To register, use our secure online registration from any of the listings below, or call our office to register over the phone.
You can reach our office at 781.891.3854, weekdays from 10am to 5pm.
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| 2. Weekly Jewelry Classes |
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 | Channel Setting |
| | With Ann Cahoon |
| | Wednesday, 29 February 2012
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| | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
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| | In this advanced stone setting class, learn the basics of channel setting, starting with single stone exercises and progressing to a basic ring. |
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| Chain Maille: Beyond the Basics |
| | With Karen Karon |
| | Thursday, 01 March 2012
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| | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
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| | Create and design a variety of more complex chain maille weaves including Round Maille weaves, (Round, Turkish and Inverted), the Persian weaves (Full Persian or Foxtail, Half Persian 4-in-1, 3-in-1 and 3-in-1 sheet), and Dragonscale! |
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| Metal Clay Boxes and Hollow Forms |
| | With Michela Verani |
| | Thursday, 01 March 2012
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| | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
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| | Little vessels are perfect for holding special treasures. Learn how to construct three box styles in 5 weeks - a simple 4-sided box, a lidded box, and a hinged box. |
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| Metal Clay Clasps & Findings 2 |
| | With Michela Verani |
| | Thursday, 01 March 2012
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| | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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| | Kick your findings up a notch! The second course in our metal clay Clasps and Findings series will teach students how to make complex fitted clasps- magnetic, button, keyhole and a spring fitted. |
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| Jewelry I |
| | With Leslie Hartwell |
| | Monday, 09 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 09 March 2012
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| | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
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| | In this class you will learn the basics of jewelry making. Techniques include: sawing, filing, soldering, texturing and more. |
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| Jewelry II |
| | With Leslie Hartwell |
| | Monday, 09 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 09 March 2012
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| | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
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| | In this class we will expand and fine tune the skills learned in Jewelry I, and explore a wider range of processes, time-saving tools and resources. |
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| Introduction to Chain Maille Jewelry |
| | With Karen Karon |
| | Monday, 09 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 09 March 2012
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| | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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| | Learn to create and design a variety of chain maille weaves including the Byzantine Chain, Box Chain, Flower Unit, Byzantine Crown Unit, European 4-in-1 Weave, Parallel Chain and Parallel Flower Unit in just four weeks! |
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| Jewelry I |
| | With Diane Lawton |
| | Tuesday, 10 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 10 March 2012
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| | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
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| | In this class you will learn the basics of jewelry making. Techniques include, sawing, soldering, piercing, texture, annealing and more. Open to all levels. |
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| Metal Clay Rings |
| | With Michela Verani |
| | Tuesday, 10 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 10 March 2012
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| | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
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| | Create rings in metal clay! Working directly on a mandrel, students will come to understand important considerations for sizing, allowing for shrinkage, setting stones, using coils, texturing and shaping specific to ring making in metal clay. |
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| After School Jewelry: Riveting Rings |
| | With Leah Meleski |
| | Tuesday, 10 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 10 March 2012
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| | 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
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| | Fundamental skills, good studio habits, and appreciation of quality craftsmanship are the focus of "riveting rings". Learn the basics of jewelry making through ring projects. |
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| Directed Open Studio |
| | With David Baird |
| | Wednesday, 11 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 11 March 2012
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| | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
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| | This is an opportunity for students to work on independent projects with questions answered by professional jeweler, David Baird. |
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| Stone Setting: Intro to Faceted |
| | With Ann Cahoon |
| | Wednesday, 11 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 11 March 2012
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| | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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| | In this fast paced introduction to faceted stone setting, students will learn the two setting styles for faceted stones: the prong and the bezel. |
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| Synclastic and Anticlastic Forming with Hammers |
| | With Cynthia Eid |
