Longtime summer Inspired by Yellowstone artists Paul and Patricia Gates are teaching aspects of their jewelry making craft in our winter workshop series.
Students will sculpt two types of trees using aluminum wire and various beads. During the class, we will cover various types of wire, gauges of wire, wire working tools and types of tree styles .One tree will be in a “windswept style”. The other tree will have wire and bead branches and leaves.
We will show additional techniques used to make other types of trees. The techniques acquired in the class may be used in jewelry making, jewelry displays and garden ornaments.
This class will give students techniques that will help them as they progress in future projects.
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
Sunday, January 21, 2024
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
$75 per person
In this class, students will construct a wire-wrapped pendant made from a natural snowflake or mahogany obsidian stone and copper wire. We will also make a wire heart pendant that will use the technique of wire weaving and incorporating beads. These two projects will give students the skills to pursue more advanced projects. The advanced projects will be shown in class.
We will cover the required tools and their usage, the types and gauges of wire used in wire wrapping, and how to select stones for wire wrapping. We will cover ways to finish the pendants by making cord necklaces with sliding knots.
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
Friday, February 9, 2024
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
$75 per person
About Paul and Patricia Gates, Yellowstone Agate Jewelry
World-class trout fishing on the Yellowstone River drew Paul and Patricia Gates to Livingston, Montana. During many fishing trips, they discovered beautiful pieces of Montana agate and jasper in the gravel beds of the river. After retiring from more than twenty years of instrumental music teaching, they turned their passion for these local treasures into “Yellowstone Agate Jewelry.” Paul and Patricia cut, carve, polish, and handcraft Montana agate and other local stones into exquisite, one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry.
Recently, Pat and Paul retired from their musical careers where they performed with the Bozeman, Billings, and Helena Symphonies. Patricia performs on viola and flute, and Paul performs on bassoon, contrabassoon, and various saxophones. Read more about them on our blog or visit their website.
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