Silver III: Tufa Casting - Vickie Prillaman

Silver III: Tufa Casting - Vickie Prillaman

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10/27/2024-11/1/2024

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$200.00

SILVER III: TUFA CASTING

INSTRUCTOR: VICKIE PRILLAMAN

 

What is Tufa? How do you cast with it? Attend this class and find out. Students will first learn how to work safely with the Tufa and then how to carve their designs into the Tufa stone, using a basic flat spatula, a fork, and other items found to make textures in the Tufa, how fun to find different items you can carve with! No special tools required. We will discuss what to do with the finished castings. They can be made either into a finished piece on its own or combine parts to create a larger piece. They can also be used as overlays. Students will learn the basics of how to get a successful casting by using sterling silver. This class will be held partially outside with some sharing of torches and crucibles. Class fee covers handouts and consumables for the class, one piece of Tufa and enough sterling silver for the first project. I will send out information to registered students where they may purchase the Tufa, or you can buy from me. A tools list will be sent to registered students in advance. If you have any questions, please call Vickie at 770-265-7879.

 

Class Fee: $350

Est. Materials Fee: $160+

Prerequisite: No carving skills required. Students DO need to be comfortable using a torch!!

Prillaman, Vickie

Vickie Prillaman started her career in Jewelry in 1993 at the Spruill Center for the Arts in Dunwoody, GA. In 1994 she became an assistant in the jewelry department at Spruill, she also attended Georgia State University in 1994, where she recognized her interest in education and started teaching jewelry making in 1995. She completed a year long apprenticeship with a German goldsmith in the Atlanta area in 1996. She has taught beginning Silver classes for the Eastern Federation of Gem and Mineral Societies, several beginning Silver and Advanced Silver classes for the Southeast Federation of Gem and Mineral Societies, and Advanced Silver classes for the Florida Society of Goldsmiths and the former North Carolina Goldsmith Society. In 1997 Vickie began teaching at the William Holland School of Lapidary Arts in Young Harris, GA. She continues to teach workshops around the country and privately in her own studio in Georgia.

Vickie Prillaman continues to add to her knowledge of metal smithing and stone cutting by attending workshops with many well-known artists. She enjoys learning new techniques and passing on what she has learned to her students. Vickie is an accomplished lapidarist who uses her own stones in combination with gold and silver to design and create her unique jewelry.

Vickie also enjoys designing and weaving baskets and sharing her knowledge with others. She has studied with Lorraine Garcia since 2011 and has attended other basket making classes in the area. Vickie started teaching Baskets at William Holland in 2022.

Vickie is a member of the Metal Arts Guild of Georgia and the Florida Society of Goldsmiths. She is past President of the Cobb County Gem and Mineral Society and a past President and Vice President of the Florida Society of Goldsmiths. She is a member of the Tomoka Gem and Mineral Club.