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For a listing of my classes in 2010 scroll down
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
To view more of my work click on my Picassa album link Picasa Web Albums - Vine Design Jewelry
For a listing of my classes in 2010 scroll down
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS 1pm-4pm
Intro to PMC Workshop: Wednesdays March 3, 10, 17 and 24th 1pm-4pm
Advanced PMC Techniques Workshop: Photopolymer Plates, Mould Making, and Box Pendant Structure Wednesdays April 7,14,21,28 1pm-4pm
Advanced PMC Techniques Workshop – Links and Rings
Dates: Wednesdays May 5, 12, 19, and 26 1pm-4pm
WEDNESDAY EVENING: 6pm-9pm
Open Studio Every Wed. in March, April, May and on….
SATURDAY SESSIONS 10am-4pm
PMC Components with Fused Links March 20th 10am-4pm
PMC Hollow Links: April 24th 2010. 10am-4pm
For more detailed info on classes scroll down this page.
TO REGISTER FOR ANY OF THESE CLASSSES, please contact me at virginiahuffman@gmail.com or call 650-630-6061. I hope you can join our creative community as we create fabulous jewelry together.
FUTURE CLASSES TBA
Gold on Fine Silver Get the Midas Touch! Add a bit of Gold to your PMC In this class you will learn how to bond gold to fine silver with the Keum Boo technique and Aura 22.
PMC Rivets and Resin. Make fun and colorful pendants or jewelry components with resin and imbedded images or small pmc trinkets. Add more interest by adding textured copper or fine silver windows with rivets.
Intro to PMC Workshop: Wednesdays March 3, 10, 17 and 24th 1pm-4pm
Advanced PMC Techniques Workshop: Photopolymer Plates, Mould Making, and Box Pendant Structure Wednesdays April 7,14,21,28 1pm-4pm
Advanced PMC Techniques Workshop – Links and Rings
Dates: Wednesdays May 5, 12, 19, and 26 1pm-4pm
WEDNESDAY EVENING: 6pm-9pm
Open Studio Every Wed. in March, April, May and on….
SATURDAY SESSIONS 10am-4pm
PMC Components with Fused Links March 20th 10am-4pm
PMC Hollow Links: April 24th 2010. 10am-4pm
For more detailed info on classes scroll down this page.
TO REGISTER FOR ANY OF THESE CLASSSES, please contact me at virginiahuffman@gmail.com or call 650-630-6061. I hope you can join our creative community as we create fabulous jewelry together.
FUTURE CLASSES TBA
Gold on Fine Silver Get the Midas Touch! Add a bit of Gold to your PMC In this class you will learn how to bond gold to fine silver with the Keum Boo technique and Aura 22.
PMC Rivets and Resin. Make fun and colorful pendants or jewelry components with resin and imbedded images or small pmc trinkets. Add more interest by adding textured copper or fine silver windows with rivets.
"Virginia is very knowledgeable and always very helpful, regardless of your level of expertise. I’ve taken a lot of her classes over the past 2+ years and have never once been disappointed! I was a beginner PMC’er when I took my first class with her and have learned a lot and have become pretty good with PMC techniques under her guidance, I’d highly recommend any of her classes, always fun too!" TK Sommers
"Great teacher and great projects" Denise Lee
"Tries to gear open classes to your interests." Martina Lavelle
"I learned so much! " Mallory Stevens
"Gifted and informative teacher" Lucinda Bender
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
PMC Bracelet with Fused Links
Make beautifully detailed and textured fine silver links and link them together with fine silver wire. Students will learn the basics of PMC (form, fire and finish) as well as the art of fusing sivler wire (cutting and forming links, and fusing with a torch, and linking components)
Level: Beginner to Intermediate Students
Date: Saturday March 20th 2010 from 10am-4pm
Class Fee: $95
Materials Fee: $60 for 1 ft fine silver wire, jump rings, and PMC.
Items to bring to class: Notebook and silver chain if you would prefer to lengthen your project to wear as a necklace.
Class Location: PMC Design Studio, Redwood City, CA (45 minutes South of San Francisco)
To register contact me at virginiahuffman@gmail.com or call 650-630-6061
Creating With Precious Metal Clay Workshop
Dates: Wednesdays March 3, 10, 17 and 24th 1pm-4pm
Cost: $140 (instruction, use of tools and kiln firing)
Materials Fee: Starts at $90 for 2 packs of PMC 3, 2 cubic zirconias and other consumables. More PMC will be available for purchase in class.
Student level: Beginner to Intermediate
This four week course will introduce you to the wonders of Precious Metal Clay. You will learn how to form, fire and finish with four projects designed to build your abilities and confidence with this flexible and fun medium.
Projects covered include simple pendants with bails, jewelry components, stone setting of kiln fireable stones, and hollow forms.
Students are encouraged to make jewelry expressing their own personal design styles and are offered one on one attention by the instructor.
A plethora of tools are textures are available for use in class.
To register for this class, contact me at virginiahuffman@gmail.com or call 650-630-6061. We hope you can join us.
Advanced PMC Techniques Workshop
Dates: Wednesdays April 7, 14, 21, 28 1pm-4pm
Cost: $140 (instruction, use of tools and kiln firing)
Materials Fee: Starts at $120 for 2 packs of PMC 3, mould materials, photopolymer plates and other consumables. More PMC will be available for purchase in class.
Student level: Students who have taken Intro to PMC and Intermediate Level students
This four week course will take your PMC designs and abilities to a new level.
as you continue to create with PMC using new techniques.
Techniques covered include Photopolymer Plates, Box Making and Mouldmaking.
Students are encouraged to make jewelry expressing their own personal design styles and are offered one on one attention by the instructor.
A plethora of tools are textures are available for use in class.
Advanced PMC Techniques Workshop – Links and Rings
Dates: Wednesdays May 5, 12, 19, 26
Cost: $140 (instruction, use of tools and kiln firing)
Materials Fee: Starts at $90 for 2 packs of PMC 3 and other consumables. More PMC will be available for purchase in class.
Student level: Students who have taken Intro to PMC and Intermediate Level students
This four week course will take your PMC designs and abilities to a new level.
as you continue to create with PMC using new techniques.
Techniques covered include: Chain Making aka PMC Links and PMC Rings
