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Fred Zweig's blogIdyllwild brooches
Fred Zweig -
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - 6:34pm
Jewelry forged sterling | handwrought | hemitite I created 5 brooches for exhibit at the Idyllwild Exhibition Center during the Metals Week workshops. I also took a brooch made for an exhibit in New York a few years ago. I was thrilled to have sold 4 of the six brooches during the exhibition. » read more | 8 comments Idyllwild workshop "METALS WEEK"
Fred Zweig -
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 2:52pm
Jewelry brooch | fabrication | sterling silver | workshop I leave the Arizona heat for the cooler climate of the San Bernadino Mountains to teach a weeklong workshop at the Idyllwild Art Academy. An exhibit of the work of the istructors will be held at the Parks Exhibition Center and I will be presenting 6 brooches for the show. I am in a panic mode preparing for the class and know it will be a wonderful experience for all who participate. Reliquary to the Moon
Fred Zweig -
Friday, May 23, 2008 - 4:30pm
Here is an ambitious piece I made just over 30years ago. I am preparing for a talk I have been asked to do on my work and I have converted some of my slides to images. Approximately 6" high, brass sheet and acrylic construction and bolted together the container with removable repoussed faces spins through the cut-out in the oval. » read more | 5 comments A bit of the Old
Fred Zweig -
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 2:14pm
Jewelry | Repousse & Chasing Here is a piece I made for my wife 20years ago incorporating one of the faced done in repousse. She had asked me why I did not make smiling faces. This piece was made in response. » read more | 9 comments The work of David Huang
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 8:16am
Repousse & Chasing | Raising chasing | PATINAS | raising I just wanted to make everyone aware of the work being done by David Huang and have you view his incredible website. http://www.davidhuang.org/gallery/ David raises vessels and often will chase and model his designs onto the surface. He is free with his information and has recently completed a vessel for me commissioned by my wife for our 30th wedding anniversary. » read more | 4 comments Intoduction
Fred Zweig -
Monday, October 1, 2007 - 10:46am
Jewelry Jim, I am a practicing self taught metalsmith with a passion for process. I design with process in mind and the careful use of my media. I have been doing this since the '70s and love every minute of it. I have taught adult classes for over 20yrs and now only do workshops. I consider myself a "hammerman" and have little interest in other processes due to a limited lifespan. So much to learn and so little time. Forging, raising, reppousage, and fabrication are the routes I use to reach my design. » read more | 4 comments Raised bowls
Fred Zweig -
Sunday, September 30, 2007 - 11:08pm
Raising patina | planishing | raising | sinking Here are some raised vessels I have created over the past years. Some are in copper others in silver. » read more | 16 comments Faces in repousse
Fred Zweig -
Sunday, September 30, 2007 - 10:35pm
Repousse & Chasing chasing | repousse
» read more | 10 comments Repousse (examples)
Fred Zweig -
Friday, September 28, 2007 - 2:22pm
Repousse & Chasing repousse-chasing This blog will show some of the range of items I have made over the years using punches and dull chisels to manipulate metal. » read more | 11 comments Beetle study in repousse
Fred Zweig -
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 2:20pm
Repousse & Chasing repousse-chasing This is a show and tell of one of my passions. (repoussage) Here is a study of a beetle I recently did in 18 gauge copper sheet. I started with a 2" square. » read more | 13 comments |
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