Deryn Mentock Online Courses/A Minor Ornamentation: Earrings Hot and Cold

  • $245

A Minor Ornamentation: Earrings Hot and Cold

  • Course
  • 99 Lessons

From ancient time, in all cultures, the earring has been a major form of personal adornment. A minor ornament with major impact! We'll explore a wide variety of techniques, learning to create beautiful earrings, both soldered and cold connected. I'll show you five different pair, making this class an exceptional value...several classes for the price of one! This workshop is packed with technique, allowing you to grow your skill set and enabling you to use my designs as a jumping off point, allowing your creativity to soar. My vision for this class? Help you to elevate your jewelry making game!

Skill Level: intermediate beginner and up

A Minor Ornamentation

What you'll get:

Detailed instruction...welcome to my studio!
As a pioneer in the field of online jewelry making classes, I strive to make sure my workshops are of the highest quality and my online classes are an outstanding value. You'll feel like you're right there in my studio, with me!

  • Lifetime access: high quality, highly detailed videos available 24/7. Watch as many times as you like; no driving, no airfare, no hotels and no schlepping your heavy stuff!
  • Online: Our classroom is a well organized site with plenty of videos, sample photos, written instruction and advice.
  • Resources with photos and direct shopping links: Kit site with photos and direct links to all tools and materials, for easier shopping. Complete printable (and video) tools and materials overview, advice and resources. Total access, to the way I do things and the tools I use.
  • Community: You'll have access to our private facebook community for questions, chatting and uploading photos of your work.
  • Coaching: Access to an experienced instructor. I'll be with you every step of the way. I want you to succeed!
  • Satisfaction: My workshops are fluid, work-at-your-own-pace classes with a friendly, classroom atmosphere. You'll have the satisfaction of creating something with your own hands, from start to finish.

Texture Earrings

What you'll learn:

  • 46 videos!
  • 5 different styles of ear wire
  • 5 different styles of earring
  • Annealing, hardening and texturing metal
  • Working with a rolling mill
  • Shaping/dapping
  • Proper sawing technique
  • Accessible butane torch silver soldering techniques
  • Soldering delicate elements
  • Making post earrings
  • Drawing a bead on wire
  • Bezel making
  • Stone setting
  • Pickling and patina application
  • Polishing and tumbling
  • Riveting and other cold connections
  • Working with metal stamps
  • Creating perfect jump rings
  • Working with antique gemtypes
  • Wire wrapping
  • Tool advice
  • Tips and tricks
  • The opportunity to become more accomplished and confident in your craft!

Family Gems

Takeaway:

Variety: Five unique styles of earring...soldered and cold connected...and five unique ear wires, including soldered post earrings.
Techniques: A wide variety of techniques that will allow you to become proficient in making these earrings, which can then be applied to many more of your own projects.
Knowledge: I guide you through the process of metalsmithing and wire working to create beautiful, wearable pieces.
Confidence: I always recommend that students make the class samples, then once they become proficient, encourage them to use the learned skills to create work in their own style. I find this greatly helps build skills, confidence and individual style.

Artifact post earrings

What my students have to say:

Sonia

I want you to know that you are such a wonderful teacher and it's a blessing that you give students that can't travel the gift of your classes. I will take every single one of your online classes, it's all wonderful and a real art. Please don't ever stop giving us that gift! 

Tracy


You won't be sorry you signed up. These are clear concise videos with wonderful step by step instructions simple enough for anyone to follow.

Heidi

To be able to learn great stuff, without having to shell out for transportation, lodging, etc… is priceless and well worth the cost of the class.  I think it's against the law in several states and many countries to have this much fun!

Ellipse Drops

Contents

Welcome!

