Silver II: Hollow Forms, Fold Forming, & Argentium Fusing Techniques - Vaughn Millner

Silver II: Hollow Forms, Fold Forming, & Argentium Fusing Techniques - Vaughn Millner

Class | Registration opens 12/2/2024 9:00 AM EST

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5/18/2025-5/30/2025
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$200.00

Silver II: Hollow Forms, Fold Forming, & Argentium Fusing Techniques - Vaughn Millner

Class | Registration opens 12/2/2024 9:00 AM EST

SILVER II: ALTERNATIVE STONE SETTING TECHNIQUES, HOLLOW FORMS, ARGENTIUM FUSING TECHNIQUES WITH GOLD

 

INSTRUCTOR:  VAUGHN MILLNER

 

In this information-intensive course with demos throughout, students will explore alternative stone setting techniques including prongs for irregular shaped stones in a pendant of their own design. Other stone setting techniques will include flush setting and tube setting in a pendant or ring. In addition, students will apply basic metal manipulation techniques such as creating hollow forms to create dimension in their designs. Finally, students will create an argentium piece applying touches of gold. Students will design their projects and combine techniques to create a pendant and ring, earrings, and an argentium pendant and chain. The class fee includes argentium wire for chain, solder, flux, saw blades, finishing wheels, use of the instructor’s specialty tools, and handouts. Tools are provided, but students may bring their own tools. The cost of the silver and gold will be determined by current market prices. Students may bring their own flat and round/oval shaped gemstones or purchase them from the instructor. Small stones for flush setting and tube setting will be available for purchase. OptiVisor and safety glasses are suggested. Close-toed shoes are required. Expected learned skills from this class include comfort in designing and developing a construction plan for jewelry; competency in fabricating hollow form pieces of jewelry; competency in applying several different stone setting techniques; and proficiency in fusing argentium and applying gold to argentium.

 

Class Fee: $150 (includes cost of argentium wire)

Est Materials Fee: $150 - $350

Prerequisite: Intermediate soldering and torch skills

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Millner, Vaughn
Vaughn Millner

“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better." (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Vaughn Millner is an Alabama Gulf Coast jewelry artist/metalsmith, and instructor who works primarily in metal fabrication. As a former college professor, counselor educator, and therapist, she applies her love of both teaching and wellness to jewelry instruction. She values the creative process and the serenity and vibrancy it brings to life. Drawing her inspiration from nature, her work often incorporates curves and dimension. She seeks to create wearable art jewelry using both ancient and new metalsmithing techniques. Self-taught, Vaughn has also trained with master jewelers. Vaughn works primarily with sterling, fine silver, gold, and mixed metals. Her palette is inspired by precious and semi-precious gems and stones such as sapphires, rubies, amethysts, jade, moonstones, lapis, opals, sunstones, and garnets.  Samples of her work can be viewed at vaughnmillner.com  Vaughn is a member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, the Florida Society of Goldsmiths, and the Metal Arts Guild of Georgia.