Etching metal is a terrific compliment for many mixed-media art techniques and a wonderful way to personalize your jewelry. Learn how to safely chemical etch copper sheet using rubber stamp images. Kick it up a notch by adding a personal quote or power word in your own handwriting. Then we’ll bring the skills all together with metalworking FUNdamentals, such as cutting metal, wire working and incorporating ribbons and fibers. You will leave with a completed necklace. For those who prefer daintier jewelry, there’s an option to create a smaller copper-etched focal.

May 12
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Members: $35
(Use Code: JEN40)
Non-Members: $75

ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED
If you have your own jewelry tools, feel free to bring them.

Jen Cushman is a natural storyteller who found mixed media art more than a decade ago and never looked back. She’s the author of Making Metal Jewelry; How to Stamp, Forge, Fold and Form Metal Jewelry Designs (North Light 2013) and Explore, Create, Resinate: Mixed Media Techniques Using ICE Resin (January 2011) and is a columnist for Cloth, Paper, Scissors and Artists and Makers magazines.

Her art has been published in numerous national publications including Belle Armoire Jewelry, Jewelry Affaire, Somerset Studios, Somerset Workshop, Cloth, Paper, Scissors, and more. An enthusiastic and supportive instructor, Jen teaches more than art-making techniques. She encourages others to explore their authentic process to create personalized work infused with imagery and storytelling. She is the Marketing Director/Partner of ICE Resin Susan Lenart Kazmer. Learn more at www.jencushman.com or follow her blog at jencushman.wordpress.com.