In this class, students will learn some of the essential chain maille weaves that are the basis for so many others. This class will focus on Byzantine, Spiral 4-in-1, and European 4-in-1, and explore several variations of the focus weaves. Students will also learn basic chain maille skills and concepts such as, using tools, handling jump rings, opening/closing techniques, common weaving problems and fixes, aspect ratio, chain maille terminology, etc. Click on the class image or title for more information.
Onsite Courses
Weekly Class
With Karen Karon
April 2 - 30, 2025, Weekly on Wednesday
from 10:00am – 1:00pm (4 days)
Tuition: $260.00
Weekly Class
With David Baird
April 2, 2025 - June 4, 2025, Weekly on Wednesday
from 6:00pm – 9:00pm (9 days)
Tuition: $515.00
This class will expand on the fundamentals of jewelry-making, covered in Jewelry 1. Students will learn how to make more complex pieces through the implementation of thoughtful design and layout; consideration of the most effective "order of operations" for soldering; and how to put the "finishing" touches on their next-level jewelry to make it really shine!
Weekly Class
With Cristina Pabon
April 3, 2025 - June 5, 2025, Weekly on Thursday
from 10:00am – 1:00pm (9 days)
Tuition: $515.00
Jewelry 3 is specifically catered to those who want to further their expertise in jewelry-making. Having successfully completed both Jewelry 1 and Jewelry 2, this course covers advanced techniques while refining previously acquired skills. Among the techniques covered in this course are advanced soldering methods, precise scoring for impeccable angles, bends, and corners, the fabrication of three-dimensional forms, elevated stone settings, and flush setting.
Weekly Class
With Cristina Pabon
April 3, 2025 - June 5, 2025, Weekly on Thursday
from 1:30pm – 4:30pm (9 days)
Tuition: $515.00
This weekly class is an opportunity for students to work on new projects, finish projects hiding in your bench, ask questions and get professional guidance. Get one-on-one advice from Cristina and delve into those designs swirling around in your head. She will demonstrate great bench tips to guide students through projects with success. Technical demonstrations will respond to participants' interests and needs; soldering, stone setting, texture development, hinge making, jewelry line development, and other advanced jewelry techniques are among the many possibilities.
Weekly Class
With Joy Raskin
April 3, 2025 - June 5, 2025, Weekly on Thursday
from 6:00pm – 9:00pm (9 days)
Tuition: $515.00
If you have ever wanted to know more about how to set stones then this weekly class is for you! Work on independent stonesetting projects as you learn and practice a variety of setting from open-back bezels, tube bezels, prong settings, channel setting, and more.
Workshop
With Karen Karon
April 4, 2025, Friday from 10:00am – 1:00pm
Tuition: $75.00
Chain maille is an ancient art form originally used to create protective garments, and today offers a modern approach for sculpture and jewelry. In this half-day workshop, learn the classic Byzantine weave and other essential beginning chain maille skills. Click on course image to read more.
Workshop
With Karen Karon
April 4, 2025, Friday from 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Tuition: $75.00
Chain maille is an ancient old art form originally used to create protective garments, and today offers a modern approach for sculpture and jewelry. In this half-day workshop, create the Persephone weave chain with a modified Byzantine cage. Click on course image to read more.
Workshop
With Carol Miller (She/Her)
April 5 - 6, 2025, Saturday and Sunday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $425.00
This workshop is designed to introduce students to the properties and techniques of working with silver metal clay. Students will learn how to use this amazing material to design and create fine silver pieces of jewelry or small decorative objects. Click on class image or title for more information.
Workshop
With Emily Glimp
April 18 - 19, 2025, Friday and Saturday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $425.00
2-day intro-level workshop leaving students with a collection of unique silver bangles and a strong understanding of both forming techniques and properties of metals used.
Workshop
With Wendy Jo New
April 25, 2025, Friday from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuition: $155.00
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.
Workshop
With Paulette Werger
April 26 - 27, 2025, Saturday and Sunday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $425.00
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!
Workshop
With Carly Cooke
May 2 - 4, 2025, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $560.00
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.
Workshop
With Joy Raskin
May 10, 2025, Saturday from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuition: $210.00
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.
Weekly Class
With Karen Karon
May 14, 2025 - June 4, 2025, Weekly on Wednesday
from 10:00am – 1:00pm (4 days)
Tuition: $260.00
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.
Workshop
With Will Vanaria (He/Him)
May 16 - 18, 2025, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $560.00
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.
Workshop
With Joy Raskin
May 24, 2025, Saturday from 10:00am – 5:00pm
, May 25, 2025, Sunday from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuition: $425.00
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.
Workshop
With Hailey Pollock (She/Her)
May 30, 2025 - June 1, 2025, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $560.00
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.
Workshop
With Daniel Grandi
June 6 - 8, 2025, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $560.00
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.
Summer with the Masters
With Nancy Mēgan Corwin
June 20 - 22, 2025, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $695.00
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.
Summer with the Masters
With Nancy Mēgan Corwin
June 23 - 24, 2025, Monday and Tuesday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $485.00
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.
Summer with the Masters
With Cynthia Eid
July 9 - 13, 2025, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (5 days)
Tuition: $995.00
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.
Summer with the Masters
With David Huang
July 16 - 20, 2025, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (5 days)
Tuition: $995.00
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.
Summer with the Masters
With Bette Barnett
July 23 - 24, 2025, Wednesday and Thursday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $485.00
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.
Summer with the Masters
With Bette Barnett
July 25 - 27, 2025, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $695.00
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.
Summer with the Masters
With Bonnie Bishoff
July 30, 2025 - August 3, 2025, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (5 days)
Tuition: $995.00
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.
Summer with the Masters
With Michael Boyd
August 5 - 6, 2025, Tuesday and Wednesday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $485.00
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.
Summer with the Masters
With Michael Boyd
August 8 - 10, 2025, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $695.00
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.
Summer with the Masters
With Michael Boyd
August 13 - 17, 2025, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (5 days)
Tuition: $995.00
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.
Summer with the Masters
With Paulette Werger
August 20 - 24, 2025, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (5 days)
Tuition: $995.00
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.
Summer with the Masters
With Michael Good
September 10 - 14, 2025, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (5 days)
Tuition: $995.00
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.
Summer with the Masters
With Kathryn Osgood
September 17 - 21, 2025, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (5 days)
Tuition: $995.00
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.
Summer with the Masters
With Anne Wolf
September 25 - 27, 2025, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
from 10:00am – 5:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $695.00
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.
Workshop
With Wendy Jo New
December 31, 2025, Wednesday from 10:00am – 4:00pm
Tuition: $425.00
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!
Workshop
With David Baird
December 31, 2025, Wednesday from 11:00am – 5:00pm
Tuition: $425.00
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!