Jewelry
In this class, we will review a few ways to include your unique gem into a ring, pendant, bracelet, and/or earrings. Demonstrations will cover tension setting a faceted stone, settings with a tooled edge, and back setting for a thick edge. We will develop interesting designs around your special stone…
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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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Discover the process of creative lost wax casting to make one-of-a-kind jewelry! Utilizing this ancient technique, students will develop wearable, fun, expressive, rings and necklaces or pendants. Reductive and additive techniques in wax working, casting of found objects, investing, pouring metal, and some soldering fabrication techniques will be demonstrated during…
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Jewelry lovers- are you ready to get creative in a warm, inspiring group atmosphere? Tracey will guide you through using silver, gold, or other nonferrous metals (copper, brass, etc..) to make a twisted rings, pair of earrings, and pendant. Learn about design, soldering and forming metal, setting stones, and surface…
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In this class, we will review a few ways to include your unique gem into a ring, pendant, bracelet, and/or earrings. Demonstrations will cover tension setting a faceted stone, settings with a tooled edge, and back setting for a thick edge. We will develop interesting designs around your special stone…
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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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Advance your jewelry fabrication skills by expanding your knowledge of soldering, forming, and creating mechanisms to make beautiful bracelets, rings, and/or pendants. Demonstrations will include constructing box clasps, hinges, and hollow forms using copper and/or silver. Students will develop their own designs to create one-of-a-kind pieces. Use of the jeweler’s…
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