Wire Wrapped Rings & Wire Work
Instructor: Sylvia Dawe
Day/Date: Friday, June 16, 2023
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Level: All
Class Fee: $40 members/$70 non-members
Materials Fee:
- $5 Includes copper & brass materials
- Option to buy silver from instructor
All tools provded
Class Description:
Come join us in a fun-filled workshop where you will learn the basics of wire wrapping and will create your own pearl or bead wire-wrapped ring. In addition, you will learn how to make ear wires and a necklace/bracelet clasp as well as what tools are required and how to use them. No experience necessary!
All tools are provided. All materials needed are included in the materials fee. However, you may bring your own pearls or beads if you prefer, and you will have the option of purchasing sterling silver from the instructor at an additional cost.
Instructor
For Sylvia Dawe, what began as a casual interest in metalwork and jewelry design has bloomed into a full-time vocation, avocation and joyful enterprise. The pursuit of her passion now involves retailing her handcrafted jewelry and teaching metalwork classes at OCAF, Lyndon House, and through private lessons. She also continues to hone her skills by attending various classes and workshops.
Sylvia finds inspiration for her creations in nature, sentiment & architecture and then fabricates them from materials including metals, beads, found objects, recycled materials, feathers, bone, shell and other mixed media. Retailing under the name SD Designs, her unique, handcrafted jewelry is now sold locally at OCAF and Pearl Girls (on Hawthorne in Athens) as well as throughout the State in Townsend, Savannah and on St. Simons Island.