Small Metal Sculpture (Ages 7–8)
Explore your creativity by applying metalworking techniques to fabricate small, individualized projects. Create extraordinary works of metal art with an emphasis on the recycling and reuse of materials.
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Metalworking (Ages 11–12)
Learn to saw, drill, shape, texture, fasten and finish metals. Explore your creativity while applying these new metalworking techniques to fabricate your own individualized projects out of metal. We’ll place an emphasis on recycling and reusing materials. In the 11-12-year-old age group, we’ll learn beginning torch work while annealing and softening metal. In the 13-14-year-old […]
read moreIntroduction to Metal Clay
Metal clay is a malleable material that can be used to make jewelry and other small, sculptural objects. Make a pair of silver earrings and a pendant that features a coil frame and appliqué focal design.
read moreCuttlefish Casting
Learn how to cast without equipment! In two days, you’ll learn how to sculpt a cuttlefish bone to produce a ring or pendant. This fast pace project will help you understand basic mold making and how to finish a piece of jewelry with basic jewelry skills. Your finished piece will have one of a kind […]
read moreIntroduction to Metal Jewelry Workshop
Discover the fundamental concept of jewelry design and learn basic techniques for working with metals in this weekend introductory class. The class begins with instruction on techniques such as drilling, sawing, texturing, working with wire, and finishing techniques. Soldering with a torch will also be introduced. Students will then use these skills to make a […]
read moreBlacksmithing Spring Flowers – NEW!
Create a garden that never needs watering! We’ll explore floral forms while building your forging skills. Students will go home with at least one finished flower.
read moreMetal Clay Beads
Use dry construction techniques to make 3-D, hollow beads. We’ll start with learning how to make basic bead shapes, drill holes and string beads. Then we’ll move on to create boxes and other hollow forms. You’ll make lentil, pillow, drum and tube beads. Plan to leave with a set of hollow beads that can be […]
read moreSpinner Rings
Experiment with spinner rings, which allow several rings to be made into one. The outer band supports one or more moving rings. We’ll cover sizing, shaping and soldering sheet metal and wire into rings. The rings will become one using a forming technique known as anticlastic. We’ll also cover basic solder, forging and forming techniques.
read moreWireworking + Jewelry Making
Learn to manipulate wire to create individual pieces of jewelry. We’ll use traditional hand tools to bend, shape, form and harden wire. Students will have the opportunity to incorporate beads, stones or found objects into their jewelry.
read moreMetalworking (Ages 15-18) – NEW!
Learn how to transform metals. We’ll cover techniques such as sawing, drilling, texturing, working with wire, filing, sanding and polishing. We’ll also cover riveting, soldering with a torch and fold forming. You’ll use these skills to make one finished piece of jewelry.
read moreMetalworking (Ages 9–10)
Learn to saw, drill, shape, texture, fasten and finish metals. Explore your creativity while applying these new metalworking techniques to fabricate your own individualized projects out of metal. We’ll place an emphasis on recycling and reusing materials.
read moreMetal Clay Jewelry
Learn to work with metal clay, a malleable, metal-bearing material that is perfectly suited for creating jewelry. Use your hands to shape it and a variety of tools to add detail and texture. You’ll fire the metal clay to transform it into a silver object. Add a new skill to your repertoire each week to […]
read moreMake it Out of Metal
Designed as a quick intro to jewelry and metalsmithing, this class will teach the basic skills needed to create a simple ring or pendant, such as sawing, soldering, and polishing. It’s a great starting point for students to get their feet wet with the tools and medium to decide if they’d like to pursue further […]
read moreIntroduction to Metal Jewelry (B)
Learn how to transform metals into beautiful works of wearable art. We’ll cover techniques such as sawing, drilling, texturing, working with wire, filing, sanding and polishing. We’ll also cover riveting, soldering with a torch and basic stone setting. You’ll use these skills to make one finished piece of jewelry.
read moreMetalworking (Ages 13–14)
Get acquainted with metal and learn basic metalworking techniques. Students will create individual projects using traditional jewelry tools. You’ll learn how to cut shapes using a jeweler’s saw and heat your metal to soften and reshape your work. We’ll also drill into metal, then utilize bolts, screws and rivets to connect it in new ways.
read moreMetal Clay Medallions
Learn to combine metal clay and a molded element with a custom-made, framed back plate to create a vintage-looking medallion. You’ll learn to use a two-part compound to replicate any flat backed item of your choice and emboss a frame design into an easy-to-use texture sheet. Later, you’ll join these two elements to form a […]
read moreWood Adornment: Carving and Jewelry Fabrication – NEW!
Create wearable jewelry pieces from carved wood and fabricated metal components. Students will carve wooden forms using hand and machine operations, and set them into jewelry work using traditional metalsmithing techniques. The first few weeks of this class will focus on carving wooden forms, while the second half will focus on fabricating metal to set […]
read moreLost-Wax Metal Casting (B)
Learn to cast metal using the lost-wax technique to cast work in silver. By creating jewelry models of your own design, you’ll learn about model preparation, investing, burning out and casting with centrifugal and vacuum-casting machines.
read moreIntermediate Metal Jewelry
Take your metal jewelry making to the next level. We’ll focus on design execution, complex stone setting as well as fabricating and soldering with sterling silver. You’ll also advance your polishing skills for finishing pieces.
read moreStackable Bands
Create a sweet stack of rings from 14-karat yellow gold-filled wire and silver. You’ll learn to solder bands and become proficient at single seams. We’ll also cover fabricating, embellishing and forging simple bands in different gauges and types of metal.
read moreLost-Wax Metal Casting (A)
Learn to cast metal using the lost-wax technique to cast work in silver. By creating jewelry models of your own design, you’ll learn about model preparation, investing, burning out and casting with centrifugal and vacuum-casting machines.
read moreIntroduction to Metal Jewelry (A)
Learn how to transform metals into beautiful works of wearable art. We’ll cover techniques such as sawing, drilling, texturing, working with wire, filing, sanding and polishing. We’ll also cover riveting, soldering with a torch and basic stone setting. You’ll use these skills to make one finished piece of jewelry.
read moreMetal Clay Rings
Learn the secrets to sizing metal clay rings as you form both coil and flat bands. You’ll make a slab “washer” style ring with a custom template, and fire a flat strip that you’ll bend into shape after firing. You’ll also learn how to account for shrinkage, strength and durability.
read moreIntermediate Metal Jewelry
Take your metal jewelry making to the next level. We’ll focus on design execution, complex stone setting as well as fabricating and soldering with sterling silver. You’ll also advance your polishing skills for finishing pieces.
read moreBlacksmithing for the Kitchen and Bath – NEW!
Develop your blacksmithing skills and make beautiful and functional items for use in the kitchen or bathroom. Choose from several possible projects including bath tissue or paper towel holders, towel bars, towel ring hangers, cup hooks or small pot racks.
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