Class 01:
- Intro – Brief bio – teaching/history with concrete (and other materials)
- Overview of 3 days
- Mixing
- Coloring – integral
- Coloring – applied
- Casting in molds – made (silicone, pc, aluminum foil, plastic bag, spoons, die forms, etc.
- Casting in molds – store bought – candy molds, polymer clay molds, paint trays, etc.
- Free form casting – rubber bands, tape, various walls,
- Casting in rubber stamps – using polymer clay, cookie cutters,
- Stamping in polymer clay and casting positive
- Unsoldered boxes – riveted and stapled
- Metal working techniques – fold forming, tab setting, sawing, surface textures, upsetting edges,
- burnishing,
- Making windows – lenses, glass, hollow
- Forming pendants
- Forming rings
- Including epoxy resin
- Including polymer clay
- Concrete project examples
Class 02:
- Project #1 – unsoldered box(es) filled with concrete and inclusions (micro fasteners)
- Basic box – stapled with wall treatments (dimpled, bent)
- Basic box riveted with applied bail or stapled top
- Basic box with micro fasteners
- Box with cutout in back
- 3 sided box
- Cover brushing after concrete begins to set
Class 03:
- Tools – show tools and speak of their general use
- Project #2 – boat/pod with concrete and inclusions
- Fold forming technique
- Tube set stone for inclusion
Class 04:
- Color mixing
- View samples and mix several colors, both singular and combinations
- Cover sanding and wire brushing to remove “skin” on concrete
- Project #3 Landscape pendant
- Placing colors next to each other keeping them separate
Class 05:
- Casting –
- store bought molds
- making molds – silicone
- Using found objects and such as molds – plastic bags, spoons, aluminum foil, waxed paper
Class 06:
- Project #4 and 4 b – Tab Set Cast Piece with integral bail
- Using a piece cast in a store-bought mold
- Similar piece using concrete cast in a made mold
Class 07:
- Fold forming for surface texture
- Project #5 – “Seeing Your Way Through” cast concrete with glass lens inclusion
- Casting into a plastic coffee lid
- Including a glass lens with copy behind
- Tab set in fold formed copper with integral bail
Class 08:
- Dapping to form “bowl” forms
- Explanation of die forming
Class 09:
- Project #6 casting in die formed metal
- Surface coloring with powders, paints, gold leaf
- Wrap-up
Open Facebook Group to students of this course:
Curious Mondo: Concrete Jewelry
Time table:
9 hours
Level:
Basic / Intermediate / Advanced
Target market:
People looking for a new hobby, Artists, Creative folks
Main objective:
Learn to make stunning jewelry pieces with concrete.
Prerequisite:
None
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