I recently enrolled in another on-line jewelry class from the awesome Deryn Mentock. This is my forth on-line class with Deryn, and although I've never met her, I feel like we've made a real connection. She is not only an excellent teacher but fabulously creative and artistic. Her jewelry is featured on the cover of the current (Spring 2012) Belle Armoire magazine. The class I'm taking now is called the Art of Closure and we're learning to make cool handmade closures. Why use a boring purchased clasp when you can create your own.
Here's a necklace I made using Deryn's closure techniques including: handmade jump rings, S hooks, a stacked bead closure, wrapped fabric loops and a single ball hook. This necklace closes on the left with a stacked closure made with beads and a bronze metal disk. The chartreuse colored sari silk loops around the stacked closure. Although not taught in this class, I soldered my jump rings closed to give them more stability. I also made a metal etched bronze disk that I attached (on the left) between the small turquoise bead and the small coral beads.
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Nice work, Beth! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Deryn for your thoughtful comments both here and on my FLICKR page, much appreciated. - Beth
DeleteI love the colors and variety of shapes!
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