Overview
Santa Fe Sushi – Wired Stones
Create unusual art jewelry with a technique devised by Mary Waterloo Smith. Copper wires thread through and wrap around beads of gemstone, glass, wood, etc. to make individual design components. These will be used independently as pendants, or will be wired and/or linked together to create necklaces or bracelets. Unlike traditional wire wrapping, this is a very forgiving technique and imperfections are part of the art. All skill levels are encouraged to participate.
ALL PROCEEDS TO ESAC!
Santa Fe Sushi – Wired Stones
Instructor: Diana Yum
Price: $250/200 ESAC MEMBERS – ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT ESAC
Dates: April 4 and 5, 2025
Time: 10 am to 4 pm
Supply List and Tools:
Safety Glasses
20 gauge copper wire, dead soft…approx 1 yd for each bead
24 gauge copper wire, dead soft…approx 12” for each bead+ 6” for each clasp 16 and18 ga copper wire, dead soft…approx 1-1/2” for each link
Seed beads size 6 in at least 3 colors
Optional: additional seed beads size 8 Beads to be wrapped…gemstone, glass, bone, shell, wood, pottery, metal, etc. Please note:
a) flatter is better and easier, but perfectly flat not required.
b) oval and round shapes easiest, squares and rectangles more difficult, AVOID triangles. You can get ideas from the images provided
c) no smaller than 1/2” diameter, no larger than 1 1/2” diameter
d) optional additional small stones for embellishment
Instructor will bring for your use:
Needle nose pliers
Round nose pliers
Wire cutters
2 sizes of wooden dowels
Diana Yum-Bucher
Instructor
Diana Yum-Bucher is best known locally as a jewelry artist and instructor, with 15 years of top awards in several juried fine art festivals. She also is a repeat competitor in the International “Battle if the Beadsmith”. Her ventures into jewelry making began during 40 years of fashion/costume design as “SuzYum”, her garments stressing textile juxtaposition, manipulation, and embellishment…..natural precursors to her embellished textural art pieces. Diana has enjoyed sharing her love of beading and textiles through over 30 years of teaching.
Refund Policy
- A $75 fee will be charged for all workshop refunds due to a withdrawal. Refunds will be given up to one (1) month prior to the workshop start date. Thereafter, norefunds will be given, unless the ESAC cancels the workshop.
