Add color and style to jewelry with resin inlay in this mini-workshop at the brand new Weston Art and Innovation Center!

This class will allow students with beginner skills to work on projects that they have started and/or imagined.  It is perfect for perfect for students who have explored jewelry and metals in another class or workshop, and wish to receive further instruction to develop new techniques and expand on their existing knowledge. Over three days, students will learn about basic hinges to create movement, box construction (for jewelry or small objects), and alternative setting techniques.  

Join us for a special hands-on workshop devoted to barware! Make a sterling cocktail stir spoon and a set of martini picks. Forging, forming, fabrication and surface embellishment techniques will be demonstrated. Students are invited to stay after class for a cocktail hour with special guest mix master, Michael Tzannes, who will finish the day with recipes and tasting of artisanal bitters for the craft cocktail! 

Micro pulse arc welding is widely known to be a useful tool to increase efficiency with basic bench tasks such as ring sizing, connections near heat-sensitive stones, and repairing porous castings. It works well on gold, silver, stainless steel, titanium, platinum, and copper, whether connecting tiny jewelry components or larger elements for small metal sculptures. Our pulse arc welder can go well beyond these general jobs to include tacking complex pieces before soldering, welding long seams for hollow construction, and connecting dissimilar metals such as titanium to gold.

This course will help students advance stone setting skills with hands-on experience and knowledge from an expert in the jewelry industry. Students will be taken step by step through the process of channel setting through up to two ring projects.

Our chain maille workshops teach students how to transform some of classic patterns of connected rings into striking pieces of jewelry with expert chain maille jeweler, Karen Karon.  This workshop teaches two  weaves, Orc Weave (by Laura Hepworth) and Gridlock Orc, through the construction of an bracelet and a pair of earrings in sterling silver.  

This course is about pearls and all you need to know about nature's fantastic beauties — how to buy, care for, knot, and terminate the ends of necklaces — with pearl expert Mary Stachura.

This one-day workshop shows students of any skill level how to make series of silver, stackable rings. Learn basic soldering, stone setting, texturing, and stamping to enhance each band for a one-of-a-kind look.

Braided and twisted wires have been a traditional ornamentation element in the world of jewelry and blacksmithing for centuries. Though the process is deceptively simple at first glance there are so many different variations and factors that can dramatically alter this form. Complete a series of samples utilizing different methods and styles of twisting wire, leading to the creation of finished and wearable bangles, cuffs, and bracelets! Expect to walk away with at least one finished piece, and samples for future reference.

Micro pulse arc welding is widely known to be a useful tool to increase efficiency with basic bench tasks such as ring sizing, connections near heat-sensitive stones, and repairing porous castings. It works well on gold, silver, stainless steel, titanium, platinum, and copper, whether connecting tiny jewelry components or larger elements for small metal sculptures. Our pulse arc welder can go well beyond these general jobs to include tacking complex pieces before soldering, welding long seams for hollow construction, and connecting dissimilar metals such as titanium to gold.

Explore various ways of making ear ornaments from posts, hoops to dangles using sterling silver wire, sheet and tubing. Add a pop of color by incorporating natural stone beads! Students will learn how to use the Smith Little torch, fine-tune their soldering skills, and some fun shape and texture making tools to spice up their earring game. Each student will leave with at least three pairs of earrings.

Pursue individual projects with questions answered by a professional jeweler. Finish up work hiding in your bench and get advice on new pieces. This class is loaded with great bench tips to guide students through projects with success.

This weekly class presents students with the fundamentals of jewelry and metalsmithing skills. Among the many techniques we will cover, students will learn how to effectively shape, join, polish, texture, and patina metal. 

This introductory course focuses on developing fundamental hand skills, good studio habits, and an appreciation for quality craftsmanship. Students will learn essential fabrication techniques by designing and producing unique, handcrafted jewelry.

If you love stone setting and want to expand beyond the basic bezels and prongs traditionally taught in beginning jewelry classes, then this is your chance to explore new grounds in setting stones. Beyond Basic Bezels and Prongs will cover a broad array of new applications for stone setting, ranging from taking thick-wall bezels and modifying them by filing, drilling, and texturing -- creating new, more elaborate designs -- to using sheet metal or wire to create cones that can be shaped into unconventional, free-form prong settings for irregular or odd-shaped stones.

One of the most important things a student should do after learning basic metalsmithing skills is to practice them as much as possible, and you will get the opportunity to do just that in Jewelry 2. Students will elaborate on those basic techniques and use them as a stepping stone to create more complicated pieces and designs. Topics covered will include intermediate to advanced soldering techniques, piercing and filing skills, creating settings for stones or other objects, fabricating hollow forms and/or boxes, scoring, and of course, finishing. The instructor will also demonstrate tricks and shortcuts she's learned over many years of experience and hard work. 

This course is designed for people who want to continue learning new and more advanced techniques to add to their repertoire. Some of the techniques students can expect learn through new projects are advanced soldering techniques, scoring (for perfect angles, bends, and corners) , fabricating hollow forms, stone setting, and more! Students are welcome to bring their own ideas for what they might want to cover in class as well as unfinished work so they can have support and guidance completing past projects. 

Gemology is the study of gem materials, including their description, identification, origin and usage in jewelry and ornamentation. Gemstones are also used as a commodity, and being able to evaluate and identify them is focus of a gemologist’s job.

Have you ever been mesmerized by the dazzling sparkle of a dozen gleaming gems that contour the surface on a piece of jewelry? Here's your chance to learn how it's done! In this workshop students will explore a variety of stone setting techniques, specifically pave, bead setting, and French cut. Due to the short format of the course, metal housings, burs, beading tools, and stones will be available for purchase from the instructor. Students can expect to leave with at least one piece of completed jewelry as part of the course.

Explore the exciting potential of screen-printing original drawings, existing imagery, and repetitive patterns onto an enameled surface while also learning to adapt these methods for use in the sgraffito technique. 

This condensed exploration of metalworking fundamentals is perfect for those who have always wanted to learn jewelry-making but never had the time. Saw, anneal, solder, file, texture, solder inlay, and more while creating one-of-a-kind jewelry!

Learn how to utilize a tool you use every day to capture beautiful images of your work! This workshop will cover how to photograph matte and shiny objects using a pop up tent kit and iPhone. The class will start out with students practicing the techniques demonstrated to photograph basic small objects provided by the instructor.  Then, students can photograph their own objects with the instructor's guidance. The last part of the workshop will focus on how to easily edit photos using simple tools on the phone.  Students will be able to practice simple editing right on their phones!

In this class we will explore the use of polymer clay and work-hardened wire as an armature that will enable the students to create their own designs from start to finish, instead of relying on pre-fabricated findings to dictate the forms for their polymer jewelry. Soldering will not be necessary for these pieces -- instead, students will learn how to form and harden wire to create a "skeleton" for polymer veneers. Additionally, student will be introduced to Apoxie clay as a means of creating sculpted forms.