Summer
BEGINNING & INTERMEDIATE JEWELRY
Amelia Falk (B) / Jewelry Studio
Thu 6/9-7/28
6:30 - 9 pm / 8 weeks
$225 / Members: $205
Learn the basics of handcrafted jewelry. Through demonstrations and discussions you will become familiar with layout, piercing, filing, texturing, basic roller embossing, soldering, forming, finishing, and polishing. With practice, you will gain knowledge and confidence in jewelry-making skills. All materials provided with additional available for purchase.
BEGINNING & INTERMEDIATE JEWELRY
Emily Wohlscheid (A) / Jewelry Studio
Tue 6/7-7/26
9:30am-12pm / 8 weeks
$225 / Members: $205
Learn the basics of handcrafted jewelry. Through demonstrations and discussions you will become familiar with layout, piercing, filing, texturing, basic roller embossing, soldering, forming, finishing, and polishing. With practice, you will gain knowledge and confidence in jewelry-making skills. All materials provided with additional available for purchase.
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Linda Kekic (A) / Jewelry Studio
Wed 6/8-7/20
1-3:30 pm / 7 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent
$205 / Members: $185
This self-directed course provides experienced students with studio access and the supervision of an instructor. Students will be provided demonstrations and individual guidance to see past projects to completion and work through new designs. Some materials are provided and additional materials are available for purchase.
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Lauren Tripp (B) / Jewelry Studio
Thu 6/9-7/21
10am-1pm / 7 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent
$230 / Members: $210
This self-directed course provides experienced students with studio access and the supervision of an instructor. Students will be provided demonstrations and individual guidance to see past projects to completion and work through new designs. Some materials are provided and additional materials are available for purchase.
INTRO TO CASTING
Danny Giancaspro / Jewelry Studio
Wed 6/8-7/27
6:30-9pm / 8 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent/basic finishing skills
$225 / Members: $205
Learn the basics of casting. Students will learn each step of casting from carving or sculpting forms, preparing sprues, the plaster pour, and finally casting their pieces in a centrifuge. Great for small sculpture, jewelry components, and more. Bronze is provided for casting with sterling silver available for purchase.
INTRODUCTION TO LAPIDARY STONE CUTTING FOR CABOCHONS
Dawn Coeur / Jewelry Studio
Tue 6/7-7/12
1-4pm / 6 weeks
$210 / Members: $190
Learn how to 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. Students with previous lapidary experience can practice and refine their technique. There will be no open studio time except during your extended class hours. Some materials are provided with additional materials available for purchase.
SUMMER EARRING DESIGN CHALLENGE
Emily Wohlscheid / Jewelry Studio
Mon 6/6-8/1
6-7:30pm / 8 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent
$125 / Members: $105
Summer can quickly take us away from the jewelry practice so let’s explore how we can stick with it and carve out time to create by using earring design as a guide. Weekly instructor-led demonstrations will include visual inspiration, tricks for soldering delicate items, fabricating earring f indings, and how to create movement. Be ready for discussion, sharing, and pushing your design skills forward.
INTRO TO TORCH FIRED ENAMELING
Deb Flook / Jewelry Studio
Sat 6/18
1 – 4pm / One Day
Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent
$70 / Members: $50
Kilns aren’t the only way to enamel! This introductory workshop will begin with how to set up a torch enameling workstation and what tools are required and will quickly move into how to add enamel to your work. How to coat headpins, flat and curved surfaces, beads, and more will be covered. All materials provided with additional available for purchase.
LAPIDARY INDEPENDENT STUDY
Dawn Coeur / Jewelry Studio
Tue 6/21-7/21
1 - 4 p.m. / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: P Introduction to Lapidary or equivalent
$210 / Members: $190
T his limited space course will run alongside the intro class and will allow intermediate and advanced students to practice and refine their techniques and receive help from the instructor for individual projects. Some materials provided with additional available for purchase.
PMC – PRECIOUS METAL CLAY – FINE SILVER
Linda Kekic / Jewelry Studio
Sat 6/25
10am-3pm / One day
$130 / Members: $110
Explore precious metal clay and make a variety of beautiful pieces of jewelry. PMC is a metal material mixed with an organic binder that is shaped by hand and f ired in a kiln. In this class you will create several pieces of jewelry including earrings, pendants, beads, charms, embellishments, and torch fire PMC slip-on sheet metal. We will create individual molds to make multiples and learn how to set a small faceted stone. All materials provided with additional available for purchase.
TOOLING TOOLS
Lauren Tripp / Jewelry Studio
Sat 6/11
10am – 12pm / One Day
$55 / Members: $35
Come learn during this one day intensive workshop how to resurface your steel tools. Students will learn how to both add texture and shape to their tools and also learn how to resurface their tools and bring back the shine. Students are encouraged to bring one tool of their own they would like to work on.