The next meeting is Tuesday, July 23rd, 6:00p gather, 6:30p business, 7:00p program: Metalsmithing Demonstration – Texturing Metal with Heat
Meeting Location: South Conference Room at the HGMS Ed Center, 7901 Bailey Cove Road SE, Huntsville.
Shelley Curran will show techniques for texturing metal with heat.
Texture can be an important part of a piece of jewelry. It can add another layer of visual interest to your work. When we think of texture, we most commonly think of hammered, stamped, or rolled patterns. Heat texturing and/or fusing can produce a completely different look on the metal.
Come see some samples of heat textured metal and how to create them at the July meeting.
Did You Know?
July: Ruby – Traces of chromium give this red variety of the mineral corundum its rich color. Long valued by people of many cultures, ruby was called “ratnaraj” or “king of precious stones” in ancient Sanskrit. Source: 
