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MBMAG celebrates the pursuit of fine metalworking & aspires to nurture the art of metalworking. #montereybaymetalarts #mbmagmember #metalart

Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild
Still some open seats for this workshop! Sign up n Still some open seats for this workshop! Sign up now at MBMAG.org  #montereybaymetalarts #enameling #enamelingprocess #enameljewelry #jewelryworkshops
Electroforming workshop registration open at MBMAG Electroforming workshop registration open at MBMAG.org
We are happy to offer MAD SCIENCE: Electroforming We are happy to offer MAD SCIENCE: Electroforming workshop taught by artist/instructor Patty Lakinsmith ( @theglassacorn ). Register NOW. Deadline is noon Wed June 14, 2023. Beginners welcome. 1 Zoom session and one full in-person day. Details on MBMAG.org. Link in bio. 
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#metalsmith #electroforming #losgatos #santacruz #workshop #artworkshop #metalarts #glassarts @metalartsguild_sf
Sign up for the electroforming workshop now at MBM Sign up for the electroforming workshop now at MBMag.org!

https://mbmag.org/2023/05/mad-science-electroforming-workshop-by-patty-lakinsmith/ #metalart #design #handmade #artisanmade #localartist #metalsmith  #contemporaryart #silversmith #goldsmith #artistsofig #artistsofinstagram #design #electroforming
Still time to register for this awesome workshop a Still time to register for this awesome workshop at MBMAG.org!
#metalart #design #handmade #metalsmith #artjewelry #enameling #jewelryclass #cloisonné
Only 4 spots left in Darci Shea Bogdan's closioneé and mason stain workshop June 23rd - 25th, 2023. Register now at MBMAG.org. link in bio.
#workshop, #enameljewelry #enamelworkshops #darcisheabogdan #metalsmith #metalworkshop #avifauna #flora #masonstain #cloisonné #cloisonné
Only 4 spots left for this workshop! Sign up now a Only 4 spots left for this workshop! Sign up now at MBMAG.org  #metalart #design #handmade #artisanmade #localartist #metalsmith  #contemporaryart #silversmith #goldsmith #artistsofig #artistsofinstagram #design
Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild presents "Avifauna a Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild presents "Avifauna and Flora". This informative workshop is open to Guild members for a fee. Sign up or renew membership: https://mbmag.org/
#contemporaryjewellery #jewellerydesign
#artisanjewelry #arttowear #jewelrylover #enameljewelry #enameljewelrydesigner #jewelryaddict
Demo of the precision power saw Demo of the precision power saw
Brian Meek of @knewconcepts showing the tilting be Brian Meek of @knewconcepts showing the tilting bench pin and the precision power saw
Back To the Garden 2, detail photo. At the Tannery Back To the Garden 2, detail photo. At the Tannery Arts Center. Visit Lynne Todaro at Gallery 125 First Friday!
Meet us in Watsonville on May 6th 2023 at 1 pm for Meet us in Watsonville on May 6th 2023 at 1 pm for an in-person factory tour of Knew Concepts! Bring a friend!

We’ll see how the products are made and hear how they decide which new tools to design.

@KnewConcepts is the maker of jewelry and woodworking tools and has been based in the Santa Cruz area since being founded. Brian Meek, Knew Concepts owner and product designer, will be giving the tour. Learn more at KnewConcepts.com

Bring your Original Knew Concepts saw if you’d like to have the Lever Tension upgrade installed onsite. You’ll be able to pay for the upgrade and take it home finished.

