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Download our Spring/Summer 2019 course catalogI just wanted to let you know that I could not have been more impressed with this Jewelry 1 class. Diane is awesome. She really knows her stuff. I have taken classes before at other places and I have to say that here at Metalwerx the instructor knowledge level, studio space and equipment have all been exceptional.
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Bob G., Waltham, MA
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 Arthur HashSummer with the Masters (4 days)June 17-20, 201910:00am-5:00pmfor 4 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$750.00Materials: $50.00This workshop will explore the potential of combining laser engraving with enameling on jewelry and small metal objects. Over the course of four days students will learn and apply basic and intermediate enameling techniques on copper. This includes metal prep, basic sifting, basic vocabulary, kiln use, limoges painting, press forming and alternative mark making. No enameling experience is required. After enameling students will mark the enamel using a laser engraver.
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with Michael BoydSummer with the Masters (3 days)June 23-25, 201910:00am-5:00pmfor 3 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$550.00Materials: TBD 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 27-30, 201910:00am-5:00pmfor 4 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$650.00Materials: TBD 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 Andrew CoopermanSummer with the Masters (1 day)July 10, 201910:00am-5:00pmat MetalwerxTuition:$200.00The flexible shaft machine may be the most versatile tool at the bench, yet for many makers it’s also the most underutilized and least understood. Here’s your chance to gain a deeper understanding of this marvelous tool and expand your vocabulary of flexible shaft techniques and applications.
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with Andrew CoopermanSummer with the Masters (4 days)July 11-14, 201910:00am-5:00pmfor 4 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$650.00Materials: $45.00Next to form, the surface of an object may be what most defines it and gives it depth and character. But it seems that we so often come to rely on a handful of basic textures rather than developing our own creative surfaces.The goal of this fun and fast-paced 3-day class is to fix that, to uncover new ways to consider surface.
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with Alison AntelmanSummer with the Masters (5 days)July 17-21, 201910:00am-5:00pmfor 5 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$875.00 $831.25
5% discount until June 17Materials: $35.00 Payable to instructor in class.Investigate the possibilities of clasp design and fabrication in this 5-day workshop focused on designing your own custom clasps for necklaces and bracelets. Students will address challenges related to designing and mechanisms, while learning about various fabrication techniques including key and box clasps, soldering to stainless steel, puzzle solving, precision fitting and function. Participants can expect to lease with 2 clasp samples, one of which will be transformed into a front clasp necklace.
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with Joanna GollbergSummer with the Masters (5 days)July 24-28, 201910:00am-5:00pmfor 5 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$875.00 $831.25
5% discount until June 24Through fabrication methods and proper soldering techniques, students will learn how create a wire prong setting to trap objects in their jewelry. We’ll also learn a variety of soldering techniques (such as sheet & wire applique, open filigree wire work, and simple kinetics) which will help students add surprising and delightful details to their work. Many other short cuts, tips & tricks, and techniques will be covered as we go along! Soldering small to large components will be a major part of this class.
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with Cynthia EidSummer with the Masters (5 days)July 31-August 4, 201910:00am-5:00pmfor 5 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$750.00 $712.50
5% discount until July 1Materials: $40.00 Payable to instructor in class.Explore the infinite possibilities of synclastic and anticlastic forming. These techniques allow us to create complex three-dimensional structures from a single sheet of metal and seamlessly combine concave and convex curves.
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with Linda DartySummer with the Masters (5 days)August 7-11, 201910:00am-5:00pmfor 5 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$875.00 $831.25
5% discount until July 8Materials: $30.00Explore personal approaches to working with enamel, developing your technical and design skills in independent ways. A variety of techniques will be demonstrated and students can focus on those that interest them most. Use of opaque, transparent and opalescent color, foils, painting and drawing techniques, cloisonné, liquid enamels, torch firing and experimental explorations will be discussed as well as soldering before and after enameling. Both beginning and advanced students will be challenged to work at their own level of experience.
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with Jeff GeorgantesSummer with the Masters (5 days)August 14-18, 201910:00am-5:00pmfor 5 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$750.00 $712.50
5% discount until July 15Materials: $30.00 Payable to instructor in class.Precision pulse arc welding is revolutionizing the jewelry world. Unlike soldering, welding can happen right next to stones or other heat sensitive materials, making some designs that were previously impossible, and repairs that would have been a nightmare, a quick and easy reality. Join us to receive hands-on, mentored experience with a full range of welders, so that each participant will be able to understand how this technology can positively effect their jewelry fabrication, repair and design.
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with Paulette WergerSummer with the Masters (5 days)August 21-25, 201910:00am-5:00pmfor 5 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$875.00 $831.25
5% discount until July 22Materials: TBD Payable to instructor in class.Explore the natural world in this 5-day workshop that investigates how organic materials can be translated into through metal to create stunning pieces of jewelry. The instructor will be demonstrating forming, fusing, and forging techniques for creating form and dimension, while addressing applications of color through patina formulas, guilder's paste, and enameling. Students will be asked to consider the forms in nature that most inspire them, and to draw from those forms, colors, and textures to create their naturally inspired jewelry.
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with Michael GoodSummer with the Masters (5 days)September 11-15, 201910:00am-5:00pmfor 5 daysat MetalwerxTuition:$975.00 $926.25
5% discount until August 12Materials: $25.00Metalsmithing master Michael Good will lead students through a series of exercises designed to reinforce the principles of Anticlastic Raising - how metal is moved from flat sheet into complex curved forms. This course is similar in concept to our basic class, but designed for students who have some experience so there can be more extensive explanations and so students are able to investigate the technique further than they have before.
