Elizabeth Lyne is inspired by graceful forms and patterns in nature; soft lines and swirls of feathers and fur, flower petals and butterfly wings. She has brought those impressions to her jewelry, developing methods of etching to create a unique process. She controls and duplicates her results to provide deep texture and detail to make her jewelry come alive.

Jayne Redman is known for her unusual way of working with metal in three dimensions, often using multiples of the same shape to convey a single idea. Using nature as her inspiration she considers combinations of form and function, integrating mechanics with design and applying innovative engineering methods. She has perfected the process of quickly duplicating shapes by cutting them out with blanking dies and then forming those shapes with tools and jigs of her invention.

Jayne and Elizabeth have combined their knowledge in this workshopl

Part 1 ETCHING with Elizabeth Lyne: Students will learn how to transform imagery —their own drawings, photos, or copyright-free sources—into images that are ideal for etching. We will be utilizing a scanner, a computer with image-editing software (instructions for Windows & Mac computers will be provided), and a laser printer to prepare the images. Students will also receive instruction on how to create images manually using oil-based pens. They will then etch their images onto silver using
an electro-etching process with cupric nitrate.

Part 2 FORMING with Jayne Redman: Students will use die-forming techniques to give their etched shapes dimension and to quickly cut them out after forming.
Silhouette dies allow you to make rounded relief forms in metal. Press from both sides of the die to make mirror images for beads or hollow forms. Use thermal reactive plastic for quick contour inserts.
Non-conforming dies carved from cast acrylic add contour and detail to your forms. Combine a silhouette die and a non-conforming die into a hybrid die for both contour and larger relief areas. Make conforming intensifiers with thermal plastic.
Blanking Dies: Design and create blanking dies to instantly cut out the exact shapes you form, or incorporate your shape within a larger outline.

MATERIALS KIT for Part 1 ETCHING (required): $110: 
Materials Kit fee is in addition to your tuition and will be payable to Elizabeth Lyne on the first day of class via Venmo, PayPal or credit card. Kit Fee includes the tools and materials used in the etching process.
 
Students should bring the following tools and materials:
Students with access to a laptop computer should bring one and can download a trial version of Photoshop.
IMPORTANT: bring Silver. We will only etch on silver: Sterling silver, fine silver, or argentium in any gauge: 24, 22, 20
Copyright-free images (clip art books, or stock images) or your own drawings or images
Drawing materials including rulers, black sharpie markers in a variety of widths, pencils and erasers, compasses, and plastic circle and oval templates
Dust mask and apron

MATERIALS KIT FEE Part 2 FORMING (required): $100
Materials Kit Fee will be payable directly to your instructor, Jayne Redman via Venmo, Zelle, PayPal or credit card at the workshop. Kit includes the following:  2” x 4” x 1/32” piece of tool steel for practice. 9” x 4” x 1/32” tool steel and 9” x 4” x 3/64” tool steel will be available at around $34 per piece.
 
Jayne will be supplying her Rotational Bench Pin and her Rotational Work Ring System for students to use during the workshop. They will be available for purchase at a student discount.

Students Should bring the following tools and materials:
Dividers 
Bur life
5" or 6" deep saw frame: (#110007 Rio Grande or my favorite: Green Lion Big Belly Saw Frame (a deeper saw frame than the standard 4" jewelers saw will make it easier to cut the materials for the dies you will be making)
Flat or Half-Round Hand file, #0 or #1 cut
Ball burs such as Lynx Round Bur Sets,  2.7mm to 8mm (Rio Grande #344340), and Lynx Round Bur set .05mm to 2.5mm (Rio Grande #344335) I highly recommend you get these!
Cylinder burs (Amazon)
Diamond Cylinder Burs: Rio
Round diamond burs: Amazon
Exacto knife
Apron 
Dust mask
Safety Glasses and eye magnification if needed 
Your favorite hand tools
Copper and/or brass sheet in 24 gauge to test dies.
Drawing materials including an Exacto knife, rulers, sharpie markers, pencils and erasers, compasses, and plastic circle and oval templates

OPTIONAL
Not required, but would be great to have—bring what you already own:
Silver or gold wire for finished pieces in assorted gauges. I use 20 gauge for ear wires.
Wolf Wax Trimmer: used with a cylinder bur to create 90-degree walls on your silhouette die for mirror image pieces. Jayne will bring some of these to share.
Wolf Wax High Speed Cylinder Bur Set: Otto Frei 
Green Lion Big Belly Saw Frame, or 5" Knew Concepts Heavy Duty Saw Frame with Cam Lever and Swivel  (Otto Frei)
Highly recommended! Additional saw blades 2/0 or 3/0: Bring your favorite brand or Super Pike Saw Blades or Original Laser Blades (Rio Grande)
 
Please contact us with any questions regarding Material Kits or Sudent tool and materials lists
 
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