Here are SOME of the subjects I’ll be covering in the upcoming ZOOMSHOP Workshop:
- Beads as Money.
- How beads are made.
- The Djenne Trade Route.
- Excavations & Tomb Raiders.
- Types of Beads.
- Common Bead Shapes & Colors.
- Stone Beads.
- Glass Beads.
- Metal Beads.
- Wooden Beads.
- Ceramic Beads.
- Drill Holes & Their Significance & Causes.
- Detective Workshopping Your Ancient Beads.
- A Short History of Beads.
- Detective Workshopping Your Found Bead Collection.
- How to Use a Loupe.
- Bead Identification & Labeling, Correct Procedures.
- What is the Gauge of This Unmarked Wire?
- What is Gauge anyway?
- Carats vs. Karats — Which is Which???
- How to Weigh Precious Metals.
- How to Weigh Precious Gems & Convert Weight to Carats.
- How to Use the “Tare” Button on a Scale.
- What is Patina and What is its Cause?
- What is Iridescence?
- Detecting Fakes.
- Correct Excavation Techniques & Strata Recording.
- What Ancient Beads are Okay to Wear???
- What Metal Should I Wear?
- Wearing Glasses — Keeping Something Between Eyes & Metal.
- Staying Ahead of Yourself.
- Patience With the Metal & Your Own Incompetence.
- Handling Ego Threat Caused by Ignominious Failure.
- Consistency is Everything.
- Relaxing the Face Mask While Silversmithing.
- Dancing Hands & Graceful Design Lines.
- Good Wishing While Working Makes Good Jewelry More Sacred.
- High Attention Pays Off.
- Working in Groups of Elements.
- Avoiding Multi-Tasking, the Invention of the Lazy Dog.
- Remaining Calm Regardless of Provocation While Silversmithing.
- Continual Eye Contact With Working Area of Metal or Gemstone.
- Correct Breathing Technique While Silversmithing.
- Collecting Metal Scraps for Later Use.
- Minimizing the Scrap down to Zero, Techniques for Using Scrap.
- Constant Cleanup Just Like Kitchen Maintenance.
- Right Action Hammering.
- Looping Correctly.
- Flourish Style Bending and Hand Manipulation of Wire.
- Finish Your Work, and That Includes the Parts we Can’t See!!!
That’s only part of the list of items I MUST COVER during the ZOOMSHOP workshop.
See You At The Top!!!
gorby