| Paulette Werger |

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Paulette is a metalsmith and teacher from Lebanon, New Hampshire. She works in a variety of materials including high karat gold, platinum, precious stones, sterling silver, and pewter. Her work is exhibited and sold both nationally and internationally through museums and galleries. She has offered workshops on a number of topics, including conquering the fear of gold, pewtersmithing, keum-boo, surface embellishment, and Ashante casting.
Paulette currently serves as a board member for the Society of Arts and Crafts in Boston, Massachusetts, and formerly for the Society of North American Goldsmiths. She works at her cooperative studio, Metalpeople East, which supports four metalsmiths with a common use of tools and space.
 | Fabricating with Gold and Silver | | | With Paulette Werger | | | 21 August 2013 - 23 August 2013 5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 21 July 2013
| | | | | | Explore fusing, soldering, inlay, fabrication and alloying. Re-use and re-work old gold scrap and combine it with silver in a new way to add value to your sterling and avoid the costs of working entirely in gold! | | | | | |   | | | |  | Chain Gang 2: Mixing it up! | | | With Paulette Werger | | | 24 August 2013 - 25 August 2013 5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 24 July 2013
| | | | | | Take your chains to a new level and discover ways of approaching neck pieces and chains made from a variety of materials. A wide range of chain styles will be demonstrated with a focus on methods for incorporating items that cannot be exposed to heat. | | | | | |   | | | |
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Meet the Masters: Victoria Lansford |
Old world jewelry making techniques take center stage at Metalwerx when Victoria Lansford returns for workshops on Eastern repoussé and Russian filigree. Some of the world?s oldest and finest examples of metalsmithing were made using these methods. Preserving the interest in these labor-intensive processes is a personal calling for Victoria.
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 | June 09, 2013
| | | Casting with Color: Resin Forms from Rubber Molds | | | Resin is a very affordable--and colorful--material for jewelry. This one-day seminar demonstrates how to make silicone molds from found or sculpted objects and casting with a nontoxic resin. Experiment with adding color and embedding found objects! |  | Read more... | | | |  | June 14, 2013
| | | Chain Maille: Jewelry with European 4-in-1 weave variations | | | Classic chain maille gets a modern update with weaves such as the European 4-in-1, and several variations. Topics include length- and width-wise weaving, closures for ring bands and cuffs, and making tube-like formations. No experience necessary! |  | Read more... | | | |  | June 25, 2013
| | | High Relief Eastern Repoussé | | | Discover high relief hammered techniques and learn the secrets of achieving exquisite detail, unsurpassed depth, and multiple levels of relief that are exclusive to this type of repousse. No tool making required! |  | Read more... | | | |  | June 29, 2013
| | | Russian Filigree | | | Learn Russian ("open back") filigree through extensive demonstrations and hands-on exploration. Participants will make a pendant, and a ring while investigating more three-dimensional possibilities with the process. |  | Read more... | | | |  | July 02, 2013
| | | Directed Open Studio | | | Finish up projects hiding in your bench. Get advice and assistance tackling new pieces based on those ideas swirling around in your head. This is an opportunity to work on independent projects with questions and guidance offered by a professional. |  | Read more... | | | |
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