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Integrate and Innovate with Stone and Metal
Are you passionate about gemstones but frustrated that all the stones you see are cut in shapes that don’t fit your work? Are you tired of the same old oval cabs and round brilliants? Are you ready to take control of your own designs? Sign up for this inspirational workshop and learn how to design using stone as a medium–not only an accessory!
Students will watch step-by-step demonstrations on how to cut and polish basic shapes and forms in stone. Then, combining metal work with lapidary, explore alternative, innovative ways of joining stone with metal by piercing, drilling, riveting, layering, grooving, laminating, tabbing, trapping and more. Students will work towards completing several projects over this 5-day workshop.
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Meet the instructor
Michael Boyd is is an internationally known artist. His unique creations in stone and metal are found in numerous private collections and have been widely exhibited at important juried shows, as well as prestigious galleries and museums including Ladyfingers Gallery in Carmel, CA, Patina Gallery in Santa FE, NM, the Aaron Faber Gallery and the Museum of Art and Design in New York.
Formally trained in painting and ceramics, for the past thirty years Michael has focused his creative work in jewelry making, a medium in which he is primarily self-taught. Michael is a generous and inspiring teacher who shares his skills in private workshops and at universities around the country, including Colorado State University, Bowling Green State University and the University of Alaska.
Michael has presented at the prestigious Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference in Denver. Active in the local arts community, Michael has served as a trustee/board member of the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center in Pueblo, the Colorado Metalsmithing Association and the Pueblo Arts Alliance.
Michael’s newest endeavor, the creation of the Colorado Center for Metal Arts, a teaching and community art center, has helped revitalize the Historic Arts District in Pueblo, Colorado.
Materials & Tools
There is a $65 materials kit for this workshop, as well as additional items available for purchase during the class. The materials kit includes numerous diamond bits, burs, diamond powder, buffs, and other miscellaneous items. Additional items include Dop kit, Hxtal, diamond cutting disc, and rough cut stones.
- any of their own rough cut stones or gems