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2024 Class Schedule
The Jewelers Journey - Inspiration to Manifestation
Metalwerx - Waltham, MA
in-person
April, 5-7 - 2024
You’ve taken a ton of classes, learned how to make a project, often the teachers work.
But you still struggle to find your voice in your work?
This class is completely different from anything you've done before! It's about learning what makes you happy and what drives you to create and channeling that into a consistent practice that will help you become the jeweler you want to be.
Unique and totally you!
What you will learn
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Basic design concepts and principles and how they apply to jewelry design
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How to draw and plan your designs and avoid unwanted mistakes.
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How to use multiple metal smithing techniques to build a design.
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How to take and give a critique.
You will be encouraged to push yourself and design a piece outside your comfort zone. You will be guided to explore techniques you have not used before and use them in ways you may not have done before.
What you will Learn: How to access your creativity and develop skills that will form the foundation of your artistic practice. Each student will receive personal guidance through design, materials, fabrication techniques.
Demos will be specifically designed to fit the needs of each student’s design.
Beginner to Advanced will benefit from this class.
Basic soldering and bench skills are helpful.
The Art of Metal Manipulation - 4-day Retreat
Charmtree Studio - Stevensville, Maryland
in-person
April 11-14, 2024
10:00 - 6pm daily
Immerse yourself in the creative flow!
This amazing 4-day retreat will be held on Kent Island. Stay in a beautiful, four bedroom water view house within walking distance to a marina, and a waterfront restaurant with gorgeous view of the Chesapeake Bay and the most spectacular sunsets!
Adding dimension to a piece can transform your work. In this class you will learn basic metal manipulation techniques and explore how combining them can add dimension and a sculptural aesthetic to your work. This is a techniques based class. You will create samples of each technique that can be made into pieces of jewelry. This is not a project based class. You are encouraged to focus on how these techniques can be applied to your body of work. Attention will be given to individual expression and design. Demos will be designed to address each student's integration into their body of work
Techniques covered:
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Reticulation
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Fusing
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Fold Forming
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Shell forming
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Hollow forms
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Chasing
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Scoring - several techniques
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Surface treatments - Different ways to finish your piece.
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Settings - bezel, tube and prong setting. As applies to design.
Use of bi metal, Keum boo and how patination affects your design concept will be covered. Each student will be encouraged to find their unique expression.
The Jewelers Journey -Inspiration to Manifestation
Denver Jewelry Studio - Littleton, Co.
in-person
October 4-7, 2024
10:00 - 6pm daily
You’ve taken a ton of classes, learned how to make a project,
often the teachers work.
But you still struggle to find your voice in your work?
This class is completely different from anything you've done before! It's about learning what makes you happy and what drives you to create and channeling that into a consistent practice that will help you become the jeweler you want to be. Unique and totally you!
What you will learn
-
Basic design concepts and principles and how they apply to jewelry design
-
How to draw and plan your designs and avoid unwanted mistakes.
-
How to use multiple metal smithing techniques to build a design.
-
How to take and give a critique.
You will be encouraged to push yourself and design a piece outside your comfort zone. You will be guided to explore techniques you have not used before and use them in ways you may not have done before.
What you will Learn: How to access your creativity and develop skills that will form the foundation of your artistic practice. Each student will receive personal guidance through design, materials, fabrication techniques.
Demos will be specifically designed to fit the needs of each student’s design.
Beginner to Advanced will benefit from this class.
Basic soldering and bench skills are helpful.
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Bringing over 40 years of experience to the classroom through private instruction or school curriculum.
Please contact me for more information or class syllabus.
Interested in any other techniques? I am happy to tailor a class to your needs.
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Class Descriptions
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Designing Jewelry - Introduction to Design
This course is designed to give you a deep understanding of the fundamentals of design theory as it applies to making jewelry. We will explore color, shape, texture and function and how to develop skills that will help you create strong designs and work habits for consistent productivity. Lecture, demos, exercises and images. Useful tools for the beginner or advanced jeweler.
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Expressive Jeweler - Inspiration to Manifestation -You’ve probably taken a ton of classes, learn how to make a project, often the teachers work. You may find this fun but ultimately unfulfilling. This class is not project based, it's about what is personal to you. All art begins with inspiration. In this class we will begin by looking at how what you see and how you feel influences your work and how to use design principles to create jewelry that is your voice not someone else's. You will be encouraged to push yourself and design a piece outside your comfort zone. You will be guided to explore techniques you have not used before. It will be hard, but it will also set you free!
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The Art of Metal Manipulation- Class delves into the fascinating world of shaping metal. Instruction includes shell-forming, fold-forming and scoring, hollow form, chasing and surface treatments. Intermediate fabrication and soldering skills required.
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Keum boo, An Ancient Technique with Modern Applications - Learn the amazing art of Keum boo, fusing high-karat gold to sterling silver. The class will focus on an in-depth understanding of the technique and how to incorporate it into your work. Emphasis on application to curved, textured and complicated pieces. Will include finishing and patina. Beginner - Advanced.
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Creative Stone Setting - Creative Stone-Setting - This class will cover bezel and prong settings and address alternative techniques to adding cabochons and gemstones to your work. Intermediate fabrication and soldering skills required.
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Stoned - Interested in adding stones to your work but don't know where to start? The lecture course discusses the fascinating world of semiprecious and precious stones, what to look for when purchasing, application considerations, and collecting.
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Intarsia - A new look - Advanced instruction in the art of Intarsia, the art of creating stone to stone inlay jewelry; a technique in which the artist fits stones directly against each other, requiring great precision of cutting and design. Lab and lectures. Lapidary I level skills required.