Dale Cougar Armstrong Teaching "Let's Wrap!"
Learning Traditional Wire Jewelry Design doesn’t have to be complicated. You will enjoy this class where each student will make and leave with three (3) different, finished jewelry items!
Techniques taught will include how to determine how much wire to use, bail creations, and embellishment ideas. Many different samples will be on display for your inspiration.
**Students are invited to bring a couple of their own items for after-class consultation about how to use the techniques taught in class at home.
Your instructor will provide complete tool kits for use while in class and you will receive written follow-up hand-outs to take home.
Please Bring: notebook, pen/pencil, digital or cell phone camera (no flash please), magnifying eyewear if needed, and a bottled beverage.
Techniques taught will include how to determine how much wire to use, bail creations, and embellishment ideas. Many different samples will be on display for your inspiration.
**Students are invited to bring a couple of their own items for after-class consultation about how to use the techniques taught in class at home.
Your instructor will provide complete tool kits for use while in class and you will receive written follow-up hand-outs to take home.
Please Bring: notebook, pen/pencil, digital or cell phone camera (no flash please), magnifying eyewear if needed, and a bottled beverage.
Skill Level:
beginner
Skill Details:
no prior skills are required
Materials Included:
various stone/crystals/objects and wire to wrap them with. Tool kits for use in class will be provided.
Instructor Name:
Dale Cougar Armstrong
Instructor Bio:
Internationally known, Dale ?Cougar? Armstrong is a diehard rockhound, lapidary, and a full-time wire jewelry artist, instructor, and author; with a background in the fine arts, cloisonn?, and repouss? prior to making wire jewelry. With more than 45 years of combined experience, Dale uses absolutely no solder or glue in her traditional wire jewelry designs and teaches how at jewelry-making events around North America, Russia, Germany, Ukraine, and Switzerland. Her award-winning work is sold in galleries and gift shops and has appeared in many printed publications. Author of numerous magazine and Internet articles and the bestselling book, ?Wirework: An Illustrated Guide to the Art of Wire Wrapping?, Dale has made many different series of instructional DVDs; has many free tutorials on YouTube, has appeared on the PBS broadcast show ?Beads, Baubles & Jewels?; is a member of the Beadalon Design Team and a representative for Euro Tool. Dale has also worked as an instructor and live presenter for Jewelry Television.
Dale Cougar Armstrong Teaching "Let's Wrap!"
Cost:
$ 65.00
Written instructions and personal instruction by Dale
Written instructions and personal instruction by Dale