B. in Grade 9 took on a huge challenge for their first-ever jeweller’s saw project! She wanted to make something special for her grandma, and spent many lunch hours and flex blocks cutting out these intricate roses. Once cut out, she worked hard to sand and finish the piece, and then we tempered the metal to get some beautiful colors out of the copper. So proud of this student and their perseverance – way to go!
Tongue twister of the year for sure, but look at this thing! A keen and creative Grade 9 student wanted to try their hand at stone setting, and did their first ever bezel setting with a piece of sea glass. They cut out the shark profile by hand as well out of sterling silver. Awesome work, F!
R.G. in Grade 11 cut and shaped this little brass frog – and went a few steps further with those delicate inside cuts. So stunning!
From Rick Astley to MF Doom to Kenny, the 2022-23 Jewelry 9/10 students KILLED it on their first jewellers saw projects. We even had one student cut out the exact markings on her horse’s nose as a wearable pendant in sterling silver. Thank you for all of your creativity, folks!
Senior students K.C. and D.G. created these self-directed ring projects. K.C. annealed, twisted, and forged the silver band ring and cut out the “V” ring with a jewellers’ saw. D.G. took on a challenge with this brass “ball ring”, where spheres were created by purposefully melting small pieces of brass wire, then soldering them onto a band. Excellent work!
These extra projects were designed and created by Grade 11 student K.C. – WOW! Pitbull was sweat-soldered and had a small heart charm added with a jump ring, and both projects were intricately cut by hand using a jewellers’ saw.
Gorgeous work, K.C.!
These stunning pieces were designed and hand-cut by Senior Jewelry/Metalwork students. Canucks logo by D.G., Tiger by L.J., Cityscape (with tempered skyline and triple-sweat-solder!) by A.K., Lion by K.C., Humpback Whale by B.C., Mountain Biker by E.V.T., intricate Rose cut-out by R.M., Wolf by C.P., Lakers logo by Q.S., Air Jordan by T.B., Butterfly by V.N., and Cat by J.C.
Great work, everyone!
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