Class Listing

A fun intro-level workshop that will give a collection of unique silver bangles and a strong understanding of both forming techniques and properties of metals used! Click on the course image or title to learn more.

The rolling mill will be the featured piece of equipment in this 1-day workshop as you create texture for bracelets, rings, and earrings. Click on the course image to read more.

This workshop explores methods for making bezels in gold. Students will learn different ways to construct bezels and best practices for setting stones in 22K 18K, and 14K gold. Click on class image or title for more information!

Many natural and found objects can be cast in metal using the lost wax method, capturing incredible detail and preserving the intricate textures. Learn how to prepare objects, cast, and finish your pieces for jewelry. Click on course image to read more.

Learn the beautiful and unique art of Russian filigree by designing and creating a ring, pendant, or earrings from start to finish in sterling and fine silver. Click on course image to read more.

A three-session virtual class that focuses on using Argentium silver to create a pendant incorporating fusion, soldering, and simple stone setting. Click on course image to read more.

This demo-centered virtual workshop will focus on hand-fabricated threaded catches with a swivel mechanism, which offer unique advantages and more aesthetic opportunities! Click on course image to read more.

In this workshop, students will learn how to cut and shape a handmade cabochon out of a rough stone. Click on course image or title to read more.

Learn to make the Viking Knit chain, an ancient chain making technique which produces a tubular shape that is supple, lightweight, and beautiful to wear.

In this demo-focused virtual workshop, students will learn the step-by-step procedures for utilizing the practically-magical electroforming technique. Click on course image to read more.

A two-day virtual class on stone carving and other useful stone skills for jewelers and artists without the need for large, expensive equipment. Click the course image or title for more information.

This two-day demo-focused virtual class is an introduction to working with tool steel and creating tools from scratch as well as modifying existing tools to either work better for you and your hands or for a specific task. Click on course image or title to read more.

Build on your chain maille skills with weaves such as Barrel, Helm, and Half Persian 3-in-1 and variations. This class is a continuation of Foundations in Chain Maille - Session 1, open to continuing and new students. Click on course image to read more.

Confused by the dizzying array of rotary burs, tips, and bits on the market? Not sure which motor, handpiece, or speed control to invest in? This information-packed class is for you! Click on the course image for more information.

Learn how to create colorful, illustrative jewelry with this one* simple trick! Dive into a workshop that will combine essential silvermsithing skills with the fun colors and ease of resin inlay. (*One trick and three days of practice, of course!) Click on course image to learn more.

Join us for a one-day onsite course to unlock the super accessible yet intricate craft of a linked bracelet, with specific focus placed on the paperclip motif. Click on course image or title to read more.

This two-day comprehensive workshop will cover the basics of box clasp, barrel clasp, hinged clasps, safety catch and toggles. We'll cover how to attach these clasps to chains, provide a refresher on riveting, and more! Click on course image to read more.

An info-packed overview of all the ways that gold, and other metals, can be applied or inlaid into precious and non-precious metals for goldsmiths of all skill levels. Click on course image to read more.

Explore the magic of the lost wax process for carving and casting a custom designed pendant, ring, or mini sculpture. Click on the class image or title to read more.

Hide your clasps as functional adornment with the unique skill of a front key clasp necklace. In this virtual class we will learn how to create a one-of-a-kind front key clasp necklace with a seamless stainless-steel neck wire from start to finish. Click on the course image or title for more information!

Explore ways to create a 3-D stamped pattern to incorporate into your jewelry by making two-part stamps. Click on course image to read more.

Learn how to save time AND money by making your own molds and casting multiples with the lost wax casting technique. Learn to make molds, sprue, invest, and finish cast pieces. Click course image to read more.

In this demo-focused virtual class, learn to fabricate a perfectly fitting fine silver bezel for a cabochon stone with corners and points, such as a pear or a square. Click on the course image or title to read more.

String pearls like a pro! Learn the traditional art of pearl stringing as you create heirloom-quality pearl strands in your choice of colors, sizes, and shapes. Click on course image to read more.

