them! Atlanta, graduated from Philadelphia College of Students are also able to experience a wide variety Tues/March 31st-April 21st from 10am-1pm OR Art with a degree in Metalsmithing and Jewelry. of instructional demonstrations, from basic to 6:30pm-9:30pm advanced, since each student is employing different Tonsits also Spent a period of time in Japan with techniques to complete their projects. (Limit 8 Cost: $165 Parsons School of Design learning Japanese students). jewelry techniques. Time: Wed/March 4th-April 22nd OR Thurs/March Returning to the US, Tonsits worked with 5th-April 23rd (8 sessions) Wed OR Thurs/10am-1pm OR 6:30pm-9:30pm nationally recognized art jewelers, Eric Russell and Caroline Streib, as a bench jeweler, further Cost: $325 (Includes 1 weekly Open Studio session) honing her skills. Private Art Party Tonsits moved to NYC and obtained her Reserve your art party with friends and family. Graduate Gemologist Degree from the Spend 4 hours together making a unique band Gemological Institute of America and worked in ring with a set gemstone as a splash of color.
GIA’s laboratory as a diamond grader and Cost: $50 per person *By Appointment Only trainer for 5 years
Tonsits has been creating, selling and producing jewelry and small sculpture for over 30 years.
Classes are taught by Wendy Tonsits and include students of all levels of technical experience studying together, which creates a rich learning environment!