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Classes and Workshops

Metalwerx has a great variety of classes and workshops to offer. If you prefer to take the list of classes with you, go to Brochure Download or Current semester calendar.

We offer secure online registration. Each course you select will guide you through the registration process. Or you can call our office to register over the phone. For Phone Registrations, call: 781 891 3854.

Please feel free to contact us with whatever question you still might have.

  1. Weekly Jewelry Classes
  2. Weekend Workshops
  3. One Day Workshops
  4. Summer with the Masters
  5. Special Events
  
1. Weekly Jewelry Classes
  
Forging and Cold Connections: Jewelry in the Style of Alexander Calder
 With Leslie Shershow
 Tuesday, 07 July 2009
  10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  
 This class is designed for students of any level who wish to make fun jewelry without the use of solder.
  
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Directed Open Studio
 With Leslie Hartwell
 Monday, 03 August 2009
  1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  
 

This is an opportunity for students to work on independent projects with questions answered by professional jeweler, Leslie Hartwell.

  
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Jewelry II - Tube setting for small cabochons and faceted stones
 With Leslie Hartwell
 Monday, 03 August 2009
  10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  
 Take the difficulty out of making bezels for small stones by tube setting.
  
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Jewelry Basics
 With Heather Skowood
 Monday, 03 August 2009
  6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  
 During this 4 week introductory course learn the basics of jewelry making and leave with a one-of-a-kind pendant.
  
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Jewelry I
 With Leslie Hartwell
 Monday, 21 September 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 21 August 2009
  1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  
 

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 - Design and Fabrication
 With Leslie Hartwell
 Monday, 21 September 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 21 August 2009
  10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  
 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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Jewelry I
 With Diane Lawton
 Tuesday, 22 September 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 22 August 2009
  6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  
 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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Basic Metalsmithing for Beaders
 With Joy Raskin
 Tuesday, 22 September 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 22 August 2009
  3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  
 No Torch, No Problem! Make your own jewelry findings and wire chains! This class is designed especially for beaders, glass bead artists, and anyone seeking to learn how to hand-craft ear wires, clasps, pin backs, and simple chains.
  
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Directed Open Studio
 With David Baird
 Wednesday, 23 September 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 23 August 2009
  10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  
 

This is an opportunity for students to work on independent projects with questions answered by professional jeweler, David Baird.

  
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Jewelry II: Exploring Antique Techniques
 With Ann Cahoon
 Thursday, 24 September 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 24 August 2009
  1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  
 Explore two ancient approaches to metalworking: fusing and Keum Boo. These methods are great ways to build your skill at the torch and to introduce gold to your work economically.
  
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Advanced Chain Making, Terminations, & Clasps
 With Ann Cahoon
 Thursday, 24 September 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 24 August 2009
  6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  
 So you've fallen in love with the process of chainmaking, but don't know what to do next - join us in exploring many options to finish your chains in addition to tackling more complex styles.
  
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2. Weekend Workshops
  
Fabrication for Faceted Stones
 With Ann Cahoon
 09 October 2009 - 11 October 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 09 September 2009
  
 In this three day workshop, we will build a series of basic mountings for faceted gemstones.
  
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Jump Start Jewelry
 With Sarah Doremus
 17 October 2009 - 18 October 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 17 September 2009
  
 

Have you always wanted to learn to make jewelry but never had the time? If that is the case, this condensed two day exploration of beginning jewelry skills is your ideal solution.

  
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3. One Day Workshops
  
Etch-A-Sketch(Book)
 With Wendy Jo New
 06 July 2009 - 06 July 2009
  
 In just one day, students will learn the art of photo-etching brass and copper and produce an etched piece that will be attached to the cover of their sketch book.
  
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Earrings in a Day
 With Tricia Harding
 13 July 2009 - 13 July 2009
  
 Lightweight earrings are the perfect summer accessory. Join us for a fun and fast paced earring intensive and create something new to wear.
  
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Resin Inlay
 With Wendy Jo New
 20 July 2009 - 20 July 2009
  
 Resin Inlay is a great way to add absolutely any color you can think of to a to your jewelry! This 1 day class will cover the entire process of adding resin to a fabricated design that students create during class.
  
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Silver Reticulation
 With Laura Chalifoux
 04 August 2009 - 04 August 2009
  
 In 4 hours, explore the alloys of silver that can be reticulated, methods for depletion gilding, and how to use different heating surfaces and torch manipulation to achieve various affects.
  
