Towson Metals & Jewelry Club

Metals & Jewelry Club Holiday Sale!

2009-12-02T15:36:00.001-05:00

Hello Everyone!
It's that time of year again!

I would like to invite you to the bi-annual
Ceramics Department and Metals & Jewelry Club Holiday Sale!

Come check out cool, affordable, handcrafted jewelry and crafts for holiday gift giving!

The sale is located in the Center for the Arts at Towson University on the third floor by the ceramic studios.
The hours are
Thursday 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday 9:00am to 3:00pm

Come support the Ceramics and Jewelry departments and students!

Next Meeting

2009-10-28T17:21:00.001-04:00

Hello all Metals and Jewelry Club Members, Alumni and Metals Students!

I would like to invite you to join us at the next Metals and Jewelry Club meeting
on Thursday, November 12th from 7pm-8pm in Room CFA 2006.

We will be discussing upcoming events and demos and future trips.
We will be going on our budgeted trip to SOFA Chicago the week before the meeting.
Come here about new design and our experience in Chicago!

For all intro students, come hear how being a member of the club can benefit you!
Alumni- feel free to come and tell us what you have been up to! We are always looking for speakers and new demos!

Thanks everyone and I hope to see you there!
-Sherri Shawver
M&J Club President

Last Meeting: Wax Lathe Demo

2009-10-21T14:13:00.002-04:00

Last month at the club meeting we had grad student
Jenn Parnell demonstrate the application of the mini wax lathe
for wax working and casting model making.

Meeting Tomorrow 11.05

2008-11-04T11:36:00.003-05:00

Don't forget we have a meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, November 5th at 6pm in CA2015. April will be giving a demo on patinas. We will also have pizza. Hope to see you there!

Tonight's Meeting is postponed!

2008-10-22T12:32:00.001-04:00

Tonight's Metal's Club meeting is postponed to next week. Sorry for the late notice everyone.
So, next Wednesday OCtober 29, come at 6pm to 2015 for fun, pizza, and a great patination and gold leafing demo from April!! Don't miss it!

tuesday, 10.14 meeting

2008-10-16T09:00:00.002-04:00

At our last meeting we had a great demo by Jenn where we learned how to make an easy bayonet clasp. If anyone wants to look at the sample she made again, it's in the metals club cabinet.
We also went over our new box of tools! We got some great new stuff and it's all in the metals club cabinet for paying members to use. Lizzy went over the use of these new tools at the meeting, but if anyone feels unsure or wants more instruction in using these tools, feel free to ask any of the officers.
The Philly Craft Show is the weekend of November 14. The metals club has a budget to pay for up to 12 members stay in a hotel for a night. Please email Lizzy as soon as possible if you are interested in attending this trip. Her email is ehanne1@towson.edu. We would go up on the 14th and stay over night and come back the 15th.
So, unfortunately, the metals and jewelry club did not get into Holiday Heap. Thanks, Jo for collecting all the info for it.
Our next meeting will be Wednesday, October 22nd at 6pm in CA2015. We will, of course, have pizza for everyone. April will also be doing a demo on patinas. Hope to see you there!

Update.

2008-09-30T09:01:00.002-04:00

Last Wednesday at our meeting we had an awesome alternative color on metal demo by Jenn. She showed us how to use the bead blaster and how the use of oil paint, pastels, prismacolor colored pencils, and media typically used on paper or canvas can be applied to metal surfaces.

Also, keep in mind that the deadline for applying to Holiday Heap is quickly approaching, so please get any and all images you have of your work to Johanna Haydon. Her email address is jhaydo1@towson.edu.

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 14th at 6pm in CA2015. Once again, we will have pizza and there will be another demo. This time Jenn will demo mechanisms.

Schedule of Upcoming Demos
-Tuesday, October 14 - Mechanisms (Jenn)
-Wednesday, October 22 - Chemical Patinas (April)
-Tuesday, November 11 - Pricing Work and Keum Boo technique (Hiedi)
-Wednesday, November 19 - Earwire (Jenn)
-Tuesday, December 9 - Photographing your work and Resources of suppliers (Jenn)

Thanks to everyone that came out for the last meeting. Hope to see you at the next one!

