Having great photos or your work is necessary for marketing your business, having a compelling website, applying to shows, grants and more. But every jeweler and metalsmith knows how difficult it is to photograph these tiny, shiny and sometimes sparkly objects well. Come spend a day learning how to photograph your work and edit your images with product photographer Charley Freiberg!

If you are an experienced jeweler or metalsmith and have always wanted to explore the possibility 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.

Pursue individual projects with questions answered by a professional jeweler. Finish up work hiding in your bench and get advice on new pieces. This class is loaded with great bench tips to guide students through projects with success.

Students who have completed Jewelry 2 and wish to engage in more challenging techniques and processes may look no further than the aptly named Jewelry 3. In this class students will learn more advanced surface treatment techniques, trickier soldering operations, and higher quality polishing processes via a challenging and in-depth project culminating in either a pendant or a brooch. Techniques pertaining to etching and the creation of jewelry findings will be covered to ensure that this project achieves a truly handmade status. Jewelry 2 or equivalent experience are required.

Pursue individual projects with questions answered by a professional jeweler. Finish up work hiding in your bench and get advice on new pieces. This class is loaded with great bench tips to guide students through projects with success.

Build upon the basic techniques covered in Jewelry 1 to open up design possibilities and create more complex pieces.  Discover some advanced soldering techniques, trickier cold connections, and strategies to design and produce jewelry. Students will set stones, fabricate hollow forms, and more!

Once basic metalsmithing techniques and skills are learned for creating jewelry, a desire to expand on those skills is probably the first feeling a student will experience! If you have experienced this feeling, this is going to be a perfect class for you. One of the most important things a student should do after learning basic metalsmithing skills is to practice them as much as possible, and you will get the opportunity to do just that. You will also get to elaborate on those same basic techniques and use them as a stepping stone to create more complicated pieces and designs.

For most metalsmiths the torch is the be-all and end-all in joining metals. However, there are many situations where the application of heat is not appropriate, and many more where the visual stylings of cold connections can create a unique design unmatched by comparatively boring solder seams. In this one-day workshop, students will learn several versatile cold connection techniques: from the three main types of rivets to the mechanical wonder of the tap and die (screws).

This two-day weekend workshop will cover techniques to create textures on metal surface to enhance the appearance of transparent enamels. Whether it is used to increase light reflection or add another layer to your designs, this process offers exciting possibilities to add to the complexity of your enamel pieces. We will cover metal etching, application of roller printed textures and templates and the use of chasing and engraving tools. This is a hands-on workshop where technical demonstrations will alternate with time to practice and apply your new skills.

In this one-day workshop students will create a ring with a free spinning, kinetic element in the center. This project will teach tight tolerance fabrication techniques, selective soldering strategies, decorative surface treatment considerations, and proper polishing protocols. Students can expect to walk away with a finished ring and knowledge for future projects. Completion of Jewelry 1 or equivalent is required.

Explore the ancient Roman art of chain making! The seductive quality of fine silver will be brought to life through the repetitive and meditative process of weaving together fused circular links created using an acetylene torch. With a mix of demonstrations and hands-on studio time, participants can expect to leave class with the knowledge of how to make a beautiful new pair of earrings or a single chain for a bracelet or necklace. Single loop and double loop methods will be covered. No previous soldering skills required. 

Curious about metal clay? It's a perfect way to add texture and volume to jewelry. Spend two days acquiring the basics with stamping, cutting, making bails, and polishing while creating silver jewelry to wear home.

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, solder inlay, and more while creating one-of-a-kind jewelry!

This workshop focuses on strategies for making unique chains and linkages. A wide range of chain styles will be demonstrated and explained including a variety of fused, cold-connected, woven, and soldered link chains. Students will become exposed to the rich tradition of classical techniques as well as the practical shortcuts for making work efficiently. 

Jayne Redman has developed ways of working that dramatically speed up the production process. In this course, she will share what she has learned about making multiples using blanking dies and designing jigs for findings.

Every jeweler eventually tires of buying typical stones and setting them in conventional settings. Come spend three days with Michael Boyd, and learn how to cut and polish your own cabochons with limitless shape, size, and color options.

Have you always wanted to know how to make jewelry but never had the time? This weekend course teaches the basics of sawing, annealing, soldering, filing, texturing, polishing, and stone setting.

Precision pulse arc welding is revolutionizing the jewelry world. The welders utilize an electrode about the size of needle and all of the action happens under a microscope, which allows for precision welds similar to a laser welder. Unlike soldering, welding can happen right next to stones or other heat sensitive materials, making some designs that were previously impossible, and repairs that would have been a nightmare, a quick and easy reality.