In this workshop, students will learn the techniques needed to design and fabricate a sterling silver locket from start to finish. These techniques will focus on creating hollow or 3-dimensional forms for the locket body, hinge making, and snap closures for the final piece. Stone setting, surface textures, and other decorative elements will also be explored. Bring your artistic ideas to life with the technical know-how which will enable you to create a family heirloom that will be cherished for generations! 

Learn fabrication and soldering skills for making jump rings, bails, head pins and eye pins, ear wires/posts, and simple soldered terminations like hooks, S-clasps, and toggle clasps.

In this workshop students will learn how to forge a seamless ring from start to finish -- beginning with pouring an ingot, punching and drifting the metal, and then hammer forming the final product. Explore and practice different forging techniques to create varying degrees of texture and form seamless fine silver rings you can wear as a fashion statement or even as wedding bands! 

Create alluring surfaces and structures using woven metal techniques. This hands-on class will introduce students to twining, braiding, weaving, knitting, and soumak weaving.

This workshop will focus on design concepts and techniques for unusual settings that are applicable for uniquely-shaped stones, pearls, enamels, and found objects. Students will explore methods of fabricating custom settings and discover a treasure trove of tips and tricks.

This course provides training and solutions for a range of stone settings and techniques aimed at dressing up or enhancing your jewelry designs. Over several weeks, students will make, manipulate, and alter bezel, tube, taper, prong, and bead settings that will be made by hand from scratch. Starting with a review of these settings, students will refine their approach to planning out and designing a stone setting, placing particular emphasis on visual interest, but most importantly on making sure it perfectly fits the stone.

Build upon the basic techniques covered in Jewelry 1 to open up design possibilities and create more complex pieces.  Discover advanced soldering techniques, more exciting stone settings, tool making, and strategies to design and produce more successful jewelry. Students will set stones, fabricate hollow forms, and more!

This introductory course focuses on developing fundamental hand skills, good studio habits, and an appreciation for quality craftsmanship. Students will learn essential fabrication techniques by designing and producing unique, handcrafted jewelry.

This weekly class presents students with the fundamentals of jewelry and metalsmithing skills. Among the many techniques that will be covered, students will learn how to effectively shape, join, polish, texture, and patina metal. 

Learn how to add dimension and complexity to the surface of metal through direct texturing methods such as hammering, surface alterations involving the keum-boo and solder inlay processes, as well as patination techniques aimed at expanding your understanding of color application on metal. 

This course presents a great opportunity to advance stone setting skills with hands-on experience and knowledge from an expert in the jewelry industry. Students will be taken step by step through the processes of flush setting and gypsy settings.

This condensed exploration of metalworking fundamentals is perfect for those who have always wanted to learn jewelry-making but never had the time. Saw, anneal, solder, file, texture, create inlay, and more while creating one-of-a-kind jewelry!

In this course students will use a quick forming technique known as scoring and bending to explore how to build more complex three dimensional forms; this process allows metal to be folded like paper into hard edged geometric shapes, creating volume without the use of hammers and stakes. This course is ideal for students looking to perfect their fabrication skills or create complex geometric forms.

Explore two popular contemporary stone setting techniques that can add sparkle to jewelry without a great deal of expense! In just one day, each student will make a silver band ring embellished with a raised tube setting and flush-set stones on both sides.

Led by expert chain maille jeweler, Karen Karon, our chain maille workshops teach students how to transform classic patterns of connected jump rings into striking pieces of jewelry. This three-week class will focus on how to construct three essential weaves that will lay the foundation for all future chain maille endeavors. 

Learn how to master the hand file and add embellishments to your work through decorative filing techniques. Students will explore this deceptively simple tool in depth and will learn about the various types of files out there, their applications, and how to get the most out of their function. Add another notch onto your hand skills repertoire though this unique one-day skill builder workshop. 

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. Our pulse arc welder can go well beyond these general jobs to include tacking complex pieces before soldering, welding long seams for hollow construction, and connecting dissimilar metals such as titanium to gold.

