Sterling silver wire is a versatile and beautiful metal that can be made into unique pieces of jewelry. In this workshop, participants will master intermediate level wire wrapping techniques and create a bracelet using a specific set of tools, materials and pattern.
[private]The Grafton Community Library will present an Intermediate Wire Wrapping Bracelet Workshop on Saturday, November 7 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Instruction will cover intermediate wire wrapping techniques using sterling silver wire. Suggested minimum age is fifteen. Class size is limited, and advance registration, along with a $15 materials fee, is required. Participants needed to have attended one of the past Wire Wrapping Pendant Workshops or be comfortable with basic wire working techniques. Register at the Grafton Community Library, located at 2455 NY Route 2, during open hours on Monday, Tuesday 3 to 7 pm, Thursday, Friday 3 to 8 pm, Wednesday and Saturday 10 am to 1 pm . Connect with the Grafton Community Library via Facebook, by phone at 279-0580, or visit www.graftoncommunitylibrary.org.
Born in Berlin, NY, instructor Sandra Vincent Haggett has had a lifelong passion for the visual arts. She began her artistic journey with instruction in tole and decorative painting, and taught classes locally for several years. After an introductory metalsmithing and jewelry-making course at the Arts Center in Troy in 2004, Haggett began creating unique pieces of jewelry. Her work encompasses gold, silver, brass and copper as well as found objects. She continues to teach at the Arts Center.
This project is made possible in part through a Community Art$ Grant, a program funded by The Arts Center of the Capital Region through the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.[/private]