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COURSE DATES for 2009 (January to July)
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workshops
course costs
workshops at other venues
JEWELLERY BITES
Each day the classes start at 10.00am and finish at 5.00pm with an hours lunch break.
2 Day Pendant and Earring Workshops
Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th January,
Sunday 14th & Sunday 21st June
Learn the fundamentals of working with silver while making two pendants and some earrings in this 2 day weekend workshop. You will learn cutting, piercing, filing, stamping and texturing techniques.
Suitable for total beginners who can then go on to the Ring Making Workshop or the Term classes. This workshop is also suitable for those who have done a beginners jewellery course and want practice their skills on these items.
2 Day Ring Making Workshops
Saturday 31st January & Sunday 1st February,
and Sunday 18th & Sunday 25th July
Add to your skills from the Pendant and Earing workshop and learn how to make rings. Learn the fundamentals of soldering, shaping and polishing while making two or three silver rings. This workshop is also suitable for those who have done a beginners jewellery course and want practice their skills on these items.
WINTER WARMER - CLOISONNE ENAMEL
A hot workshop for cool days. For 4 days, chase those winter blues away!
Friday 26th to Monday 29th June
This is an ADVANCED workshop for those of you who have done Cloisonne Enamelling with me before. Using mostly opaque colours, we will be working with silver and brass wires on a copper base and incorporating some of the tecniques I learnt in Japan.
Please contact Barbara at brymfull@ozemail.com.au for more details.
WEEKDAY COURSES
Generally the weekday courses run for 8 weeks with each class being 3 hours long.
TERM 1
Tuesday 10th February to 31st March
Tuesday morning 10.00am. to 1.00 midday
Tuesday evenings, 6.00 to 9.00 pm
TERM 2
Tuesday 5th May to 23rd June
Tuesday morning 10.00am. to 1.00 midday
Tuesday evenings, 6.00 to 9.00 pm
WORKSHOPS
Workshops are 2 days long. Some run on a Saturday and Sunday, others running on consecutive (generally) Sundays. Each day the classes start at 10.00am and finish at 5.00pm with an hours lunch break.
ETCHING ON METALS
Sunday 8th & Sunday 15th February
CLOISONNE ENAMELLING
Sunday 1st & Sunday 8th March
RIVETING AND INLAY
Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th March
SIFTING and STENCILLING ENAMELS
Sunday 3rd & Sunday 10th May
TEXTURING METALS
Sunday 24th & Sunday 31st May
COURSE COSTS
The 8 week term is $340.00. Tools and some materials are supplied; in the Beginners class, silver costs are an additional cost of approximately $25.00 depending on current metals prices. If more silver is required for special projects, additional materials can be purchased by the students directly from the suppliers. Material costs for advanced classes will vary with individual projects.
2 day Workshops are generally $180.00 with additional charges for materials and metals depending on the technique being taught. If required a “Materials” fee will be noted in the “Course Information”
ADDITIONAL CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS MAY BE RUN ON REQUEST. Do you have a SPECIFIC TOPIC or TECHNIQUE you are interested in. Please email me your “EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST”
Barbara Ryman’s WORKSHOPS AT OTHER VENUES
Sydney Community College
(please check SCC's website for upcoming courses)