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Download our Spring/Summer 2019 course catalogKelly has a wonderful way of making students feel comfortable trying new techniques. She helped us develop an attitude of experimentation and of learning from mistakes or surprises. This was extremely helpful for me.
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Summer with the Masters
Summer with the Masters
Our "Summer with the Masters" program is a unique alloy of renowned instructors, inspired students, and contemporary metalworking and jewelry techniques. Classes are three to five days long, offering more time to explore topics in depth.
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with Michael BoydSummer with the Masters (3 days)June 13-15, 202010:00am-5:00pmfor 3 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$595.00 $565.25
5% discount until May 14Materials: $85.00 Payable to instructor in class.Every jeweler eventually tires of buying typical stones and setting them in conventional settings. Come spend three days with Michael Boyd and learn how to cut and polish your own cabochons with limitless shape, size, and color options.
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with Michael BoydSummer with the Masters (4 days)June 17-20, 202010:00am-5:00pmfor 4 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$695.00 $660.25
5% discount until May 18Materials: $85.00 Payable to instructor in class.Learn how to integrate stone and metal as a whole, rather than as separate objects. Demonstrations include how to shape rough stones, drill through them, make perfect bezels for unique shapes, set stones on top of stones, add decorative rivets, and more.
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with Michael GoodSummer with the Masters (5 days)June 22-26, 202010:00am-5:00pmfor 5 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$995.00 $945.25
5% discount until May 23Materials: $25.00Metalsmithing 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.
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with David HuangSummer with the Masters (5 days)July 8-12, 202010:00am-5:00pmfor 5 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$880.00 $836.00
5% discount until June 8Materials: $30.00Learn how to create stunning dimensional work through a process called angle raising. Using hammers, stakes, wax, and chasing tools - come discover how to construct and embellish beautiful vessels.
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with Cynthia EidSummer with the Masters (5 days)July 15-19, 202010:00am-5:00pmfor 5 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$750.00 $712.50
5% discount until June 15Materials: $75.00 Payable to instructor in class.From bracelet forming to embossing and silhouette dies, this comprehensive class will teach students how to utilize the hydraulic press to explore numerous design and 3-dimensional form possibilities.
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with Ben DorySummer with the Masters (2 days)July 22-23, 202010:00am-5:00pmfor 2 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$405.00 $384.75
5% discount until June 22Materials: $40.00Explore methods of altering a steel surface through tool making, texture, foil overlay (the damascene technique), and flush-setting. This workshop is for anyone interested in working with steel on a small scale.
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with Ben DorySummer with the Masters (3 days)July 24-26, 202010:00am-5:00pmfor 3 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$530.00 $503.50
5% discount until June 24Materials: $55.00Granulation has long been revered for its intricate beauty and its mysterious quality. As students move through the process of creating, laying out, and fusing fine silver granules, a new twist will be introduced - the use of a unique flux formula that provides a wider temperature range in which to work.
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with Jayne RedmanSummer with the Masters (5 days)July 29-August 2, 202010:00am-5:00pmfor 5 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$750.00 $712.50
5% discount until June 29Materials: TBD Payable to instructor in class.Jayne Redman is known for her unusual way of working with metal in three dimensions, often using multiples of the same shape to convey a single idea. This workshop will teach you how to develop patterns for the engineering concepts that she works with in her jewelry. Learn the principles behind centrally radiating forms, properly nested forms, spacing for slotted forms, using faux hinging, and perfect tab construction.
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with Pat FlynnSummer with the Masters (5 days)August 5-9, 202010:00am-5:00pmfor 5 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$875.00 $831.25
5% discount until July 6Materials: $200.00Spend five days with renowned jewelry maker Pat Flynn in an immersive hinged bracelet experience. Learn the ins and outs of perfect small scale hinge making and build yourself a precision box lock mechanism with a snap that will satisfy your ears and your eyes!
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with Joe WoodSummer with the Masters (5 days)August 12-16, 202010:00am-5:00pmfor 5 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$700.00 $665.00
5% discount until July 13Explore new possibilities in your jewelry making process with Computer Aided Design (CAD)! In this 5-day course, students will learn the fundamentals of designing objects using CAD and 3D modeling. This type of digital modeling enables makers to take advantage of many useful and exciting technological applications, including 3D printing and laser cutting. Find out how limitless your imagination can be when designing in the digital realm.
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with Amy Roper LyonsSummer with the Masters (5 days)August 19-23, 202010:00am-5:00pmfor 5 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$875.00 $831.25
5% discount until July 20Materials: $60.00Learn methods to add subtlety, complexity, or gestural quality to your cloisonné designs. In addition to the basics of wire bending and wet packing, we will cover an assortment of techniques for incorporating texture, pattern, and markings into the cloisonné. Texturing base metal, using textured foils, creating a smooth color gradients, inlaying opaque enamels as accents, using underglaze and diamond burs for mark making, and much more will be explored.
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with Paulette Werger and Bonnie BishoffSummer with the Masters (5 days)August 26-30, 202010:00am-5:00pmfor 5 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$995.00 $945.25
5% discount until July 27Materials: $45.00This class is specially designed for makers who want to take a mixed media approach in their making process and will emphasize working with Argentium silver and polymer clay. Through the making of veneers that employ a variety of approaches for pattern making, students will combine the rich colors of polymer with fused-formed and soldered silver to create jewelry pieces that twist, pivot, swing, drape, or otherwise move. Address the puzzle of combining unlike materials and incorporate color with technical fabrication into your design!
