- Beginner Jewelry Fabrication Classes - Learn all basic fabrication techniques: soldering, riveting, sawing, forging, forming, surface texture and bezel settings. Students will create a variety of pieces including a bangle, pierced pendant, an a bezel set stone ring.
- $190.00 - One day a week for 5 weeks
- Intermediate Jewelry Workshops- Hone in on your beginner skills and design concepts. Learn more advanced techniques, such as granulation, die forming, repousse, enameling, and stone setting.
- $190.00 - One day a week for 5 weeks
- Directed Open Studio- Students work independently on their own projects with the guidance of the instructor. Get advice on design layout and techniques of your choice, such as casting, forging, stone setting etc. These classes are on going, come for your 7 weeks at your own time frame.
- Thursdays 10 am - 1 pm $250.00
- Mondays 4 pm- 7 pm $ 250.00
- Mondays 10 am- 1 pm $250.00
- Jewelry Parties- Come and play, this will be a fun class where students will get a taste of jewelry design and fabrication. Bring your own food and drink. This is a great opportunity for friends, sisters, mothers and daughters to have a exciting night out and go home with a piece of jewelry.
- Each student will make a stunning spinner ring. $ 35.00
- Each student will learn to drill sea glass and beach stones and make a pendant. $ 25.00
- Each student will create a beautiful linked bracelet. $ 35.00
- Each student will make use basic enamel skills to create a lovely pendant. $ 35.00
- Workshops-
- Stacked Bangles-
- Students will learn to size, forge and twist a variety of gauges of metal to create 3 sweet bangles. Surface texture as well as form will be covered. Each student will go home with one sterling bangle and two brass bangles. No metals experience required. All materials included. $ 65.00
- Enameled Pendant-
- Students will create a beautiful pendant. They will cut a shape out of copper, enamel the shape and then fabricate a sterling bail to rivet on to the enamel piece. No experience required. Includes silver, copper and all supplies and necessary tools. $ 65.00
- Stacked Silver Rings with Small Bezel Set Gemstone-
- Students will size, texture and solder to create two stunning sterling and gemstone rings. Each student will learn how to bezel set the stones. These rings can be stacked with others to create a variety of different looks. No experience required. Includes silver, gemstones and all supplies needed. $ 65.00
- Fold Forming-
- Students in this class will be introduced to fold forming and will learn to create dramatic texture and form sheet copper as they practice basic fold forming techniques. No previous metals experience required. All materials included $ 55.00
- Wax carving and Casting -
- Students will learn basic wax carving skills to create one wax model, they will make an investment mold at the end of day 1. Each student will cast and finish/ polish on day 2. Bronze casting grain will be supplied as well as all other supplies. No experience required. $ 110.00
- Handwoven Chains-
- Students will learn to hand weave a beautiful chain. We will use very thin gauge wire to weave into a chain, there are many types of woven chain, we will focus on using one continuous wire to make a 3mm chain. No experience required, includes silver $ 70.00
- Bezel set sea glass and beach stones-
- If you have been wanting to set that special piece of sea glass or a beach stone into a beautiful piece of jewelry, this is the class. Each student will learn to make a bezel and set a piece of sea glass or a beach stone into a pendant or a ring. No experience needed and materials included. $ 65.00
- Wedding band workshops-
- This is perfect for those who would like to create their own wedding bands together. Create this special moment by using either recycled or new metal and spend a few hours together making the bands that will last forever. Call for details.
- Gem setting workshop with visiting artist-
- Take your jewelry designs to the next level with a professional gem setting class taught by Master Goldsmith Doug H. Ostrander. The first class introduces the basic prong setting. Emphasis will be on fabrication, soldering and setting. In this class each student will learn to develop their design, prepare metal, use pushers, punches, hammers and the flexible shaft. Students will learn to set a round and a pear shape prong setting, along with learning layout, burring, fitting and securing stones for the best quality settings. Techniques demonstrated will be unique 4/6 prong settings, forming, textures, sawing while creating a one of a kind piece of jewelry.
- Private lessons $ 35.00/ hr. and 2 person class $ 20.00 each/hr.
- Drop into a class $ 15.00/hr.
- Studio available for use without instruction, $12.00/ hr.
- If you have a group of three or more, please call and set up a class that meets a schedule that works for you.
All classes are 3-5 students, with a combination of demonstrations and work time.
All materials, supplies and necessary tools included in the class.