Greetings!
A lot is going on at SilverWorks this summer! Open Studio is busier than ever and we have some fresh new faces playing along. Come take a look at all the studios with Art Walk in The Park or help support the Children's Inn at NIH at An Evening With the Arts.
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Come out on friday night and help SilverWorks neighbor J. Jordan Bruns brighten the lives at the Children's Inn!
An Evening With The Arts
"3rd Annual An Evening with the Arts: A Benefit for the Children's Inn at NIH"
The Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park
7300 MacArthur Blvd
Advanced purchse tickets are $40 and will be available at www.niharts.com
All ticket sales and artwork sales benefit Art programs at the Children's Inn at NIH.
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Faculty Invitational Exhibit
June 14-July 24
Popcorn Gallery Glen Echo Park
Artists Reception June 14 6-8pm
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Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture presents their annual exhibit of the park's instructors and invited students and SilverWorks will show our stuff. See what is possible when you take a class at SilverWorks Studio & Gallery.
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What is Lost Wax Casting?
 There is fabrication, and then there is Lost Wax. These are the two original ancient techniques for making jewelry. Unlike fabrication where you work directly with the metal, Lost Wax Casting is the creation of a wax model by carving and heating. This model is then attached to a wax rod or "sprue" and placed on a rubber base. A flask is attached to this that will create a well. A plaster-like substance called "investment" is poured into this flask and set to harden. This is then fired in a kiln burning out the wax(hence the name "Lost Wax") and leaving a hardened mold. Molten metal is then poured into the mold to create the final piece. Intro to Lost Wax
 3 sessions $325 Tuesdays,
Aug 6-20
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I hope that you can take advantage of all that SilverWorks has to offer this summer.
Blair AndersonDirector & Instructor
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 Friday June 14 6-8pm Check out all the open studios, demonstrations, and artwork
Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture
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studio spotting
Check out what your fellow smithys are making while in Open Studio.  | | I-Yu Sillers |
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About the Director
Blair Anderson is an artist in residence at Glen Echo Park, MD. read more...
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