{"id":251,"date":"2011-06-14T13:16:26","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T13:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/jewelryartsinstitute\/?p=251"},"modified":"2011-06-14T13:16:26","modified_gmt":"2011-06-14T13:16:26","slug":"jewelry-arts-institutes-student-of-the-week-kate-sheehan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/jewelryartsinstitute\/2011\/06\/14\/jewelry-arts-institutes-student-of-the-week-kate-sheehan\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewelry Arts Institute’s Student of the Week- Kate Sheehan"},"content":{"rendered":"

$\"\"$ <\/a> Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week- Kate Sheehan.\u00a0 We have been so caught up in our big move (to 22 East 49th Street Fourth Floor NY NY 10017) that I haven’t written a new Student of the Week in a couple of weeks.\u00a0 Now that we are settling in, I’m ready to get back in the groove.\u00a0 These earrings are so beautifully done with every step except for the posts fused.\u00a0 I thought we could talk a bit about what makes fusing work and how Kate pulled these earrings off.<\/p>\n

Kate started by making four circles of .010 f\/s and scribing\u00a0 smaller circles toward the top of each.\u00a0 These smaller circles, removed,\u00a0 will become the curved portion you see at the top of the earrings.\u00a0 Her larger disks were then dapped to form domes and the smaller circles sawed and filed out.\u00a0 They then must be bound together with binding wire and fused together.\u00a0 Binding wire is the devil and leaves nasty scars so Kate only used it to tack( fuse in one tiny spot) the domes together, then removed the wire and finished fusing.\u00a0 Here are a few tips about fusing.\u00a0 Dirt and\/or oil will keep your piece from fusing so think every time you put your grubby little hands on you piece.\u00a0 Clean your piece thoroughly before you fuse and use your tweezers!\u00a0 No matter how often you wash your hands, they aren’t clean enough for fusing.\u00a0 Make sure your work area is clean, especially of ochre.\u00a0 Many times I have caught students setting up to fuse or granulate at a bench area with ochre and dirt all over it.\u00a0 This will scuttle even the most skillful torch work.\u00a0 One last tip, in fusing the seam must really be perfect with no gaps.\u00a0 I’m sure many of you have noticed that despite what every jewelry book tells you, solder easily fills small gaps.\u00a0 Not that I’m advocating sloppy work but denying reality is not my way.\u00a0 Kate also fused in her inner sleeve to bridge the two domes and you can easily see what a beautiful job she did.\u00a0 Well Done!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"