Wireworking

April 23 - 25, 2010

Explore the wonderful world of working with wire. Wire is such a fascinating, flexible medium that you can do so much with it. We will coil, wrap, tinker, weave, twine, braid, crotchet, knit, twist and much more to make all kinds of fabulous jewelry and accessories. Wire is not just confined to jewelry, but can be used to make vessels, baskets, lampshades and other wonderful home accessories. Even sculpture can be created with wire. Best of all, it's low-tech and does not require a lot of fancy tools to work with. A couple of pliers, wire cutters, masking tape, a Sharpie marker, a mallet, a steel square and a ruler is pretty much what you need. We will be using colored copper wire, brass, bronze, nickel and silver wire.

Instructor: Joy Raskin

Joy Raskin

Bio: Joy Raskin received her MFA from UMASS Dartmouth. She exhibits nationally with work in numerous collections including the White House. Joy has been awarded the Individual Artist Fellowship from the New Hampshire State Council for the Arts and her work has been published in Metalsmith, Craft Report, New York Times and the Boston Globe.