< Back Friday Night Bling Out with Helen Blythe-Hart May 6, 2022 In-Person | 8 Class Sessions Join us Friday nights for some jewelry making free-form fun! Put your techniques to work making some personalized bling. 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.

Level up your Jewelry skills Now that you've learned the basics, it's time to take your jewelry making skills to the next level. Take a class that Intermediate Jewelry Classes No events at the moment Taking Intermediate Jewelry Classes Metalsmithing is the ancient art of moving metal. Whether it's making jewelry, or making bowls or sculpture, you must know how to move the metal. But there's a huge difference between bashing a large piece of steel with a hammer and making a delicate silver or gold pendant. So that's where we start. When you choose a class that fits your schedule, you will receive a list of tools and materials required for that class. Then all you have to do is show up! Learn all the Skills Metal Cutting How to use a Jeweler's Saw How to use a Press Drill Holes Using Burs How to get a good finish How to set a stone How to file correctly How to use a flex shaft You will be making jewelry from the minute you step in the classroom. By Completing projects that are designed to provide you with the essential skills and knowledge you need, you will be successful from day one. Each of our Beginner Jewelry Classes is packed with techniques that will enable you to create the jewelry of your dreams. Learn ancient arts that have been passed down through the generations, along with modern techniques to create and fabricate anything and everything you can imagine! The creativity of our beginning students is unparalleled!

< Back Visiting Artist Taylor is a full-time metalsmith in St. Louis, Missouri. She began creating jewelry in 2003 as "The Rare Bird", transitioning from beadwork to wire work. Entirely self-taught, she now builds her jewelry by hand from precious metals, preserving organic flora in sterling silver using lost wax casting techniques and setting gemstones. She has been featured in Step by Step Wire Jewelry Magazine, Easy Wire Magazine, and ArtJewlery Magazine and frequently teaches virtual jewelry-making workshops. As a woman of mixed ancestry (54% European and 48% African), Taylor often struggles to articulate where she fits in society. Working through silver, stone, and beads, she is discovering who she is in a tangible way. Whether casting organic botanicals to reflect Victorian floriography or weaving and stringing African trade beads, her pieces bridge the divide across her cultural identity. She believes metalsmithing is a type of modern folklore whereby she can refine her voice and narrative through the stories conveyed in each piece of jewelry. http://www.taylorsaleem.com Taylor Saleem

Members receive 8% OFF all classes and workshops! Move It and Connect It: Hinges, Rivets, and More Instructor Jennifer Wells Friday September 6, 2024 11am-1pm EST 4 Weekly Classes $300 Members receive 8% OFF! Click Here to Join Class Description This is an VIRTUAL workshop online through Zoom, Fridays September 6 - September 27 11am-1pm EST. Connections that move it, move it. 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. Demonstrations will include; rivet and hinge variations from wire, partial tubing and drilled thick stock, and linking items together in ways that achieve ease of movement. We’ll focus on the pendant and chain forms, playing with how to create movement within the pieces, which may be applied to a locket, pair of earrings, bracelets or other pieces. Participants are invited to come with a movement design problem that we can problem solve together. A PDF handout will accompany the workshop for participants to have for their future making adventures. If participants follow the demonstration in the workshop, they can expect to have a collection of examples and an understanding of a variety of additional possibilities within the techniques demonstrated. Prerequisite Materials, Supplies & Tools jen wellsConnections that Move it, move it .pdf Download PDF • 134KB Instructor Bio Class Dates September 6, 2024 September 13, 2024 September 20, 2024 September 27, 2024

< Back Hidden Gems: Crafting Jewelry from Unlikely Materials September 12, 2025 Instructor Anna Johnson | Unleash your creativity in this workshop that examines jewelry-making through a “trash to treasure” lens. Designed for those eager to explore unconventional materials, this course encourages students to playfully and curiously experiment with found objects. Previous Add to Cart Next Taught by Guest Instructor Anna Johnson Unleash your creativity in this workshop that examines jewelry-making through a “trash to treasure” lens. Designed for those eager to explore unconventional materials, this course encourages students to playfully and curiously experiment with natural elements, discarded objects, and other unexpected finds, transforming them into refined, wearable art. Throughout the workshop, you'll be pushed outside your comfort zone, discovering new possibilities in design and technique. Key skills covered include object setting with a focus on irregular bezel settings, soldering, and ways to connect diverse components. Along the way, you'll gain tips, tricks, and methodologies to enhance your craftsmanship. Students will have the opportunity to design their own projects, supported by one-on-one guidance and group discussions for feedback, troubleshooting, and problem-solving. By the end of the workshop, you’ll walk away with not only completed jewelry pieces but also a wealth of inspiration to fuel your ongoing exploration in jewelry design. Download Class Supply List

