Here is a gift to give that special someone who is used to knitting and/or crocheting, with wool and wants to try wire. The Brookfield Craft Center is having a "Knitting, Weaving and More with Wire", weekend workshop, January 14 -15, 2012.
Joy Raskin will combine traditional fiber and yarn working techniques to fine metals. Joy encourages her metal students to experiment. “Wire is not just confined to jewelry,” she states, “but can be used to make vessels, baskets, lampshades and other wonderful home accessories. Even sculpture can be created with wire.”
"Joy Raskin‘s art practice can primarily be labeled as jewelry, but her work in wire begins at the neck and migrates down the body as garments."
Tuition for the class is $250 with an additional $35 for studio/materials due upon registration. The class will be held both Saturday and Sunday at the Jewelry studio in the Mill building.
Following is the course description; Wire is such a fascinating, flexible medium that you can do so much with. We will coil, wrap, tinker, weave, twine, braid, crochet, knit, twist and more to make all kinds of fabulous jewelry and accessories. Wire is not just confined to jewelry.
Even sculpture can be created with wire. Knitted chains such as Viking chain and Egyptian Spiral will be covered as well as basic wire chain designs. Findings, such as making your own earwires and clasps will be covered. Best of all, it's low-tech and does not require a lot of fancy tools to work with. Pliers, wire cutters, masking tape, a Sharpie marker, a mallet, a steel square and a ruler are what you will be using. Colored copper wire, brass, bronze, nickel and silver wire will be used.
Brookfield Craft Center is located at 286 Whisconier Road (Route 25 at 202) Brookfield, CT 06804, 203-775-4526. Stop by their Holiday Sale this week.
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