Virtual Courses

Many natural and found objects can be cast in metal using the lost wax method, capturing incredible detail and preserving the intricate textures. Learn how to prepare objects, cast, and finish your pieces for jewelry. Click on course image to read more.

A three-session virtual class that focuses on using Argentium silver to create a pendant incorporating fusion, soldering, and simple stone setting. Click on course image to read more.

This demo-centered virtual workshop will focus on hand-fabricated threaded catches with a swivel mechanism, which offer unique advantages and more aesthetic opportunities! Click on course image to read more.

In this demo-focused virtual workshop, students will learn the step-by-step procedures for utilizing the practically-magical electroforming technique. Click on course image to read more.

A two-day virtual class on stone carving and other useful stone skills for jewelers and artists without the need for large, expensive equipment. Click the course image or title for more information.

This two-day demo-focused virtual class is an introduction to working with tool steel and creating tools from scratch as well as modifying existing tools to either work better for you and your hands or for a specific task. Click on course image or title to read more.

Confused by the dizzying array of rotary burs, tips, and bits on the market? Not sure which motor, handpiece, or speed control to invest in? This information-packed class is for you! Click on the course image for more information.

An info-packed overview of all the ways that gold, and other metals, can be applied or inlaid into precious and non-precious metals for goldsmiths of all skill levels. Click on course image to read more.

Keum-boo is an 11th century Korean technique that combines gold and silver to create beautiful surfaces and patterns. In this workshop, students will be given an introduction to Keum-boo and surface embellishment techniques as we create two pairs of simple, striking, silver and gold earrings! Click on course image or title to learn more.

Hide your clasps as functional adornment with the unique skill of a front key clasp necklace. In this virtual class we will learn how to create a one-of-a-kind front key clasp necklace with a seamless stainless-steel neck wire from start to finish. Click on the course image or title for more information!

Explore ways to create a 3-D stamped pattern to incorporate into your jewelry by making two-part stamps. Click on course image to read more.

This class is designed for students who are "metal curious" and want to get their feet wet making simple and elegant pieces that combine texture with form. We'll make three pieces of jewelry whose sparkle and shine comes from adding different types of surface texture.

In this demo-focused virtual class, 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 the course image or title to read more.

String pearls like a pro! Learn the traditional art of pearl stringing as you create heirloom-quality pearl strands in your choice of colors, sizes, and shapes. Click on course image to read more.

This demo-focused virtual workshop will illustrate how to create links of various shapes using multiple gauges of wire and then how to incorporate them with polymer clay. Click on course image or title to read more.

Patinate your copper and brass safely in your home or private studio! Through demonstrations, tips, and techniques, learn easy and safe methods to produce a wide range of blues, greens, browns, blacks, greys, and reds. Click on course image or title to learn more.

Get creative with rivets as you learn how to bring this cold connection technique into your polymer clay jewelry! Click on the course image or title to learn more.

Presented as an introductory-level workshop dedicated to the exploration of stone setting, this demo-focused virtual course will cover easy to control, fast, and sure stone setting methods that still have a professional look and an elevated aesthetic. Click on course image or title to read more.

In this demo-focused virtual workshop we will discuss three types of tabs - outer, inner, and edge - that can be used for setting polymer clay pieces for jewelry, as well as other tips and techniques for this cold connection application in polymer jewelry. Click on course image or title to learn more.

This virtual class will cover various approaches for hand carving wax prototypes for larger, bezel-set faceted stones. Explore design, structure, wax types, and tools, as well as proper spruing to achieve a high-quality casting. Click on class image or title for more.