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Mood Lighting: All About Candleholders!
Candlelight might set the mood, but a beautiful candlestick holder or candelabra can set the STYLE! For anyone who loves candles and handcrafted home decor, this four-week class is the perfect introduction to metalsmithing beautiful artisan work. You'll make your own unique pair of candleholders or an elegant candelabra using a combination of sheet metal and thick wire. Students will be able to choose between brass, bronze, nickel, copper, and/or steel and create a single or a pair of candlestick holders; or combine them into a candelabra! Skills and techniques will include forming, soldering, creating an elegant finish, and more.
Please be advised: Registration for our on-site classes closes one week before the class start-date.
Meet the instructor
Joy Raskin has been a silversmith since 1984 and has exhibits throughout the United States, Ireland and New Zealand, showcasing both her jewelry and flatware designs. Joy is a native of New Hampshire, having attended public schools in Manchester and Concord and was accepted as a member of the League of NH Craftsmen while still in high school. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Joy is an instructor at Metalwerx in Waltham, MA, The Craft Center in NH, Sharon Art Center, and many other schools.
Joy has received many awards for her work. She was commissioned by the NH State Council on the Arts to create the Cultural Access Award for the Governor’s Awards in the Arts in 2001. Her work is included in many collections, including the White House and Smithsonian Institution. Joy's work is found in multiple galleries throughout New England, including the League of NH Craftsmen Galleries, Boston Society of Arts & Crafts, Guilford Art Center, Millbrook Gallery, and others.
Materials & Tools
There is a $25 lab fee for this class that is payable upon registration for the use of studio consumables like gas, pickle, and sandpaper. There is an additional estimated $50 materials fee for this class that is payable to the instructor during class.
- Closed-toe shoes - required in the Metalwerx studio
- Notebook or sketchpad
- Pen or pencil
- Ultra-fine point sharpie marker - black
- Studio apron and/or towel