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Video recap of our live streamed Thursday evening class - coming soon.
Instructor: Anne Wolf. Tuition: FREE The presentation was done be by Anne with our regular Thursday night teacher Jessica Andersen online joining via Facebook. Video coming soon.
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Posted by Anne Wolf on Wednesday, March 18, 2020
One hour pre-recorded live stream video class available now
Instructor: Anne Wolf. Tuition: FREE Anne shows us a few patina samples and talks a bit about her recent chasing workshop with master metalsmith David Huang. Since Covid has the Lab temporarily closed, Anne also provides ideas for doing jewelry metal arts at home with simple tools and materials that you might find on hand. As Anne explains, she taught jewelry metal arts at Southwestern College here in San Diego for many years. Her young students had tons of great ideas but not much money so Anne would help them set up their home studios by re-purposing things like nails, claw hammers, power drills and 2x4s. We are planning to delve further into that topic in future videos with a look at different types of torches and more. As with our previous videos, we were thrilled to see online friends join in the discussion and we got some great tips! When you watch the recording, be sure to check out the comments. As is our tradition, at our last class meeting we always have a raffle to celebrate our session and our winners tonight were Ivonne, Gabriel, and Thida - congratulations! We will be sending you some cool prizes by email. We will also be in touch soon about our upcoming class offerings...that's right. Covid can't keep us down! In the meantime, if you missed any part of the live stream, you can watch the recorded video whenever it's convenient. We hope that wherever you are, you're staying safe and looking after one another. Until we can see you again in person... much love from Anneville Jewelry Lab!  One hour pre-recorded live stream video class available now
Instructor: Anne Wolf. Tuition: FREE Anne reveals the results of her patina experiments from last Monday and discusses the unique chasing tools and techniques from her recent chasing workshop with master metalsmith David Huang. She also takes us step-by-step through a tube rivet demo and shares a great tool recommendation. As is our tradition, at our last class meeting we have a raffle to celebrate our finished objects and our winners were Karen R., Janet H. and Cecelia M. Congratulations! We will be sending you some cool prizes by email. We will also be in touch soon about our upcoming class offerings...that's right. Covid can't keep us down! In the meantime, if you missed any part of the live stream, you can watch the recorded video whenever you like. We're holding our last class meetings of the winter semester online instead of at the Lab. We've got some cool ideas to make it all seem less dreary and depressing so we hope you'll join us! Just go to our home page at your regular class time and you'll find a link to join in. Our last class each session is usually a party, so make yourself something yummy and fire up your computer, laptop, phone...whatevs. And if you're not a student of that class, join us online anyways! We're even going to hold our traditional, last class drawing for any of the students who tune in.
In a spirit of adventure and as part of our effort to #flattenthecurve and lessen the impact of COVID-19, all Anneville classes this week will be held online instead of at the Lab. To attend, simply go to our website, www.annevillestudio.com, and wait for the feed to begin at your regular class time. No log-in is required to watch. Although the content will be tailored to our currently enrolled students, we welcome any jewelry/metals students or interested parties to attend. Students will be able to comment/ask questions on the feed, and I'll address them as they come in.
Advanced UFO class: Please tune in at 10am, Wednesday March 18. I'll be giving a report on my workshop with David Huang, showing his patinas and a little of what makes his way of chasing so special. I'll also want to hear from you about your UFO's (Unfinished Objects) - what did you finish? Are there hurdles still to be addressed? I may even finish my own UFO while you watch, using those tube rivets I recommended earlier. Beginning Metal Forming class: Please tune in at 6pm, Wednesday March 18. I'd like to hear from you how far along you got with your domed pendant - did you get the edge soldered on? The bail? Any problems I can help with? What do you want to make next? We'll also go over a basic jewelry metals kit - how to get yourself set up to begin working on your own at home. Let me know the challenges you have in creating a home studio - I'll share solutions and ideas. All Boxed Up by Jessica Andersen: Please tune in at 6pm, Thursday March 19. We'll go over the last steps in finishing boxes - proper filing and sanding, with time for students to submit questions. Bonus content to be revealed! This class will be taught either by Jessica or Anne. While everyone around us is canceling events, we feel it is important to stay connected. We may be keeping our distance physically, but we can still be social! We hope you will join us.
