Jewelry
Students are introduced to wire wrapping techniques using essential tools such as pilers, clippers, and most importantly – their hands! Through guided instruction, demonstrations, and hands – on practice, students learn the styles of wire wrap jewelry. Students will learn how to create rings, pendants, and other wire wrapped jewelry…
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Discover the magic of transforming clay into pure silver! No prior jewelry-making experience is required, just your creativity and curiosity. Students will learn step-by-step techniques for working with Art Clay Silver, creating at least two unique pieces of wearable art. Through guided demonstrations, Randi will walk students through the four…
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In this class, we will arrange multiple faceted and nonfaceted stones in our jewelry designs to double the dazzle, triple the shine. Demonstrations will cover setting a faceted stone using prongs, tabs, and tube. Various bezel settings will also be introduced! Students must have experience with a jeweler’s saw and…
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This class is geared to safely experience many different metal casting techniques. You will be able to use your castings in Jewelry and/or small Metal Sculptures. Metal casting techniques will include Broom, Cuttlefish Bone, Tufa Stone, Sand, Natural objects, and Lost Wax. Each student will learn additive and reductive methods of…
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Bring in your found seaside treasures! Students will learn how to develop a one-of-a-kind composition with their own collection of sea glass, sharks’ teeth, and/or seashells to make beautiful jewelry. Demonstrations will include bezel settings, prong settings, and connections. Finishing techniques and how to drill through seashells and sea glass…
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Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of metalsmithing through instructor demonstrations, one-on-one instruction, and hands-on experience with hand tools, flex shafts, and torches. Each student will learn to design, pierce, drill, solder, and set a cabochon stone. Students will work with sterling silver, brass, and copper throughout this course…
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