Club Budget, New Tools!

2008-09-26T17:02:00.002-04:00

Attention All Members!
For all of the members of the T.U. Metals and Jewelry Club, I am currently writing the budget for the spring semester. Part of making the budget is deciding on what tools/equipment we would like to ask for. If you have any suggestions about what you would like to have added to our tool cabinet please let me know. You may contact me at my email: sshawv1@towson.edu. Generally we order from the RIO catalog, feel free to browse and send me suggestions.
Thanks!
-Sherri Shawver
Treasurer.

tuesday, 09.09 meeting

2008-09-10T09:49:00.002-04:00

So we had our first meeting last night - thanks everyone for coming out! For those of you who couldn't make it, or for a reminder for those of you who were there, here's a recap.
We introduced our new officers!
President - Lizzy Hanner
Vice President - Dillon Babington
Treasurer - Sherri Shawver
Secretary - Karen Appel
Events Coordinator - Johanna Haydon
Also, we're going to be standardizing all of our meeting times this semester!!! So mark your calenders!! We will meet every 2nd Tuesday and 4th Wednesday of each month at 6pm! Also, there will be a demo at every meeting!! I'll be putting the demo schedule up on the blog later this week, so be sure to check back!
Plans for this semester include sales where you can submit your own work. Holiday Heap is coming up in November and we have to apply this month. So if you have some work, join the club, and put it in the sale!!
We are also doing a canned food drive. All cans should be placed in the box that is in 2015 below our board.
There are so many benefits to joining our club! For one, sitting sales and selling work in our sales is a great experience. Also, we have an advanced tool cabinet that we went through last night that is filled with tons of brand new, really great tools! For you beginners out there, we also have the beginner's bench that is filled with all the necessities for beginning classes.
JOIN!!! If you want to be a member of the Metals and Jewelry Club, our dues are only $15 a semester! These dues are payable (cash/check) only to Sherri and you can only pay for one semester at a time. Checks should be made out to Towson University. Also, we have really cute aprons (in green and black) that are only $15 as well!
Our next meeting will be Wednesday, September 24th at 6pm. We will be having an Alternative Color on Metal Demo. Hope to see you there!!

First Meeting of Fall 2008 Semester!!!!!

2008-09-03T09:10:00.002-04:00

Hey everyone!!
Get excited because we're having our first Metals and Jewelry Club meeting on Tuesday, September 9th at 6pm!!!! You should come! Bring a friend! And $15 if you want to be a member! We have new tools, new books, new demos, new aprons, and new officiers! Basically Metals and Jewelry Club could be the coolest club you'll ever join. So don't miss out.
See you there!

Thanks!

2008-05-14T22:56:00.001-04:00

Thanks to everyone that participated in the canned food drive! We donated over 100 canned food items to Our Daily Bread in Baltimore. They were very thankful and I look forward to continuing this program in the fall!

Donations for Community Service

2008-05-05T21:29:00.003-04:00

If anyone would like to donate clothing or toys toward our community service hours, please contact me by Wednesday. I would like to take what we've accumulated down that afternoon. Otherwise, I can give you locations at which you can personally make the donations. The only requirement is a receipt from an approved location.
-Sherri
sshawv1@towson.edu

Logo

2008-04-27T16:13:00.001-04:00

Our new logo that Suzi made!! We've ordered aprons, and we're gocco this one them! Get excited

Canned Food Drive

2008-04-25T23:37:00.002-04:00

Canned Food Drive

The Towson Metals and Jewelry Club is now accepting donations of canned food items for use toward community service hours. If you are a member of the club or even if you are not, we would greatly appreciate anything you can give.
A box is located in 2015 under the Metals and Jewelry Club bulletin.
Also, if you have clothes or toys you wish to contribute you can contact Sherri @ ohsherri76@hotmail.com.
Thank You!

more flyer ideas.

