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Lyle Rayfield: Desert Garden Jewelry

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January
23
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January 23, 2027
9:30 am
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1:00 pm
Desert Garden Pendants by Lyle Rayfield
Desert Garden Pendants by Lyle Rayfield

Learn to create beautiful garden-inspired pendants or earrings in bronze metal clay using the magical textures of Sonoran Desert plants. Students will choose leaves, flowers, or plant parts to make surface impressions in the clay, showcasing their creations within a cutout or freeform shape. Demonstration and instruction include how to work with, refine, fire, and finish metal clay creations. Instruction also includes how to make silicone molds of plant parts for repetitive use. Due to the long firing process of bronze clay, pieces will be fired outside of class time and mailed or delivered back to the Art Center. Metal clay is composed of microscopic particles of a metal (silver, bronze, copper, or steel) combined with an organic binder to produce a clay-like substance. When fired at high temperatures, the binder burns off and the metal particles fuse into a solid piece of metal.

Workshop Details

Date:
January
23
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January 23, 2027
Duration:
9:30 am
-
1:00 pm
Location:
Tubac Center of the Arts
Type:
In Studio
Medium:
bronze metal clay
Skill level:
All Welcome
Materials are included.
Supply List:
Pricing
Members:
125
Non-Member:
140
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Please note: Space is Limited, advance registration is required. Event closes when space is full.‍ See our visitor guidelines for further information or call 520-398-2371. For all other inquiries, contact Info@tubacarts.org

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Desert Garden Pendants by Lyle Rayfield
Desert Garden Pendants by Lyle Rayfield

Instructor Bio

Lyle Rayfield

Lyle Rayfield is an award-winning metal clay artist and Master Instructor for Art Clay World USA, as well as an Accredited Teacher for Hadar’s ClayTM and a PMC Certified Artisan. After many years of various jewelry ventures, Lyle discovered the world of metal clay and expanded her love of teaching into the metal clay community. She is a studio jewelry artist and currently offers classes on a regular basis at her home in Tucson, AZ, as well as through neighboring arts education venues. Lyle’s work was honored at the 2006 and 2008 Art Clay World North American Design Competitions. You can find her work exhibited for sale in several local galleries, including Desert Artisans, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tucson Desert Art Museum, and Tohono Chul.

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Learn to create beautiful garden-inspired pendants or earrings in bronze metal clay using the magical textures of Sonoran Desert plants. Students will choose leaves, flowers, or plant parts to make surface impressions in the clay, showcasing their creations within a cutout or freeform shape. Demonstration and instruction include how to work with, refine, fire, and finish metal clay creations. Instruction also includes how to make silicone molds of plant parts for repetitive use. Due to the long firing process of bronze clay, pieces will be fired outside of class time and mailed or delivered back to the Art Center. Metal clay is composed of microscopic particles of a metal (silver, bronze, copper, or steel) combined with an organic binder to produce a clay-like substance. When fired at high temperatures, the binder burns off and the metal particles fuse into a solid piece of metal.

Workshop Details

Date:
January
23
-
January 23, 2027
Duration:
9:30 am
-
1:00 pm
Location:
Tubac Center of the Arts
Type:
In Studio
Medium:
bronze metal clay
Skill level:
All Welcome
Materials are included.
Supply List
View Here
Syllabus:
View Syllabus
Pricing
Members:
125
Non-Member:
140
Register Now
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Please note: Space is Limited, advance registration is required. Event closes when space is full.‍ See our visitor guidelines for further information or call 520-398-2371. For all other inquiries, contact Info@tubacarts.org

Workshop Photos

Instructor Bio

Lyle Rayfield

Lyle Rayfield is an award-winning metal clay artist and Master Instructor for Art Clay World USA, as well as an Accredited Teacher for Hadar’s ClayTM and a PMC Certified Artisan. After many years of various jewelry ventures, Lyle discovered the world of metal clay and expanded her love of teaching into the metal clay community. She is a studio jewelry artist and currently offers classes on a regular basis at her home in Tucson, AZ, as well as through neighboring arts education venues. Lyle’s work was honored at the 2006 and 2008 Art Clay World North American Design Competitions. You can find her work exhibited for sale in several local galleries, including Desert Artisans, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tucson Desert Art Museum, and Tohono Chul.

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Desert Garden Pendants by Lyle Rayfield
Desert Garden Pendants by Lyle Rayfield

Lyle Rayfield: Desert Garden Jewelry

January
23
-
January 23, 2027
9:30 am
-
1:00 pm

Learn to create beautiful garden-inspired pendants or earrings in bronze metal clay using the magical textures of Sonoran Desert plants. Students will choose leaves, flowers, or plant parts to make surface impressions in the clay, showcasing their creations within a cutout or freeform shape. Demonstration and instruction include how to work with, refine, fire, and finish metal clay creations. Instruction also includes how to make silicone molds of plant parts for repetitive use.

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Lyle Rayfield: Desert Garden Jewelry
January 23, 2027 9:30 AM
January 23, 2027 1:00 PM
Tubac Center of the Arts
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Learn to create beautiful garden-inspired pendants or earrings in bronze metal clay using the magical textures of Sonoran Desert plants. Students will choose leaves, flowers, or plant parts to make surface impressions in the clay, showcasing their creations within a cutout or freeform shape. Demonstration and instruction include how to work with, refine, fire, and finish metal clay creations. Instruction also includes how to make silicone molds of plant parts for repetitive use.

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