Soldering Tips & Tricks Workshop
Have you ever wanted to learn soldering or improve your soldering skills? Or are you not sure how to set up your own soldering torch and tank? This class will cover the basics of how to set up your own soldering torch and tank, safety issues and a place to solder. We will cover all […]
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.
Making Miniature Bowls
Students will make miniature bowls out of copper, bronze and silver, using dapping punches and small mushroom stakes. The bowls will be formed from 2” to 4” 20g. discs, on wooden dapping blocks and then hammered over stakes to make shallow to deep bowls for a variety of uses. Bases will be made with sheet […]
Metal Clay Rings & More Workshop
Students will learn several ring forming techniques using fine silver metal clay. Use of slip syringe will be discussed, and students will learn how to flush-set synthetic stones for firing in metal clay. The making of cold-molds will be demonstrated and students will use them in ring making. This is a workshop for students with […]
Metals & Jewelry
Learn through demonstration, discussion, and hands on, how to create art works out of fine metals. From jewelry to small sculpture, students will be introduced to metalworking tools and techniques to manipulate copper, brass and silver. Students will learn sawing, filing, cold connections, soldering, surface textures, forming, fabricating, stone setting, and finishing. Other metalworking techniques […]
Flower & Leaf Pendants
Students will make delightful and fun flower and leaf pendants. Using wire and sheet metal, we can cut out flower and leaf shapes, hammer-texture them and shape them to be more 3-dimensional. Add a neckchain or make a simple chain to hang the new pendant to wear it. We will be using brass, bronze, copper […]
Flower Metal Earrings Workshop
Students will make flower earrings out of wire and sheet metal, plus we will have some commercially made flower stampings. Make simple flower and leaf earrings using wire, and then saw thin sheet metal into flower and leaf shapes that can be hammer-textured and shaped to be more 3-dimensional. We will be using brass, bronze, […]
Discover Silver Metal Clay Workshop
Silver Metal Clay looks and feels like clay but is actually pure silver in an organic binder. Students will learn basic information and techniques for forming, surface texturing, firing, and finishing. Flush setting of lab grown gemstones will also be covered, and (optional) inexpensive stones can be purchased in class. Great for beginners, jewelry students, […]
Combining Gold & Silver Workshop
Ever want to add gold to silver? By using gold from old gold jewelry, we can melt down the gold, make it into wire and beads to add to silver, We will also do keum-boo, a way of bonding pure gold to silver. Adding a little gold to silver jewelry is a effective way to […]
All About Metals
Learn through demonstration, discussion, and hands on, how to create works of art made of fine metals. From jewelry to small sculpture, students will be introduced to metalworking tools and techniques to manipulate copper, brass and silver. Students will learn sawing, filing, cold connections, soldering, surface textures, forming, fabricating, stone setting, and finishing. Other techniques […]
