Club member Cheryl Osburn held a class on flame painting on Dec. 3. Students were shown how to change the color of copper by applying heat using a torch. Changing the length of time using the torch on various spots changes the copper’s colors. The piece was then cut into shapes for earrings and pendants.…
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Clubs & Classes, November 2021
Turn Something Old Into Something New
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
Lapidary Club Members Learn New Techniques
Cathy Hasson Carolyn Milbrath and Debbie Huber taught two classes of Lapidary Club members the art of using precious metal clay to fashion pendants and earrings. The process involves forming and stamping a soft clay of Sterling Silver with a binding agent. The clay is placed in a kiln, and the binding agent is burned…
Clubs & Classes, November 2019
Renowned Arizona artist teaches Lapidary Club
Cathy Hasson April Bower, renowned Arizona artist, made another teaching trip to the Quail Creek Lapidary Studio. She taught one bracelet class and two pendant classes, both of which were well attended. Beautiful and unique pieces were fashioned in each day-long class. We appreciate April and her assistant Renee sharing their extraordinary skills with our…
Clubs & Classes, August 2019
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Clubs & Classes, January 2018
Lapidary Club members learn from visiting artist
Cathy Hasson Visiting Artist, April Bower, taught Lapidary Club members how to fashion amazing metal jewelry using several techniques, including torches, patinas and fold forming. The Burnished Bi-metal Bracelets were truly unique and individualized. The Tribal Trio Pendant and Earrings set featured sterling silver wire with ball ends on copper. Participants were Ernie Lopez, LisaTeman-Rosenburg,…
Clubs & Classes, February 2017
Lapidary Club learns to bead wire pendants
Connie Duval, Carmen Murphy, Lisa Rosenburg and Frannie Vanselow attended Cathy Hasson’s Beaded Wire Pendant Class. The studio’s other class offerings are Cathy’s Two-Drop Peyote and Basic Bead Stringing; Nancy Riordon, Marj Berra and Ernie Lopez’s Basic Metals and Creative Wire Work. Participants have left classes with new skills and exquisite pieces.