< Back Visiting Artist As a working jewelry artist, I have exhibited my craft at fine art and craft shows and through galleries, for 20+ years. I am a metals instructor at Lill Street Art Center and at The Art Center of Highland Park in the Chicago area. https://bernasconidesign.com https://instagram.com/bernasconidesign Linda Bernasconi The Sun-Smart Collection Linda Bernasconi Button View More

Members receive 8% OFF all classes and workshops! Prongs, Hinges and Gold, Oh, My! Instructor Alex Boyd In-Person Saturday - Sunday April 22-23, 2023 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT 2 Day Workshop $380 Past Members receive 8% OFF! Click Here to Join Class Description In this class students will make a prong setting for a tablet style stone in 22k gold and sterling silver. The tablet setting will be attached via hinge to a bezel set cabochon with a hidden bail. Techniques covered will include mixing gold and silver for maximum effect, hinge building, prong setting or large stones, bezel setting, complex fabrication, texturing, patination and many other tips and tricks. QUESTIONS? Please contact Artist Assistant June Lee at june@metalartsguildga.org 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. Prerequisite Advanced metalsmithing skills Materials, Supplies & Tools SUPPLY KITS: I will have kits available starting at $80 and going up from there. For in-person students I’ll bring a wide selection of kits to pick from. Virtual students will be able to purchase a kit from my website: www.alexboydstudio.com/pendantkits I take cash, check, credit/debit cards, PayPal, Zelle and Venmo. If students have their own materials they’d prefer to work with, that’s fine too. Refer to the supply list linked below for full details on all tools and materials required for this course. Supply List_Prongs Hinges and Gold .pdf Download PDF • 263KB Instructor Bio Class Dates April 22, 2023 April 23, 2023

< Back Visiting Artist A studio jeweler and educator for over twenty-five years, Sarah Chapman's academic background is a hybrid of studio art and education studies at Northeastern Illinois University combined with an ongoing love for self-directed exploration of metalsmithing through research and workshops. Chapman makes hand-fabricated metal jewelry and sculpture, aesthetically merging the industrial and natural worlds with an emphasis on functionality. Sarah shows her work in galleries and juried exhibitions across the country and currently maintains an active studio practice in Minneapolis. https://www.chapmanmetals.com https://instagram.com/chapmanmetals Sarah Chapman The Sun-Smart Collection Sarah Chapman Button View More

< Back Exploring Bezels with Judy Parady ** 4 Classes** May 4, 2022 In-Person | 4 Class Sessions Learn to set gems with odd shapes or sizes and step beyond what you know about bezels. 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.

< Back Advanced Jewelry (THURSDAYS) November 30, 2023 Instructor Helen Blythe-Hart | Advanced jewelry students working independently will learn to hone their skills by learning from a lifelong professional Metalsmith and Jeweler. You’ll perfect the techniques needed to give your unique pieces that refined professional look. 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 Studio Luna Verde's 3-Ring Circus March 6, 2024 Instructor Ace McCasland | Step right up, step right up! Get your tickets now! THREE days, THREE rings, ONE heckuva good time with Ace of Studio Luna Verde, sharing with you more tips and tricks about ring making than can fit in a magician’s hat. 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.

< Back Sunday Morning Beginning Metalsmithing Intensive January 19, 2025 Instructor Susan Wachler | Join us for this 6 week intensive beginner metalsmithing class. Students will become acquainted with the MAGG studio, tools, and safety practices, while learning the basics to get started on a silversmithing journey.j Previous Add to Cart Next Taught by Instructor Susan Wachler This is a LIVE, IN-PERSON event. Please plan to arrive no more than 15 minutes early to the class. Join us for this 6 week intensive beginner metalsmithing class. Students will become acquainted with the MAGG studio, tools, and safety practices, while learning the basics to get started on a silversmithing journey. This class is project based, with opportunities for students to customize projects to their liking and work at their own pace. Working in brass, copper, or silver, students will learn how to saw, file, sand, form, measure, hammer, texture, solder, stamp, pierce, and more. Class day and time: Sunday mornings, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm Course schedule: 1/19, (No class 1/26) , 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, (No class 2/23), 3/2