Virtual Courses

This 2-day virtual workshop will focus on an ancient Etruscan style braided ring! Click course image to read more.

In this virtual class, part 2 of a 2-part series, we will make boxes and containers with the most perfect little friction and bayonet lids you've ever seen! Round, square, irregular - oh my, so many options! Click course image to read more.

This is not your typical Stacker Ring workshop! In this demo-focused virtual course, students will learn to improve on their small scale fabrication and will additionally learn techniques to add their own personalized flair to a series of stacking rings! Click course image to read more.

Ready for a virtual get-away?! Filigree is a common technique in West African countries and is a specialty of Senegalese jewelers. Join Matthieu Cheminee in this demo-centered virtual workshop, as you learn to make traditional West African filigree rings. Click course image to read more.

This demo-focused virtual class will focus on adorning the hand, as students design and make Argentium bangle bracelets while exploring a variety of designs and techniques such as hammer texturing, forging, forming, and fabrication.

Pewter’s low melting and flow points present metalsmiths with unique opportunities to create complex compositions by combining it with traditional nonferrous alloys. Click course image to read more.

Ready for a technical jewelry challenge?! In this demo-focused virtual workshop students will learn how to create a ring with a free spinning kinetic element in the center - otherwise known as a "spinning ring"! Click course image to read more.

Bring your drawings to life in this demo-focused virtual workshop! Students will learn how to illustrate with enamel by combining a variety of simple techniques such as wet packing, color gradation by sifting, fine line black, metallic lusters, and inlays with a focus on opaque colors. Click course image to read more.

In this demo-focused virtual class, co-taught by Mohamed Amoumoune, a jeweler from Agadez, Niger and Matthieu Cheminee, students will earn to raise metal and to engrave by creating three-dimensional pieces through a Tuareg technique used to make Grigri (talisman). Click course image to read more.

In this demo-focused virtual course students will explore various fiber techniques for embellishing jewelry, both traditional and non-traditional. Click course image to read more.

This virtual workshop will explore the use of gesso and colored pencils on metal as a method for applying color onto metal. Click on course image to read more.

In this demo-focused virtual workshop, Bonnie will demonstrate a variety of techniques that she has employed over the years in making some of her favorite cane designs, capitalizing on the unique qualities of translucent polymers. Click course image to read more.

In this unique demo-focused virtual course, students will join master fabrication artisan Joanna Gollberg as she teaches how to fabricate custom prong settings to perfection using a torch with two direct gases and how to then prong-set their stones with efficiency and accuracy. Click course image to read more.

Powder coating has become a popular option in the contemporary jewelry making sphere for metalsmiths looking to add color to jewelry that is affordable, durable, and an alternative to enamel. Learn all the FUNdamentals in this 2-day virtual course! Click course image to read more.

A three-session virtual class that focuses on using Argentium silver sheet metal to create a series of jewelry. Click on course image to read more.

This three-session virtual class is designed for students ready to take the next steps in design and fabrication by learning to add gold to their work, with emphasis placed on their purse strings! Click course image to read more.

Scoring and bending is an easy way to add volume to sheet metal and an invaluable technique within a metalsmith’s arsenal! Click course image to read more.

In this demo-focused virtual class students will discover the intricacies of making a few different chain styles including palm trees, flat palm trees, wheat, and more. Click on course image to read more.

Add color and style to your jewelry making repertoire with resin inlay! Click course image to read more.

Learn the art of sifting enamel onto low relief textures and firing using a torch in this demo-focused virtual workshop on the basse taille enameling technique. Click course image to read more.

In this demo-focused virtual workshop, you will learn how to create and apply patinas safely using only household products on copper, brass, and silver. Factors that influence patinas, common recipes, and jewelry applications will all be covered! Click course image to read more.

If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to utilize computers to design jewelry (CAD), wait no longer - take this rare opportunity to learn from the maestro of jewelry “pixels” himself, Arthur Hash! Click course image to read more.

Epoxy is a perfect material for creating interesting surfaces on top of metal or on alternative materials like wood, found objects, or clay. Join us in this exciting virtual class and let your imagination run wild! Click course image to read more.

In this demo-focused virtual workshop students will learn to sift, cure, add multiple layers of powder without over baking, and effectively add color, patterns, and illustrations to the powder coated surfaces. Click course image to read more.

In this demo focused virtual workshop, students will learn techniques for making 3 styles of tiny hinges (the cutest of all hinges) for hoop earrings and body adornment!

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

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.

Have you ever had the desire to make your enamel jewelry glow in a lustrous sheen?! In this demo-focused virtual workshop, learn all about luster and mica powders on to vitreous enamel for intriguing surfaces and layers! Click course image to read more.

Finding a small treasure in the serene wild of a wooded scape or the sandy terrain of your favorite beach can be a tranquil and cathartic experience. In this virtual class, learn to set these often uniquely shaped tokens of adventure into jewelry - memories, for you to carry and muse upon during days of a more mundane nature. Click course image to read more.

Is hand drawing and sketching not your cup of tea? Looking for a way to explore designing in your jewelry practice that's less manual and comes with a whole bag of prescribed "tools" to help you get the job done in an efficient yet accurate manner? Look no further than this perfectly suited virtual class! Click course image to read more.

This unique virtual class is all about stealing the long cherished secrets of blacksmiths to make jewelry! Click course image to read more.