Virtual Courses

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Virtual Course

Captured Quartz & Bimetal Pendant

July 27, 2024 - August 3, 2024, Weekly on Saturday from 11:00am – 1:00pm (2 days)

Tuition: $155.00

In this demo-focused virtual class students will learn how to hand fabricate a capsule-style pendant for holding tiny objects like stones, found objects or mementos, or anything else that can fit inside! Custom fabrication of bimetal will be taught, in addition to honing soldering skills and setting approach. Click course image to read more.

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Fabricating Bezels for Points and Corners

With Wendy Jo New

August 1, 2024, Thursday from 10:00am – 1:00pm

August 8, 2024, Thursday from 10:00am – 11:00am

Tuition: $155.00

In this demo-focused virtual workshop, students will learn to fabricate a perfectly fitting fine silver bezel for a cabochon stone with corners and points, such as a pear or a square. Click on course image to read more.

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Stamp-bossing: Embossing with Stamps!

With Matthieu Cheminée

August 5 - 12, 2024, Weekly on Monday from 10:00am – 1:00pm (2 days)

Tuition: $230.00

Looking to get big, bold, and beautifully one-of-a-kind patterns, but not sure where to start? Look no further than stamp-bossing and learn not only how to make tools that are uniquely your own, but how to utilize them to their full potential! Click course image to read more.

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Image Transfer in Polymer Clay

With Lorena Lazard

August 6 - 8, 2024, Tuesday and Thursday from 11:00am – 1:00pm (2 days)

Tuition: $155.00

In this demo-focused virtual workshop, students will learn how to transfer images onto polymer clay using both solid and liquid clay, creating both solid and transparent images for jewelry making!

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Mastering the File Carving Technique

With William Vanaria

August 9 - 15, 2024, Weekly on Thursday and Friday from 10:00am – 12:00pm (2 days)

Tuition: $155.00

Did you spend all Winter carving up the ski slopes and now you're back at your home studio ready to get back to your jewelry making skills? With snow-carving now in your rear view mirror, spend some time with Will Vanaria leveling up your hand skills while adding a one-of-a-kind quality to your jewelry work as you carve up some metal! Click course image to read more.

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China Paint Overglaze Techniques for Enamel

With Emily Pellini

August 10 - 11, 2024, Daily from 10:00am – 12:00pm (2 days)

Tuition: $155.00

In this demo-focused virtual workshop students will learn to apply and fire China Paint to add precise and decorative line work to the surface of their enamel! Learn to create interesting lines drawings, designs, as well as visual textures. Click course image to read more

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Wood Carving & Wire Inlay for Jewelry!

With Daniel DiCaprio

August 10 - 17, 2024, Weekly on Saturday from 10:00am – 12:00pm (2 days)

Tuition: $155.00

Super accessible, inexpensive, and fun to work with - wood has a ton of qualities that set it apart from other medium. Looking to add a little diversity into your jewelry making materials? Learn just how far you can push your creativity in this unique workshop all about carving wood and wire inlay! Click course image to read more.

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Perfecting Tube Setting

With Sarah Parker

August 16, 2024, Friday from 10:00am – 1:00pm

Tuition: $115.00

In this demo-focused virtual course students will learn the basics of tube setting faceted gemstones with precision and efficiency! Learn to add the "cherry on top" in this quick 1-day course! Click course image to read more.

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Damascus Steel for Jewelers!

With William Vanaria

August 20 - 27, 2024, Weekly on Tuesday from 10:00am – 12:00pm (2 days)

Tuition: $155.00

Steel yourself! Learn how to work with and utilize the beautiful yet often overlooked materials of Damascus steel for jewelry applications and more! Click course image for more.

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Threaded Connections: Fabrication with Tap & Die Sets

With Nash Quinn

August 23, 2024, Friday from 10:00am – 1:00pm

Tuition: $115.00

Threaded connections are gentle but secure, and are perfect for connecting delicate materials and engineering interactive pieces that can be disassembled and re-assembled! Click course image to read more.

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Ferric Metal Etching

With Lorena Lazard

August 23, 2024, Friday from 11:00am – 2:00pm

Tuition: $115.00

Metal etching with ferric chloride is a captivating process for creating intricate designs and patterns on various metal surfaces. Learn all you need to know about the ferric process for metal in this virtual course! Click course image to read more.

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Intro to Jewelry Repair: Part 1

With Michael Nashef

September 3 - 5, 2024, Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00pm – 8:00pm (2 days)

Tuition: $155.00

Jewelry repair involves the restoration, fixing, or alteration of damaged, broken, or worn-out jewelry pieces to return them to their original condition or improve their appearance and functionality. Click course images to read more in this Part 1 of a two-part series.

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Virtual Course

Keum-boo FUN-damentals

With Paulette Werger

September 4 - 11, 2024, Weekly on Wednesday from 10:00am – 12:00pm (2 days)

Tuition: $155.00

Ready to add a little glitz and glamour to your jewelry?! Explore the traditions of Keum-boo with a variety of fundamental techniques and variants to create jewelry which combines gold and silver in an economical way. Get a jump start on working in gold and color! Click on course image to read more.

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Polymer 6: Building One-of-a-Kind Pendants

With Bonnie Bishoff

September 7, 2024, Saturday from 10:00am – 1:00pm

Tuition: $115.00

Acquire the skillset necessary to master the art of constructing two distinct pendant styles employing polymer marquetry techniques, yielding highly original shapes and intricate surface designs. Click on course image to read more.

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Heavy Wall Settings

With Molly Shulman

September 8 - 15, 2024, Weekly from 10:00am – 12:00pm (2 days)

Tuition: $155.00

In this demo-focused virtual class students will be learning how to make large heavy wall settings in two variations with decoratively pierced backplates, with the goal of constructing a folded bail pendant. Click course image to read more.

