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INTERMEDIATE JEWELRY

Amelia Falk / Jewelry Studio
Tue 1/10-3/28
6:30 - 9 pm / 12 weeks
$310 / Members: $290

Continue your jewelry making practice while learning new techniques! Emphasis will be placed on advanced soldering techniques, prong settings, and an introduction casting from natural objects. Guidance in layout and design for individual student projects will be provided.

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INTERMEDIATE JEWELRY INDEPENDENT STUDY

Linda Kekic / Jewelry Studio
Wed 1/11-3/29
1-3:30pm / 12 weeks
$300 / Members: $280

Explore jewelry making with self-directed projects for independent study students and in-depth instruction for intermediate jewelers. Techniques to improve student’s skills in soldering, texturing, riveting, embellishments and stone setting will be covered using a variety of tools and materials available in the studio. Stages of project designs will be addressed from concept to completion on an individual basis.

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CASTING

Danny Giancaspro / Jewelry Studio
Wed 1/11-3/29
6:30 - 9 pm / 12 weeks
$300 / Members: $280

Sculpt, carve, and mold wax to cast pure metal jewelry using lost wax casting! Students new to casting will learn the basics, while experienced students will have the opportunity to pursue self-directed projects. Silicone mold making for multiples, carving blanks, and several casting sessions will allow opportunity to create several components and finished pieces.

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INTRODUCTION TO LAPIDARY STONE CUTTING FOR CABOCHONS

Dawn Coeur / Jewelry Studio
Mon 2/6-3/27
6 - 9 pm / 8 weeks
$260 / Members: $240

Cut your own stones to use in your jewelry and metalwork designs. Students will be introduced to cutting, grinding, and polishing stone slabs into a variety of shapes including calibrated and free form cabochons.

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BEGINNING JEWELRY

(A) Emily Wohlscheid / Jewelry Studio
Tue 1/10-3/14
10am-1pm / 10 weeks
$310 / Members: $290

Learn the basics of handcrafted metal jewelry! Students will become familiar with layout, piercing, filing, texturing, basic roller embossing, soldering, forming, finishing, and polishing. Samples and finished projects will vary and may include rings, bracelets, pendants, chains, and more.

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CABOCHONS & WIRE WRAPPED PENDANT

Dawn Coeur / Jewelry Studio
Sat & Sun. 2/25-2/26
12 - 4pm / Two Days
$100 / Members: $80

Complete a hand crafted cabochon (flat backed, domed stone) and wire wrapped pendant in a weekend! Dawn will lead students in cutting and shaping a cabochon to showcase in a wire wrapped pendant design. A great workshop for students to be introduced to lapidary (stone work) and jewelry making in our well equipped studio.

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HANDBUILT HAND TOOLS

Rachel Stickney / Jewelry Studio
Sat & Sun 1/21-1/22
9am-3pm Lunch at noon / Two Days
$120 / Members: $100

Shape, scrape, file, and carve your way to making your own set of handcrafted tools made from animal bone! This class will focus on crafting your own bone folder and burnishing tools using traditional materials with modern methods. Files, carvers, axes, and saws will be used in this class. Come with a notebook or sketchbook and leave with a small collection of tools ready for use for your next art project.

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STONE SETTING

Danielle Vincent / Jewelry Studio
Mon 1/9-3/27
10am-12:30pm / 12 weeks
$300 / Members: $280

Sample an array of stone settings from basic bezels to perfect prongs. Flush settings, bezels, prongs, and combination settings will be covered with an emphasis on specialty tools and finishing. Students will leave with a variety of finished settings.

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BEGINNING JEWELRY

(B) Amelia Falk / Jewelry Studio
Thu 1/12-3/30
6:30 - 9 pm / 12 weeks
$310 / Members: $290

Learn the basics of handcrafted metal jewelry! Students will become familiar with layout, piercing, filing, texturing, basic roller embossing, soldering, forming, finishing, and polishing. Samples and finished projects will vary and may include rings, bracelets, pendants, chains, and more.

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A MARRIAGE OF PIERCING & BEZELS

Lauren Tripp / Jewelry Studio
Thu 1/12-3/16
10 am - 1 pm / 10 weeks
$310 / Members: $290

Enhance your bezel set stones with the humble saw! Lauren will guide students through exercises in piercing with the jeweler’s saw to elevate their designs with the negative space left behind. Individual projects that allow light to pass through stones, create airy designs with negative space, and pictorial accents will be encouraged.

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CURVACEOUS CUFFS

Amelia Falk / Jewelry Studio
Sat 1/28
12 - 4 pm / One Day
$60 / Members: $40

Customize your own metal cuff bracelets with pattern and style! The rolling mill will be utilized to imprint a unique design on metal before shaping it on the hydraulic press and polishing it to perfection. Students will leave with two completed bracelets in copper, brass, or bronze.

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ALTERNATIVE CASTING

Linda Kekic / Jewelry Studio
Sat 2/4
12-4pm / One Day
$60 / Members: $40

Experience alternative ways to cast metal using bronze and silver*! Using a torch, students will learn to safely melt and pour metal into broom straw, water, salt and other media to cast organic shapes. Students will make several pieces that may be used as inspiration for future designs. *Silver is an additional charge, bronze is provided. Students may bring their own silver if they wish.

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BULLET & TONGUE STONE SETTINGS

Danielle Vincent / Jewelry Studio
Sat 2/18
12 -4pm / One Day
$60 / Members: $40

Challenge your stone setting might with bullet and tongue shaped stones! Named for their shape characteristics, these stones are similar to a cabochon but their unusual shapes require a different approach. Students will learn to create stable settings for these elongated shapes to add to their jewelry designs with confidence.

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SILVER STACKED RINGS

Emily Wohlscheid / Jewelry Studio
Sat 3/11
11am - 3:30pm / One Day
$70 / Members: $50

Experience jewelry making in this all levels workshop to create a stack of simple rings from sterling silver. The basics of soldering, finishing, texturing, basic stone setting, and polishing will be covered as students fabricate a stack of rings in copper or bronze before moving on to silver. Students will leave with several completed rings.

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BRONZE PMC

Linda Kekic / Jewelry Studio
Sat 3/25
1 – 4pm / One Day
$70 / Members: $50

Enjoy a Saturday afternoon exploring the versatility of Bronze Precious Metal Clay. Recommendations for tools and techniques needed to work with Bronze PMC will be covered including forming, texture, mold making for multiples, embedding a Cubic Zirconia stone accent, and more. Students will create several finished pieces from design to completion in the form of earrings, pendants, charms, tube beads, and organic shapes to incorporate in their jewelry designs.

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