Mushroom Dreams Master class

Name: Mushroom Dreams Master class
Start: 2025-03-27T09:00:00+00:00
Location: Silver Clay Academy

Schedule

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025 at 09:00 am

UTC+00:00

Location

Silver Clay Academy | Le Havre, HA

https://www.silverclayacademy.co.uk/event-details/metal-clay-master-class-toadstool-dreams-3-day-workshop-with-anna-mazon
Time & Location
27 Mar 2025, 10:00 – 29 Mar 2025, 17:00
Hermitage, Silver Clay Studios, The Old Telephone Exchange, Long Ln, Hermitage, Longlane, Thatcham RG18 9QS, UK
About the event
"Mushroom dreams" pendant - three days workshop in silver
It's a 3 days workshop packed with lots of different techniques, featuring a branch (hollow inside, so it's perfect for a bead-strung necklace), various, three-dimensional mushrooms, and a small (3-4 mm), round, bezel set stone. Wonderful textures, interesting shapes, lots of tricks for creating secure openwork constructions in metal clay - this is what this workshop is about.
You will use silver clay to create a few types of hollow construction (organic looking branch, mushroom caps) and then you'll make a secure, openwork construction out of them. You will learn a few tricks about making really small bezel setting for a non-fireable stone and then setting stone in it.
This workshop involves learning basics of soldering (this part is optional - you can learn, but decide not to solder).
Main objectives- learn to make a hollow, branch-like structure- learn to create various organic looking textures on the branch, mushrooms, lichens- learn to build a believably looking mushroom- learn to make a secure openwork construction out of mushrooms – strong and easy to wear- learn to make a tiny bezel setting for stones that can't be fired in place and are not calibrated- learn to set tiny round stones in an easy and very clean way
THIS WORKSHOP IS RECOMMENDED FOR STUDENTS WITH PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH METAL CLAY

Basic tools and Materials included, (Excluding beads and Cabochon!) if students have any favourite tools they can bring them.
If you would like to bring beads (preferably not
huge ones – I would suggest a strand of beads 3-5 mm in diameter) and necklace endings, crimp
beads, a clasp (generally things needed for assembling a necklace). And small, round cabochon (max
4 mm, round stone!). It should match the beads.
You may wish to bring an optivisor, Bezel rocker and small rotary tool too.
Students will get Learner's notes during the class.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
There are only 10 spots available. Please be aware that a minimum of 5 participants is required for the workshop to proceed, and guests will be notified promptly. Kindly review the complete booking terms and conditions. While tickets can be refunded if necessary, it is advisable to secure travel and accommodation insurance as The Silver Clay Academy (Silver Clay Studios LTD) and Anna Mazon (Studio Draconia) are not responsible for covering travel and accommodation expenses.
By making a booking, you are consenting to the terms and conditions.

Bio:
Anna Mazoń is a jewellery designer from Cracow, Poland. She started making jewellery in 2008.
Her pieces are always hand built, full of fine details, having a slightly dark, fantasy vibe to them,
combined with a refined organic feeling. They are inspired by nature, ancient cultures and literature.
Her materials of choice are sterling silver and bronze.
She often combines metal clay technique with traditional metalsmithing.
Photos of Anna Mazoń’s jewellery have been published in books and magazines, including covers
of Handmade Business (April 2016 and August 2015), Metal Clay Artist Magazine (Winter 2013),
Metal Clay Today (Summer 2018) and Making Jewellery (2018, issue 123). She’s been either a
finalist or winner in the Saul Bell Design Award in the Metal Clay Category in 2015, 2014 and
2013. Anna is also a renowned metal clay teacher. She’s been teaching in different studios, all over
the world since 2013.