4 WEEKLY SESSIONS
​March/April 2025
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** Please register 1 week in advance to avoid cancellation **
4 Tuesdays
March 18 - April 8
Wax Working for Casting
3:00 - 5:00
(Raychel Wengenroth)
The casting process is primarily used for two reasons: Wax is the best means for producing the design and/or production of multiple pieces that are identical and can be cast in brass, bronze, silver, gold of any karat and color or platinum. It’s economical because it yields minimal scrap and is the preferred method of creating wedding bands because it signifies a seamless never-ending circle. Understand the casting process from soup to nuts! Students will learn how to carve wax models for casting in the metal of their choice (the actual casting is sent out).
Skill Level: No experience necessary (but it’s helpful)
Tuition: 165.
Lab Fee: 10.
Materials: 25. (additional fee for casting)
Basic 3 - “Pump Up the Volume” / Forging & Forming
6:00 - 9:00
Shift your focus to a more sculptural approach and discover more in depth knowledge of how to move metal. Sheet and wire can be manipulated in amazing ways! Bend, stretch, form, construct, fabricate, score, deck and forge pieces of jewelry and functional objects. Learn the basics of forging by hammering heavy wire to stretch it, learn to form and dap sheet to create bracelet and bowl shapes and to score and bend sharp corners to produce box forms. Students are encouraged to sample a variety of techniques and combine them in more significant pieces of their creation.
Projects may include (but are not limited to): A constructed cylinder box, hollow ring, forged bracelet or small scale sculptures.
Skill Level: Basic 2
Tuition: 250.
Lab Fee: 15.
Materials: 20. for non-precious metals. (Students bring their own silver or gold)
Basic 301 - "The journey continues" - Forging & Forming
6:00 - 9:00
One class in Basic 3 simply isn't enough! This is a more advanced version of Basic 3 allowing time to explore more options. This class can be repeated over & over. Here's the opportunity to expand on your skills and create pieces of volume beyond jewelry.
Projects may include (but are not limited to): Candlesticks, boxes, business card holder, vase, incense burner.
Please bring your own materials.
Skill Level: Basic 2
Tuition: 250.
Lab Fee: 15.
Materials: Students bring their own
4 Wednesdays
March 19 - April 9
Chain Making...at Length
3:00 - 5:00
(Raychel Wengenroth)
This weekly class will immerse you in the art of creating one of the basic elements of jewelry, the chain. Either as stand-alone adornment or as the piece you hang your pendant designs from, come learn a wide variety of chain styles, both torch-less and loop-in-loop. Chain making is a lot like knitting: it’s repetitive and meditative. The week between classes will provide ample time for a length of chain to be assembled as homework that can then be finished with a clasp. (Loop-in-Loop chains can only be made with fine silver wire, Torch-less chains can be crafted from anything!)
Skill Level: No experience necessary
Tuition: 165.
Lab Fee: 15
Materials: 70.
Approximation: Loop-in-Loop - 20’ / 20 gauge Fine Silver Wire market price, approximately $50 / Torch-less Chains - $20)
Basic 1 - “Get Your Sheet Together” / Jewelry Foundations
6:00 - 9:00
(Raychel Wengenroth)
In this 4 week session we’ll explore a variety of fundamental jewelry making techniques to give you a rock solid foundation. The focus will be on using sheet metal to texture, saw, drill, dap, form, file, sand and polish. Understanding the process of how, what, where, when and why? enhances future learning curves and independent experimentation with self confidence.
Connections will be demonstrated, including riveting, jump rings, ear wires, “S” hooks and dangles. The session kicks off with the ever popular simple silver ring project.
Projects made from sheet metal without soldering may include (but are not limited to): Keyring ornaments, Pendants, Earrings & Linked Bracelets.
Skill Level: Absolutely No Experience Necessary
Tuition: 250.
Lab Fee: 15.
Materials: 20.
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