Metals & Jewelry: Session B
Explore fine metalworking through demonstrations, discussion, and hands-on practice. Learn techniques including sawing, filing, soldering, forming, texturing, stone setting, and finishing with copper, brass, and silver. Additional techniques will be introduced based on class interests while developing creativity and design skills. Please attend the first class and bring a notebook.
Metals & Jewelry: Session A
Explore fine metalworking through demonstrations, discussion, and hands-on practice. Learn techniques including sawing, filing, soldering, forming, texturing, stone setting, and finishing with copper, brass, and silver. Additional techniques will be introduced based on class interests while developing creativity and design skills. Please attend the first class and bring a notebook.
Guided Independent Studies In Metals
This class is structured for students with metalworking experience to focus on their own interests. Students will select and design their own projects and receive guidance to execute them. Focus will be on enriching design skills and addressing artistic intent.
Intermediate Metalsmithing: Session B
Building on introductory metalsmithing skills, this intermediate course focuses on precision, design development, and advanced techniques. Students will refine soldering, fabrication, finishing, surface treatments, forming, and stone-setting skills while creating instructor-guided projects. This repeatable course offers varied techniques and projects each session. Some experience required.
Intermediate Metalsmithing: Session A
Building on introductory metalsmithing skills, this intermediate course focuses on precision, design development, and advanced techniques. Students will refine soldering, fabrication, finishing, surface treatments, forming, and stone-setting skills while creating instructor-guided projects. This repeatable course offers varied techniques and projects each session. Some experience required.
Forge to Function: Trivets Workshop
Learn to forge a functional trivet while building your blacksmithing skills. Students will create both a simple round-stock trivet and a more advanced multi-piece design, practicing techniques such as forge welding, upsetting, drawing out tenons, punching holes, and assembly. Ideal for beginners ready to take on a new challenge.
Silver Metal Clay II Workshop
Take your metal clay skills further by creating three-dimensional silver pendants using forming and firing techniques. Learn doming, stacking, draping, and pendant bale construction, along with advanced finishing methods before firing. Optional flush stone setting may be explored. Students will complete one or two unique silver pendants. Prerequisite: prior metal clay experience. Materials fee* of approximately $155 payable to the instructor includes metal clay, tools, supplies, and handouts for the class project.
*Fee subject to change with the metals market.
Discover Silver Metal Clay Workshop
Explore Silver Metal Clay, a versatile material that transforms into pure silver when fired. Learn forming, texturing, firing, finishing, and optional gemstone setting techniques while creating your own unique jewelry pieces. Perfect for beginners, this workshop includes materials, tools, supplies, and handouts. Materials fee of $130 payable to the instructor includes metal clay, tools, supplies, and handouts. Fee subject to change based on metal market prices.This class has a required materials list.
Lamp Worked Glass Beads Workshop
Students will learn to use a torch to melt glass rods, creating personalized colorful glass beads. Many glass decorating techniques will be demonstrated, including enamels, metal foils, flowers and more.
Stone Setting Intensive Workshop
Develop confidence in stone setting in this two-day, hands-on workshop focused on foundational techniques and precision at the bench. Students will learn how to prepare settings and securely set stones using a variety of methods: bezel, tube, flush, and prong setting. Through guided demonstrations and step-by-step instruction, participants will practice each technique while gaining clear understanding of tools and methods. Practice work will be done in copper or brass, with each participant completing one finished piece in sterling silver that incorporates one or more stone setting techniques. This workshop is ideal for people with some metalsmithing experience looking to build technical stone setting skills and transition into more advanced work.