This demo-focused virtual workshop will illustrate how to create links of various shapes using multiple gauges of wire and then how to incorporate them with polymer clay. Click on course image or title to read more.

In this 3-day master class, learn the unique and exciting processes of chasing and repoussé from an expert. Click on course image to read more.

For those with previous chasing and repoussé experience, join master artist Nancy Mēgan Corwin for a master class on chasing and repoussé with sterling silver to create organic forms, crisp effects, and dramatic textures. Click on course image to read more.

Patinate your copper and brass safely in your home or private studio! Through demonstrations, tips, and techniques, learn easy and safe methods to produce a wide range of blues, greens, browns, blacks, greys, and reds. Click on course image or title to learn more.

The hydraulic press is a great tool for making both one-of-a-kind pieces and multiples. Dive into the process, art, textures, and techniques you can tap into with this unique tool with a master artist. Click on the course image to learn more.

Combine the traditional processes of angle raising with hammer chasing to create vessels embellished with design and texture with artist David Huang. Click on course image to read more.

Get creative with rivets as you learn how to bring this cold connection technique into your polymer clay jewelry! Click on the course image or title to learn more.

An innovative two-day master class where you’ll explore a new, groundbreaking metal fusing technique, painting powdered metals on steel, and experiment with color, texture, and pattern. Click on course image to learn more.

It’s time to ditch the uninspired and create intense drama by etching steel in nonconventional ways and then adding a layer of shine with Keum-boo and Eun-boo! Click on course image to learn more.

The possibilities are endless for form and design when you combine polymer clay with sheet metal and wire. Don't miss this rare chance to learn from polymer artist Bonnie Bishoff in person! Click on course image to learn more.

This 2-day master class will incorporate Michael Boyd's technique for fusing gold patterns onto Argentium silver for brilliant patterns and designs! Click on course image to read more.

Presented as an introductory-level workshop dedicated to the exploration of stone setting, this demo-focused virtual course will cover easy to control, fast, and sure stone setting methods that still have a professional look and an elevated aesthetic. Click on course image or title to read more.

Spend three days with Michael Boyd and learn how to cut and polish your own cabochons with limitless shape, size, and color options. Click on course image to read more.

Learn how to integrate stone and metal as a whole, rather than as separate objects, from shaping rough stones, making custom bezels, setting stones on top of stones, adding decorative rivets, and more. Click on course image to read more.

In this demo-focused virtual workshop we will discuss three types of tabs - outer, inner, and edge - that can be used for setting polymer clay pieces for jewelry, as well as other tips and techniques for this cold connection application in polymer jewelry. Click on course image or title to learn more.

This virtual class will cover various approaches for hand carving wax prototypes for larger, bezel-set faceted stones. Explore design, structure, wax types, and tools, as well as proper spruing to achieve a high-quality casting. Click on class image or title for more.

This class is designed to take an in-depth look at combining the Korean technique of Keum-boo with the silver textured peaks and valleys created with reticulation. Click on course image to read more.

Metalsmithing master Michael Good will lead students through a series of exercises designed to teach the principles of Anticlastic Raising - moving metal from flat sheet into complex curved forms. Click on course image or title to read more.

Add dimension and color to your work with the unique combination of silhouette dies, forming, texturing, vitreous enamels, and more. Click on course image to read more.

Mokume Gane is an ancient Japanese technique that uses fused layers of different metals to form unique organic patterns. Create multiple samples or finished work as you dive into chisel patterning, the most most traditional way of patterning mokume gane. Click on course image to read more.

Tuition covers 6 hours of instruction and practice time with Wendy Jo New. These dates and times are flexible and can be adjusted directly with the instructor after registration has been completed. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions. Click the image for more details!

Tuition covers 6 hours of instruction and practice time with David Baird. These dates and times are flexible and can be adjusted directly with the instructor after registration has been completed. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions. Click the image for more details!