Sundays
Aug 18, 2024 - Oct 13, 2024
5pm-8:30pm EST

Instructor Donna D'Aquino | Learn the basics of the ancient craft of metalsmithing and jewelry making. In this fast paced studio class, you will be introduced to a variety of tools and hand skills used to create jewelry and objects from non-ferrous metals.

Monday
August 19, 2024
10:30am-2:30pm

Instructor Helen Blythe-Hart | Refine your craft and elevate your jewelry-making skills in our Advanced Jewelry Metalsmithing class. Designed for experienced students seeking to excel independently, this course offers personalized guidance from a seasoned Metalsmith.

Tuesday
August 20, 2024
10:30am-2:30pm EST

Instructor Helen Blythe-Hart | Refine your craft and elevate your jewelry-making skills in our Advanced Jewelry Metalsmithing class. Designed for experienced students seeking to excel independently, this course offers personalized guidance from a seasoned Metalsmith and Jeweler.

Tuesday
August 20, 2024
6pm- 9:30pm EST

Instructor Donna D'Aquino | In this second and third level Beginning class students will build upon the skills they have previously learned. This class will focus on further developing fabrication and hand skills through a number of hands on demonstrations.

Wednesday
August 21, 2024
10am - 1:30pm

Instructor Donna D'Aquino | In this second and third level Beginning class students will build upon the skills they have previously learned. This class will focus on further developing fabrication and hand skills through a number of hands on demonstrations.

Wednesday
August 21, 2024
2pm-5:30pm EST

Instructor Donna D'Aquino | Did you start a project in a beginning class that you really wanted to finish? Maybe you ran out of time, or have questions about how to proceed? Need more practice in a properly equipped studio space?Looking for a gentle, (very) experienced hand to help you out? Have you

Wednesday
August 21, 2024
6pm-9:30pm

Instructor Dallas Vinson | Learn how to create carved wax models that you will turn into sterling silver jewelry with the art of Lost Wax Casting. You will learn how to mix and pour investment, how to calculate how much silver you need, kiln usage, and the burnout process.

Thursday
August 22, 2024
10am- 1:30pm

Instructor Lisa Winn | Start from the beginning and learn to saw, solder and form jewelry. I’ll cover correct sawing techniques, how to safely use an acetylene and air torch, and use the rolling mill to create texture. Projects will lead up to a cabochon stone set on a sterling ring band.

Thursday
August 22, 2024
2pm - 5:30pm EST

Instructor Susan Wachler | In this intermediate/advanced class, students will be supported in their current projects, as well as introduced to techniques related to design, stone setting, movement, form, and cohesion.

Thursday
August 22, 2024
6pm - 9:30pm EST

Instructor Lisa Winn | Ready for the next level? In this class we’ll explore hollow forms and how to solder them. We’ll make a ring with a bezel set stone that flips and can be worn two ways. I’ll introduce the mini torch and we’ll explore techniques like marriage of metals.

Friday
August 23, 2024
2pm-5:30pm

Instructor Dallas Vinson | Get back on track with unfinished projects and areas where you need the guiding hand of an expert! This class will help you overcome pain points and advance your jewelry-making skills through demos and customized instruction with our in-house pro.

Friday
August 23,2024
6pm-9:30pm EST

Instructor Dallas Vinson | Get back on track with unfinished projects and areas where you need the guiding hand of an expert! This class will help you overcome pain points and advance your jewelry-making skills through demos and customized instruction with our in-house pro.

Saturday
August 24
10am-4pm EST

Instructor Donna D'Aquino | The choices are endless! Using a variety metals including Argentium Silver, Sterling, Copper and/or Brass wire, this one day intensive will focus on the formation of various styles of links and repetitious components.

Friday
September 6, 2024
11am-1pm EST

Instructor Jennifer Wells | Let’s get your jewelry moving! This four session demonstration filled workshop will cover different ways to connect and get fluid movement into your jewelry.

Sunday
September 8, 2024
11am-1pm EST

Instructor Jennifer Wells | In this workshop we will explore the wonderful world of making settings for stones, coins, ceramic shards, your child’s first lock of hair and many other beautiful objects that are so special they deserve to have a home built for them.

Saturday
September 14
10am - 4pm EST

Earrings, Earrings, Earrings…The choices are endless! There are earrings that hang, swing and some that hug the ear. Using a variety metals including Sterling Silver, Copper and/or Brass wire, this one day intensive will focus on various styles of earrings.

Saturday
September 21, 2024
10am - 4pm

Instructor Donna D'Aquino | Bangles, Bangles, Bangles…Thick or thin, twisted, textured or smooth. Stacked or single, the choices are endless! Using a variety of sizes and shapes of wire and sheet, we will explore various ways to pattern, form, twist and solder for the creation of bangle bracelets.

Saturday
October 5th, 2024
10am-5pm EST

Instructor Courtney Poole-Pendergrast | In this class, students will be introduced to cold forging. They will gain a strong understanding of how metal moves, work hardening, and the importance of annealing.

Sunday
October 6, 2024
10am-5pm EST

Instructor Courtney Poole-Pendergrast | This class will teach stone setting from the initial planning and fabrication of your prong mounting to the final setting of your stone. Students will become more refined in their approach to working at the bench as they use basic building and soldering techniques to create settings, made specifically for their stones.

Saturday
October 12, 2024
10am-4pm EST

Why should kids have all the fun? Blowing bubbles is a great stress reliever. Make yourself a sterling Bubble Locket! This fully functional locket can stand on its own or be worn as a pendant.

Wednesday- Friday
October 16-18, 2024
10AM-4PM ET

In this 3 day workshop, participants will create 4 different samples of alternative clasp mechanisms. These clasp mechanisms can be modified and incorporated in unique and unusual ways, in innumerable variations, into necklace and bracelet closures - becoming integrated into the design, or as the main attraction of a jewelry piece. Clasps don’t have to be an afterthought at the back of a chain. These are clasp mechanisms that are functional, fun, intriguing and invite being taken apart and put back together like a puzzle.

Saturday- Sunday
October 19-20, 2024
10AM-4PM ET

In the second, 2-day part of this workshop, participants will create 2 different samples of alternative clasp mechanisms. These clasp mechanisms can be modified and incorporated in unique and unusual ways, in innumerable variations, into necklace and bracelet closures - becoming integrated into the design, or as the main attraction of a jewelry piece. Clasps don’t have to be an afterthought at the back of a chain. These are clasp mechanisms that are functional, fun, intriguing and invite being taken apart and put back together like a puzzle.

Saturday
October 26, 2024
10am to 4pm EST

Instructor Donna D'Aquino | In this one day intensive we will explore stack rings. There are so many choices! Thick or thin. Plain or patterned. Including stones or simply metal. We will measure, texture, roll, twist, solder and add a stones to rings.

Friday- Sunday
November 8-10, 2024
10AM-4PM ET

In this workshop Ryan will show you the ins and outs of working with gold and silver, combing them in ways to maximize look without killing your budget. Ryan will start by showing how he creates his own bezel wire in silver and gold. He will demonstrate making all silver and gold on silver bezels. He will also demonstrate making tube settings for accent diamonds. Ryan will show students multiple ways of making ring shanks including his three-layer rings with a textured center. This workshop will also get into fabricating different connections for adding clean articulation to your work as well as some tips for adding gold design elements to elevate your work without breaking the bank.