Jewelry: Stone Setting (5 Day)
Adult Summer Workshop | FULL
This workshop will focus on a variety of technical stone setting techniques and the right tools for the job. You will learn how to fabricate and set stones using a variety of settings from bezel making, flush setting, prong setting, tube setting, and pave. We will be discussing the right setting for a variety of gemstones ranging from faceted, cabochons, and irregular shapes. After these five days of intensive stone setting, you will leave feeling confident and ready to design with any gemstone you choose! You do not need to have jewelry making experience, but knowing the basic techniques and tools of jewelry making will allow you to move faster through each setting. This course is not intended to focus on design, but to help you become proficient at stone setting.
What you will learn:
- Measuring stones for settings
- Fabricating stone settings out of metal
- Variety of stone setting styles
- Wax carving a setting
Accessibility Note: This studio is only accessible by stairs. For access needs or accommodations, contact adulteducation@fleisher.org.
- If you have any questions about the supplies listed below, please contact adulteducation@fleisher.org.
- 1 cabochon
- Bezel wire (stone dependent)
- 24 gauge 1"x1" sheet
- 18 gauge 1"x3" sheet
- 14 gauge 1"x1" sheet
- 18 gauge round wire - 12"
- 16 gauge round wire - 12"
- 3.5mm thick wall tubing - 1"
- 2/0 saw blades
You are able to use copper, brass, sterling silver, or gold metals. All metals are at your own expense. Students should choose a metal that works best for their personal budgets (copper and brass tend to be more budget friendly).
Maureen Duffy
Maureen Duffy is a studio jewelry artist and professor based in Philadelphia, PA. She currently serves as an 3/4 time professor of Jewelry and Metalsmithing at Rowan University in New Jersey and a jewelry instructor at Fleisher Art Memorial, one of the country’s oldest art centers, where she has played a key role in developing its jewelry program. Additionally, Maureen teaches workshops at Peters Valley Craft School, Snow Farm, and The New England Craft Farm. Other schools that she has taught at include; Tyler School of Art & Architecture, Towson University, Moore College of Art & Design, Millersville University, and SUNY at New Platz, NY.
https://www.maureenduffyjewelry.com/