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In this one day class, participants will learn simple forging techniques to create four different clasps for chains. Students will learn about different hammers used in forging and how they work. Three “S” style clasps and a Toggle clasp will be made from copper wire.

Details:

• This is a beginning/ intermediate level class.  
• Prerequisites: Beginning Jewelry Classes.
  Attendees MUST be able to use torches independently and have passed basic SAFETY training.
• $20 materials fee is included in the tuition.
• BARN has a refrigerator to store your lunch, located on the lower level.

Instructor: Nanz Aalund’s wide ranging career as a jewelry designer, goldsmith, and educator, began with high school shop classes. After serving as a fine jewelry designer and marketing consultant for Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Tiffany & Co., Aalund taught jewelry and metals classes at the University of Washington and at the Art Institute in Seattle. Earning a Masters of Fine Art (MFA/Metals) and a Masters of Education/College and Technical Teaching Curriculum (CTTC). Her work has been exhibited both national and international since the 1980s. She authored the book, "Masters Gold,” published by Lark Books in 2009 and her most recent publication, “A Jeweler’s Guide to Apprenticeship” published in 2017 for MJSA, received a Silver Medal in the national AM&P Excel Awards, in 2018.

Nanz Aalund, certifications@bainbridgebarn.org

Contact: Jewelry.Programming@BainbridgeBARN.org