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
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 12 December 2008
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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
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 12 December 2008
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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
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 12 December 2008
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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
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 14 December 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, David Baird. |
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| Jewelry I |
| | With Diane Lawton |
| | Tuesday, 20 January 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 20 December 2008
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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
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 20 December 2008
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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
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 20 December 2008
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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
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 21 December 2008
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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
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 21 December 2008
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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
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 22 December 2008
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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
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 22 December 2008
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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
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 22 December 2008
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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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| Jump Start Jewelry |
| | With Sarah Doremus |
| | 06 December 2008 - 07 December 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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| Fusing for Loop-in-Loop Chain Making |
| | With Ann Cahoon |
| | 17 January 2009 - 18 January 2009
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 17 December 2008
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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
5% Early Bird Discount for registration before 23 December 2008
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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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| 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! This four-day workshop is designed for parents and kids to make art together, get |
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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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| 4. Special Events |
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| Metalwerx Studiomates Holiday Sale |
| | With Metalwerx Studiomates |
| | 22 November 2008 - 22 November 2008
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| | METALWERX, INC. 2nd ANNUAL HOLIDAY SALE! The resident artisans here at Metalwerx are opening their doors on November 22, 2008, to show and sell fine handmade jewelry. |
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