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.
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| 1. Weekly Jewelry Classes |
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 | Jewelry I |
| | With Leslie Hartwell |
| | Monday, 12 January 2009
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| | 10:00 AM - 1:00 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, 12 January 2009
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| | 1:30 PM - 4:30 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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| Directed Open Studio |
| | With Leslie Hartwell |
| | Monday, 12 January 2009
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| | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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| | This is an opportunity for students to work on independent projects with questions answered by professional jeweler, Leslie Hartwell. |
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| Directed Open Studio |
| | With David Baird |
| | Wednesday, 14 January 2009
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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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| Jewelry I |
| | With Diane Lawton |
| | Tuesday, 20 January 2009
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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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| Casting and Wax Working Techniques |
| | With Ian Henderson |
| | Tuesday, 20 January 2009
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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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| Bowls, Bowls, Bowls |
| | With Cynthia Eid |
| | Tuesday, 20 January 2009
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| | 9:45 AM - 1:15 PM |
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| | Make a bowl while learning how to sink, angle raise, crimp raise, and planish. Students can also explore options for rims, foots, and finishes. |
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| So Much Soldering |
| | With Leslie Hartwell |
| | Wednesday, 21 January 2009
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| | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
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| | Need to build you soldering skills? This class will help you gain confidence and skill in planning and executing perfectly soldered joints that require little cleanup, no stress, and no apologies! |
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| An Introduction to Florentine Engraving |
| | With Vincent Hawley |
| | Wednesday, 21 January 2009
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| | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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| | Florentine engraving serves as the basis for the extravagance in most goldsmith work from the Renaissance to the present day. Students will work to gain essential, basic engraving skills to create pieces with endless possibilities in richness and depth. |
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| Jewelry II |
| | With Joy Raskin |
| | Thursday, 22 January 2009
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| | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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| | Jewelry II focuses on expanding your stone setting skills, soldering, hammering techniques, findings, and handwoven chains in both classic loop in loop construction and knitting from a continuous strand of wire. |
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| Wire Weaving Techniques |
| | With Joy Raskin |
| | Thursday, 22 January 2009
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| | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
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| | Wire is such a wonderful and flexible material which begs to be worked with beyond the usual twisting or wrapping. This class will cover all textile and basket weaving techniques from the simple tabby weave to twining, triple weave, soumak, and coiling |
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| Advanced Beginnings: Rings, Earrings, and What Are Those Things? |
| | With Wendy Jo New |
| | Thursday, 22 January 2009
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| | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
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| | Have you taken a beginning course or workshop yet know just the basics or feel you have gaps in knowledge compared to those ideas swirling around in your head that you want to make? If so, this class is for you! |
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| 2. Workshops |
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| Fusing for Loop-in-Loop Chain Making |
| | With Ann Cahoon |
| | 17 January 2009 - 18 January 2009
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| | Loop-in-loop chains are one of the truly classical expressions of the goldsmiths art-fluid yet weighty, delicate with great strength. In this class, we will explore all of the techniques involved in creating these beautiful structures. |
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| Intro to Round Faceted Stone Setting |
| | With Ann Cahoon |
| | 23 January 2009 - 25 January 2009
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| | In this technically focused class we will explore the fundamental techniques involved in setting round faceted stones. Starting with prong setting exercises and progressing to bezels, students will learn to handle stones, cut seats, and set securely. |
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| So Much Soldering |
| | With Leslie Hartwell |
| | 06 February 2009 - 08 February 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 06 January 2009
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| | Need to build you soldering skills? This workshop will focus on the challenges of soldering. By tackling a series of exercises of increasing complexity, students will gain confidence and skill in planning, executing, and troubleshooting soldering strateg |
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| Pearl Knotting Seminar |
| | With Mary Stachura |
| | 13 February 2009 - 13 February 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 13 January 2009
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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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| Ending Your Fear of Gold |
| | With Paulette Werger |
| | 14 February 2009 - 15 February 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 14 January 2009
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| | This workshop is designed to end the fear of working with gold. Each student will make an 18K half round ring with a set stone. Paulette will take you through step by step in making this intimidating metal easy and fun! |
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| Parent/Child Winter Vacation Week |
| | With Sarah Doremus |
| | 17 February 2009 - 20 February 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 17 January 2009
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| | Looking for something fun to do with your children during school vacation this winter? Come join us for an exciting and creative week of jewelry making with Sarah Doremus! |
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| Mechanisms |
| | With Christopher Darway |
| | 21 February 2009 - 22 February 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 21 January 2009
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| | Catches, hinges, and articulated joints are little things that can often become a big headache. This workshop will help overcome these challenges and develop new mechanical solutions for your designs! |
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| Mold Making and Casting |
| | With Daniel Grandi |
| | 27 February 2009 - 01 March 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 27 January 2009
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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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| Hollow Ring Fabrication |
| | With Chris Ploof |
| | 06 March 2009 - 08 March 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 06 February 2009
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| | Chris Ploof returns to Metalwerx to teach an advanced class in hollow ring forming using the Bill Fretz stakes. |
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| Beginner Bracelets and Rings |
| | With Diane Lawton |
| | 07 March 2009 - 08 March 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 07 February 2009
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| | A perfect introduction to jewelry making! This workshop will present students with the basic skills needed to create a unique, textured band ring and cuff bracelet, both in sterling silver. |
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| Toolmaking |
| | With Chris Ploof |
| | 21 March 2009 - 22 March 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 21 February 2009
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| | Learn to make your own custom tools! We will discuss why making your own tools is easier and more efficient than buying in the catalogs. Go home with your own chasing tools, stamps, scribes, punches, etc. |
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| Part 1: Enamel Series Beginning Enameling |
| | With Pauline Warg |
| | 28 March 2009 - 29 March 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 28 February 2009
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| | Learn the basics of the kiln fired enameling from start to finish including sifting, firing, cloisonné, wet packing, and finishing. |
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| A Broader Look at Spiculums |
| | With Betty Longhi |
| | 03 April 2009 - 05 April 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 03 March 2009
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| | A spiculum is defined as a tapered tube made from a flat sheet of metal. The resulting product is an elegant tubular form that once the seam is soldered, can be bent in various ways. |
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| Chasing the Rainbow: Color on Precious Metal Clay |
| | With Linda Kaye-Moses |
| | 17 April 2009 - 19 April 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 17 March 2009
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| | Explore the use of metal clay and color. Students will make both hollow and solid pendants, beads, or earrings and learn to add color to these objects through enameling techniques. |
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| Part II: Enamel Series Torch Fired Enameling |
| | With Tricia Lachowiec |
| | 02 May 2009 - 03 May 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 02 April 2009
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| | Enameling is the art of fusing glass to metal. Learn the basics in this hands-on class, no kiln required! |
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| Part III: Enamel Series Jewelry Applications for Enamel |
| | With Tricia Lachowiec |
| | 06 June 2009 - 07 June 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 06 May 2009
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| | You've taken some enameling classes, so now what? Discover some tricks of the trade in this intensive workshop! Bring along your enamel samples and potential jewelry designs and learn how to combine the two. |
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| 4. Special Events |
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| Bernard's Wholesale comes to Metalwerx |
| | With Chris Kebadjian |
| | 26 January 2009 - 26 January 2009
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| | Don't miss this opportunity for a special inventory clearance sale Bernard's Wholesale; a stone, bead, and finding specialty
store located in the Jeweler's Building in Downtown Boston. They are also regulars at Metalwerx's Vendor Day. |
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