Scott David Plumlee has been inspiring a new generation of chain jewelers over the past decade, leading 100+ workshops nationwide. Scott has recently published his first book Handcrafting Chain & Bead Jewelry to much acclaim and will be teaching from the rough draft of his second book. A world traveler and jack-of-all-trades, Plumlee has studied ancient chain designs while trekking throughout 32 countries on four continents.

Artist Statement:

Handcrafting chain jewelry allows me to explore my curiosity of the natural world in the study of geometry and geology to combine metal and mineral. I have been making chain jewelry for the past thirteen years and progressively energized because it is a continuous scenario of problems to be solved. Employing creativity to turn the intangible images in my mind from sketchbook into sterling silver wire creations that are comfortable to wear and stunning to behold.

I challenge myself to create innovative chain designs by utilizing curiosity as a guide and creativity as a catalyst to find new solutions to the age-old question of how to combine silver and gemstones. Over the past decade, I have found that the path of least resistance in creating new designs is simply to be aware of the possibilities within the happy accident and explore my imagination with reckless abandonment. Handcrafting chain jewelry is not merely a lifelong passion; to me it is a vehicle to teach a new generation of artists and a platform to publish a series of how-to books.

This course is designed to demystify the lost wax casting process. You will gain a clear understanding of what will work well and be cost effective in a production environment.