| | Thursday, 12 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 12 March 2012
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| | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
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| | Anticlastic and Synclastic "Shellforming" techniques allow the creation of complex, strong, and flexible three-dimensional structures from a single sheet of metal of any shape. Experience how metal can be moved with hammers. |
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| Casting and Wax Working |
| | With David Baird |
| | Thursday, 12 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 12 March 2012
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| | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
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| | Casting and wax working techniques can save you time and add new dimension to your creations. Making wax models allows you create complex curves, surfaces, and textures that would be difficult and time consuming to execute in sheet metal. |
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| Making Hinges |
| | With Andrea Zatarain |
| | Thursday, 12 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 12 March 2012
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| | Hinges can be intimidating but with the right tools and this course, students will learn the necessary skills for at least three basic hinge styles as well as come to understand more challenging hinged mechanisms. |
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| Color on Metal Clay |
| | With Michela Verani |
| | Tuesday, 01 May 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 01 April 2012
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| | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
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| | Bring the colors of spring to your artwork with glass paints, alcohol inks, colored pencils, resin inlay and Liver of Sulfur and create a unique palette of colors not often associated with metal. |
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| Weaving with Wire |
| | With Joy Raskin |
| | Monday, 14 May 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 14 April 2012
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| | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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| | Over four weeks, students will learn the tabby weave, twining, triple over weave, herringbone, plaiting and soumak. Work in flat, vessel and tubular forms; which can be made into jewelry, sculpture, baskets, lampshades and other home accessories. |
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| Sea Glass and Beach Pebble Jewelry |
| | With Leslie Hartwell |
| | Wednesday, 16 May 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 16 April 2012
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| | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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| | New 4-week version of our ever popular class! Turn that pocket full of special pebbles, shards of pottery, and bits of sea glass into jewelry that will make you think of that day at the ocean all year. |
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| Exploring Enameled Surfaces |
| | With Troy Hines |
| | Tuesday, 22 May 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 22 April 2012
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| | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
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| | Explore a variety of surface finishing techniques for enamels including chemical etching, sealants, inclusions, lapidary polishing, micro-finishing papers, and diamond abrasives. |
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| 3. Weekend Workshops |
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| Introduction to Jewelry Making |
| | With Wendy Jo New |
| | 04 February 2012 - 05 February 2012
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| | Have you ever (or have you never) tried metalsmithing but always wanted to or didn't have the time? If so, this condensed two day survey course of beginning jewelry techniques may be your ideal solution. |
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| Knitting on the Rocks |
| | With Adrienne Sloane |
| | 11 February 2012 - 12 February 2012
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| | This workshop presents alternative approaches to successful knitting with wire. Learn new ways to create knit stitches while exploring tubular structures including how to encapsulate objects (like stones) within knitting! |
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| Mold Making and Casting |
| | With Daniel Grandi |
| | 17 February 2012 - 19 February 2012
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| | This course is designed to demystify the lost wax casting process. You will gain a clear understanding of what will work well and be cost effective in a production environment. |
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| Silhouette Dies for Beads and Hollow Forms |
| | With Cynthia Eid |
| | 24 February 2012 - 26 February 2012
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| | Learn to make and use silhouette dies, which create forms that are perfectly matching opposites using the hydraulic press. This technique is great for creating beads, pendants, lockets, containers, boxes, or even bud vases. |
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| Gemology: Colored Gemstones |
| | With Barbara Lawrence |
| | 03 March 2012 - 04 March 2012
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| | Learn important information about identification, treatments, quality, cut, and color for colored gemstones. |
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| Diamonds in the Rough: Setting Gemstones on Beach Stones |
| | With Leslie Hartwell |
| | 10 March 2012 - 11 March 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 10 February 2012
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| | Juxtapose the precious and the ordinary in a truly unique personal treasure by learning to set diamonds into river rock or beach stone. |
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| Finish Techniques and Tips: Manual to Motorized |
| | With Ann Cahoon |
| | 16 March 2012 - 18 March 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 16 February 2012
