CLASSES AND RESOURCES
Jim usually teaches one or two workshop per year. If you would like Jim to teach at your local art center or school, please have the school contact Terry Binnion at 360-756-6550 to discuss.
2007 Classes
Jim taught a three day workshop in Tucson focusing on the creation of patterns in mokume gane. Students started with laminated billets and created patterns using procresses such as chasing, repousse, chip carving, drilling, grinding and forging to develop a variety of patterns. The challenges presented in fabricating the patterned metal into finished jewelry was also. Class dates were February 2-4, 2007.
Jim also taught a five day workshop at Peters Valley Craft Center in Layton, NJ. Class dates were August 24-28, 2007. This workshop focused on the creation of patterns in mokume. Students worked with laminated stock and created patterns using a variety of techniques, both traditional and modern.
CLASP: a convergence of jewelers. CLASP was a conference that was held September 14-16, 2007 in Denver, CO. Jim gave a non-mokume related talk entitled, "Metals and the Metalsmith". He was also on a bench tips panel. The next CLASP conference is scheduled for 2009.
2008 Classes
Jim is not planning to teach any classes in 2008.
The following are some resources about mokume and the some resources specifically about the work Jim has done in mokume.
“Designing, Building and Testing a Thermal Expansion Mismatch Torque Plate (TEMTP) System for Diffusion Bonding Mokume Gane Billets: "The Poor Man's Hot Press"
By James Binnion, James Binnion Metal Arts, Andrew Nyce, Andrew Nyce Designs and Stewart Grice, Hoover & Strong Inc.; published in Proceedings of the Nineteenth Santa Fe Symposium; edited by Eddie Bell; 2005. Available through Rio Grande 800-545-6566.
"Mokume-Gane: Manufacturing Works of Art, Part 1" by Mark B. Mann with technical contributions by James Binnion of James Binnion Metal Arts LLC in October 2004 issue of Professional Jeweler. This article reviews Jim's manufacturing process illustrated by photos of the process and pieces of Jim's work.
"Mokume-Gane: Manufacturing Works of Art, Part 2" by Mark B. Mann with technical contributions by James Binnion of James Binnion Metal Arts LLC in November 2004 issue of Professional Jeweler.
"Non-Traditional Mokume Gane Materials: Diffusion bonding of Iron to Precious Metals" by James Binnion; published in Proceedings of the Eighteenth Santa Fe Symposium; edited by Eddie Bell; 2004. Available through Rio Grande 800-545-6566.
"Mokume Gane: An Ancient Technique Brought into the New Millennium" by James Binnion; published in Proceedings of the Sixteenth Santa Fe Symposium; edited by Eddie Bell; 2002. Available through Rio Grande 800-545-6566.
"Creative Bonding of Platinum with Other Metals" by James Binnion; published in Platinum Manufacturing Process Volume XI; Platinum Guild International USA; 2003. Available through Platinum Guild International USA 949-760-8279.
"Pattern Recognition" by James Binnion; published in April 2003 issue of AJM magazine. This article provides information on a variety of methods used to obtain pattern in mokume.
"Forming a Bond" by John Shanahan; published in July 2001 issue of AJM magazine. This article includes an interviews with Jim Binnion.
Mokume Gane by Ian Ferguson; 2002; available through www.amazon.com
Mokume Gane A Comprehensive Study by Steve Midgett; 2000; published by Earthshine Press. Jim wrote a section on making mokume gane in an electric kiln for this book. Available through www.amazon.com and Steve Midgett ( www.mokume.com ).
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