CMAG Workshop - "Chains, Clasps, and Terminations" by Kim Vorel. (April 2010)
Students gathered at McHenry County College to learn how to create hand woven ancient Roman weave chains as well as fabricate their own hand-made terminations and clasps.

Leanne wraps fine silver wire around her dowel rod to create the size link she needs.

Here I demonstrate how to butt the ends of the links together and fuse them into a loop.

Everyone is busy making links and beginning their bracelet !!!

Here are some examples of the terminations and clasps that were demonstrated.
CMAG Workshop "Anodizing Titanium" with Noel Yovovich
October 2009

Noel explains the principles behind the anodizing process to color titanium.

Demonstrating the process.

CMAG Workshop - "Contemporary Enameling Techniques"
by Linda Darty. (August, 2009)
Linda demonstrates her enameling techniques at the workshop.

Torch firing enamels is quick and easy.

These are pieces in a series that I did drawing and painting on enamels.

Painting on enamels was fun. This piece was done by one of the other students attending the workshop.

This piece was done using a combination of techniques by Syndi Simon, one of my students at MCC.

These pieces were done by Patricia Lynn, another MCC metals student. she used the scrafito technique on the left, and a combination of processes including drawing with china pencils on the right.
CMAG Workshop - "Etching on Metal". (April 2008)
(Scroll down to see images of this fun and educational event!)
The CMAG Workshop, held April 12 at McHenry County College was a great success. Participants learned many different ways to etch metal (brass, bronze, copper, and silver) to create beautiful imagery and texture, and had lots of fun playing with materials and process.
Methods presented to etch metal include:
Photo Etch using PNP Paper
Silkscreen method using Print Gocco
Wax Resist - Scraffito method
Stencil
Painting methods
White-out
Nail Polish
Paint Pen
Sharpie Marker
India Ink
Here are some images of us working (playing!) during the workshop!

Workshop participants prepare their designs before applying
them to the metal.

Everybody watches as I demonstrate several of the
processes used to transfer designs to metal for etching.

Participants get ready to put their samples in the
etch bath.

Here a participant uses the scraffito method to create his sample.

An example of using a sharpie marker to draw a design
to be etched.

I answer questions and make suggestions while everyone is working on their samples.

Another example of the scraffito Participants hard at work!
method.

All of the participants had the I also demonstrate methods of
opportunity to try each of the many using patina (color) on the
different methods of applying design completed etch samples.
to their metal for etching.

Here participants apply the PNP image to their sample.
for photo etching.
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