One hour video class
Instructor: Anne Wolf. Tuition: FREE Watch as Anne discusses her recent patina workshop with master metalsmith David Huang, and takes us step-by-step through an interesting demonstration using easy patinas you can try at home with chemicals you probably already have, or can easily get. Anne also shares some interesting tips and tricks along with recommendations for the best places to get tools and materials. Just hit the play button to start the video. We also heartily welcome your comments in the comments section below!  While everyone around us is canceling events, we feel it is important to stay connected in the ways that we can. In a spirit of adventure and as part of our effort to lessen the impact of COVID-19, we held the last meeting of this semester's Independent Study class online (instead of at the Lab) as an interactive live stream. Anne shared her recent patina adventure with master metalsmith David Huang and took us step-by-step through a demonstration using easy patinas to try at home - some with chemicals you probably already have. And just like a usual class, participants asked jewelry/metals questions - only this time it was by logging in to Anne's Facebook page and commenting. Both Anne and our regular Independent Study instructor Julie were on hand to answer the great questions that came in. We have a lot of work to do on the quality and our set up but were excitedly working on those issues and our goal is deliver top-quality presentations for you, our beloved students. Andra Tutto Bene! In the meantime, watch our first live stream.
 Due to the recently announced travel restrictions, we are sad to announce the cancellation of our class with Daniela Malev. At this time we can't know if flights will be available again in time for her trip so we're erring on the side of less stress for Daniela and all of you, our students. As with Albion, we're happily looking forward to rescheduling Daniela's class once things have calmed down and we'll announce the new dates in upcoming newsletters. In the meantime we'll be refunding all tuition payments today. #KeepCalmAndCarryOn #FlattenTheCurve
 It looks like COVID19 is going to be a part of our lives for awhile so we've decided to take inspiration from what strong women have done for generations...meet the challenge head on.
Like other cities, San Diego has declared a state of emergency, which is a governmental action that prioritizes the COVID response. This is great news and as you look around you'll see a lot of people working hard to address the situation - and you can help. Is there an elderly friend you can call or send a supportive email to? Is there a harried mom or dad dealing with kids home from school that you can do a grocery run for? We can all get creative and think of ways to help each other while staying safe and being creative is, after all, what we do best. Our message today is one of strength and unity - it's a good time to keep calm and carry on. P.S. And here's a bit of advice from Dame Maggie for us all ...   Based on the recent news and guidelines, we've decided to do our part to #FlattenTheCurve by cancelling both of our upcoming classes with Albion Smith. We all agreed that having him travel to San Diego from Santa Cruz right now was not a good idea. We're happily looking forward to rescheduling those classes once things have calmed down and we'll announce the new dates in upcoming newsletters. Keep calm and carry on.
 Chinanshu "Cheena" Sharma on Jaipur Jewelry. Cheena will take us on a virtual excursion to the world-famous Johari Bazaar in her home town of Jaipur, India. Along the way she'll share a bit about her jewelry business background and her observations on design, color and craft. Something kind of amazing happened at our First Friday open studio. Amidst all of the scary Covid19 news, we had a great turnout with 30-40 people stopping by, excited to see what all the hammering was about. All of the "flupocalypse" worries faded away as students warmly greeted each other and we all watched Alix’s mesmerizing hammering. The Lab is often a place where the concerns of the outside world seem to just take a pause. Maybe it was the quiet competence of Alix’s metal work, or the conviviality of the sangria and cookies, I don’t know but many people who came in just plunked down their things and sat awhile, enjoying themselves. 4 hours flew by and I was sad to see it end. To Alix and all of our great students and friends who stopped by - thank you! And to my mailing list signs ups - I’ll get those new classes posted asap. Mark your calendar for next First Friday - April 3rd. Click any image for a larger view.
 Friday, March 6, 5-9pm 2020
Stop by on Friday to watch a master metalsmith at work performing hollow forming and anticlastic hammering in the style of master metalsmiths Georg Jensen and Hekki Seppa. In this exciting night of demos you can see how Alexandra controls the movement of the metal using just a few hammers and stakes. Demos at the top of the hour - 6pm, 7pm and 8pm. First Friday is a fun, family-friendly event that happens every month. Come explore the fabulous new Liberty Public Market, stroll through shops and visit working artist studios to see what's new - all for FREE. Anneville is just one of over 80 artist studios, galleries, museums and other art destinations open for this monthly event. With a dozen fabulous restaurants within walking distance, it makes a great evening out. And, we've got free parking! Get directions. |
Anne WolfEducator, metalsmith, jeweler, maker of custom mokume gane jewelry and wedding rings.
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