[Hou-announce] OT: metalsmith 'Cold Connections' class

[Hillary Greenslade]

Greetings, 
Rikki Mitman will be teaching a 1 day class on how to create 
cold connections with metals, for rivets and tube rivets. 
This can be used on simple award medalions.  
Some of you may remember Rikki as 'Teleri ferch Pawl' in the SCA. 

The class will be located at the corner of I-10 and Beltway 8 in the Market Place
antique's mall, as a shop owned by a dealer in the mall.  Should be a 
good workshop. 

Cheers, Hillary

> I'm teaching a hands-on class called Simple Cold Connections at
> the Valentine Bead & Jewelry Show on the west side of Houston,
> Saturday, February 13. 
> This is a great class for anyone who wants to add more
> metal work to their jewelry-making repertoire. (In the near future, I will also
> offer a class on advanced cold connections.)
>  
> In this class, you will learn two simple methods of cold
> connection: wire rivets and tube rivets. You will see how to measure and fit rivets,
> and you will set them into a simple mixed metals pendant of 
> copper, brass, and sterling. We will discuss how to make
> rivets part of your design, as well as how to make them blend in. We will also
> talk about texturing and finishing metal pieces. A handout provides additional information
> on sources and techniques.
>  
> If you use "cheaters" (magnifying lenses for close-up work), bring them.  
> Tools:
>   - Riveting hammer, goldsmith's hammer, or other small hammer with 
> ball peen
>   - Bench block, small anvil, or bench pin with anvil
>   - Beading mat (the velux type)
>  
> $35 plus $7 for materials 
>   
> For registration, directions, and other pertinent 
> information, please contact Pam Pickering at
> 713-984-9841 or pam.pickering at comcast.net.