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IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT: EXPLORE, EXPAND, EXCEL torch-fired enameling with Anne Havel

Join us as we welcome guest artist Anne Havel back to Michigan for 2 more exciting enameling workshops. The initial workshop (October 4-6th) sold out so quickly we added another session!

Workshop Description:

"Using a torch, various methods of line creation and imagery within your enamel piece will be demonstrated. By

applying successive layers of liquid, acrylic, as well as transparent and opaque powdered enamels, techniques

such as sgraffito, graphite, sifting, firescale, acid-etching, painting, and more, can be covered. Additionally,

under/maturity/& over-firing are utilized to build and preserve drawings and layers in the final piece. No matter

the student's skill level, there will be the opportunity to immerse oneself in new ideas and principles.

Cold-connection and minimal soldering skill options for your piece(s) can be explored"

 

 

 

Registration forms available HERE

Seats will be filled on a first come basis.

Plique-à-jour Enameling with Samantha Zhang

Plique-à-jour Enameling with Samantha Zhang

April 19, 20, 21, 2019 • 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

We experienced just a taste of the enameling work of Samantha Zhang at the Member Workshop last year. Now you can immerse yourself in a three-day Plique-à-jour enameling workshop with Samantha.

Registration is limited to 8 participants, so sign up early. Pack a lunch or visit local eateries during the one hour lunch break each day. Please bring the follow in your tool box: A set of needles files, a Swiss file, saw and blades. A Ruler or regularly used stencils. All other materials will be provided.

Workshop Fee:
Members - $280
Nonmembers - $340
Students - $220   

Location:
Canton, Michigan                                   

Registration Deadline: April 12, 2019    REGISTRATION FORM HERE

Member Tour at Maker Works

Please join us on Saturday, March 9, 2-4pm for a tour of Maker Works, an Ann Arbor makerspace with jewelry studio, metal working, wood working, 3D printing, and more. We’ll show tools from both inside and outside the jewelry studio that can be used to create jewelry-scale objects, whether it is powder coating, sand blasting, welding, precision machining, laser engraving, etc. In addition to access to tools, makerspaces offer instruction, space to use the tools, and a community of creative individuals ranging from artists to engineers, students to entrepreneurs, steel fabricators to fabric artists.

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Call For Entries - MSG Booth at Art of Fire Art Fair, Royal Oak

Please click here for the application form to apply to participate in the MSG booth at the Art of Fire Art Fair in Royal Oak, June 8-9, 2019.

Please note, you need to complete a separate application for each of the fares (South University in Ann Arbor, Palmer Park in Detroit and Art of Fire in Royal Oak) n which you are interested in participating.

Job Opportunity: Lecturer - Metals and Contemporary Art Jewelry & Foundations at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI

Teach a full-time course load in Metals and Contemporary Art Jewelry and Foundations following National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) guidelines. These may include introductory, and potentially intermediate to advanced Metals and Contemporary Art Jewelry courses, as well as Foundation courses - preferably 2D Design and Drawing - to support the various Art and Design BFA disciplines, BS Art Education and University-wide General Education students. Screening of applications will begin on Monday, March 18, 2019. Submissions will be accepted until position is filled. 

For details, please visit:

https://jobs.uwstout.edu/lecturer-metals-and-contemporary-art-jewelry-and-foundations/job/10589550

Please contact Bryan Ritchie

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