A Minor Ornamentation: Earrings Hot and Cold
Welcome students!
A Brief History of a Minor Ornament
Welcome.wmv
Let's get started!
Facebook Group Link

Class Samples

Ellipse Drops
Lodestar Wraps
Family Gems
Lodestar Wraps
Ellipse Drops
Artifact Earrings
Artifact Earrings
Texture Earrings
Texture Earrings
Texture Earrings
Texture Earrings

Student Work

Lynne ONeal
Terrie Hall
Cindy Wilson
Lynne ONeal
Romey Julius
IdaNell Schuessler
Terrie Hall
Karen Downs
Cindy Wilson
Paula Takeda
Carole Woosley
Cindy Wilson

Tools and Supplies + PDF's + Shopping Links

Tool Talk
Tool Talk Metalsmithing.wmv
Tool Talk Other Tools.wmv
Tool Talk Supplies.wmv
Shopping List for Tools
A Minor Ornamentation Tools and Supplies
A Minor Ornamentation Resources
Resources for beads
Resources for Beads and Objects
Jewelers Saw Blade Sizes
Drill Bit to Wire Gauge Conversion Chart
Develop Your Style
Copyright Guidelines Chart
Copyright Guidelines for Polymer Clay Artists

Torch and Soldering

Torch Talk.wmv
Torch Safety
Rules of Soldering
Fume Absorber.wmv

Polishing/Patina/Stone Setting

Tool Talk Polishing.wmv
Tool Talk Patina.wmv
Patina Liver of Sulfur.wmv
Tumbling.wmv
Tool Talk Stone Setting.wmv
Bristle Discs

Cold: Ellipse Drops

Intro Ellipse Drops
Hot Station Annealing.wmv
Jool Tool Overview.wmv
Briolette Wrap.wmv
Ellipse Drops.wmv
Drawing a Bead on Wire.wmv

Cold: Wrapped Lodestar

Intro Wrapped Lodestar
Wrapped Lodestar Part 1.wmv
Wrapped Lodestar Part 2.wmv
Wrapped Lodestar Part 3.wmv

Cold: Family Gems

Intro Family Gems
Family Gems Part 1.wmv
Family Gems Part 2.wmv
Family Gems Part 3.wmv

Hot: Texture Earrings

Intro Texture Earrings
Sawing Overview.wmv
Rolling Mill Papers.wmv
Rolling Mill Overview.wmv
Tool Talk Embossing Machine.wmv
Bench Shear Overview.wmv
Makers Mark.wmv
Building a Nest.wmv
Pickling.wmv
Ball Vise.wmv
GRS Bench Vise Setup.wmv
Texture Earrings Part 1.wmv
Texture Earrings Part 1A.wmv
Texture Earrings Part 2.wmv
Texture Earrings Part 3.wmv
Texture Earrings Part 4.wmv
Texture Earrings Part 5.wmv
Texture Earrings Part 6.wmv
Texture Earrings Part 7.wmv

Hot: Artifact Earrings

Intro Artifact Earrings
Artifact Earrings Part 1.wmv
Artifact Earrings Part 2.wmv
Artifact Earrings Part 3.wmv
Artifact Earrings Part 4.wmv
Artifact Earrings Part 5.wmv
Artifact Earrings Part 6.wmv

Thank you!

Thank You.wmv
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 Originally from Oregon, with a long stop in Texas, I now live in the wild west of Wyoming where my husband was born and raised. Wyoming has always been home to me and we're lucky to have an amazing, old farmhouse built in 1900, that sits at the foot of the Big Horn Mountains. We are host to deer, pheasant, wild turkeys, bald eagles, great horned owls, moose, osprey and even a bear in our yard. This is the setting for Owl Creek Studio, and the inspiration for much of my work.

Through years of practice in metalsmithing and jewelry making techniques I've developed a unique style of my own. I traveled the country, for years, to feed my love of teaching and discovered a true passion for sharing my knowledge of technique and design. I was one of the first instructors to offer online jewelry making classes and am proud to offer excellent and inspiring creative content, online and in person. 

Lodestar Wraps

Policies:

If you have logged into one of my workshops, then you agree to respect my copyright and terms of use. Artistic integrity is an important matter...please be mindful.

This site tracks log-ins. Sharing the log on information, the cost of the class, or any class material will result in your removal from class and exclusion from future classes. 

Due to the nature of my online classes, refunds will not be given. No exceptions.

Helping students develop their own artistic style is a passion of mine and something I try to include in every class. Please take a look at the copyright materials supplied with class. Designs from this class are the sole property of Deryn Mentock and may not be duplicated for profit. Techniques from this class may be used in any way you like.

Use of power tools and other jewelry making tools can be harmful, if used improperly. Upon registration, students agree to hold harmless and indemnify Something Sublime and Deryn Mentock from any or all loss, damages, costs or expensed incurred during the course of this workshop.

  • $245

A Minor Ornamentation: Earrings Hot and Cold

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