With the use of low-tech procedures, basic tools, finishes and abundant creativity, students will create beautiful pieces of jewelry with ease and fun. This course will explore a variety of cold-connections, such as wire wrapping, wire coiling, stitching, riveting and eyelets, as well as wire connectors, including links, jump rings, wire bails and clasps. Techniques for metal cutting, sawing, filing, forming, texturing and painting will also be demonstrated. Finally, beading techniques to embellish and complete pieces will be addressed: pearl knotting and the assembling of findings (spacers, crimps, and terminals). Students will produce finished projects that include elements from the techniques covered in this course.