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BARN member:  $90 
Non-member:  $108

Saturday, July 30 from 9 am to 3 pm

Materials fee: $20 (check to BARN or cash)

Join us for this one day cold forging class. Using hammers we will shape round copper wire (silver will be available to buy), into a flowing cuff bracelet, twist hoop earrings or a spiral pendant. We will be learning to better read the metal so we understand where to hit it with the hammer to get it to do what we want, which hammer to use and when to anneal the metal.

Students should bring earplugs, any hammers they want to use for smithing or texturing, bracelet and ring mandrels if you have one, pliers and any heavy gauge wire you want to use if not copper (BARN will have some to buy). Copper wire will be provided.

Instructor: Jody Lyle is a goldsmith with over 23 years of experience designing and making jewelry. It all started in a high school jewelry class which lead to a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from the University of North Texas , to be followed by many jewelry classes and workshops all over the west. Outside of the classroom, the world’s influences continued to inspire her with travels to places to view art in Egypt, Greece, Mexico, and the British Isles. Jody’s jewelry collections have been shown throughout New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, the San Francisco bay area, and now on Bainbridge Island. Jody continues to hone her skills, acquiring new techniques and is continually expanding the definition of her jewelry. As a child Jody learned that for a day to be satisfying, one had to make something. This is simple but it still holds true.