Stacking Rings
Instructor: Wendy Thurlow
May 3-4, 2025
10am – 5pm, EST
Dunedin Fine Art Center
1143 Michigan Ave., Dunedin, FL 34698
CLASS FEE: $225
Class Description
Come spend a weekend making art for your fingers. Combining colored gemstones, texture and a mix of rings students will make their own set of stackable rings. Perfect for wearing alone but much more fun together.
Students will explore design and color theory to unite an assortment of colored stones. We will dive into making creative ring shanks, tab setting, various bezels and prong settings. Students will learn to design, create and properly size a set of stack rings. Soldering tips and techniques will be covered for the set up of complex designs. Flex shaft tips will be shown for texturing bezels and ring shanks as well as finishing techniques.
Please note- This is not a beginner class. Intermediate and advanced students only.
About Wendy
Statement:
I design and create sculptural jewelry influenced by nature's lines and textures. Using silver, gold and precious stones I translate my inspirations into wearable art. The shifting currents of air and water gradually wear away the earth's surface, leaving
behind sculpted terrain and stone. This relentless rhythm of change and its force of erosion carved into the land is a source of inspiration for my current body of work. Subtle detail, sculptural land, erosion and decay evoke a mysterious and
strange beauty.
Wendy Thurlow is a Florida based jewelry designer and maker. Her collection is award winning and has been praised for its individuality. She earned her Degree in Metalsmithing from theUniversity of Arts, in Philadelphia.
Thurlow has been producing one of kind and limited edition jewelry for 30 years. Wendy enjoys the process of fabricating, firing up the torch everyday and devoting energy to the design and creation of contemporary art jewelry rich with texture. Her pieces incorporate centuries old techniques with mixed metals, surface embellishments and high quality stones to produce jewelry that is both organic and sculptural. Her work is inspired by subtle details found in nature and a lifelong love of world travel. Wendy’s eye for composition and attention to form and detail enable her to create a distinct style of jewelry. Thurlow’s work can be found in many publications, and galleries and she has private collectors worldwide.
