Promoting metal arts
Archive of past Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild events
Friday, July 20, 2018, 6:30-8:30 PM
Don’t miss this month’s MBMAG Speaker Series featuring wire sculptor Wendy Ballen.
We’ll be meeting at the Santa Cruz Art League, 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz
Wendy Ballen is a wire sculptor and guild member
Join us for a peak into what she’s been working on….
The event is free and open to the public
Friday, May 18, 2018 7-9 PM
MBMAG Speaker Series:
Stencils are commonly used in enameling and they can be tricky to manipulate. Nothing is worse than carefully applying powder to your design and jostling the stencil whilst trying to remove it… Not only does it waste precious material, it can be very frustrating.
In addition just laying a stencil down on top of the work doesn’t guarantee a snug fit and powder will creep under boundary zones. In order to solve the problem I went back to my roots in screen printing and devised a solution that solves both problems at once. It started as a low tech device with a easily available clamp fixture that can be modified with minimal effort by almost anybody.
Paul will share this device and how to make a low-tech version of it, as well as giving tips on stenciling on enamel at this month’s MBMAG Speaker Series.
Paul is a silver smith, enamel artist and the owner of Seabright Metalworks in Santa Cruz.
Creator Haven LLC is at 41B, Hangar Way, Watsonville, CA
Making jewelry requires holding onto things that are often funny shaped, too small, too hot, too delicate, and so on . Bruce’s talk is about ways to hold stuff while creating your jewelry. This includes holding items while soldering, creating assemblies of item to be held together while soldering such as clusters of heads, holding onto items while filing and sanding, holding irregular shaped metalwork while setting stones, and much more.
The tools and techniques will all be demonstrated at this talk for MBMAG at Creator Haven on April 27, 2018 from 7-9 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
Bruce McKay is a gold/platinumsmith, jewelry designer, lapidarist and graduate gemologist with 47 years experience who has recently moved to the Santa Cruz area from Portland, Oregon. There he had a custom design studio for 30 years and for the past 6 years has taught advanced jewelry techniques at the Multnomah Arts Center. Now a member of MBMAG, Bruce is past president of the Creative Metal Arts Guild of Oregon.
Creator Haven is located at 41B Hangar Way, Watsonville, CA 95076
Friday, February 15, 2018 7 – 9pm
Free and open to the public
Have you been curious about metal clay? Do you think it’s just for hobbyists? Or have you never even heard of it? This product, a combination of recycled silver and organic binders, can be worked like clay and, when fired, is (depending on the variety) pure fine silver, sterling silver, copper, bronze or even steel. Pat Evans, Senior Art Clay Instructor, will demonstrate the basics of working with several varieties of metal clay, and explain how it can be a useful addition to your jewelry-making toolkit.
Join us at the Soquel Glenn Mobile Home Park Clubhouse
| Venue | Soquel Glen Mobil Home Park Clubhouse |
| Address | 5470 Soquel Drive Soquel CA 95073, US |
| Starts | Fri Feb 16 2018, 7:00pm PST |
| Ends | Fri Feb 16 2018, 9:00pm PST |
Be sure to join us for our Winter Party. This year we will be having a potluck at Haute Enchilada. Ann Ostermann, Open Studios & Events Manager for the Santa Cruz County Arts Council, will be our featured speaker.
This is a previously held event. Visit the Events page of this website for more current events.
this is a previously held event; check the Events page on this website for more current events
The Opening event will be Sunday, May 7th form 3-5pm. Please come and support your friends of the Guild, and maybe find a nice gift for the mother in your life… maybe for yourself!
Feel free to share the postcard image and show information… distribute to your mail lists, post on Instagram, FaceBook or any other social media and invite your friends!
Looking forward to seeing you there—-
Annette Nemes
MBMAG Show Curator
her2017 AT mbmag.org
Join us for the annual MBMAG Members Winter Party
January 22, 2017 from 12:00 to 2:30 PM
at The Haute Enchilada in Moss Landing.
The presenter is Dawn Nakanishi, who will speak about her studies in Japan during her sabbatical from Cabrillo College. (Click on the image above for a map.)
You must be a member of MBMAG to attend. Kindly RSVP.
Not an MBMAG member yet? Join now.
The coordinator for this event is Pat Evans, contact her here: pat@patevansdesigns.com