What a nutball! Jowita puts on her "copper lips" made from fold forming 24 ga. copper.
And look what those copper lips became- gorgeous earrings! Lips in the morning, earrings in the afternoon...
Sandra starts the demo by randomly cutting a shape of 24 ga. copper.
After folding, she hammers nice and tight. Pictured l to r: Jowita, Sandra, Bodil, Carolyn, Caroline, Sharon, Ellen and Karen (and me, Dana!)
Confirming the edge with a hammer helps to make the fold's crease stand out once opened up.
Anneal the copper to restore softness, to allow opening up, or to create more folds, or to planish for formwork.
The vise is a nice tool, but not necessary.
This is Sandra's demo piece after folding, confirming, annealing, planishing, and opening.
Jowita's piece in process.
Working on opening a piece- use a knifeblade or steel burnisher.
Ellen's simple but elegant leaf form. To be continued..?
One of Sandra's experimental forms- so elegant and abstract- a bird??
Some of Sandra's silver pieces ready for opening!
An accordion fold done last night by Sandra as an example.
Thanks to (l to r): Sharon, Ellen, Caroline, Sandra and Odaybea for coming!! (and me, Dana!)
Odaybea etched her sterling silver cuff using a couple of PNP images which she ironed on, then she painted on a layer using an oil-based paint pen, and carved out some text. A scribe or the end of a file work great for carving out the resist.
Here is a progress shot of Odaybea's cuff.
Sandra created a sheet of images, with several layers of etched images- here 1/2 is done, 1/2 is in progress. Nail polish also makes a great resist. She used Rio Grande's new silver/brass bimetal- also known as silver filled. The possibility exists to etch through one side, revealing the alternate material. Gotta try that!
Ellen's etched pieces were created with PNP paper with the exception of the bottom right starburst which was created with a paint pen resist. 
Ellen's Greek Gods turned out awesome.
Sharon's pieces were created with PNP paper. Can't you see some soldered-on stone settings in their future??
Dana's top right piece was created by utilizing nail stamps, bottom. The above left piece is a work-in-progress.
Dana's pieces using nail stamps and PNP paper.
Some recent work came in too! Here's a peek at Ellen's beautiful pieces- some still in progress.
Sharon's recent pieces are about to make their debut appearance in her NEW etsy shop- best of luck Sharon!!
Here we are in front: Mimi, Sharon, Bodil, Sandra, Karen, and Ellen K. (plus me, Dana)
Another great shot of us!
Ellen treated us to a overview of dentistry tools she uses in her profession but also in her metalsmithing! 
Here we are meeting in the carriage house of the Ratner Museum.
The first floor of the Ratner Museum. A large square area that showcases 4 artists per month. The upper level is the work of Phillip Ratner.
Dana, Ellen Y., and Jowita, with calendar pics all over the floor! (this and next 4 pics by Karen)
Caroline, Ellen, Sharon, Bodil and Dana.
Ellen K., Karen, Caroline, Ellen Y., Jowita, Bodil and Sharon (and me, Dana!) chatting and comparing jewelry pics...
Laying out photos of our work to see what we got.
Discussing monthly "themes" for our first calendar. Hopefully not our last! (Karen, Caroline, and Ellen K.)
Ellen Y. and Jowita. 
Sharon and Bodil.
