In this live, virtual workshop, students will join master jeweler Kristin Mitsu Shiga to learn gypsy setting and easy tube setting for production. Students will create their own custom tools, cover alternative methods for holding pieces, and proper preparations and use of rubberized abrasives.
Virtual Courses
Virtual Course
With Kristin Shiga
December 3 - 10, 2024, Weekly on Tuesday
from 6:00pm – 8:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $155.00
Virtual Course
With Matthieu Cheminée
December 5 - 12, 2024, Weekly on Thursday
from 10:00am – 12:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $155.00
Follow an expert step-by-step in the making of a bracelet showcasing this traditional technique practiced in Senegal and Mali.
Virtual Course
With Deanna Pastel
December 6 - 13, 2024, Weekly on Friday
from 12:00pm – 3:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $230.00
Learn what works, what doesn't, and what is still left up to exploration with Argentium in this 2-session hands-on virtual course focused on torch firing enamels
Virtual Course
With Bonnie Bishoff
December 7 - 14, 2024, Weekly on Saturday
from 11:00am – 1:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $155.00
In this fun and energetic 2-session virtual class, Bonnie will be offering her tricks and techniques for working with beading wire and polymer clay for a diverse array of jewelry possibilities. Click on course image to read more.
Virtual Course
With Lynn Yuhr
January 6 - 13, 2025, Weekly on Monday
from 4:00pm – 6:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $155.00
So, you’ve created a beautiful pendant, now what? If you have taken the time on a special piece, don’t miss an opportunity to continue the design or make a statement by adding a bespoke chain, rather than using a commercial one! It doesn’t have to be complicated. And extending the look with a custom chain can elevate the project as a whole.
Virtual Course
With Charles Lewton-Brain
January 9 - 16, 2025, Weekly
from 6:00pm – 8:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $155.00
This information-dense virtual workshop explains metal structures, annealing, firescale, melting, alloying, and much more with just enough science to improve your metal working without getting TOO nerdy! Click on course image to read more.
Virtual Course
With Paulette Werger
January 13 - 27, 2025, Weekly on Monday
from 1:00pm – 3:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $230.00
The first in a three-part series, this is a demo-focused virtual class that focuses on using Argentium silver wire and understanding the process of fusing in multiple gauge thicknesses to make a variety of work highlighting the element of line and line work. Click course image to read more.
Virtual Course
With Michael Boyd
January 14 - 16, 2025, Tuesday and Thursday
from 11:00am – 1:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $230.00
Explore ways of adding color, dimension, and texture to your work with stone layering techniques taught by a master in the field! Students will learn important tips for creating custom fit bezels, see his steps for drilling holes into stones, and learn to create mountings with tube rivets. Click course image to read more.
Virtual Course
With Paulette Werger
January 15, 2025, Wednesday from 11:00am – 2:00pm
Tuition: $115.00
With a focus on Argentium fusion and torch use, learn to design and make several earring styles with varying combinations of hoops and links that make your earrings wiggle, pivot, and become a focal element!
Virtual Course
With Matthieu Cheminée
January 23 - 30, 2025, Weekly on Thursday
from 10:00am – 1:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $230.00
This demo-centered virtual class will focus on numerous wire twisting techniques for rings and bracelets. Witness the magic of transforming simple wire into intricate wearable patterns! Click course image to read more.
Virtual Course
With Deanna Pastel
January 24, 2025 - February 7, 2025, Weekly on Friday
from 2:00pm – 4:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $230.00
In this demo-focused virtual workshop, students will learn the fundamentals of moving metal using multiple hammering techniques. Skills and demonstrations will focus on how to taper and spread wire stock into various shapes, how to "scroll" wire using both pliers and hammer methods, as well as basic fold-forming techniques for creating unique shapes including leaf and flower forms. Additional demonstrations will teach students how to construct simple 3-dimensional flower forms, as well as soldering techniques.
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