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Students will learn the fundamental techniques and approaches (with variations) for scoring and bending along straight and curved lines to create a variety of shapes and dimensional forms.
Virtual Courses
Virtual Course
With Taylor Fentz
June 5 - 12, 2023, Weekly on Monday
from 6:00pm – 8:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $150.00
Virtual Course
With Charles Lewton-Brain
June 5 - 12, 2023, Weekly on Monday
from 6:00pm – 8:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $150.00
This will be an introduction and overview of all the ways that gold, and other metals, can be applied or inlaid into precious and non-precious metals. Techniques from industrial to small studio operations will be explained, including cold inlay methods, pressure welding, flame spraying, resist plating, making doubleé, gold painting, and more.
Virtual Course
With Maia Leppo
June 6 - 13, 2023, Weekly on Tuesday
from 6:00pm – 8:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $150.00
In this demo focused virtual class students will explore the use of steel as an affordable, lightweight alternative material that can be used for a variety of dynamic jewelry formats in wire and sheet metal.
Virtual Course
With Paulette Werger
June 7 - 21, 2023, Weekly on Wednesday
from 1:00pm – 3:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $225.00
A three-session 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. Students will explore point fusion, wire to wire fusion, and more to make chains, band rings, earrings, and bracelets.
Virtual Course
With Matthieu Cheminee
June 8 - 22, 2023, Weekly on Thursday
from 6:00pm – 8:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $225.00
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!
Virtual Course
With Jim Dailing
June 9 - 16, 2023, Weekly on Friday
from 4:00pm – 6:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $150.00
This virtual class will cover various approaches for hand carving wax prototypes for larger, bezel-set faceted stones. Class topics will focus on design options and aesthetics, structural aspects for durability and longevity, wax types, and tool needs. Class will conclude with how to finish a wax model and proper spruing methods. Casting will not be covered.
Virtual Course
With Adam Atkinson
June 10 - 11, 2023, Daily
from 10:00am – 12:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $150.00
Learn to create volume in your work through the timeless hollowform format using advanced metalsmithing applications.
Virtual Course
With Bonnie Bishoff
June 13 - 15, 2023, Tuesday and Thursday
from 6:00pm – 8:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $150.00
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. Students will learn to construct four different simple canes that create big effects. They will then learn to apply those patterns in a variety of ways in their polymer projects.
Virtual Course
With Ben Cooke-Akaiwa
July 11 - 13, 2023, Tuesday and Thursday
from 10:00am – 12:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $150.00
This demo-focused virtual workshop is suitable for enamellist of all levels and will cover the do’s, don’ts, and overall approach of enameling on steel. Click on course image to read more.
Virtual Course
With Deanna Pastel
July 11 - 18, 2023, Weekly on Tuesday
from 6:00pm – 8:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $150.00
Are you interested in learning jewelry fabrication or refreshing your foundational skills from your home studio? Look no further! We are now offering a virtual format for fundamental jewelry fabrication, soldering applications, and forming techniques! Click on course image to read more.
Virtual Course
With Ryan Gardner
July 15 - 16, 2023, Daily
from 11:00am – 2:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $225.00
This demo focused virtual workshop will introduce students to working and carving with stone by hand, without needing any large lapidary equipment. Click on course image to read more.
Virtual Course
With Maia Leppo
July 17 - 24, 2023, Weekly on Monday
from 6:00pm – 8:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $225.00
This virtual course will cover the design process ins and outs for creating shapes that can be laser cut in steel to save time piercing, easily play with multiples for cohesive productions lines, and make longer chains more easily! Click on course image to read more.
Virtual Course
With Jim Dailing
July 18 - 25, 2023, Weekly on Tuesday
from 4:00pm – 6:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $150.00
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 to read more.
Virtual Course
With Charles Lewton-Brain
July 24, 2023, Monday from 6:00pm – 8:00pm
, July 31, 2023, Monday from 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Tuition: $110.00
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 Wendy Jo New
July 26, 2023, Wednesday from 10:00am – 1:00pm
, August 2, 2023, Wednesday from 10:00am – 11:00am
Tuition: $150.00
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.
Virtual Course
With Laura Wood
July 31, 2023 - August 4, 2023, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
from 10:00am – 12:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $225.00
This virtual lecture series provides business strategy for makers seeking to sustain and grow an art practice. Click on course image to read more.
Virtual Course
With Lesley Mckeown
October 3 - 24, 2023, Weekly on Tuesday
from 11:00am – 1:00pm (4 days)
Tuition: $300.00
In this demo-focused virtual class students will explore four basic metal manipulation techniques - fold forming, shell forming, forging, and hollow forms. Additionally, students will learn how combining these techniques can add an intriguing sculptural aesthetic to a piece jewelry.
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