Kim St. Jean
Express Impressions, Inc.
2215 Ayrsley Town Blvd.
Suite G
Charlotte, NC 26273

ximpress@aol.com

704-375-9300

Kim St. Jean graduated from USC Aiken with a degree in Education, while minoring in Art Appreciation. After teaching in the public school system for 10 years, Kim decided to explore jewelry designing and it was not long after that, she combined her creativity with her love of teaching and began teaching others how to make jewelry.

This will be Kim's 3rd year teaching for Swarovski® in Tucson at their CREATE YOUR STYLE™ seminars. She has had several of her original designs published. She will be teaching at the prestigious Bead and Button and Bead Fest shows this year. Kim also instructs frequently at the regional Down the Street Bead Shows. Kim is co-owner of Expressive Impressions, Inc. in Charlotte, NC Swarovski® Crystal's first, and only to date, recommended bead store in the USA. A full service bead store offering many disciplines of jewelry making and designing classes.

CLASS DESCRIPTION

Day One

1.Earrings
   • Introduce a cutting technique using Wiss snips
   • Texturing with hammers
   • Piercing with a drill
   • Patina with a torch
   • Rivet with a brass nail

2.Pendant
   • Cut out a pendant with Wiss snips
   • Texture with hammer
   • Hammer a paddle for a bail
   • Rivet with bail in place
   • Embellish with misc. components
   • Wire wrap the ends of a leather necklace
   • Make a hook out of 14 gauge wire

3.Bracelet
   • Cut a bracelet length of leather
   • Punch holes and attach snaps
   • Cut a piece of copper with Wiss snips
   • Texture, hammer, patina and pierce the piece
   • Attach the copper to the leather bracelet with leather lace

Day Two

1.Negative space
   • Cut out a pendant using snips
   • Remove negative space with jewelers saw
   • Pierce along edges of negative space
   • Patina with torch
   • Wire wrap stones across negative space
   • Pierce and attach jump ring as bail
   • Knot stones and copper chain using C-lon™

Day Three

1.Patina play
   • Blue patina
   • Green patina
   • Liver of sulphur
   • Ferric Chloride etching

Day Four

1.Pendant with cabochon
   • Draw out patterns for cabochons
   • Cut out metal using snips and jewelers saws
   • File and finish
   • Rivet pieces together
   • Set stone

2.Make a chain out of 22 gauge wire

Day Four

1.Pendant with cabochon
   • Using tabs to cold connect one piece on one other piece
   • Draw and cut using techniques from negative space.
   • Cut out and create tabs on a second piece and rivet to first piece.
   • Using the fingers of the second piece, set the cabochon.

TOOLS NEEDED

Chasing hammer, riveting hammer, steel block, small ball peen hammer, safety glasses. If you have these tools, please bring them clearly marked with your name. Teacher will have tools and materials for purchase and use in the class.

CLASS FEE - $125.00 will include all instruction materials and consumables for 5 days.

Maximum Number of Students: 10-15

Pre-requisite: No pre-requisite for this class