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Hollow Signet-Style Rings

With William Vanaria

September 10 - 24, 2024, Weekly on Tuesday from 10:00am – 12:00pm (3 days)

Tuition: $225.00

Looking to go bigger or add volume to your work, without sacrificing weight? In this virtual workshop, learn how to transform a sheet of metal into a wearable three-dimensional volumetric form by way of hollow metal construction! Click course image to read more.

Virtual Course

Intro to Jewelry Repair: Part 2

With Michael Nashef

September 10 - 12, 2024, Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00pm – 8:00pm (2 days)

Tuition: $155.00

Repairing jewelry is essential to preserving cherished pieces with sentimental value, maintaining their significance and heritage within families across generations. Click course images to read more in this Part 2 of a two-part series.

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Crafting Connections: Strategies for Artisanal Success on Instagram

With Märta Mattsson

September 14 - 21, 2024, Weekly on Saturday from 10:00am – 12:00pm (2 days)

Tuition: $155.00

Social media can be an essential tool for promoting your work and engaging with your audience. In this virtual class, learn how to leverage the Instagram platform to elevate your jewelry, collaborate with fellow community members, and establish your presence! Click course image to read more.

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3D Enameling: Cloisonné Beads!

With Aurélie Guillaume

September 18, 2024 - October 2, 2024, Weekly on Wednesday from 6:00pm – 8:00pm (3 days)

Tuition: $230.00

In this demonstration-focused virtual workshop, students will acquire essential skills for building up three-dimensional forms by crafting cloisonné beads! Click course image to read more.

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Painting and Drawing in Enamel

With Charity Hall

September 28, 2024 - October 5, 2024, Weekly on Saturday from 10:00am – 12:00pm (2 days)

Tuition: $155.00

This demo-focused virtual course is for anyone looking to meld the freedom that comes with painting & drawing and visual depth found in the jewelry making practice of enameling, for a symbiotic approach to artistic expression! Click course image to read more.

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Keum-boo Intensive: Beyond the Basics

With Paulette Werger

October 2 - 16, 2024, Weekly on Wednesday from 1:00pm – 3:00pm (3 days)

Tuition: $230.00

This intensive three-session virtual workshop explores the traditions of Keum-boo with a variety of techniques and variants to create jewelry in an economical way. Students will learn beyond the basics, including the properties of gold and silver foils, how to create their own foils, embossing, stamping, printing, soldering, and many more tips and tricks! Click course image to read more.

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Polymer 7: Flex and Float with Beading Wire and Polymer

With Bonnie Bishoff

October 8 - 15, 2024, Weekly on Tuesday 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.

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Kinetic Jewelry: Hinges Made Easy

With Sylvie Lissa Alusitz

October 10 - 17, 2024, Weekly on Thursday from 12:00pm – 2:00pm (2 days)

Tuition: $155.00

This 2-session virtual class will explore kinetic jewelry that utilizes hinges! Sylvie’s easy hinge making method takes the worry out of adding movement to your jewelry! Click course image to read more.

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Torch Fire Techniques for Enameling 2.0

With Deanna Pastel

October 12, 2024, Saturday from 11:00am – 2:00pm

Tuition: $115.00

Get ready to upgrade your torch fire enameling skills in this 2.0 follow-up to Deanna Pastel's Torch Fire Techniques for Basse Taille Enameling.. Click course image to read more.

Virtual Course

Twin Peaks: A Two-Stone Ring Adventure

With Alex Boyd

October 15 - 29, 2024, Weekly on Tuesday from 11:00am – 1:00pm (3 days)

Tuition: $230.00

The only thing better than a nice, juicy cabochon ring, is a ring with TWO juicy cabs in gold bezels! In this 3-session virtual class, Alex will teach students how to fabricate a sturdy yet elegant open concept ring with two cabs set in 22k gold with a silver border. Click course image to reach more.

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Pixel-Logic: CAD for Jewelry Design 2.0

With Arthur Hash

October 19 - 21, 2024, Daily from 10:00am – 12:00pm (3 days)

Tuition: $230.00

This 3-day virtual workshop is a continuation of Arthur Hash's Pixel-Logic: CAD for Jewelry Design. Students will learn new tools by creating more complex geometry and explore real world applications of Rhino in their studio practice. Click course image to read more.

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Metalsmith’s Green Thumb: Growing Copper 101

With Sulo Bee

October 21 - 28, 2024, Weekly on Monday from 6:00pm – 8:00pm (2 days)

Tuition: $155.00

Learn all about electroforming (growing metal in a special bath) and this technique to your metalsmithing toolbox – all while growing your metalsmith’s green thumb! Click course image to read more.

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Stone on Stone

With Michael Boyd

October 23 - 25, 2024, Wednesday and Friday 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.

Acebo.black pendant with stone and soldering with flame

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Soldering Bootcamp

With Baleigh Acebo

October 26, 2024 - November 2, 2024, Weekly on Saturday from 11:00am – 1:00pm (2 days)

Tuition: $155.00

This demo-focused virtual class is designed to help students reevaluate their soldering habits to be more successful in building complex pieces of jewelry and metal objects! Click course image to read more.

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Hammer Time! A Guide to Every Smith’s Favorite Tool

With Kristin Shiga

October 29, 2024, Tuesday from 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Tuition: $115.00

In this lecture & demo-based virtual primer, we will learn about the various hammer “families” and the names of the specific hammers that fall within each of them. With demonstrations, slides, and discussion students will finish this workshop ready to take on any hammering task in front of them! Click course image to read more.

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