Getting Ready to Teach a Class
Sometimes when you finish a project or in my case a piece of jewelry, you just want to show it to someone. So I took my just finished necklace, bracelet and earrings to show my friend, Kim, at Bead-It here in Prescott. This group of jewelry was my experiment into using sheet metals with eyelets and rivets. She had asked earlier if I wanted to teach a class in cold connections and I agreed. Cold connections are ways to connect individual parts and make a piece of jewelry without soldering or using a kiln. I’ve learned many techniques at the classes I’ve taken in cold connections from some of the best teachers – Susan Lenart Kazmer and Deryn Mentock . So I thought why not? Well, Kim was as excited about my new pieces as I was and so I will be teaching how to make this necklace. In order to teach a class of 4 to 6 people, I need to be organized! So I’ve started a syllabus with a list of materials needed and how much the...