Silver II: Weekend - Debra Cobia
Class | Registration opens 12/2/2024 9:00 AM EST
ONE-OF-A-KIND ARGENTIUM BRACELET (SILVER II) WEEKEND
INSTRUCTOR: DEBRA COBIA
OCTOBER 31, 4PM-8PM & NOVEMBER 1, 9AM-3PM
Join me to design and fabricate a multi-link, stone set, hinged bracelet with a unique safety clasp. We will use multiple skills in this intensive workshop including but not limited to soldering small, fusing, fabricating and connecting links, and attaching three knuckle hinges. Additionally, two types of safety clasp will be introduced…one for advanced students and one for intermediate.
Pre-requisite skills:
- Competent soldering skills to include torch and heat control
- Bezel fabrication
- Basic stone setting skills
What to bring:
- Flat backed cabochon no larger than 25% of the distance across the wrist, fits on 1 inch by 1.5 inch silver backplate with room to spare
- Mitre jig and tube cutter if you have them
- Bezel mandrel in your favorite shape (I will have some for sharing)
- Any of your favorite tools (e.g. saw frame, texture hammers or stamps, forming pliers for links)
Class fee: $200 includes all material for the bracelet except stone, some tools (pick, tweezers, soldering surface, finishing materials, etc.)
Debra Cobia
As a jewelry artist, I use traditional metalsmithing techniques to create wearable art. My work is characterized by clean, uncluttered lines and enhanced by the use of texture and color. Having lived on or near water for most of my life, I am strongly influenced by the colors and textures found in and around lakes, rivers, and mountains. I currently divide my time between Carrollton, Georgia and Cedar Bluff, Alabama. I am a founding member of the Blue Door Gallery, an artist cooperative in Carrollton. I am a member of the Carrollton Artists Guild, the Metal Arts Guild of Georgia, and the Florida Society of Goldsmiths. I have been teaching at William Holland for approximately 15 years. Samples of my work may be seen at debracobia.com.