These are all one to one courses.
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Silver Courses - Beginners level
The 5 hours course is designed to introduce anyone to silver clay. You will learn what is silver clay and make two pendants and a pair of earrings.
160 Euros, material included
It will be explained how to work using a few simple tools.
Level: beginners
Hours: from 10 am to 3.30 pm with a 30 min. break.
You will learn :
- to handle silver clay
- how to roll it to the desired thickness
- how to roll a pattern and cut shapes
- the methods for finishing dry pieces
- how to insert sterling silver studs for earrings
- how to fire the pieces
- how to finish and clean and polish jewellery
First you will make a simple pendant.
Then you will have more freedom to create the other pieces.
You will learn how important it is to finish your jewellery before firing.
You will see the magic of transforming your works after polishing.
The one day course is designed to introduce anyone to silver clay.
You will learn how to work silver clay and make a pair of earrings, a pendant with zircon and a T-shaped closure for necklaces.
200 Euros, material and light lunch included
It will be explained to you how to work silver clay using a few simple tools.
Level: beginner
Hours: from 10 am to 5.30 pm with a 30 min. break.
The timetable can be changed in two sessions of three and a half hours each over two days.
You will learn:
- to handle silver clay
- how to roll it to the desired thickness
- how to imprint a texture and cut shapes
- how to cut holes
- how to set a zircon
- The methods for finishing dry pieces
- how to fire the pieces
- how to finish and clean the pieces
You will learn how important it is to finish your pieces before firing.
You will see the magic of transforming your works after polishing.
This one-day course is based on the use of natural objects used together with silver clay to create beautiful unique pieces of jewellery. Capture the beauty of leaves and shells down to the details using paste and silver clay. You will make three pendants.
200 Euros, material and light lunch included
Level: beginners
Hours: from 10 am to 5.30 pm with a 30 min. break
The timetable can be changed in two sessions of three and a half hours each over two days.
The class will begin with a brief introduction to what silver clay is.
You will learn :
the difference between paste and clay
to handle the silver clay
how to use silicone based compounds to make moulds and capturing shapes and designs of shells, bark, leaves, petals or anything else of your interest
methods for finishing dry parts
how to fire the pieces
to use the sulphurous patina
how to finish and clean jewellery
You will learn how important it is to finish your work before firing.
You will see the magic of transforming your jewellery after polishing.
The one day course is designed to introduce anyone to silver clay and learn how to make two silver beads to embellish necklaces, bracelets and earrings and one empty lentil shaped pendant / bead.
200 Euros, material and light lunch included.
It will be explained how to make 3 types of beads..
Level: beginners
Hours: from 10 am to 5.30 pm with a 30 min. break.
The timetable can be changed in two sessions of three and a half hours each over two days.
The workshop will begin with the creation of two simple rolled beads. Then we will proceed to the creation of a more complex lentil shaped bead. You will also set a cubic zirconia into one of the beads.
You will learn :
- how to roll the silver clay and roll a pattern
- to cut and shape creating hollow forms and three-dimensional effects
- to glue pieces of clay together
- to build hollow shapes with already dry pieces
- to set a cubic zirconia
- to dry and finish the your work
- to fire the pieces
- to clean and polish jewellery
You can create beautiful silver beads using your creativity. You will have different types of patterns and a choice of cubic zirconia.
The one day course is designed to introduce anyone to silver clay.
You will learn how to work silver clay and make two pairs of earrings (studs and pendants) and a band ring with lines.
200 Euros, material and light lunch included.
It will be explained how to work with silver clay using a few simple tools.
Hours: from 10 am to 5.30 pm with a 30 min. break.
The timetable can be changed in two sessions of three and a half hours each over two days.
You will learn:
- to handle the silver clay
- how to roll it to the desired thickness
- how to roll a pattern and cut shapes
- how to cut holes
- how to set a cubic zirconia
- how to insert the silver components
- how to size a ring by calculating the shrinkage
- to prepare the mandrel for your ring
- the methods for finishing dry pieces
- how to fire the pieces
- how to finish and clean the pieces
You will learn how important it is to finish your pieces before firing.
You will see the magic of transforming your works after polishing.