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Canceled by instructor 1/23/23-CR

Learn how to make screen prints for enamel applications in this two-day class.

Use patterns and drawings to create screens for printing the pattern onto the enameled metal. Enameled copper pieces are kiln fired then we experiment with pattern layering and creating different textured surfaces you can apply to your jewelry designs.

Materials Needed:

• A minimum of two black-and-white patterns 5.5" x 4.25"
• Patterns can be black-and-white images of drawings you made, your kids made, or something from a design book.
• Prepared copper blanks in the shapes of your choosing.

Prerequisite: 

• Intro to Enameling: Opaques, this class will be offered in January 2023.

Details:

• Level: Beginner/Intermediate
• A $40 materials fee is included in the price of the class. 
  
• We take one 15- to 30-minute break if you want to bring food/snacks. BARN has a refrigerator on the lower level to store your lunch.
• Please click here for BARN's current COVID-19 health & safety protocols.
• BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition Assistance is available - click here to fill out the simple application before registering for a class. Please learn about BARN's Companion Program here for those who might need physical assistance here.

Instructor: 

Karin Luvaas - This island artist and jeweler has an art degree in encaustics, painting, and metal sculpture. She has studied under acclaimed jewelry masters Michael Boyd, Kent Raible, Petra Class, and Sarah Graham and achieved Graduate Jeweler status under Alan Revere of the world-renowned Revere Academy of San Francisco. Karin is a GIA-certified Graduate Gemologist and holds a Jewelers of America Bench Jeweler Technician certificate. Her work can be viewed on Instagram @karinluvaas.

Contact: Jewelry.Lead@BainbridgeBARN.org