Onsite Courses

During this one-day course, participants will be turning a found beach treasure into beautiful pieces of jewelry. Students will learn how to cut, drill and carve into their glass or stone, while adding silver accents to make a pendant. Click course image to read more.

Applying the right finish to a piece of jewelry is one of the most important aspects of creating successful work, and there are countless options! Learn industry level tips, tricks, and techniques to elevate your pieces. Click on course image to read more.

Looking to dip your toes in the vast waters of jewelry making and metalsmithing, but don’t know where to start? Look no further than this perfectly honed "crash-course" weekend. Click on course image to read more.

Add high karat gold to your work without breaking the bank through the ancient Korean technique of Keum-boo. Get hands-on experience with the bonding process, embellishment techniques, high-contrast patinas, and more. Click on course image to read more.

This course is designed as an introduction to metalsmithing for students to learn fundamental skills by fabricating some wearable bling! You'll craft rings and a pair of earrings as you get hands-on experience. Click on course image to read more.

Lost wax casting can be a time and money saving experience. Learn to make molds, sprue, invest, and finish models, to be cast in silver. Students will gain a clear understanding of what will work well and be cost effective in a production environment. Click course image to read more.

Discover and invent new forms! Foldforming lends itself to spontaneity, creativity, and innovation, since forms can be made quickly, using fingers and hammers or a rolling mill. Foldforming makes light, strong, dimensional designs that can be interpreted as earrings, pendants, pins, bracelets, bowls, and more. This class is appropriate for students with basic metalsmithing skills as well as professionals.

Learn how to cast metal using the ancient technique of sand casting! Click on the course image or title for more information.

Put your soldering struggles behind you with a set of troubleshooting tips and tricks geared toward helping you take charge of your torch and torch setup. Learn numerous ways to implement new torch skills and even how to properly manage your own soldering torch and tank, in this one-day workshop which covers basic to advanced soldering fundamentals.

Lost wax casting techniques have been used by jewelers for thousands of years to create volumetric metal forms through wax working. In this class students will learn how to carve and shape wax, cast the wax, and then clean up and finish the metal castings. Students can expect to walk away with several pieces of cast jewelry or small-scale metal objects. Click on course image or title to read more.

The primary goal of this class is to provide students with a grounded understanding in jewelry and metalsmtihing studio practices and the foundational hand skills necessary for working successfully with non-ferrous metals. Click on course image or title to read more.

Continue to strengthen the skills you learned in Jewelry one in this weekly course. We will focus on building foundational metalsmithing skills like fabrication and soldering, and hand tools, as well as the flex shaft and other specialized tools in the studio. After creating a series of technique samples, we will begin to design a unique project(s) that incorporates the skills we develop through the course.

In this course, students will have the opportunity to learn how to cut/shape/polish stone to create one of a kind gems. Demos will happen in the first part of class, and the rest will be work time. Those who have completed a previous lapidary class at Metalwerx are welcome to enroll and work more independently. Click on class image or title for more information.

This introductory course focuses on developing fundamental hand skills, good studio habits, and an appreciation for quality craftsmanship. Click on course image to read more.

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!

This course is designed for people who want to continue learning new and more advanced techniques to add to their repertoire, including advanced soldering techniques, scoring (for perfect angles, bends, and corners), fabricating 3D 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 or elevating them to a new level.

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.

If you have ever wanted to know more about how to set stones then this weekly class is for you! We'll cover a variety of stone setting from open-back bezels, tube bezels, prong settings, channel setting, and more.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

This one-day 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!