1015 • Bolos & Cuffs Silversmithing Class
Instructor: Mandi Wirtanen
Ages: Adults 16+
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Day(s): Sunday
Date(s): October 15, 2023
Member Fee: $75
General Fee: $90
Location: Sierra Arts Academy • 1995 Dickerson Rd, Reno
Workshop Description:
Unleash your creativity and learn the art of jewelry making at our intensive workshop. Craft your own one-of-a-kind bolo tie, pendant, or cuff bracelet using sterling silver sheet metal, bezel wire, and a captivating gemstone.
Learn to create stunning center pieces for a cuff or bolo tie in our workshop. We will be cutting, shaping, and soldering sterling silver metal. If you are making a bolo tie, you will learn how to attach the piece for the cording. If you are making a cuff, you will learn how to rivet your piece onto a cuff bracelet. You will leave with a finished piece of jewelry that you designed and made yourself.
Instructor Mandi Wirtanen‘s designs timeless pieces for authentic individuals who wish to celebrate themselves and not chase trends. With a passion for design, craftsmanship, gemology and metallurgy her jewelry is not based on a particular theme but has been a natural development of a variety of interests. For more information about Mandi, click here: Artist Bio
Materials Fee: $85+ materials fee due at the beginning of the workshop. The instructor will provide all the silver, stones, materials, silversmithing tools and equipment. Other materials may be purchased from the instructor.
For more information about this class or the registration process, please contact Tia Flores (tia@sierraarts.org).
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