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Cuttlefish Casting
 With Ian Henderson
 11 August 2009 - 11 August 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 11 July 2009
  
 In Mediterranean countries, the use of cuttlebone as a mold to cast small metal objects has been widespread for centuries. In one day, learn to carve, cast, and finish your own cuttlefish jewelry/small sculpture in silver.
  
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The Chain Gang: Unusual Chains and Links
 With Paulette Werger
 18 August 2009 - 18 August 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 18 July 2009
  
 This one day 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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Sea Glass and Beach Pebble Jewelry
 With Leslie Hartwell
 25 August 2009 - 25 August 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 25 July 2009
  
 Due to popular demand, we have another session running this summer! 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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Make Your Own Jewelry Findings
 With Joy Raskin
 25 September 2009 - 25 September 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 25 August 2009
  
 This is for beaders, glass bead artists and anyone seeking to learn how to make their own findings for jewelry. Students will learn to make many different styles of ear wires, wire clasps, pin backs, and hairpins in one day!
  
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Pearl Knotting Seminar
 With Mary Stachura
 16 October 2009 - 16 October 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 16 September 2009
  
 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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Sea Glass and Beach Pebble Jewelry
 With Leslie Hartwell
 13 November 2009 - 13 November 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 13 October 2009
  
 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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4. Summer with the Masters
  
Stone Setting in Metal Clay
 With Jeanette (Nettie) Landenwitch
 08 July 2009 - 12 July 2009
  
 Set stones in Metal Clay! Students will make pieces using bezel setting, metal clay prongs, and channel setting techniques.
  
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5 Settings in 5 Days
 With Ann Cahoon
 15 July 2009 - 19 July 2009
  
 In this fun and fast paced workshop we will cover multiple stone setting techniques in just five days.
  
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Woven Metal Techniques
 With Munya Avigail Upin
 22 July 2009 - 26 July 2009
  
 Create alluring surfaces and structures using woven metal techniques. This hands-on workshop will introduce students to twining, braiding, weaving, "knitting" a chain, soumak, card-weaving and more.
  
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Basic Lapidary
 With Michael Boyd
 27 July 2009 - 29 July 2009
  
 Learning how to cut and polish your own cabochons with limitless shape, size, and color options!
  
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Designing with Stone: Beyond Basic Lapidary
 With Michael Boyd
 30 July 2009 - 02 August 2009
  
 

Are you tired of buying typical stones and setting them in conventional settings? Always looking for the unique ones? Come spend five days with Michael Boyd, learning how to cut your own stones with limitless shape, size, and color options.

  
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Gold Application Techniques
 With Charles Lewton-Brain
 05 August 2009 - 09 August 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 05 July 2009
  
 A little gold goes a long way! Learn about fusion applications , doublee, Keum-boo, depletion gilding (tumbaga, guanin), inlay, and overlay procedures.
  
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Granulation and Fusing
 With Leslie Hartwell
 14 August 2009 - 16 August 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 14 July 2009
  
 Learn the ancient techniques of fusing and granulation and add new levels of detail, delicacy, and texture to your work.
  
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Give Me A Hand: Bracelets and Rings
 With Paulette Werger
 19 August 2009 - 23 August 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 19 July 2009
  
 This workshop will focus on adorning the hand. Design and make a variety of rings and bracelets while exploring a many designs, from the simple band ring and bangle bracelet, to hollow and fold formed variations.
  
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July 08, 2009
 Stone Setting in Metal Clay
 Set stones in Metal Clay! Students will make pieces using bezel setting, metal clay prongs, and channel setting techniques.
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July 15, 2009
 5 Settings in 5 Days
 In this fun and fast paced workshop we will cover multiple stone setting techniques in just five days.
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July 22, 2009
 Woven Metal Techniques
 Create alluring surfaces and structures using woven metal techniques. This hands-on workshop will introduce students to twining, braiding, weaving, "knitting" a chain, soumak, card-weaving and more.
Read more...
  
July 27, 2009
 Basic Lapidary
 Learning how to cut and polish your own cabochons with limitless shape, size, and color options!
Read more...
  
August 14, 2009
 Granulation and Fusing
 Learn the ancient techniques of fusing and granulation and add new levels of detail, delicacy, and texture to your work.
Read more...
  
August 19, 2009
 Give Me A Hand: Bracelets and Rings
 This workshop will focus on adorning the hand. Design and make a variety of rings and bracelets while exploring a many designs, from the simple band ring and bangle bracelet, to hollow and fold formed variations.
Read more...
  

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