For Teens: Fire & Hammers - Discover the Art of Non-Ferrous Metals! - December 27, 2024

December 27, 2024

1pm-5pm

Fire & Hammers: Discover the Art of Non-Ferrous Metals!

Calling all teen makers (ages 13-17)! This exciting course series will transform you from a metal viewer to a metal doer!

Are you a creative teen interested in learning new skills? Join our exciting class on working with non-ferrous metals! Non-ferrous metals, like copper, brass, silver, and gold, are metals that don't contain iron. In this class, we'll focus on working with copper, but the techniques you'll learn can be applied to other non-ferrous metals as well. Get hands-on experience shaping, forming, and creating beautiful pieces. You'll have the opportunity to make a bracelet, a penannular brooch, rings, and more! This is a perfect opportunity to explore your artistic side and develop valuable skills.

Tuition: $55

Materials: $20

This course is only for teens 13-17.

Your Instructor

SHANE MAHON

In college, Shane began taking hands-on courses. He discovered a passion for making. It changed his life. He loves it. He wants others to also.

Motivated by this, he creates and provides hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) learning experiences. By doing this, he harnesses the teaching power of direct experience.

His making skills are plentiful. He’s done many forms of metal work. Primarily, he studied silversmithing and fabrication. For several years he taught at the Reno Gem and Mineral Society.

As an artist, he focuses on found object sculpture, interactive art and automata.