Learn the art of photo-etching brass, copper, and silver; taking a printed image and transforming it into a permanently etched pattern on sheet metal. This course will first teach students how to transfer imagery onto a sheet of metal and then how to use both an acid bath and an electrolytic set-up to eat away the exposed metal, recreating the pattern on the metal's surface.

If you are an experienced jeweler or metalsmith and have always wanted to explore the possibilities of enameling, but weren't ready to take an intensive course, this workshop is the one you have been waiting for. Kelly will introduce students to both kiln-firing and torch-firing enamels, making this process completely accessible to anyone with a torch in their studio.

Learn how to integrate stone and metal as a whole, rather than as separate objects. Demonstrations include how to shape rough stones, drill through them, make perfect bezels for unique shapes, set stones on top of stones, add decorative rivets, and more.

Turn those cherished pebbles and pieces of sea glass in your collection into eye-catching jewelry that will conjure memories of a special day at the beach or calming walk through the woods. Learn how to safely drill, accent, and add findings to those unique treasures you've collected over the years! 

This workshop is a perfect introduction to many of the basics in jewelry making!  Learn the fundamentals of sawing, filing, annealing, forming, and polishing -- finishing up the day with at two unique, textured cuff bracelets you can wear home. 

Bezel settings are beloved for their sleek design and modern curves, often being featured at the center of jewelry to show off a gems unique qualities. In this one-day workshop, student will learn to properly set cabochon stones inside a bezel, as well as how to cut, carve, manipulate, and set their own handmade "gems" using vintage glass, celluloid, and plastic buttons. Additional techniques will be covered throughout the course, including micro-mosaic patterns using scrap button pieces, riveting, and decorative bezel making using hand files. 

Add color and style to your jewelry with resin inlay! This fascinating process will allow students to expand their color palette and design repertoire without the use of a kiln. Students will be taken step-by-step through this procedure, beginning with color experimentation, pouring and curing the resin, as well as putting a final finish on a completed piece of jewelry. 

Granulation has long been revered for its intricate beauty and it's mysterious quality. As students move through the process of creating, laying out, and fusing fine silver granules, a new twist will be introduced - the use of a unique flux formula that provides a wider temperature range in which to work.

Jayne Redman is known for her unusual way of working with metal in three dimensions, often using multiples of the same shape to convey a single idea. This workshop will teach you how to develop patterns for the engineering concepts that she works with in her jewelry. Learn the principles behind centrally radiating forms, properly nested forms, spacing for slotted forms, using faux hinging, and perfect tab construction.

Spend five days with renowned jewelry maker Pat Flynn in an immersive hinged bracelet experience. Learn the ins and outs of perfect small scale hinge making and build yourself a precision box lock mechanism with a snap that will satisfy your ears and your eyes!

Explore new possibilities in your jewelry making process with Computer Aided Design (CAD)! In this 5-day course, students will learn the fundamentals of designing objects using CAD and 3D modeling. This type of digital modeling enables makers to take advantage of many useful and exciting technological applications, including 3D printing and laser cutting. Find out how limitless your imagination can be when designing in the digital realm. 

Learn methods to add subtlety, complexity, or gestural quality to your cloisonné designs. In addition to the basics of wire bending and wet packing, we will cover an assortment of techniques for incorporating texture, pattern, and markings into the cloisonné. Texturing base metal, using textured foils, creating a smooth color gradients, inlaying opaque enamels as accents, using underglaze and diamond burs for mark making, and much more will be explored.

Study the classic art of pearl knotting from an expert in the pearl trade. This workshop will begin with an overview of pearl types and shapes, how to buy a good strand, spotting fakes, and proper care. Demonstrations on knotting and termination methods for a variety of closures will follow.

Determine the best way to describe your product, identify potential clients, get work into the marketplace, and create a cost-effective marketing plan. From press kits to artist statements, pick up essential skills needed to promote a craft business.

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.