Silver III: Clasps and Closures - Vickie Prillaman
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CLASPS AND CLOSURES
INSTRUCTOR: VICKIE PRILLAMAN
This class will cover several different styles of clasps and closures and their uses in your jewelry design. Some of the clasps can be used to finish a bracelet or necklace you have made in another class or a bracelet or necklace you have purchased and are not happy with the existing clasp and would like to replace it with your original design. Clasps can be the focal point of your jewelry piece, we will cover the options available to you. You will construct a puzzle clasp, a hinge clasp, and a clasp. I will have samples of other clasps that I have made over the years and time permitting you may be able to construct one or more of these other clasps and/or terminations. Lab fee covers handouts, solder, flux, saw blades, and other consumables. Cost of silver will be dependent on market price.
Class Fee: $185
Est. Materials Fee: $100-$190 (depending on the cost of silver)
Prerequisite: Good soldering and sawing skills.
Vickie Prillaman
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.