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| | Learn important techniques and tips to bring your jewelry to the final finish. Finishing/polishing work can present some of the biggest challenges. Don't miss this opportunity to increase your skill set & make your work shine to it's full potential |
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| Jump Start into Metal Clay Jewelry |
| | With Michela Verani |
| | 24 March 2012 - 25 March 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 24 February 2012
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| | Learn the basics of working with silver metal clay. Skills covered include stamping, cutting, creating a bail, as well as finishing methods |
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| Fauré Enameling: Building Volume and Dimension |
| | With Joanne Conant |
| | 30 March 2012 - 01 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 01 March 2012
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| | Try this unusual technique, developed by Camille Fauré in Limoges, France, in the early twentieth century. Learn to build up and sculpt enamel into more three dimensional shapes. |
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| Decorative Surface Design and Texture Techniques |
| | With Pauline Warg |
| | 14 April 2012 - 15 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 14 March 2012
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| | Learn techniques for adding depth and interest to metal surfaces including chasing, matting & stamping, etching, roller printing & reverse roll print, Keum-bu, file carving, hammer finishes, file textures, and more! |
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| Cold Connections and Non-Traditional Materials |
| | With Sarah Doremus |
| | 21 April 2012 - 22 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 21 March 2012
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| | Connecting dissimilar materials, such as wood, rubber, fabric, plastics, pebbles/shells, etc. into jewelry can be tricky. Make the connection and capture objects while keeping your design aesthetically pleasing, and appropriate in both form and function. |
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| The Chain Gang: Unique Chains and Links |
| | With Paulette Werger |
| | 27 April 2012 - 29 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 27 March 2012
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| | This workshop focuses on strategies for making unique chains and linkages. A wide range of chain styles will be demonstrated and explained. |
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| Negative Space Caning for Metal Clay |
| | With Holly Gage |
| | 19 May 2012 - 20 May 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 19 April 2012
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| | This exciting new technique, developed by Holly Gage, is a method for creating filigree, chambers for resin, enamel or polymer inlay, and patterns by combining Metal Clay and a combustible material that disappears after firing in a kiln. |
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| Soldering Boot Camp |
| | With Karen Christians |
| | 01 June 2012 - 03 June 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 01 May 2012
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| | Good soldering techniques are the foundation of jewelry and holloware fabrication. Understanding how metals heat and how to make accurate, well-fitting joints are the real secrets of successful soldering. |
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| Translucent Techniques and Design Decision Principles |
| | With Kathleen Dustin |
| | 08 June 2012 - 09 June 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 08 May 2012
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| | While making a pin or large bead, each student learns how to layer translucent polymer clay to produce a rich depth of surface using image transfers, permanent inks, simple millefiore, gold leaf and powder inclusions, carving, sanding and buffing. |
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| 4. One Day Workshops |
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| Pearl Knotting Seminar |
| | With Mary Stachura |
| | 13 April 2012 - 13 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 13 March 2012
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| | This class is a wonderful opportunity to learn proper knotting technique and termination methods from a true expert in the pearl trade, Mary Stachura of Joseph Stachura, Inc. |
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| Spinning Rings |
| | With Sarah Doremus |
| | 20 April 2012 - 20 April 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 20 March 2012
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| | Would you like your jewelry to do something? Join us for this workshop where we will make a ring that spins! |
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| Metal Clay: Earrings 3 Ways |
| | With Michela Verani |
| | 10 June 2012 - 10 June 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 10 May 2012
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| | Students will learn to make 3 different styles of metal clay earrings; post, embedded wire and dangles! |
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| Hot and Cold Forging for Steel and Silver |
| | With Cynthia Eid & Carl West |
| | 15 June 2012 - 15 June 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 15 May 2012
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| | Two bracelets, two schools, and two styles of forging! This workshop is intended for students who are curious about blacksmithing and jewelers seeking a broader understanding of what hammering does to both silver and steel. |
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| 5. Special Events |
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| Stone Sale with Robert & Sophie and Blue Heron Designs |
| | With Instructor TBA |
| | Friday, 11 May 2012
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 11 April 2012
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| | 12:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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| | Friday, May 11 from noon to 5 PM
Don't miss this opportunity to stock up on precious and semi-precious gemstones, gem beads and pearls from RHB Enterprises & Blue Heron Designs! |
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