< Back Earrings for Every Experience Level December 16, 2023 Instructor Lisa Heller | Use traditional metalsmithing techniques, including cutting, filing, texturing, drilling, shaping and a tiny bit of fire to make at least one pair of unique architectural earring using the arc tension method. Previous Add to Cart Next This is a LIVE, IN-PERSON event. Please plan to arrive no more than 15 minutes early to the class.

< Back Granulation with Kathy Kinev April 15, 2022 In-Person | 4 Class Sessions Practice granulation in silver and use the technique to add texture and interest to your designs. Previous Add to Cart Next Click here for details This is a LIVE, IN-PERSON event. Please plan to arrive no more than 15 minutes early to the class. Refer to the supply list on the details page for required tools and materials. This is a 4 week class. Registration for Day 1 of the class includes all 4 class dates.

< Back Sip 'n Saw with Ryan Gardner July 29, 2025 Join us for a preview of Ryan Gardner's 3-day workshop Stone within a Stone. An open Q&A will follow the presentation. Sip 'n Saw is free to attend. RSVP to receive the Zoom link. Previous Add to Cart Next On Tuesday, July 29th at 6:00pm EST, MAGG will host visiting artist, Ryan Gardner, for a Sip 'n Saw presentation in which he will give us a preview of the exciting things to come in his 3-day workshop Stone Within A Stone We will have an open Q&A with the artist following the presentation. Sip 'n Saw is FREE for all to attend, so invite your friends! RSVP to receive the Zoom link.

< Back Georgia Talent Alan Bremer became attracted to the craft of jewelry in his early twenties. Through his father’s medical appliance business, he was familiar with machinery, hand tools and metal. With an early interest in the arts, he worked in a metal jewelry crafts store before moving to New York to study at The International Center of Photography with Cornell Capa as a photographer and later as a videographer. Over the next two decades in New York, Alan built a career in photography and video, got married and started a family. During all of that time, he kept a small trunk of jewelry equipment and tools--thinking someday he would make jewelry again. The opportunity came in 1993 when Alan’s family relocated to Atlanta and he became an at-home Dad. Alan reconnected with his jewelry tools and took comprehensive formal training through many classes and workshops. Alan began teaching at Chastain Arts Center in 2000. He has put his full energy and heart into exploring the potential of the metal worker’s art. He creates and exhibits his own jewelry and serves on the board of the Metal Arts Guild of Georgia. Alan’s teaching style is aimed at those just beginning to explore metalworking to very advanced artists. He creates demos appropriate to students’ skill levels and emphasizes hands-on work as well as a collegial, non-competitive, fun-loving class environment. Students become enthralled with the art of metalworking and spark one another’s creativity and sense of humor. Alan’s goal is to enhance opportunities for people to grow in their skills, engagement and excitement with hand-crafted art. ARTIST STATEMENT I love the sculptural quality and scale of jewelry. Jewelry is body ornament and talisman, personal but public. It is a work of art that is chosen to be displayed in public on the body. It is in motion--not static in a case or on a wall. As simple as a bobble or as complex and meaningful as any art, jewelry is personal and public for the creator as well as the wearer. Alan Bremer

< Back Bubble Locket January 18, 2025 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. Previous Add to Cart Next Why should kids have all the fun? Blowing bubbles is a great stress reliever- like when you’re stopped in Atlanta traffic! Make yourself this Bubble Locket and relax with a touch of whimsy and fun. In this intermediate virtual class, I’ll show you a way to make threads so the lid will screw on, and we’ll also notch the wand to hold more liquid. The locket will stand on its own or may be worn as a pendant. Class Schedule: Saturday 10:00-10:30 introductions 10:30-11:00 demo 11:00-noon work time 12:00- 12:30 lunch 12:30-1:00 demo 1:00-4:00 work time Sunday 10:00-11:00 demo 11:00- noon work time 12:00-12:30 lunch 12:30-1:30 demo 1:30-3:00 work time 3:00-3:45 questions and show and tell 3:45-4:00 clean up

