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SUMMARY:Charm Bracelet Weekend Workshop: Create Your Own Set of Amulets
DESCRIPTION:This two-day workshop explores the history and meaning of portable amulets while introducing participants to key jewelry-making techniques. Beginning with a look at symbolic objects worn for protection\, identity\, and personal expression across cultures\, participants will create a series of handmade charms using metalworking processes such as forming\, stamping\, and texturing. On the second day\, those charms will be incorporated into a finished bracelet through chain fabrication and assembly. By the end of the workshop\, participants will leave with a handcrafted brass charm bracelet and a workshop zine filled with techniques and practical tips.  \n Day 1  \n\nExplore the evolution of the charm bracelet in both mass-market and contemporary jewelry. \n\n\nVisual talk on the history of portable amulets and their cross-cultural significance. \n\n\nLearn foundational techniques including hydraulic press forming\, metal sawing and filing\, and stamping and surface texturing. \n\n\nCreate five handmade charms ready to be incorporated into a bracelet. \n\nDay 2  \n\nConstruct a bracelet through chain fabrication and clasp making. \n\n\nLearn step-by-step chain construction and finishing techniques. \n\n\nAssemble\, solder\, and finish the bracelet with your handmade charms. \n\n\nTake home a brass bracelet with five charms and a workshop zine with techniques and pro tips. \n\n\nThere is an option to create a beaded bracelet alternative. \n\nREGISTRATION FORM \nInstructors: Iris Eichenberg\, Head of Metalsmithing and Artist-in-Residence; and Jimena Rios\, Artist\, and Director of Taller Eloi\, Escuela de joyería (Jewelry School).  \nInstructor Language: English/Spanish  \n Skill Level: This workshop is open to beginners and advanced students\, age 18+.  \nMax. participants: 7  \n Location: Metalsmithing department of Cranbrook Academy of Art in the New Studios Building.  \nParking: Cranbrook Art Museum Parking Lot.  \n Dates: Saturday\, July 25 and Sunday\, July 26\, 2026  \n Time: 10am–3pm each day  \n Food/Beverage: Snacks provided. The Academy also has water bottle refill stations and vending machines near the Metalsmithing department.  \n Cost: $600.00 USD total\, for both days*  Materials included   \n*If the workshop does not meet the minimum number of participants\, it will be canceled\, and any purchases will be fully refunded. 
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/charm-bracelet-weekend-workshop-create-your-own-set-of-amulets/
LOCATION:Cranbrook Academy of Art\, 39221 Woodward Ave\, Bloomfield Hills\, 48303\, United States
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