You must be a member of MBMAG to sign up. Use your mbmag.org account to login or Join NOW
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#mbmagmember #jewelrytools #toolmaker #KnewConcepts #factorytour #privatetour #woodworkingtools #productdesign #jewellerytools #benchtools #birdcagesaw #dovetail #benchclamp #copingsaw #toolupgrade #sawupgrade #titanium #solderingtrivet #titaniumclamp #madeintheusa #madeincalifornia #minibenchclamp #guildtour #metalartsguild #montereybay #metalarts #howitsmade #jewelrymakingtools #silversmith #metalsmith
Finished bracelets on happy people from yesterday' Finished bracelets on happy people from yesterday's Make A Bracelet event at the Monterey Museum of Art Block Party. If you were one of the other 400+ people who made a bracelet and want us to share the bracelet you made, tag us in your photo!
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#metalart #wearableart #metalartists #handmade #makeabracelet #bracelet #copperbracelet #makeart #monterey #montereycalifornia #museum #montereymuseumofart @montereyart
Yesterday we shared the joy of creating wearable a Yesterday we shared the joy of creating wearable art @montereyart #mmablockparty in downtown Monterey, California. 400 or 500 people made bracelets and we are thrilled to have been able to share the experience of making things in metal. We were so busy we lost count. Wonderful metal artists guided everyone through the The step-by-step / station-by-station process. Thanks to the Monterey Museum of Art for having us, thanks to everyone who helped, and thanks to everyone who came by! 
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#metalart #wearableart #metalartists #handmade #makeabracelet #bracelet #copperbracelet #makeart #monterey #montereycalifornia #museum #montereymuseumofart @etta.jane.grijalva @susan_shall @josesantana200
Come see us at the Monterey Museum of Art Block Pa Come see us at the Monterey Museum of Art Block Party on Saturday April 15th from noon - 4pm and let your inner metal artist shine! Make a thin cuff bracelet with a pattern of your own design. Free for people of all ages! We provide the copper, all the tools, and guide you through the process. You’ll be able wear your one-of-a-kind custom made bracelet to the rest of the block party. 
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#mmablockparty #montereyart #metalart #arttowear #wearableart #makeabracelet #bracelet #jewelry #handmade #oneofakind #artmuseum #montereycalifornia
@montereyart @montereybayevents @montereybayblog @cityofmonterey @montereycountyweekly @monterey #montereybaymetalarts #mbmagmembers
Imagine attending an event and leaving with a new Imagine attending an event and leaving with a new bracelet that you made yourself!! 

Calling all guild members and volunteers to help spread the love of making art with metal at our free Make-a-Bracelet event on Saturday April 15, 2023 at the Monterey Museum of Art Block Party. 

Teach people of all ages how to stamp patterns in copper, file the edges of their bracelet blank, and then be amazed as it is formed into a bracelet.
We also need help setting up at 11 am, and putting things away at the end of the event at 4pm. Never done it before? We will show you how. 

Click the CONTACT link on MBMAG.org to volunteer or ask questions

#mbmag #metalart #makeabracelet #montereymuseumofart #monterey #california #sharethelove #metalartsguild #spreadpositivity #jewelryaddict #blockparty #monyereybay #mbmagmember #smac #bracelet #artparty #artevent #spring2023
Meet us in Watsonville on May 6th 2023 at 1 pm for Meet us in Watsonville on May 6th 2023 at 1 pm for an in-person factory tour of Knew Concepts!

We’ll see how the products are made and hear how they decide which new tools to design.

@KnewConcepts is the maker of jewelry and woodworking tools and has been based in the Santa Cruz area since being founded. Brian Meek, Knew Concepts owner and product designer, will be giving the tour. Learn more at KnewConcepts.com

Bring your Original Knew Concepts saw if you’d like to have the Lever Tension upgrade installed onsite. You’ll be able to pay for the upgrade and take it home finished.

You must be a member of MBMAG to sign up. Use your mbmag.org account to login or Join NOW
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#mbmagmember #jewelrytools #toolmaker #KnewConcepts #factorytour #privatetour #woodworkingtools #productdesign #jewellerytools #benchtools #birdcagesaw #dovetail #benchclamp #copingsaw #toolupgrade #sawupgrade #titanium #solderingtrivet #titaniumclamp #madeintheusa #madeincalifornia #minibenchclamp #guildtour #metalartsguild #montereybay #metalarts #howitsmade #jewelrymakingtools #silversmith #metalsmith
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Join us for our 2023 Winter Party on Jan 22, 2023. Join us for our 2023 Winter Party on Jan 22, 2023. Guest speaker Susan Kingsley is the author of "Hydraulic Die Forming for Jewelers and Metalsmiths." The party is free to members. Join or renew now at mbmag.org and grab a free event ticket for the party. Held in person at the Haute Enchilada Community Room in Moss Landing we are limited to 50 guests total. Reserve your space now. 
Visit MBMAG.org for more event details
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photo of Susan Kingsley by James Atherton
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#winterparty #mbmag #guestspeaker #susankingsley #freetomembers #handfabricated #contemporaryjeweller #metalart #metalwork  #artjewellerymaker #artjewelry #jewellerylover  #joya #bijoux #joalheria #handmade #artisanmade #artisanjewelry  #handmadejewelry #handcrafted #arttowear  #mbmagmember #madeincalifornia #studiojewelry #gioielli #hydraulicpress #designermaker #howitsmade #dieforming #objectdesign
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