Robyn Cornelius

Artisan Metalsmithing Techniques: Layered Pendants

Robyn Cornelius

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  • In-depth Instruction; over 109 mins
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  • Access to class Q&A
Meet jewelry designer Robyn Cornelius and start your tree pendant project. Robyn shows you how to pierce metal, cut out an intricate image and create a matching backplate. You'll gain confidence and finesse with your saw as you create a beautiful, organic front face.
Time to solder your piece together! Find out how to add texture and decorative washers to your backplate and assemble your pendant with spaced rivets.
Patinas are a gorgeous way to add color to any design. Robyn shows you how to build layers of liver of sulfur to create a rainbow of hues and shares tips for protecting your surface from wear and tear. Then, polish and finish your piece.
Get started on an eye-catching ripped tab pendant. Discover how to reticulate silver for the front panel, creating textural ridges and valleys.
Robyn reveals more tips for precision sawing, using an organic design that's forgiving of mistakes. You'll also set decorative tubing on the back plate.
Learn how to set a gemstone into the back plate tubing. Robyn shows you how to create a seat and achieve a perfect fit for your precious stone.
Discover inspiring design variations. Robyn walks you through the electroplating process to create gold pieces and demonstrates how to use leftover gold and silver dust to create texture. Finally, learn how to resize stones so they can fit in your pendant.
 
 
7 Lessons
1  hrs 49  mins

Description

Learn how to make a silver pendant with start-to-finish guidance from expert instructor Robyn Cornelius. Begin class with best practices for piercing and sawing your piece, and follow along to cut and file an intricate, impressive front plate. Next, find out how to use liver of sulfur to create a colorfully patinated back plate and add visual interest with pin-and-saucer embellishments. Then, tackle your next pendant, a distinctive “ripped” design. Use reticulation to create a beautifully textured front plate and learn key soldering skills to create a dimensional box frame. And, find out how to fabricate tube settings to incorporate an eye-catching gemstone in your piece before tab-setting your second pendant together. Finish class with two impressive designs and skills that will elevate all of your future projects!

Robyn Cornelius

Robyn Cornelius is the owner of Little Rock Jewelry Studio in Edmonton, Canada. She also offers workshops at the popular Bead & Button show, where her classes have sold out for the past five years.

Robyn Cornelius

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