Lillstreet Spring Catalogue 2013 by Lillstreet Art Center

DODECAHEDRON PENDANT

ILLUMINATED TUNNEL BRACELET

RACING STRIPE BRACELET

MESH RING

( 1 DAY )

This 12-sided figure makes for an eye-catching pendant approximately 1 inch in diameter. Also perfect at the end of a key chain, or a fun ball to hang wherever you like. This is an intermediate level workshop within the Japanese family of chainmaille weaves. Students will choose from a combination of aluminum, copper or jewelry brass rings and receive a pendant bail to match. Instructor will bring pliers for students to use during class.

Due to this bracelet’s slinky, centipede-like movement, its owner will not be able to stop playing with it. This bracelet’s interior can be enhanced with brightly colored enameled copper jump rings, which tend to resemble a lighted tunnel as they fill up the center. This is an advanced level workshop and is difficult due to the small rings used & the general tightness of the weave.

Vroom, Vroom, go! Just published in Wirework magazine Spring 2013 edition! This Racing Stripe bracelet definitely resembles the center stripes on a classic race car. Featuring shiny glass chainmaille with fun seed bead accents on the edge, you’ll zoom through completing this bracelet using only one ring size throughout!

Using tiny stainless steel jump rings, learn a dense Mesh weave called European 6-in-1. Use this pattern to craft a flexible and durable finger ring. You’ll learn how to permanently close this weave on itself, creating one continuous design. This is an intermediate level class, it can be tricky working with these tiny rings. Instructor will bring pliers for students to use during class.

Thursday April 25, 6:30-9:30pm

Kat Wisniewski $55, Member $50

$8 Material fee paid to instructor

Pre-requisite: 1 five week class and knowledge of European 4-in-1

Pre-requisite- at least 1 one day workshop or class with knowledge of European 4-in-1 helpful.

Thursday May 2,

Monday May 13,

6:30-9:30pm

Kat Wisniewski

$12 Material fee paid to instructor

$15 Material fee paid to instructor

$50, Member $45

Pre-requisite- European 4-in-1.

METALSMITHING

Pre-requisite: 2 one day workshops or 1 five week class

Knowledge of European 4-in-1 required and knowledge of Half Persian 3-in-1 helpful. Most students will NOT finish this in class and must have pliers to finish their project at home. Instructor will bring pliers for students to use during class.

Students will choose from aluminum, copper or jewelry brass and a large selection of glass ring & glass bead colors. Instructor will bring pliers for students to use during class and students will receive a copy of the Wirework publication as part of the materials cost.

( 1 DAY )

Monday May 27, 6:30-9pm

Kat Wisniewski $45, Member $40

$6 Material fee paid to instructor

$50, Member $45

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT NICOLE GIBSON-DONOHOE METALSMITHING FIVE YEARS AGO, NICOLE ENROLLED IN A CLASS AT LILLSTREET ART CENTER AFTER SHE RECEIVED A GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM HER HUSBAND. NICOLE IS NOW AN ACCOMPLISHED METALS ARTIST, A MONITOR IN LILLSTREET’S METALSMITHING DEPARTMENT AND AN INTRODUCTORY AND SUMMER CAMP TEACHER. NICOLE ENJOYS WORKING ON A LARGE WEB OF METALS PROJECTS RANGING FROM JEWELRY AND BELT BUCKLES TO BOXES, BOWLS AND CONTAINERS. DRIVEN BY THE PROCESS OF MAKING, NICOLE FEEDS HER CREATIVE IMPULSE THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATION OF MATERIALS, DESCRIBING HER NEED TO MAKE ART AS THE CHANNELING OF PRODUCTIVE CREATIVITY: IN A ONLINE-MINDED, CONSUMPTIVE SOCIETY, NICOLE IS SET ON PRODUCING PHYSICAL ITEMS. WHILE CLASSES HAVE GIVEN HER ARTISTIC CONFIDENCE AND THE CENTER’S BRIGHT STUDIO SPACES HAVE FOSTERED A WELCOMING WORKING ATMOSPHERE, NICOLE’S BURGEONING NETWORK OF FRIENDS AT LILLSTREET IS WHAT TRULY MAKES HER CREATIVE EXPERIENCES ENJOYABLE AND SUCCESSFUL. CITING THE CENTER’S MANY TYPES OF ARTISTS AS A POSITIVE FORCE FOR INDIVIDUAL IMPROVEMENT, NICOLE NOTED LILLSTREET’S SYMBIOTIC NATURE WHERE ARTISTS, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS CAN ALL HELP EACH OTHER AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON PROJECTS. NICOLE PROCLAIMED, “LILLSTREET MAKES ROOM FOR PEOPLE, MAKES ROOM FOR PERSONALITIES —YOU CAN GET AS INVOLVED AS YOU WANT, YOU CAN MAKE [ LILLSTREET ] WHAT YOU WANT”. WRITTEN BY PAUL SMIRL & JULIA ZEMA