INSTRUCTOR: TRISHA B.
Jewelry Fabrication/Stone Setting Level 1
This Level I course is an 18-hour experience designed for beginners or those interested in honing their basic skills in jewelry making. A variety of compelling projects challenge each student to become proficient in sawing, drilling, filing, forging texture, small shapes, bezels and ring bands, soldering, setting a flat-back gemstone, and finishing their unique pieces. Students will also learn torch-fired enameling. Class sizes are limited to 6 students. Individualized and group instruction, basic hand-outs, metal for projects (copper, brass, fine/sterling silver), and a selection of gem stones (1 per student) are included in the class tuition. Students are also invited to bring their own flat-back stone(s) for consideration. No prior experience necessary. Students must be at least 14 years of age. Tuition: $400
Course Availability
- 6-week course, Every Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 pm
You have 6 months to complete your coursework from the time of payment - 3-week course, Tuesdays, 10 am – 4 pm
T.B.A. - 3-week course, Saturdays, noon – 6 pm
T.B.A.
INSTRUCTOR: TRISHA B.
Advanced Jewelry Fabrication/Stone Setting
This class is for students who have completed a Level I course or have demonstrated proficiency in sawing, drilling, filing, forging texture, small shapes, bezels and ring bands, soldering, setting a flat-back stone, and finishing their basic unique pieces. In this 18-hour course, you will move beyond the basic bezel-set stone or flat plain to explore a variety of stone settings (tube, flush, bead, prong, and claw-settings, etc.), while also incorporating more dimension into your design flow. Students will be encouraged to explore the studio’s polishing and texturizing equipment to further their development. Depending upon everyone’s unique design needs, you may learn simple hinged, soldered, wire-wrapping or riveted options to co-join your segments. The goal of this class is to explore a new setting techniques or to expand your bench knowledge. Students will incorporate these newly acquired techniques working with metal and stone into one or two cohesive piece (pendant, ring, pin, or earrings). Gemstones, metal (copper, brass, fine/sterling silver), and all tools/equipment are included in the tuition. Above and beyond are available for extra purchase. Class size is limited to 4. Students must be at least 14 years of age. For those who would like to work in gold, please specify so options for purchasing gold are met prior to course start (the price of all precious metals fluctuates daily).
- Tuition: $400
Course Availability
- 6-week course
T.B.A. - 3-week course
T.B.A.
Trisha Bruno
INSTRUCTOR
Workshop Experiences
The Beaded Window Experience
What do you see out of the window you look out of most? This is an all-level class that weaves a brief art history discussion of the stained-glass window together with the process of glass beadwork and tapestry into a unique miniature window experience. Students can select from a collection of Master stencils or may choose to explore their own design/color themes. Basic wooden frames, a selection of curated beads and all supplies are included in the tuition.
- No prior experience necessary.
- The class size is limited to 4.
- Group rates available upon request.
- Tuition: $150
Beading/Cold Connection Experience
Behold the humble rivet! It’s a magical way to cold connect components and segments of your jewelry creations without the need for fire. The same holds true for wire-wrapping and pearl-knotting gem beads. Students may also experience the opportunity to hammer, dap, stamp and drill a wide selection of pre-formed rings and disks to be conjoined by a selection of semiprecious gem beads, depending upon your personal design tastes and project objectives. All personalized instruction, tools + materials are included in tuition.
- Class sizes are limited to 4.
- No prior experience necessary.
- Tuition: $200
Stacking Rings Experience
Form and complete at least two rings from a variety of non-ferrous metal wire or sheet metal (copper, brass, and/or sterling silver). Learn how to add texture, patina, solder, sign and finish your work. All materials included in tuition.
- Class size is limited to 4.
- No prior experience necessary.
- Tuition $175
Talisman Experience
A talisman can be any object that we wear or carry to symbolize luck or our private magical/spiritual beliefs. Students must bring their own found object to class (under 1 ½” inches in length, width and ¼” in girth. Slight variances are doable, but DO bring a back-up just in case). Instruction, tools + materials included in tuition, aside from your found object.
- Class sizes are limited to 4.
- No prior experience necessary.
- Tuition: $175
Stone Cutting/Carving Experience
This is a 12-hour stone cutting/carving class aimed at the beginner. Students will learn to cut, shape and carve a selection of stones of varying degrees of Mohs scale hardness and intrinsic properties into polished cabochons. Students will learn this technique by hand and with the assistance of precision machinery. Class size is limited to 3 students. A selection of non-precious opal, jasper, and agate are included in the tuition. Students are encouraged to bring their own slab material for consideration.
- No prior experience necessary.
- Tuition: $350
Tube-Set Gem Ring Experience
What goes nicely with a stack of hand-made rings? An elegant tube-set solitaire! Students get to take their stacking rings experience to a new level in this 3-hour course that teaches students to make their own ring band, solder a tube into place to create a setting for their natural stone, and set their stones. Sterling silver and a selection of natural gemstones to complete one project are included in the tuition.
- Tuition: $175
Bangle Bracelet Experience
The simplicity of circular bangles is a great way to discover the basic techniques of metalsmithing. In just 3 hours, you’ll learn how to hammer texture, shape metal wire into the bangle form, solder it all together, clean up and finish your unique bracelets!
- No prior experience necessary.
- Tuition: $150
Precious Metal Clay Experience
Learn how to transform clay into metal! In this class, you will get to roll, texture, dry and fire silver precious metal clay (PMC). We will be making small designs, like earrings or pendants, and using the torch to fire them during class. You will get to walk away with your very own one of a kind jewelry piece ready to wear or use as elements in a larger jewelry piece!
What is this magical material? Precious Metal Clay is made up of fine metal particles that are mixed with a water-soluble, non-toxic organic binder that burns off during firing. Firing can be done in a kiln or with a torch, and in this 4-hour class, we will be introducing students to smaller forms that can be fired using a torch.
- No experience necessary.
- Tuition: $200
Torch-Fired Enameling Experience
Learn how to use a torch to add colored glass to metal! This class will give you an introduction to the exciting world of enameling. While working on copper blanks, you will learn how to apply enamel and fuse it with a torch. We will cover how to prepare the metal, apply enamel, and experiment with firing time to impact surface patterns. This technique is the easiest, fastest and most affordable way to enamel on metal without a kiln!
Tuition: $225
