Jewelry
Learn the fundamentals of wire wrapping while creating your own custom pieces of Jewelry in class. We will cover stone setting, wire weaving techniques, and framing techniques. Create your own pendant, earrings, or ring. The objective of this class is to empower students at all levels. Wire wrapping is a…
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Whether it is a display for a big fossil, a decorative element for your garden, a way to showcase your new glass piece, or something you’d like to add to your clay sculpture, we will achieve working with lines in space using thick (1-10 gauge) copper or brass wire/rod. Everyone…
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In this class, students will learn to apply wax carving and construction methods to create a beautiful piece of jewelry in sterling silver. While using the wax, the class will focus on use of positive and negative space, surface texture, transferring images, experimental processes with natural objects (bugs, leaves, etc..),…
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Want a new look to your old jewelry? Lost one earring and don’t know what to do with the other one? In this class, we will upcycle your personal jewelry into a fantastic new piece of adornment! Necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and rings will be melted down, reassembled, and collaged into…
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Learn the fundamentals of wire wrapping while creating your own custom pieces of Jewelry in class. We will cover stone setting, wire weaving techniques, and framing techniques. Create your own pendant, earrings, or ring. The objective of this class is to empower students at all levels to take their wrapping…
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Students will learn the proper technique of pearl (and bead) stringing, knotting, and drilling sea glass and seashells. Then students learn how to make the chain links from wire and connect them together into their one-of-a-kind jewelry.
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Jewelry lovers – are you ready to get creative in a warm, inspiring group atmosphere? You will guided through your own designs, or the instructors, using silver, gold, copper, or brass sheet, wire, and tubing. Learn more about design, soldering, forming, and metal polishing. Some of the many available techniques…
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How can we capture stones, rocks, minerals, crystals, etc.. that is not a typical cabochon or faceted cut? In this class, we will review a few ways to include your unique gem into a ring, pendent, and/or bracelet. Demonstrations on tension settings, prongs, and hammered bezels will be covered. We…
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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, as well as use cold connections, such as rivets. Students will work…
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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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