Creating Botanical Metal Clay Jewelry and Storage Vessels
Watch as Patrik Kusek shows you, step-by-step, how he takes an organic and sculpture approach with metal clay creating a dimensional pomegranate vessel and stand that incorporates into the design a stunning pendant and coordinated earrings.
About this class
About this class
Watch as Patrik Kusek shows you, step-by-step, how he takes an organic and sculpture approach with metal clay creating a dimensional pomegranate vessel and stand that incorporates into the design a stunning pendant and coordinated earrings.
Inspired by the story of Persephone, this piece pays tribute to her and the fruit that got her banished to the underworld for 6 months every year.
Learn professional tips and tricks for dry construction, hollow forms, plus leaf and branch construction and assembly.
Additional metal smithing and metal clay construction techniques covered include: how to ball wire ends, how to embed connections seamlessly, plus Patrik’s easy peasy ear post soldering technique.
Construction techniques taught are suitable for silver, bronze, and copper clays.
You can re-watch all your CRAFTCAST purchases
as many times as you like.
Bonus
Make sure and check out the class handout PDF done just for this project.
Additional details
- Intermediate/Advanced Metal Clay Techniques
- Hollow form construction
- Embedding wire into metal clay
- Easy method of soldering ear posts onto earrings
- Patinas and finishing
- 100 grams of any brand of metal clay, ?silver, copper or bronze wire
- Earring posts
- ?Aura 22K gold (optional)
Description
Watch as Patrik Kusek shows you, step-by-step, how he takes an organic and sculpture approach with metal clay creating a dimensional pomegranate vessel and stand that incorporates into the design a stunning pendant and coordinated earrings.
Inspired by the story of Persephone, this piece pays tribute to her and the fruit that got her banished to the underworld for 6 months every year.
Learn professional tips and tricks for dry construction, hollow forms, plus leaf and branch construction and assembly.
Additional metal smithing and metal clay construction techniques covered include: how to ball wire ends, how to embed connections seamlessly, plus Patrik’s easy peasy ear post soldering technique.
Construction techniques taught are suitable for silver, bronze, and copper clays.
You can re-watch all your CRAFTCAST purchases
as many times as you like.
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