Jewelry Basics

Adult Saturday Class | This program is completed

New Offering! All levels welcome.

9/16/2017-11/18/2017

9:00 AM-10:30 AM EDT on Sat

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$130.00

$115.00

$35.00

Step into the world of Jewelry making and get a chance to design and make your very own wearable art! Through demonstrations, short lectures on the history of Jewelry design, and structured exercises, you will learn a variety of basic techniques, concepts and design elements essential to working with fine metals. The class includes introductions to working safely with specialized tools, and basic techniques such as sawing, filling, riveting, forming, texturing and finishing.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE

1. Cultural history of jewelry and small-scale metals
2. Design concepts as they pertain to wearable and decorative metals
3. Working with specialized tools
4. Basic techniques: sawing filing, riveting

  • • Sketchbook
  • • Thin tip and thick tip sharpie
  • • Rubber cement
  • • Scribe
  • Student Supplies Needed Midway through Term:
  • • 3" x 1" 18 gauge sterling silver
  • • 6" of bezel wire
  • • Cabochon stone
  • • 6" of Hard solder
  • • 6" of Medium solder
  • • 6" of easy solder