Artisan Metalsmithing Techniques: Layered Pendants

Description Learn how to make a silver pendant with start-to-finish guidance from expert instructor Robyn Cornelius. Begin class with best practices for piercing and sawing your piece, and follow along to cut and file an intricate, impressive front plate. Next, find out how to use liver of sulfur to create a colorfully patinated back plate and add visual interest with pin-and-saucer embellishments. Then, tackle your next pendant, a distinctive “ripped” design. Use reticulation to create a beautifully textured front plate and learn key soldering skills to create a dimensional box frame. And, find out how to fabricate tube settings to incorporate an eye-catching gemstone in your piece before tab-setting your second pendant together. Finish class with two impressive designs and skills that will elevate all of your future projects!

• Class Preview
• Starting the Tree Pendant
• Embellishing the Tree Pendant
• Achieving a Rainbow of Patinas
• Starting the Ripped Pendant
• Designing the Front & Backplate
• Tube Setting & Finishing
• Layered Variations