Jewelry Summer Camp
Online - Vitrual Zoom Class
 
Join me for inforamtion packed month on everything you need to know to create unique art jewelry! Beginner to Advanced students welcome!
 
Requirements: Basic soldering and bench skills. (I'm sorry but I don't teach how to use a butane torch, but you will learn alot about how to make jewelry!)
 
Each Saturday in July 5, 12, 19 and 26
Four - 2.5 hour sessions
11AM - 1:30PM MST
 
This month-long course is designed to guide you through design and fabrication with attention to good design and construction planning. It will offer live demos of techniques used in basic jewelry construction, beginner through advanced students will benefit.
We will share our designs and talk about our projects in session and in a private Facebook group set up exclusively for this course. Each student will be encouraged to design a piece of jewelry that pushes their technical and design skills with a focus on unique expression.
 
Note: The Facebook group is an essential component in this course. It allows us to share processes, ask questions in between sessions, and support each other during class. It is not required but will deeply enrich the class experience.
 
Expect to learn: 
Design principles
Advanced soldering techniques (how to use multiple temp solders effectively), complex solder construction. Trouble shooting.
Basic and advanced stone setting techniques - prong, bezel and alternative.
Advanced metal construction (foldforming, hollow forms, shell forming, Anitclastic and synclastic techniques and much more!)
Surface treatment - roller printing, reticulation, granulation and fusing
Stone setting, how to correctly achieve the perfect bezel setting every time!
Finishing- patination, polishing and hand finishing (what to use to get the effect you want)
Bench tip, photography and photo editing tips, using social media and much more!
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Day 1: Introduction to design and how to draw your creations
Focus will be on understanding basic design principles and how they apply to 
jewelry design. Emphasis on drawing to understand mechanics and constructions to avoid mistakes. Q&A at the end
 
Homework: In between each session students will be expected to work on design.
Students should begin to post drawings in the Facebook group.
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Day 2: We will take a look at each student's designs and discuss them together.
You will end the session with complete instructions on how to begin construction of 
your piece.  Q&A at the end
 
Extra information: Students will be given private access to 6 techniques demos via 
recorded link. You will have access to these videos during the month of class and for 30 days after class.
 
Hollow Forms
Shell forming
Reticulation
Fold forming
Chasing - a New Approach
 
Homework: In between each session students will be expected to work building their pieces. Students should post progress images in the Facebook group. 
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Day 3: This session will consist of especially designed demos targeted to address the needs of the class. I focus on additional techniques not covered in the pre recorded videos and  help you work through problems that have arisen in your projects.
We will begin to discuss finishing techniques. Demo on stone setting, Bezel and Prong setting.
 
Homework: Work on completing construction of project pieces. Share your progress in the Facebook group
Students should progress (step by step) images and or completed pieces in the Facebook group.
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Day 4: This session we will discuss finishing techniques, how to remove fire scale and how to use patina’s effectively.
Open discussion on how your projects went.
Students will be required to photograph their finished (or almost finished) pieces and post them in the Facebook group. 
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EXTRA: 1.5 hour Zoom - Cocktail Critique - Monday July 28 5pm MST
We will share our creations and celebrate our success!
REQUIRED: students must  photograph and post their pieces in the Facebook group.
Pieces will be presented in the critique.