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Skill Builder: Finishing Techniques
With William Vanaria
June 3, 2023, Saturday from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuition: $150.00

Applying the right finish to a piece of jewelry is one of the most important aspects of creating successful work. There are countless ways to finish jewelry, from the flawless mirror finish seen in commercial jewelry, to the matte brushed finish popular with many art jewelers. In this workshop, students will learn industry level tips, tricks, and techniques, while producing several of these finishes on numerous ring blanks. Students are also encouraged to bring in personal work to get feedback and suggestions on how to finish it.

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Bicycle-Chain Style Bracelets
With William Vanaria
June 4, 2023, Sunday from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuition: $150.00
Hone your small-scale cold fabrication skills by creating a fully articulating “bicycle-chain” style bracelet in this one-day workshop!
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From Sea to Setting: Drill, Rivet, and Solder Beach Stone Treasures
With Allison Keast
June 9, 2023, Friday from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuition: $150.00

During this one-day course, participants will be turning a found beach treasure into beautiful pieces of jewelry. Students will learn how to cut, drill and carve into their glass or stone, while adding silver accents to make a pendant.

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Stackable Rings
With Kaitlyn Evans
June 10, 2023, Saturday from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuition: $150.00
In Stackable Rings you’ll learn to make a stack of hand-textured sterling silver rings, complete with an array of bezel-set cabochon stones or metal accents.
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Pulse Arc Welding Lesson w/ Wendy Jo New
With Wendy Jo New
June 12, 2023, Monday from 10:00am – 4:00pm
Tuition: $425.00
Micro pulse arc welding is widely known to be a useful tool to increase efficiency with basic bench tasks such as ring sizing, connections near heat-sensitive stones, and repairing porous castings. It works well on gold, silver, stainless steel, titanium, platinum, and copper, whether connecting tiny jewelry components or larger elements for small metal sculptures. Dates and times are flexible and can be adjusted directly with the instructor after registration has been completed.
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Pulse Arc Welding Lesson w/ David Baird
With David Baird
June 12, 2023, Monday from 10:00am – 4:00pm
Tuition: $425.00
Micro pulse arc welding is widely known to be a useful tool to increase efficiency with basic bench tasks such as ring sizing, connections near heat-sensitive stones, and repairing porous castings. It works well on gold, silver, stainless steel, titanium, platinum, and copper, whether connecting tiny jewelry components or larger elements for small metal sculptures. Dates and times are flexible and can be adjusted directly with the instructor after registration has been completed.
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Etching in a Day
With Wendy Jo New
June 16, 2023, Friday from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuition: $150.00
Learn the art of photo-etching and other resist-style etching methods for brass, copper, and silver!  Students will learn how to transfer and add images to metal and then how to use both an acid bath and an electrolytic setup to etch the metal, leaving behind a desired image or pattern. 
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Forged and Cold-connected Dangly Earrings
With Allison Keast
June 17, 2023, Saturday from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuition: $150.00
In this 1-day workshop, students will learn how to make forged earrings with a cold connection element, “trapping” an object in the middle. Trapped elements can include rocks, beads, anything that has a hole or objects that can be drilled. Students will learn how to forge, add texture, bend, drill, and solder to create one of a kind, dangle earrings!
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Intro to Sculptural Wax Carving for Jewelry
With Donna Veverka
September 8 - 10, 2023, Daily from 10:00am – 5:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $530.00
Design possibilities of wax are endless! Not bound by the rigidity of metal, your ideas for what jewelry can be are able to be unleashed through the medium of wax working! Click on course image to read more.
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Barware and Bitters
With Paulette Werger
September 22, 2023, Friday from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuition: $155.00
Join us for a special hands-on workshop devoted to barware! Make a sterling cocktail stir spoon and a set of martini picks. Click on course image to read more.
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Keum-boo
With Paulette Werger
September 23, 2023, Saturday from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuition: $155.00
This one-day workshop explores the traditions of Keum-boo with a variety of techniques and varients to create jewelry which combines gold and silver in an economical way. Click on course image to read more.
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Stackable Rings
With Allison Keast
September 29, 2023, Friday from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuition: $155.00
In Stackable Rings you’ll learn to make a stack of hand-textured sterling silver rings, complete with an array of bezel-set cabochon stones or metal accents. Click on course image to read more.
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The Hydraulic Press: Marriage of Pancake and Impression Dies
With Mary Fisher
September 30, 2023 - October 1, 2023, Daily from 10:00am – 5:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $400.00
Learn the safe and effective use of a hydraulic press, as well as the best way to use pancake and impression dies, in tandem with a press, to create intriguing reliefs ready to be turned into or added to your jewelry. Click on course image to read more.
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Mokume Gane: Wood Grain Patterns in Metal
With Eric Burris
October 20 - 22, 2023, Daily from 10:00am – 5:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $530.00
Mokume gane is a Japanese technique that bonds many layers of precious metals into a single piece that is worked into beautiful patterns. Click on course image to read more.
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Handmade Filigree Jewelry
With Carly Cooke
October 27 - 29, 2023, Daily from 10:00am – 5:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $530.00
Learn the beautiful and unique art of Russian filigree by designing and creating a ring, pendant, or earrings from start to finish in sterling and fine silver. Click on course image to read more.
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Gypsy and Flush Stone Settings
With John Kennedy
November 4 - 5, 2023, Daily from 10:00am – 5:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $400.00
Flush and Gypsy style stone settings are two methods for incorporating stones seamlessly into jewelry designs, making for an incredibly secure fit and offering your stones a lot of protection. Click on course image to read more.
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Snip, Solder, Repeat: Eye Catching Links and Chains!
With Liz Clark
November 11 - 12, 2023, Daily from 10:00am – 5:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $400.00
In this two-day onsite workshop, students will learn a fun and fast way to make unique shaped links by soldering and forming them in unique ways. Click on course image to read more.
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Introduction to Jewelry Making
With William Vanaria
November 18 - 19, 2023, Daily from 10:00am – 5:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $400.00
Looking to dip your toes in the vast waters of jewelry making and metalsmithing, but don’t know where to start? Look no further than this perfectly honed "crash-course" weekend. Click on course image to read more.
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