Report from our Recent Carving Workshop

Posted by on Jul 24, 2012 in News | Comments Off on Report from our Recent Carving Workshop Bone or Soft Stone Carving Workshop – Saturday 21st and Sunday July 22nd. Eight members attended the free July Carving weekend provided by the G&L Council as part of its education program. Nelson Robertson was again our instructor and he was joined by Kathy Selwood for one day. Kathy is a fantastic carver and instructor from the Orange Lapidary Club and was gaining some first-hand...
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Casting Workshop Weekends at Northern Districts

Posted by on Jun 24, 2012 in News | Comments Off on Casting Workshop Weekends at Northern Districts Our workshops are held over the two days, Saturday and Sunday. Participants need to be able to attend both days from 9am to 3pm. Saturday is devoted to preparing your model, either carved, constructed from wax or use of suitable natural items. Towards the end of Saturday we invest our flasks and leave to set and dry overnight. On Sunday the flasks are separated from their base and placed in the...
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Images from our recent Casting Weekend

Posted by on May 24, 2012 in News | Comments Off on Images from our recent Casting Weekend We enjoyed a weekend of creating beautiful pieces. Click on the images below to see larger photos of our work.    
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News from our recent Wire Wrapping Workshop

Posted by on Apr 24, 2012 in News | Comments Off on News from our recent Wire Wrapping Workshop There were 5 participants in our first wire wrapping class of 2012. In just a few industrious hours all of us created a wrapped or caged cabochon ready to attach to a chain or brooch mount. We used stirling silver square wire as the body wires which support the stone and a half round stirling silver wire as the wrapping wire. The wrapping wires support and bind the square body wires. A...
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