2008-04-04T21:46:00.003-04:00

MOTHER'S DAY sale is coming up so i had flowers on the mind. Here's my take on a flowery design for a sale flyer.

I wasn't sure if i could use this sort of design for the banner but it was fun to draw. The club name and information would go on the right side.

Again, just throwing these ideas out there. I'm open for suggestions. Plus if anyone else wants to sketch up things too that would be great! I didn't want people to think that it was just me.

Like it, hate it, let me know!

Flyer idea

2008-04-04T21:37:00.003-04:00

Here's a sketch i did while looking at different examples of iron gates. It's just my first idea... i wrote in the club name just to see how it could be spaced out. I figured we'd want a lot of room to write sale information. But we could just keep the border and not the font because i wasn't really trying to make the words creative. i thought it would be easier to be able to type information and paste inside when making multiple copies for sales. I don't want to use my ideas if anyone doesn't like them. They are just rough ideas.

If we use this kind of design on banners, i'd like to paint other things behind or around but i figured i couldn't do that on the flyers because it would be too hard to print. plus they are usually black on colored paper anyway.

Community Service Opportunity!

2008-03-30T21:30:00.002-04:00

So if you didn't know, the metals club is required to complete a certain number of community service hours (since we are an SGA funded club). This is a great opportunity to get involved in the Baltimore area and volunteer to help out in whatever way we can.

Friends of Baltimore Parks Day
Saturday, May 3rd
This is an event going on in a few parks in South and Southwest Baltimore. Activities will include gardening, watering, and general clean up. The group that sponsors this event will be giving out information about the environment and best practices for being "green."
Hopefully by this time the weather will be nice and this event will be simply a great day to be spent outside helping keep Baltimore parks looking good.

The more people who want to get involved, the better. Let me know if you're interested in volunteering!!
-Karen

towson design collective - share your thoughts!

2008-03-24T20:59:00.001-04:00

Next Monday, March 31st, at 5 PM in CA 2006 there will be a brainstorming session to discuss ideas for the Towson design collective (or whatever we want to call it).

What is the Towson design collective, you ask? That's where you come in. It can be anything you want it to be! This is a totally new endeavor that we are creating from the ground up, so everyone's feedback is welcome (and encouraged). As a starting point, some of our inspirations are SCAD's Working Class Studio and Droog Design.

This is a great opportunity for students, alumni, and faculty to help create a flagship program for Towson. Some come by on Monday at 5 to participate in a lively discussion!

(Can't make it - email your ideas to Megan at meauman(at)yahoo(dot)com)

On the Horizon

2008-03-06T15:47:00.002-05:00

Mark your carefully-maintained calenders for March 27th at 6:00p.m. in CA 2015 (I think that's the number for the metals room other than 2006). We'll have our next meeting then.

As a reminder, particularly for those who weren't at the last meeting, we're going to try a few one-night sales that will coincidentally coincide with the nights of major performances. Thus, if you want to participate, go ahead an make work so that it can be ready on relatively short notice.

Also, several people have asked me about how I make some of my work with jump rings. Thus, I will be doing a short demonstration at the meeting listed above to explain my electric welder and some other specialized chain tools.

Taylor

Next Meeting

2008-02-27T00:17:00.001-05:00

Meeting Monday, March 3rd at 6:00 p.m. right after Megan Auman's Talk in CA 2006

We're going to begin planning for the next sale and cover some other odds and ends.

Post-Sale Meeting

2008-02-20T09:23:00.001-05:00

We're going to have a meeting to talk about the Valentines sale, return unsold work, and distribute money.

6 p.m. Monday the 25th (right after Megan Auman's talk)

Upcoming Meetings

2008-01-28T20:57:00.000-05:00

Wednesday February 6th at 6:00p.m. in room 2006 in the CFA:
The first meeting of the semester and planning for the Valentine's Show.

Monday February 11th at 6:00p.n. in room 2006 in the CFA:
Collecting and pricing work for the Valentine's Show.

