SilverWorks News
newsletter for the emerging silversmith
February 2014
Greetings!
YIKES January got busy and then it was February! I hope that your 2015 year started off well. SilverWorks is off to a good start (even with the scare of a fire) and 2015 promises to be a very creative year.
new studio...

silverworks ribbon cutting
Blair, Helena, and Mawadda cutting the ribbon.
Grand Opening of Studio 2
What a great night! Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate this new space. An exclusive, unique and inspiring environment with world class smithing tools, SilverWorks Studio 2 is the studio that students who have been practicing the craft and achieved an intermediate or advanced level can further their skills and explore a wider variety of tools.
cool classes...
NOT JUST JEWELRY!
Crazy Raising Workshop 
Feb 21 & 22  $185 
Learn the traditional metalworking skill of bowl raising using hammers and stakes. You will create two finished copper bowls, one traditional with soldered copper legs as well as a more organic design.
Jump into the colorful world of enameling with this comprehensive 3 session class. Work with both fine silver and copper while exploring the techniques of sifting, wet packing, sgraffito, stencil, drawing, cloisonn�, and plique-a-jour with both transparent and opaque colors.

POPULAR!  The Romantics 
Express your feminine side with these beautiful project specific workshops. Each workshop teaches a new skill that expands your design capabilities.
Craft sterling silver beads to wear on a cord or wire. You will learn the process of making hollow spheres and cylinders. Make the beads uniquely yours with texturing techniques.
Do you have a collection of beach glass or beautiful rocks that just don't fit into a regular bezel? Learn to create a prong setting for an odd shaped stone in this workshop.
Enjoy designing and creating a domed silver pendant and bail with the added contrast of a delicate pearl.

2015 promises to be a very creative year at SilverWorks. I hope you can discover new approaches to your work this year.

Blair Anderson
Director & Instructor
In This Issue
Applications Now Available for Open Studio in Studio 2

Yes, that's right, Studio 2:Hot Metal is now open for work and play! Because it is such a special place it deserves a few special requirements. Learn more.
NEW starting in March...
Rise of The Machines Workshops   4 hour sessions $95  
Studio 2 
Tap into your tool loving side and explore these great machines:
Hydraulic Press
Rolling Mill
Pen Plater
Sand Blaster
register here  or Learn more. 
a new face...
Introducing...
Anya Pinchuk 
A new face you will be seeing around SilverWorks belongs to Anya Pinchuk. She comes to us from The Corcoran. More about Anya here.
In the gallery through the month of March...
rona eisner river pendant
Rona Eisner
Rona Eisner

Natalia Brady

Kaila Hill

Kelly Sia

Ruth Bletzinger

Myrna Goldenberg

Kima
Auction for Exnihilo March 17
 
Blair AndersonI will be auctioning a few on my larger works for the Exnihilo event this March. Come out for some Bahamian treats, live music, and original artworks to help our cause.

More details here

Blair Anderson
About the Director
Blair brings  over 25 years experience of silversmithing to Glen Echo Park as founder of SilverWorks Studio & Gallery.

 

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