Make a beautiful piece of jewelry from start to finish. The first class will explore lapidary: cutting, forming, and polishing raw rock into a shape of your choosing. The second class will cover silversmithing and mounting that stone in a silver frame, essential for adding it to a ring or necklace. This is a truly unique and diverse experience!
Jump into the world of jewelry design with silver precious metal clay! In this class you’ll learn to use molding tools and basic forming techniques to create a truly original piece. Once the design is complete, you will torch fire your pieces, then finish them to take home your new one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry!
Jewelry and Metalsmithing Independent Study Group: Session A
Sep 3–Oct 8
/ 6
Wednesday
/ 10am–2pm
Member: $314.50
/ Non-Member: $370.00
Skill Level: Intermediate
Age: Adult
For experienced jewelry makers who want to advance their skills, share ideas, and develop new proficiencies, this intermediate level class will cover a range of various metalsmithing topics, with a focus on design, fabrication, and stone setting applications. Please bring your own fine metals and gemstones to class.
Jewelry Making: Precious Metal Clay – Bronze: Session A
Sep 6
Saturday
/ 1–4pm
Member: $68.00
/ Non-Member: $80.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Age: Adult
Jump into the world of jewelry design with bronze precious metal clay! In this class you’ll learn to use molding tools and basic forming techniques to create a truly original piece. Once the design is complete, we’ll lay your project in one of our kilns to harden it into a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry!
Explore the versatility of wire wrapping! Using copper, sculpting wire, and a wide variety of hand tools, youโll learn how to create sculptures and pendants with wire wrapping techniques in our jewelry studio.
Enhance your evening with a jewelry Maker Date. Enjoy beer, wine, and lite fare while you and your date work with precious metal clay, a material that allows you to easily sculpt forms our of metal. Once your form is ready it will get placed into the kiln and the clay will bake away to reveal your one-of-a-kind bronze creation. Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each person attending.
Jewelry Making: Precious Metal Clay – Silver: Session A
Sep 27
Saturday
/ 1–4pm
Member: $68.00
/ Non-Member: $80.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Age: Adult
Jump into the world of jewelry design with silver precious metal clay! In this class you’ll learn to use molding tools and basic forming techniques to create a truly original piece. Once the design is complete, we’ll lay your project in one of our kilns to harden it into a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry!
Jewelry Making: Precious Metal Clay – Bronze: Session B
Oct 4
Saturday
/ 1–4pm
Member: $68.00
/ Non-Member: $80.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Age: Adult
Jump into the world of jewelry design with bronze precious metal clay! In this class you’ll learn to use molding tools and basic forming techniques to create a truly original piece. Once the design is complete, we’ll lay your project in one of our kilns to harden it into a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry!
Jewelry and Metalsmithing Independent Study Group: Session B
Oct 15–Nov 19
/ 6
Wednesday
/ 10am–2pm
Member: $314.50
/ Non-Member: $370.00
Skill Level: Intermediate
Age: Adult
For experienced jewelry makers who want to advance their skills, share ideas, and develop new proficiencies, this intermediate level class will cover a range of various metalsmithing topics, with a focus on design, fabrication, and stone setting applications. Please bring your own fine metals and gemstones to class.
Jewelry Making: Precious Metal Clay – Silver: Session B
Oct 18
Saturday
/ 1–4pm
Member: $68.00
/ Non-Member: $80.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Age: Adult
Jump into the world of jewelry design with silver precious metal clay! In this class you’ll learn to use molding tools and basic forming techniques to create a truly original piece. Once the design is complete, we’ll lay your project in one of our kilns to harden it into a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry!
Enhance your evening with a jewelry Maker Date. Enjoy beer, wine, and lite fare while you and your date work with precious metal clay, a material that allows you to easily sculpt forms our of metal. Once your form is ready it will get placed into the kiln and the clay will bake away to reveal your one-of-a-kind bronze creation. Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each person attending.
Explore the essential techniques for metalsmithing and silver jewelry. We will cut, shape, and join metal with hammer and flame and various other tools. Finish this class with a custom sterling silver pendant and a healthy dose of artistic confidence.