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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 | Stone Setting: From Bezels to Prongs |
| | With Joy Raskin |
| | Monday, 30 June 2008
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| | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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| | This 6 week-intensive class will focus on stone setting from bezels to prongs. Learn great stone setting tips from a pro. |
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| Jewelry I |
| | With Leslie Hartwell |
| | Monday, 07 July 2008
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| | 9:00 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 - The Next Step |
| | With Leslie Hartwell |
| | Monday, 07 July 2008
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| | 1:30 PM - 5:30 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 |
| | Tuesday, 08 July 2008
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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, Leslie Hartwell. |
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| 2. Workshops |
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| Bezel Making for Cabochons |
| | With Ann Cahoon |
| | 12 September 2008 - 14 September 2008
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 12 August 2008
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| | In this workshop we will explore bezels and their many forms, starting with a classic box bezel and moving on to step bezels, partial bezels, irregular shapes, and bezels for non-conventional materials as time allows. |
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| Simple Forming Techniques for Jewelry |
| | With Betty Longhi |
| | 19 September 2008 - 21 September 2008
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 19 August 2008
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| | In this workshop we will use hammers and simple wooden stakes that students can make to create interesting and functional three-dimensional jewelry. |
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| Intro to PMC (Precious Metal Clay) |
| | With Munya Avigail Upin |
| | 27 September 2008 - 28 September 2008
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 27 August 2008
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| | Looking for an exciting new product with which to experiment? Join us for an interesting and productive weekend of working with a material that is manipulated like clay and kiln fired into a pure silver object. |
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| Resin Inlay |
| | With Karen Christians |
| | 10 October 2008 - 12 October 2008
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 10 September 2008
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| | Add color to your work! You can create textures, colors and patterns without relying on high fired enamels. By employing epoxy resin, you can add wood, bone, paint pigments and sand. |
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| Anticlastic / Synclastic Forming |
| | With Michael Good |
| | 17 October 2008 - 19 October 2008
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 17 September 2008
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| | Michael Good teaches the principles of anticlastic rasing. |
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| Lend Me Your Ears: Earrings and More |
| | With Paulette Werger |
| | 25 October 2008 - 26 October 2008
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 25 September 2008
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| | This workshop will focus on the beauty and history of the earring. Hoops, dangles, and posts, both large and small! |
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| Jump Start Jewelry |
| | With Sarah Doremus |
| | 06 December 2008 - 07 December 2008
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 06 November 2008
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| | 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. Summer with the Masters |
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| Creatively Moving Metal: Forming With the Hydraulic Press |
| | With Cynthia Eid |
| | 09 July 2008 - 13 July 2008
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| | Work with the biggest "hammer" in the shop! Learn to use Bonny Doon forming tools in the hydraulic press to explore the design and form possibilities they offer. |
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| Intro to Miniature Forming and Raising Plus Hollow Ring Construction |
| | With Chris Ploof |
| | 16 July 2008 - 20 July 2008
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| | This class will teach forming and raising techniques using the Fretz Hammers and Stakes. You will learn how to prepare patterns for sheet metal which can be formed into small vessels and hollow rings. |
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| Crocheting with Fine Wire |
| | With Joan Dulla |
| | 23 July 2008 - 27 July 2008
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| | This workshop will present the Joan Dulla's Crocheting with Wire techniques. She has taken a conventional crochet stitch and transformed it, allowing metal wire to become sculpture and jewelry. |
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| Torch Fired Enameling II |
| | With Tricia Lachowiec |
| | 01 August 2008 - 03 August 2008
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| | Back by popular demand! Enameling is the art of fusing glass to metal. Learn the basics in this hands-on class – no kiln required! |
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| Fold Forming |
| | With Charles Brain |
| | 06 August 2008 - 10 August 2008
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 06 July 2008
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| | Fold forming uses the metal's flexibility to make complex forms resembling chased, constructed and soldered shapes. You can rapidly achieve results is 3 - 5 mintues from single sheets sheets of metal! |
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| Start Here: Beginning Jewelry Week |
| | With Sarah Doremus |
| | 13 August 2008 - 17 August 2008
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 13 July 2008
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| | Learn how to make jewelry starting at the beginning. Techniques include piercing, bending, roller printing, embellishing, riveting and soldering. Working with copper, brass and sterling silver, students will go home with their own handmade jewelry. |
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