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                          Stay tuned for upcoming online interactive workshops:                                 Always working on something new!

Fused and Reticulated: A Study in Contrasts
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A Live Stream Event  by April Bower  Presented by Vivimagoo.com/the-academy

Tuesday December 8 thru Friday Dec 11. Zoom meetings daily at 9:00-10:30  AM Phoenix Time. Follow up Sip & Share on Thurs  Dec 17th  3pm PHX time
Learn how to create and successfully reticulate silver, fuse Argentium, stone set, fold form, pearl cut, and finish rings you design. Fusing, forming, finishing, burnishing and oxidizing will be addressed with a combination of prerecorded videos and live Zoom interactions with instructor April Bower and other students.
Work with your own tools in the comfort of your own studio.

Coming soon in January 2021

Dust to Dust   
​Create a folded, fused, dusted & formed ring in Argentium & 18k gold with gold rimed tube set stone

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Starry Starry Night Online
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Create coordinating earrings and pendant in Argentium Silver, known for its wonderful  fusing properties with 18k yellow gold accents.

Learn how to create and successfully fuse the metal dust for texture and dimension, contrasting with rolled texture and fused "pebbles" in both silver and gold.  Fusing, forming, finishing, burnishing and patination will be addressed with a combination of prerecorded videos and live Zoom interaction with instructor April Bower as well as other students.

Work with your own tools in the comfort of your own studio.

 Laptop or Tablet recommended for viewing, and cell phone camera for sharing. Please familiarize yourself with Zoom and have the Apps on your devices. 


 Intermediate  level, you must be comfortable with a torch  Limited class size for individual attention.
A kit will be shipped to you ahead of class.

 This workshop is over but may be scheduled again in the future. New workshops are now available: see above

More classes in the works!
April Bower
(928) 978-5533
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