All Things Metal: Pendant, Brooch, Wall Hanging with Heather Nuber | Teen

Concept and Experience

In this hands-on workshop, students learn a variety of metalsmithing skills that all come together in a cool and unique personal expression! With Heather as their guide, students play with different ways of adding texture to pierced copper layers, including stamping, roller printing, hammered textures, and transfers. Next, everyone explores possibilities in color using powdercoat and patina techniques. All of these elements come together with rivets and the right findings for each piece to create a pendant, brooch, wall hanging...or a combination of all three! Students leave with newfound confidence along with useful skills and at least one object made from start to finish. No prior metalsmithing experience necessary.

Instructor

As an interdisciplinary artist, Heather Nuber’s work focuses on the dynamics of personal relationships and social interactions through the exploration of form and material. Heather earned her BFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and MFA from Indiana University. In addition, she has studied at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Penland School of Crafts, Peters Valley School of Craft, and Touchstone Center for Craft, and participated in several residencies, including Peninsula School of Art's. An avid instructor, Heather teaches workshops, semester-long courses, and multi-week intensives across the country.