Pour and Ingot: Reuse, Recycle + More for Jewelers

Do you have some clean scrap sterling silver? Learn to recycle this material and make your own sheet and a variety of gauges of wire. Together,  we'll explore how to test questionable metals, the melting and pouring processes, and altering the ingot shape through milling, forging or drawing to produce a useful product. Instead of buying new metal this course gives you the confidence to pour and create your own! Japanese alloys will also be introduced to add to your palette of metal choices.

All are welcome, but it is helpful to have some jewelry experience. You'll need to supply or source their own sterling silver scrap or objects for the class.

$180 ($155 tuition + $25 materials)  |  4 weeks
Open to ages 18 and up.

Instructor: Linda Seebauer Hansen holds an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BFA from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. She received an Individual Fellowship Award from the Wisconsin Arts Board, was an active member of MetalPeople Studio in Madison, WI, and taught at UW-Whitewater and Madison, and Milwaukee Area Technical College. She served as Metals Department Head at the Worcester Center for MA, where she was presented with the Barrett Morgan Award for exemplary leadership and teaching. To be closer to aging parents, Linda moved to Minnesota and for seven years directed a comprehensive education program for a non-profit arts organization. She has since returned to her studio practice, while teaching at a variety of venues over the years including Women's Art Institute at St. Catherine University, Penland School of Crafts, Quench Jewelry Arts, and Minnetonka Center for the Arts. Her artwork is exhibited and collected nationally.