Soft Solder and Texture Stamping - March 2014

The March 2014 meeting was an exploration Stamping onto Soft Solder.

 

Lynette Fisk's recent experiments with "texture stamping onto soft solder" are based on work by Stephanie Lee, who has a book and several e-books with video tutorials available. Do a Pinterest search for stamped solder or gilded metal and see what you find!

Check out her online ebook tutorial for HOE (Handbook of Elements) for great bookmaking ideas, plus some soldering tips.

Carol Harder's recent meeting using plaster gauze to make jewelry and Stephanie's book Plaster Studio was the inspiration for the handmade book Lynette brought.

   

and we also played with making a rectangular bezel out of copper or brass "foil" (36 gauge sheet available at Hobby Lobby) to solder and fill with resin.

Wanaree Tanner Class

KCPMC Guild members who signed the advance signup list at the July meeting have first crack at enrolling in a limited (12 seats) class August 25 & 26.

WANAREE TANNER

FREE-FORM BEZEL SETTINGS IN COPPER:  COPPRclay Bezel Settings & Making Unique Bezel Wire with the Cameo Silhouette®

August 25 & 26, 2012

The Office Studio: 1500 NW Prairie View Road, Kansas City, MO 64152

Cost:  $320

Intermediate level

12 seats

May 17 Meeting

Jen Finley will be demonstrating using PMC oil paste on porcelain and Art Clay overlay past on glass to add dimensional silver to porcelain or glass.

Meeting begins at 7 pm at Harder Driving School.
If you have done anything for the Kansas City Fountains Challenge, bring it to this meeting!
To work along at the meeting here is the list of tools to bring:

PMC3/Art Clay paste

• paper type and/or syringe type metal clay (optional for decoration)
• CZs or fireable stones (optional for decoration)
• paint brush
• water container
• sanding supplies
• work surface
• pipe cleaners/chenille stems

Supplies for glass or porcelain:

• Art Clay Overlay Paste
• glass cab, china shards, etc.
• paint brush
• water container
• work surface
• pointy tool to scratch off metal clay for sgraffito, like a sewing needle

Jen will have some bisque bead blanks and dichroic glass cabs available for purchase.