Jewelry Design 101

Connie Freedman & Dede Warren, Instructors
Sunday, November 3, 11:00-4:00p
Class Fee: $85.00

Connie Freedman and Dede Warren have been friends for years and both have a love of vintage elements and handmade jewelry. We are so excited to offer this much requested class with a focus on jewelry design. With an amazing eye for design, Connie will share her process in working with vintage and new elements, as she helps each of you designing a necklace using the pieces you've collected. Dede will teach the basics of  jewelry construction as you connect these elements through wire-wrapping, crimp beads and wire, simple jump rings, as well as creating handmade chain. With two teachers and a very limited class size each of you will leave with not only a finished necklace, but also a good base for designing and assembling future works. Feel free to bring several focal pieces and lets spend the day creating fabulous jewelry! Connie and Dede will have a generous supply kit for each of you, and Nancy will have a variety of found objects available for purchase, should you need a little something special for your piece.

Supplies & Tools:

Bring basic jewelry pliers & wire cutters, various focal pieces, beads, pearls or gemstones, small lengths of chain, and any special pieces you'd like to add, Sterling Silver wire (if you'd like to create Sterling chain)

All class fees are prepaid, and non-refundable. Contact class manager Dede Warren at 714-757-0558 to reserve your place in this class. You may also reserve your place in person at the store by check, cash or credit card. Call us if you need assistance...we'll be happy to help!

Intermediate Techniques with Art Clay Silver

Cindy Gonzales, Instructor

Saturday, September 14, 10:00-3:00p
Class Fee: $85.00, 20gm of Art Clay Silver $62

Cindy Gonzales is back with an all new class in Art Clay Silver. As many of you have discovered Art Clay Silver is a great new medium that allows you to produce fine silver jewelry pieces. In this workshop Cindy will expand your knowledge of Art Clay and what you can do with it. The focus will be on intermediate techniques in layering and carving, as well as connecting these pieces. You'll learn to make slip, use syringe clay, connect and layer molded and sculpted pieces to create a 3 dimensional focal piece that is ready to wear home on class day. While Cindy is self taught, she has been invited to join the Art Clay Society and has had highly experienced teachers asking her for information! Her work is simply amazing, and Cindy will work with each of you to produce a one-of-a-kind fine silver work of art!

Supply List:

1/4 in.flat brush, filing tools if you have them, a small carving tool, 000 steel wool, & amazing putty if you want to make molds

All class fees are prepaid, and non-refundable. Contact class manager Dede Warren at 714-757-0558 to reserve your place in this class. You may also reserve your place in person at the store by check, cash or credit card, or via phone with your credit card at 714-680-8893. Call us if you need assistance...we'll be happy to help!

Background Check with Seth Apter

Seth Apter, Instructor
Friday, February 7, 2014, 6:00-9:00p
Class Fee: $65.00, $10 kit fee payable in class
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We are thrilled to welcome author and artist Seth Apter to Gilding the Lily! What a treat to have this east coast talent here on the west coast in early 2014. We are making this class announcement early, as we've already had people wanting to sign up.
In his 3-hour workshop, Seth will introduce you to a series of techniques that combine to create complex, textured backgrounds that can be applied to any substrate and used in a multitude of art projects. You will learn ways to use gesso to build-up visual texture, layering strategies for acrylic paint, and techniques to add complex color layers with your own recipe for acrylic glazes. Finally, additional techniques to add visual interest to your backgrounds will also be introduced. While the workshop is technique driven, we will be applying these techniques to a series of different substrates, including wood panels and watercolor paper. In the end, you will leave with a number of completed backgrounds, ready for you to use for artwork, journal pages, and many other artistic projects.
Class size limited to 12 students.

Supply List:

White gesso; fluid acrylics – Golden brand recommended (at least 6 colors within your favorite color palette); acrylic glazing liquid; paint brushes -assorted sizes (½” and 1” inexpensive bristle brushes work well); brayer; mister; texturizing tool (examples include corrugated cardboard, textured/embossed paper, bubble wrap, sponges, etc.).

All class fees are prepaid, and non-refundable. Contact class manager Dede Warren at 714-757-0558 to reserve your place in this class. You may also reserve your place in person at the store by check, cash or credit card, or via phone with your credit card at 714-680-8893. Call us if you need assistance...we'll be happy to help!