Metals Workshops
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Weekend Workshops
May 11-13
The Bare Necessities of Jewelry Making
Christina Hewgley
Fee: $300
Skill Level: Beginning-Intermediate
Materials Fee: approximately $50 (to be paid directly to the instructor)
Instructor Contact:
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; www.anviljewelry.com
Description: Learn the core skills, tools and techniques necessary to implement a safe and budget-friendly jewelry studio. Gain experience with the basics of metalsmithing, with a focus on bench techniques and design. Receive instruction on selecting and using the equipment and tools that will allow you to express your unique style.
Bio: Christina Hewgley, BFA in metals from the Appalachian Center for Craft, currently manages a metals studio full-time and focuses on promoting the heritage of fine craft through sharing processes, promoting education and fostering open communication about craft.
June 1-3
Tactile Jewelry
Masako Onodera
Fee: $300
Skill Level: Beginning-Intermediate (Some basic experience with silver soldering, sawing, and filing is recommended though.)
Materials Fee: TBA (to be paid directly to the instructor)
Instructor Contact:
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Description: Jewelry is a tangible art form that can be experienced with our sense of touch. This class will explore the use of felt, enamel, rubber and other materials to add tactility to jewelry.
Bio: Masako Onodera was born in Japan, but earned her MFA at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She was Artist-in-Residence at Appalachian Center for Craft from 2003-2005. Her work has been featured in the public collections of Toledo Museum of Art, Mobile Museum of Art, and Tennessee State Museum, among others.
June 22-24
Solder-Bonded Mokume for Jewelry Applications
Jason York
Fee: $300
Skill Level: Beginning-Intermediate (basic soldering & fabrication skills recommended)
Materials Fee: TBD (to be paid directly to the instructor)
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Description: Students will learn to make solder-bonded, rather than diffusion/eutectic-bonded, Mokume Gane. After a billet has been produced, the class will explore a variety of patterning techniques.
Bio: Jason York is the current Metals Artist-in-Residence at Appalachian Center for Craft. He received his BFA from Iowa State University and his MFA from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
June 29-July 1 
Rings 360 Degrees
Timothy Lazure
Fee: $300
Skill Level: Beginning-Intermediate
Materials Fee: Will depend on the ring design chosen (to be paid directly to instructor)
Instructor Contact:
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; www.timlazure.com
Description: This class will explore ring design, fabrication, stone setting, and assembling techniques that are related to the ring concept. We will fashion rings of personal importance, expression, and adornment. We will attempt to create jewelry that is unpredictable, honest, visually complex, bold, confident, simple and beautiful.
Bio: Timothy Lazure is an Associate Professor in the Metals Design program at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. He has pieces in the permanent collections of the Mint Museum of Craft and Design in Charlotte, NC, and in the Gallery of Art and Design in Raleigh, NC. Images of his work have been published in 1000 Rings, 500 Brooches, The Art of Enameling, and The Craft of Silversmithing (Lark Books).
One-week Workshops
*OPTIONAL: One-week workshops are available for 1 university credit hour; credit hour fees are in addition to workshop fee. For more information about credit hours, please click here.
May 20-25 
Tool Making & Surface Enrichment
Tom Ferrero
Fee: $500
Skill Level: Beginning-Advanced (Students should know how to saw, file and solder at a basic level.)
Instructor Contact:
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; www.tomferrerostudio.com
Description: Students will learn how to create at least eight different steel tools and will be introduced to techniques such as annealing, hardening and tempering steel. The techniques for creating these tools will allow students to create hundreds of their own tools in the future. Having made their own custom tools, participants will then make a simple pendant or bracelet using the tools.
Bio: Former Jewelry and Metals Professor at NSCAD University, Tom Ferrero was the 1st place winner of two professional NICHE Awards and a current finalist in the Saul Bell International Design Competition. He is a Fulbright Scholar and has his metalwork published in twelve fine art and jewelry books.
June 10-15 
Casting Without Equipment
Jen Townsend
Fee: $500
Skill Level: Beginning-Advanced
Materials Fee: $20-$60 (to be paid directly to the instructor)
Instructor Contact:
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; www.jentownsend.com
Description: This course is designed for people interested in using cast elements in their work, but who don’t have their own casting equipment. We will cover everything from the creation of the original model to finishing the metal part. We will discuss the wider range of waxes available and cover a variety of wax working techniques from carving to modeling. There will be some tool making covered as well as tricks for achieving clean models.
Bio: Jen Townsend is a full-time studio jeweler working in Pittsford, NY. She specializes in custom jewelry as well as pursuing her own designs. Her work can be seen in Art Jewelry Today 2, 500 Gemstone Jewels, and is in the permanent collection of The Imperial War Museum.
July 8-13
Innovative Stonesetting
Jeff Georgantes
Fee: $500
Skill Level: Beginning-Advanced
Instructor Contact:
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Description: The underlying concept behind almost all stonesetting techniques is to mechanically entrap the stone. We will explore the roots of this idea to come up with new and exciting ways of incorporating common and odd-shaped stones, found objects and metals that can’t be soldered into jewelry. Bezel-setting, graver-setting, and channel-setting concepts will be discussed. Non-traditional ideas such as nuts and bolts, sewing techniques, use of diamond drills, burs and saws, glues and adhesives and other cold connections will complement the traditional ideas. The use of wax in casting will also be utilized.
Bio: Jeff Georgantes has an MFA in Jewelry/Metals from CSU, Fullerton and a BA in Art and an MA in Sculpture, both from CSU, Humboldt. He taught Art at College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA, for 15 years. He helped develop and coordinate the Jewelry/Metals program at the Mendocino Art Center and was later head of the Jewelry/Metals program at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. His work can be seen in Alan Revere’s book, The Art of Jewelry.
Intensive in Metals*
*OPTIONAL: This workshop is available for 3 TTU elective credit hours; credit hour fees are in addition to workshop fee. For more information about credit hours, please click here.
July 24-August 10**
Enameling & Forming for Jewelry
Ken Bova
Fee: $1,750
Skill Level: Beginning-Advanced (basic jewelry fabrication skills useful, but not necessary)
Materials Fee: $60 (to be paid directly to the instructor)
Instructor Contact:
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; www.kenbova.com
Description: This class is an introduction to the basics of enameling techniques to create a variety of color effects for jewelry. Students will learn and develop skill in torch and kiln firing, sifting, wet inlay, sgraffito, drawing, stencil, and champlevé techniques along with silver and gold foil/leaf applications. We’ll combine enamel with fundamental forming processes such as fold-forming, dapping, sinking, forging, and bench top die-forming along with an arsenal of cold connection techniques to create one-of-a-kind wearable pieces.
Bio: Ken Bova is currently Visiting Professor at East Carolina University where he teaches in the enameling and graduate programs. He is a past President of the Society of North American Goldsmiths. He has work in the permanent collections of The Smithsonian, Racine, Georgia, and Tacoma Art Museums.
**Workshop check-in is Tuesday, July 24, 2012; class begins Wednesday, July 25 @ 9am. Saturdays are scheduled class days, Sundays are open.
