Discover Silver Metal Clay Workshop
Learn to work with Silver Metal Clay, a versatile material that feels like clay but becomes pure silver when fired. This workshop covers forming, texturing, firing, finishing, and flush setting of gemstones (optional stones available for purchase). Perfect for beginners and artists of all kinds—no prior jewelry experience needed. Finish and take home your own unique silver jewelry pieces while exploring the endless design possibilities of this exciting material.
Materials fee of $110.00 is payable to instructor at class and includes metal clay, use of tools, supplies and handouts, this fee is subject to change with the cost of materials on the metals market. This class has a required materials list.
Metals & Jewelry: Session B
Learn to create art from fine metals through demonstration, discussion, and hands-on work. Students will explore metalworking tools and techniques with copper, brass, and silver, including sawing, filing, soldering, cold connections, forming, surface textures, stone setting, and finishing. Additional techniques will be introduced based on class interest, with guidance to foster creativity and design skills. Please attend the first class and bring a notebook and pen.
Metals & Jewelry: Session A
Learn to create art from fine metals through demonstration, discussion, and hands-on work. Students will explore metalworking tools and techniques with copper, brass, and silver, including sawing, filing, soldering, cold connections, forming, surface textures, stone setting, and finishing. Additional techniques will be introduced based on class interest, with guidance to foster creativity and design skills. Please attend the first class and bring a notebook and pen.
Fun w Metals: Session C 8/10-14 Week 8
Experience working in the metalsmithing studio and learn to stamp, hammer, fold, bend, cut, twist, shape, and heat metal to make jewelry and mini sculpture. Students will play with copper and brass sheet metal and wire to create 2 and 3 dimensional objects and forms from nature to wear or hang. Explore using basic hand tools, such as, hammers, mallets, saws, cutters, files, pliers, and torches (one-on-one with instructor) to have fun with metal!
Fun With Metal: Session B 7/20-24 Week 5
This class is suitable for ages 9-12Experience working in the metalsmithing studio and learn to stamp, hammer, fold, bend, cut, twist, shape, and heat metal to make jewelry and mini sculpture. Students will play with copper and brass sheet metal and wire to create 2 and 3 dimensional objects and forms from nature to wear or hang. Explore using basic hand tools, such as, hammers, mallets, saws, cutters, files, pliers, and torches (one-on-one with instructor) to have fun with metal!
Fun With Metal: Session A 7/13-17 Week 4
This class is suitable for ages 9-12.Experience working in the metalsmithing studio and learn to stamp, hammer, fold, bend, cut, twist, shape, and heat metal to make jewelry and mini sculpture. Students will play with copper and brass sheet metal and wire to create 2 and 3 dimensional objects and forms from nature to wear or hang. Explore using basic hand tools, such as, hammers, mallets, saws, cutters, files, pliers, and torches (one-on-one with instructor) to have fun with metal!
Teen Metalsmithing 7/27-31 Week 6
Experience working in the metalsmithing studio and learn to stamp, hammer, fold, bend, cut, twist, shape, and heat metal to make jewelry and mini sculpture. Students will play with copper and brass sheet metal and wire to create 2 and 3 dimensional objects and forms from nature to wear or hang. Explore using basic hand tools, such as, hammers, mallets, saws, cutters, files, pliers, and torches (one-on-one with instructor) to have fun with metal!