Linda Shanahan Last month, we learned a little about wire woven bracelets and the materials and process used to make them. Another skill used to make wire bracelets is wrapping. Don Hall is a master, a creative genius, when it comes to designing intricate wire wrap patterns. Wire wrapped bangle bracelets materials used: Don prefers…
Joe Schwab I walked in the door at the Cottonwood shop just as Dan Hall and Ron List completed the final step in a lost wax project. The timing was right to put together an article on lost wax. The fired mold, which is formed around a wax figure is baked in the oven until…
One of the more interesting classes being offered thru Sun Lakes Rock Gem and Silver class is the Precious metal clay (PMC). No special tools are required and the results are only restricted by the imagination of the students to transform a clay like substance into any shape they desire. Under the tutelage of instructor…
Joe Schwab How often have you seen those beautiful stained glass windows, lampshades and vases and longed for the ability to create your own? Well right here in Sun Lakes we have the facilities and classes to do just that through the Sun Lakes Rock, Gem and Silver Club. Nancy Hibbard has been instructing stained…
Joe Schwab This is my first article as the writer for the Sun Lakes Rock and Gem Club. I’ve been a member for just under two years and enjoy the activity and friendly cooperation of the more experienced members. My goal is to feature each activity and shop within the club so prospective members know…
John Harrill Jim Remer started lapidary as a hobby in 1968 and is quite proficient. He is our Lapidary Chair, as well as an instructor. After retiring in 1996 as an ordained Presbyterian minister in Parsons, Kansas, Jim and his wife, Lois, moved to Sun Lakes. Here’s something about us: Our club is one of…
John Harrill Dick Thiel, currently our Lost Wax Chair, has been chair of Lost Wax off and on for the more than 20 years that he has been a club member. Dick and Larry Portschi teach and/or monitor Lost Wax every Tuesday morning at our Oakwood shop. Dick was well prepared for this hobby when…