Today we finished up the first six weeks of the study of Jewelry. Students are in various states of completion of their necklaces. All at at least at the stage of having their pieces gesso painted and with their designs drawn. Many are working on painting their designs with acrylic paint. Some are coating their pieces with acrylic varnish. They need at least 3 coats to really look good. In the meantime I showed them how to make beads out of paper strips and some have even gotten them varnished as well.
We will begin next week learning about jump rings and fabricating wire loops for the beads out of 18 gauge copper wire. Then we will proceed to creating chains out of the jump rings to finish off the completed necklace along with a clasp they will create themselves.
No pictures today, sorry. I will begin posting some again on day 16.
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