V-Day SALE

2008-01-28T10:42:00.000-05:00

Valentine's Day SALEY

Tuesday February 12, Wednesday February 13, and Thursday February 14

1-5pm in the Center for the Arts atrium

Jewelry, paper goods, and more by Towson University students, faculty, and alumni.

Cash or check only.

holiday sale

2007-12-03T09:55:00.001-05:00

Holiday Sale

2007-12-03T09:40:00.001-05:00

Towson University Metals Club Holiday Sale:

Wednesday, December 5 - Cook Library - 11-3
Thursday, December 6 - Cook Library - 11-3
Friday, December 7 - Center for the Arts Atrium - 10-6
Saturday, December 8 - Center for the Arts Atrium - 10-6

Jewelry, paper goods, and more by Towson University students, faculty, and alumni.

Cash or check only.

Heidi Lowe workshop + lecture

2007-11-05T09:55:00.000-05:00

Heidi Lowe - owner of Heidi Lowe jewelry studio in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware - will be here on Monday, November 12 for a lecture and workshop.

The workshop is on glass beadmaking (a perfect opportunity to make work for the sale!) and will be from 12-5 in CA 2017. Cost is $10 which helps cover the cost of supplies. To sign up, email Megan at meauman(at)yahoo(dot)com ASAP!

Heidi will give a talk at 6:30 on Monday about her work, running a gallery, and the type of work she sells. The lecture is FREE and not to be missed!

Student Show

2007-10-25T16:00:00.000-04:00

Upcoming Gocco Demos

2007-10-24T13:42:00.000-04:00

People had voiced an interest in more gocco demos:

-Megan will be doing one in her fibers class on monday between 2 and 5:30. Anyone is welcome to come check it out, email Megan if you have more questions.
-Jan will also be doing a short demo in her Design Like You Give a Damn class on tues. between 4 and 5:50.

Holiday Heap and Holiday Sale Work Deadline

2007-10-24T13:08:00.000-04:00

On Monday Nov. 26 @ 6:30 we will have a meeting to jury work and go over pricing. All work for the sales are due at this meeting. As far as displays go people can attach their work to cards(cardstock.. etc.) for the Heap show, and for the TU sale we can do more extensive displays if people want.

Philly trip

2007-10-24T12:35:00.000-04:00

$30 by the tuesday. nov 30 to reserve your spot

money will go towards transportation and hotel reservation. Any money not used for transportation will be refunded after the trip. Metals club is paying for the cost of the hotel, but we need to pay for it up fron t and then will be reimbursed later by the sga.
Alums are welcome to attend just get the deposit to rebecca by the 30th. my # 443-326-6329. i also live in the studio during the week.

admission for the show is $15. However, if we get a group of 10 people or more to give me $8 before friday we get admission for $8 your best bet is to bring it to class on thursday.

You will need to provide your own $ for food and miscellaneous goods.

We havn't worked out transportation yet.. depending on # of people we could carpool or take a bus.. suggestions?
the plan is to leave school at 8:30 on friday morning and well get back in town by 3 sat afternoon.

If you want to be added to a list email me at rdortzbach@gmail.com, but it won't be official until i get your money.
any questions feel free to contact me:-)
-Rebecca

Meeting feedback

2007-10-24T12:21:00.000-04:00

Thanks to everyone that came to the meeting last night!
The Demo was an awsome group effort, and I hope that people got some of the information they were looking for last night. It would be awsome if we could get little demos like that going on after every meeting, it doesn't have to be anything extensive. what do you guys think? what type of demos are people interested in? who would be interested in doing the next one? suggestions? maybe we could do a small demo on making cool clasps for chains? i know sometimes its h ard to make a cute s-hook.. does someone out there have a nice trick they could share?

i am looking forward to everyone getting involved. special thanks to Lizzy for working on getting the aprons togeather:-) p.s. we never did get a date set up for that. what do people think about having it november 20?

something else i forgot to mention last night- Holiday Ornaments for the sale! in the past there have been nights where people get togeather and make ornaments, i believe the club has a bunch of suff for that.. any interest? I know Megan has some super easy and awsome ornaments she makes and sells on her etsy site... check it out!

