Description

Title of class: THE GATHERED OBJECT: Nontraditional Settings for Stones, Scraps & Personal Relics

Instructor: Susan Lenart

Date of Class: Monday, February 1, 2027

Time: 9:00 am until 4:00 pm

Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Type: Techniques-based and open for creativity!

Class Fee: $220

Kit Fee: TBD

 Kit includes

Use of available tools, equipment, and supplies Susan has brought with her

Instructor will have the following for use in class

Soldering stations – torches, fuel, soldering platforms, quench bowls, towels

Table protection

Pickle

LOS patina

Baking Soda for neutralizer

Dawn, paper towels, dishpans for water

Soldering bricks

Floor fire blanket for soldering area

Flex shafts – 4

Student Supply List

TBD

Battery-operated or rechargeable work light

Noise protection (sometimes it gets loud in class!)

Optivisor or other magnification if required

Instructor Email: support@susanlenart.com

Instructor Website: susanlenart.com

Class Description

The Gathered Object is an exploration of unconventional setting techniques using stones, scraps, found materials and personal relics.

Rather than forcing each object into a traditional bezel, we respond to its shape, history and character – building settings with handmade prongs, wire, cold connections and fragments of metal that become part of the final composition.

The process is intuitive, sculptural and deeply personal, allowing discarded or meaningful objects to be gathered together and transformed into jewelry with presence, story and a life of its own.