Adult

See what goes into the creative process of making jewelry. We’ll start by practicing basic skills to make creative and interesting shapes from base metal. Students will learn how to use some of the different tools available as well as how to use an acetylene torch to solder silver elements together to create jewelry. Additional skills include sawing, filing and simple stone setting. Once students are comfortable with these techniques, they can move on to our first project of a ring with a center stone.

This class teaches wheel throwing to intermediate level students who want to learn how to finesse their work. We will have demonstrations and projects designed by the instructor to hone your individual talent. The instructor will guide you toward your personal goals in clay. 

Intaglio in Depth is a deep dive into the wonderful world of etching! Students will learn everything required to prepare copper plates for etching with ferric chloride. Safety procedures, studio chemistry, and solvent compatibility will be covered in depth. We will explore methods of etched mark-making beyond the drawn line including soft ground etching of found matter, spray paint aquatint with positive and negative resists, and other experiments.