Philly Trip!!!

2007-10-15T18:10:00.001-04:00

Fabric Workshop

Mutter Museum

Geno's Steaks
or Pat's Steaks

Workshop Idea

2007-10-11T00:13:00.001-04:00

Here's an idea.....what if we invited (and paid) John Fix to come and do a one day/afternoon workshop on finishing (he is a master and this is something he prides himself on) and have him talk about how he packs his work for shipping to galleries? Workshop participants could bring work that they want finishing tips on......Thoughts?

I don't know how many of you have met or know John at all. He is a treasure. If you have an opportunity to take a workshop/class form him, do it!

He also is great at photographing work.....for those of you interested in that.

Idea!

2007-10-03T09:35:00.000-04:00

I was just thinking about the Metals Club and how proud I am that it exists and how well it is growing and evolving. Great job, everyone who has contributed. At the Gocco demo we talked about making new aprons every year and using the Gocco to print them! Over the years we could all end up with a nice collection of studio aprons. We could also sell them! I think it might be nice to create a graphic element for the apron of the Metals Club's presidents' signatures over the years starting with the first one and each year ending with the current president's signature. It is a nice way to mark the history of the organization. Perhaps it could run along the bottom of the apron one year, down a side the next year, etc. I also thought about having each group of officers' signatures because truly is a group effort....but the amount of signatures/text would accumulate quickly and I am thinking nice graphic element. Whitney Staiger is a wiz with photoshop and illustrator.....

more gocco

2007-10-02T20:50:00.000-04:00

Thanks again to Annie for a great gocco demo! I can't wait to see what everyone makes.

Great Fun!

2007-10-02T07:52:00.000-04:00

Annie! Thank you so much for a great demo on the Gocco press last night. Gocco rocks!

So putting the studio Gocco into circulation..... I would like students to purchase the expendables on their own: bulbs, inks, screens, etc. The press itself can live in the Metals Club cabinet.

Let's plan a field trip to The paper Source in Georgetown! And remember we can order online from the Papersource as well.

Happy Gocco!

gocco preview

2007-10-01T15:28:00.001-04:00

in preparing for tonight's gocco demo, i wanted to show you some awesomely inspiring gocco work. look at all the amazing things you can do with this machine!
i am a newbie myself, and will only be able to show you the basic operation of this little gadget, but hopefully these images will spur some of those creative juices. see you tonight! (click on photos to see artist's shops)
(also see poppytalk's gocco picks!)

Heidi Lowe

2007-10-01T09:49:00.000-04:00

Heidi Lowe has agreed to come visit us Monday and Tuesday the 12th and 13th of November to do a workshop and talk. I believe there is going to be a glass bead making workshop, I will have more information to give to everyone soon, but just thought I'd give a heads up.
Also I look forward to seeing everyone at our second meeting tonight!!! and theres going to be pizza and and Awsome gocco workshop by Annie. bring images if you have them, plain black and white will be great.

Fundraising Idea

2007-10-01T08:20:00.001-04:00

One Laptop Per Child

I learned of this program when I first saw the Design for the Other 90% exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt in the spring of 2007. It has received a ton of press and is an interesting object/product and idea. There is a big push aimed at the public/individuals to launch this. Reading recent press about the push to launch this, I immediately put it on my charitable donations shortlist. Purchasing/donating to the cause is within many people's reach which brings me to the Metals Club: would the metals club consider this as its fundraising project?

Nicholas Negraponte, the person behind this, is the former director of the Media Lab at MIT, a position I believe he left to launch this program. Checkout the website at http://laptop.org. The software is open source which is also great.....Fuel the Revolution!

Idea for Metals Club Tool Budget

2007-09-29T22:58:00.000-04:00

Buy a light tent for photographing work! I have info and will try to remember to bring it on Monday. This could be a huge draw for new members and perhaps even from outside the M & J/IC programs.

