Hinges and Hydraulic Die Forming

Heather White is a contemporary jewelry artist, professor, Fulbright Scholar, lecturer, and curator based in Boston where she is Professor of Art at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her recent work is smithed in silver and gold and plays with the locket, a familiar and historical jewelry format. She received a B.F.A. from RISD and an M.F.A. from SUNY, the College at New Paltz, NY. Her pieces are represented in the permanent collections including the Museum of Art and Design in New York City, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery. White resides in Boston with her partner, two remarkable children, and their dog.

Expand your jewelry-making skills in this hands-on workshop designed for students who have completed Jewelry 101. You'll begin by crafting a simple three-knuckle hinge in brass, honing your precision and technique. Then, explore the creative potential of the hydraulic press by using a plexiglass silhouette die to shape two pillowed copper forms. These forms will be "decked" and connected with the hinge, resulting in a beautifully crafted sample locket. This workshop offers the opportunity to build on foundational skills while introducing advanced techniques in hinge construction and hydraulic forming.

The materials fee for this class is $55. This is separate from the ticket price and is to reimburse the instructor for any tools or materials used in this class. This will be paid once, directly to the instructor at the start of the first class meeting. This instructor accepts payments in cash or through Venmo.

Students will learn the following skills in this order:

• Basic Hinge making

• Soldering

• Annealing

• Hydraulic die forming

• Sawing

• Filing

• Sanding

• Pin setting

One 20g brass sheet 2 x 2 inches each, brass tubing 3 inches each, brass pin wire, pencil graphite, two pieces 20g copper sheet 4 x 4 inches each for die forming plus more for decking, copper tubing 3 inches each, copper pin wire, hard and easy silver solder, saw blades.

Safety glasses

Work apron

Pencil and paper

closed-toe shoes

natural fiber clothing

Students must have passed jewelry 101 or have equivalent experience. For approval of equivalent experience, please contact the instructor before registering.

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*Sales end 2 hours before the start of the class to allow the instructor and staff time to prep.

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