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Q: What is the best way to use Liver of Sulfur for patinas?
A: Liver of Sulfur (LOS) is one of many solutions used to create a patina on metal. It is a mixture of potassium sulfides and comes in a number of forms. Nuggets are a dried form that needs to be dissolved in water and decomposes when exposed to light and air. Gel and liquid forms are stabilized so they don’t have the same decomposition factor, but are also diluted in water for use.
My studio practices have changed drastically due to the Covid19 pandemic. Like everyone else, finding my path as an artist and instructor has been fraught with uncertainty. My teaching had ground to a halt as the world locked down. I had time to sleep, rest, cycle, chef, garden and think. Think a lot. Really think a lot about how, after 40 years in this industry, and 11 years on the road teaching, am I going to move forward.
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Greetings fellow Metalsmiths,Workshop Review by Betsy Manheimer
MASSC recently held its second Stay @ Home workshop over Zoom with an enthusiastic group of members.
July 2020
Q: How do I keep solder from re-flowing when I have to perform a second or third soldering? I’m using sterling silver and my bezels something open when I try to solder them to a back plate.
On Friday, May 8th, over 30 MASSC members tuned in free via Zoom to participate in our very first Virtual Demo Event!
We kicked off the first of (hopefully) many virtual events with a demonstration my U-MARQ GemFx5 engraving machine, which is a computer aided table-top system that works sort of like a miniature milling machine.
On May 16th I had the pleasure of attempting to host an online workshop that members could follow-along with. MASSC had about 60 people tuned in, some attempting to follow along and make Wavy Wire Hoop Earrings, some just to watch.
Dear Fellow Metalsmiths...
As you are aware, on March 13th the MASSC board voted to suspend all Spring programming until further notice. We are not certain when it will be safe to resume our usual events.
The Jewelry District Tour was postponed, the date is TBA. The Metals Challenge Luncheon is postponed, date TBA.
Back in February MASSC had the pleasure to present a Mokume Gane workshop taught by Anne Wolf at the studio she and her wife Ame run, aptly named Anneville Studio, which is located in beautiful San Diego, CA on the grounds of the historic Liberty Station.