Craft Bastards

2007-09-28T11:33:00.000-04:00

Tagging in to this...we are meeting in CA 2006 at 10 am on Sunday, driving to Greenbelt metro station, taking that to Crafty Bastards, and returning to Towson by 5pm so people can sork in the studio. COME!

Crafty Bastards Show in D.C. Sunday Sept 30. Megan Auman has a booth, and our awesome alums: Juliet, and Annie . I think it would be great to get a group of people together to go through the show. Anyone interested??

Recycled Jewelry Event

2007-09-28T11:30:00.000-04:00

I would really like to host the Recycled Jewelry Event (that they did in Richmond) next semester.
I would like to start the planning now so that we could advertise it at the various sales and events that we host. If we are all feel strapped for time perhaps this is something that an alum could organize for us (like Liz Matthews).

Schedule of Events

2007-09-28T09:05:00.000-04:00

Calendar of Events
Metals and Jewelry Club Fall 2007

*Sunday September 30th Crafty Bastards- Washington D.C.

*Monday October 1st Jewelry Club Meeting 6:30pm Rm 2006
Gocco Workshop (mini screen printing process) with Annie 7:30pm Rm 2015

*Friday October 12th Opening at the G-Spot Gallery (graduate student April Wood’s work in exhibition)

*Wednesday October 17th Alumni Panel Discussion 7pm Rm 2006

*Friday October 19th Ear wire/ Pin back Workshop 12-2pm Rm 2015 (BRING: 20 Gauge sterling wire; half-hard/ anti-tarnish is awesome)

*Saturday October 20th -Sunday October 21st School 33 Tour (open studio tours of Baltimore studios; snacks and discussion with artists;) <>

*Wednesday October 24th Photograph your work Workshop 7pm Rm 2006; Other departments’ welcome! (BRING: your own work to photograph, your OWN camera, and a zip-drive)

*Friday November 2nd Ron McCormick Lecture 6:30pm Rm 2032

*Friday November 9th-Sunday November 11th Trip to Philly Show (weekend in PA??) <>

*Monday November 19th Banner Brainstorming 7pm Rm 2006
Come help us design the Metals and Jewelry Club’s Banner! Food and fun!

*Saturday December 1st Charm City Craft Mafia Holiday Heap. Make money and get your work out there!

*Wednesday December 5th- Saturday December 8th JEWELRY SALE
Wednesday/Thursday LIBRARY 11am-3pm
Friday/Saturday CFA 10am-6pm

one a day challenge

2007-09-19T13:46:00.000-04:00

Want to make a lot of work for the holiday sale? Start planning now!

Challenge yourself to make one item for the sale each day you are in the studio. Keep it simple - basic earrings, rings, pendants. Use skills you're already using for class - Jewelry 2 - roll print silver sheet for some simple pendants - Jewelry 1 - wire makes great earrings. You get the idea.

Need a little inspiration?
Check out gemmafactrix's etsy shop.

Updates from the 1st meeting...

2007-09-19T13:18:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to our new officers -
President - Rebecca Dortzbach
Vice-President - Laura Skidmore
Treasurer - Theresa LaFerriere
Secretary - Katy Franklin
Alumni Coordinator - Annie Chau

This weekend - field trip to NYC! See Jan for more info.

Philly's more fun when you sleep over - mark your calenders for an overnight field trip to Philly - November 9 - 10. Trip to include stops at the Philly Craft Show and the Fabric Workshop.

Holiday sales - We're applying to Charm City Craft Mafia's Holiday Heap!
(tentative) dates for the Holiday Sale -
Wednesday, December 5th - Cook Library - 11-3
Thursday, December 6th - Cook Library - 11-3
Friday, December 7th - Center for the Arts - 10-6
Saturday, December 8th - Center for the Arts - 10-6

Next meeting - Monday, October 1 - 6:30 PM - CA2006

First Meeting!

2007-09-13T19:30:00.000-04:00

The first meeting of the semester will take place on Monday, September 17th at 6 PM in CA 2006.

Officer elections and planning for the semester.