With Laurie Savage
$150 + $50 materials

Beginning jewelry making students will learn the fundamental techniques for designing and fabricating a sterling silver textured band ring. Students will learn how to texture, file, form, solder, sand, and polish the ring.  All materials will be provided, including sterling silver, copper (for practicing techniques), solder, and sandpaper. 

With Michel l'Huillier
$125 + $50 materials

In this hands-on workshop, students will be introduced to creating their own fused glass cabochons using colored, transparent and opaque glass, with copper and silver inclusions.
Students will learn to cut and arrange glass to make organic and geometric designs.  Finished compositions will then be fired to create unique cabochon pieces, ready to be made into jewelry. 

With Lisa Heffley
$150 + $45 materials

Let's continue building on our piercing skills by adding marriage of metals. Inlaying one type of metal into a different metal to create one seamless integrated piece. With this precision technique you can create beautiful color and pattern contrasts. Fabrication skills include piercing, sawing, filing, soldering, texturing, sanding and polishing.

With Juliet Cocca & Beth McGavock
$250 + $40 materials

In this workshop, students will learn the basics of kiln fired enamel; the art of fusing powdered glass to metal. Students will learn the steps to make enameled jewelry including pendants and earrings, and how to safely work with a 1500º kiln. Techniques will include dry sifting colored enamel powder onto copper, using stencils and decals, sgraffito (scratching through a top layer of enamel to reveal the layer beneath), and painting on enamels.  Students will work on several pieces to take home. No prior jewelry experience needed.

With Laurie Savage
$150 + $50 materials

Beginning jewelry-making students can continue learning in this workshop which focuses on creating a set of 6 textured bangle bracelets. Sterling silver and copper will be used. Students will learn to further develop their fabrication skills, including measurement, texturing, filing, forming, soldering, and tumbler finishing.  

With Lisa Heffley
$150 + $30 materials

These tapered hollow forms known as spiculums provide a unique 3D visual fascination to your work. In this workshop we will take flat sheet metal using a cross peen hammer and a grooved work surface to pull/coax the metal into a tapered cone shape. Fabrication skills included in this workshop will be sawing, filing, hammering, annealing and soldering.

With Laurie Savage
$150 + $50 materials

Beginning jewelry-making students will learn different techniques for designing and fabricating six pairs of earrings. Students will learn how to form, file, solder links & posts, texturize and shape both freeform and geometric designs. All materials will be provided, including sterling silver, copper and brass, solder, and sandpaper.