Y.K., a creative and committed student visiting from Japan, designed and created these incredible collar clips! Y. cut out the copper shapes with a jeweller’s saw, enamelled them with her colors of choice, and arranged them into this gorgeous piece. Wonderful work, Y!
I had to get a shot of one of our international students trying out welding for the first time ever, and on our new combo MIG/Arc/TIG welder at that! So proud of you, F! What a badass, hey?!
WOW. What more can you say to these amazing castings?! All of these (except for the heart ring) were hand-carved in wax by students, mounted and invested, and cast with molten sterling silver to create what you see here. The cross (done by one of our German ISP students) was cast from his dad’s gold filling! Phenomenal work, y’all.
The Belt Buckle is our big skill-builder in Jewelry/Metalwork 11 – it pretty much contains most things we learn in the shop, including some MIG welding and lathework. Way to go, everyone!
R.G. in Grade 11 cut and shaped this little brass frog – and went a few steps further with those delicate inside cuts. So stunning!
The Creative Project combines everything we learn in our first unit of Jewelry/Metalwork 11/12: cutting with a jeweller’s saw, soldering two or more metals together, and sanding/buffing/texturing/finishing metal. Each of these projects is uniquely designed by students, and all are cut entirely by hand. Extra congrats to R.H. for that super tricky guitar – she worked SO dang hard on getting those wires soldered. Awesome work, everyone!
This SUPER intricate piece made by M.B. was a labor of love, and all cut by hand. She succeeded in making this sheet of copper look like lace, and totally killed it! Excellent work.
F.M. in Grade 12 worked SO hard to create this incredible and complex sterling silver ring set with a Tiger’s Eye stone. What an amazing achievement! All the best on your welding program out east, and beautiful work on this project.
Some incredible projects from our Spring 2022 Jewelry 11/12 crew! Fidget ring featuring copper enamelled flower with a handmade sterling rivet made by S.V., Sterling silver feathered earcuffs made by K.C. (and worn to their grad ceremony in June!), and a stone set pendant by W.J.. Great job, everyone!
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