< Back Go With the Flow: Liquid Enamels February 1, 2025 Instructor Jennifer Wells | This one day demonstration filled workshop will the search for surface design and texture using liquid enamels.We will dip, brush, sgraffito, layer, wipe, scratch and use just about any tool we can find to create interesting surface design. Come ready to experiment! Previous Add to Cart Next Taught by Guest Instructor Jennifer Wells Liquid enamel can be a great and quick way to get a solid layer of enamel color onto your metal. But what happens to that surface when we spend start to layer, overlap, and apply the enamel in ways to NOT get a perfect layer of color? That is what this workshop is all about, the search for surface design and texture using liquid enamels. We will dip, brush, sgraffito, layer, wipe, scratch and use just about any tool we can find to create interesting surface design. Come ready to experiment with your enamels and push past what is “correct” application process. Download Class Supply List

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< Back Alternative Unconventional Clasps & Closures Class 2 October 19, 2024 Instructor Suzanne Williams | 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. Previous Add to Cart Next Register for EITHER the in-person OR virtual event. If attending virtually, live interaction with the in-person class will occur via Zoom. If attending in-person, please plan to arrive no more than 15 minutes early to the class. ----- CAN'T ATTEND LIVE? ----- ----- WANT TO REVIEW WHAT YOU LEARNED? ----- A recording of the workshop will be available to all participants for 30 days following the workshop. Transitions: As of May 1, 2024, there will be an administrative fee of $30 applicable for any changes made to your class format, including moving from in-person to virtual sessions. This fee is implemented to cover the administrative costs associated with processing such changes. Note: Each class is independent, so feel free to choose the 3-day or 2-day session—or both! Each class will focus on creating different styles of unconventional clasps. If you take both sessions, you'll come away learning how to make 6 different styles! 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. Part 2 In the second 2-day session/class (October 19 & 20), we will create the above two clasp mechanism samples: a Rotating Key Lock Clasp and a Side-box Clasp. On October 15th, the evening before the workshop, Suzanne will give an approximately sixty-minute presentation that will introduce participants to many different types of clasping methods and mechanisms for jewelry, both historical and contemporary. It will also include a section on clasp inspirations - ideas coming from non-jewelry sources, to inspire creative thinking about clasps.

< Back Wednesday Morning Beginner 1 Soldering Intensive January 8, 2025 Instructor Donna D'Aquino | This class will focus on improving your soldering and finishing skills. We will explore different approaches toward stone setting and various types of mechanisms, clasps and connections that can be incorporated into your designs. Previous Add to Cart Next Taught by Instructor Donna D'Aquino This is a LIVE, IN-PERSON event. Please plan to arrive no more than 15 minutes early to the class. Transitions: As of May 1, 2024, there will be an administrative fee of $30 applicable for any changes made to your class format, including moving from in-person to virtual sessions. This fee is implemented to cover the administrative costs associated with processing such changes. This class will focus on improving your soldering and finishing skills. We will explore different approaches toward stone setting and various types of mechanisms, clasps and connections that can be incorporated into your designs. The instructor will focus on helping students advance their work through gentle critiques and exchanges of ideas. We will work as a group, individually and as a whole to achieve each student’s goals. Download Class Supply List

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< Back Prongs, Hinges and Gold, Oh My! April 22, 2023 Instructor Alex Boyd | Make a prong setting for a tablet style stone in 22k gold and sterling silver, and attach the setting via a hinge to a bezel set cabochon with a hidden bail. Previous Add to Cart Next SIGN UP by MARCH 10th for EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT - $25 OFF! Register for EITHER the in-person OR virtual event. If attending virtually, live interaction with the in-person class will occur via Zoom. If attending in-person, Please plan to arrive no more than 15 minutes early to the class. ----- CAN'T ATTEND LIVE? ----- ----- WANT TO REVIEW WHAT YOU LEARNED? ----- A recording of the workshop will be available to all participants for 30 days following the workshop.