Metals Workshops
Weekend: May 22-24, 2020 
Two Bracelets: Forged and Hollow Formed
Julia Woodman
Discover how to move metal using time honored forging and shell forming techniques.
Not all hammers are the same - learn their differences and how to use them. Choose
copper or sterling to forge two bracelets using rod for one and sheet for the other.
Students of all levels are invited to pick up a hammer and make the metal move!
Beginner-Advanced
$350; Additional materials fee payable to instructor - $75 for preformed plastic delrin
mandrels or $20 for 12-inch rod with instructions to form the mandrel
Weeklong: May 29-31, 2020 
Image + Glass: Rendering in Enamel
Jessica Calderwood
Working from personal sketches and reference images, learn how to use chiaroscuro
rendering techniques in vitreous enamel. Work with copper sheet and porcelain coated
steel while learning to use the bending brake, enamel sifting processes, stencils,
sifting over wet media, underglazes and overglazes. Create a handful of working samples.
Intermediate
$350; Additional materials fee payable to instructor - $10-$20 for copper forms -
OPTIONAL
Weekend: June 5-7, 2020 
Pewter? I Hardly Knew 'er
Lucy Derickson
Pewter is a malleable metal alloy that can easily be formed and cast. Learn to fabricate
pewter sheet to create a small hollow container. Then learn to cast pewter to create
embellishments, such as handles or feet, and attach them to the vessels .
Beginner-Advanced
$350; Additional materials fee payable to instructor - $20 per pound for pewter ingots,
extra available if needed
Weeklong: July 5-10, 2020 
Carve, Cast, Clean, Repeat! The Basics of Lost Wax Casting
Everett Hoffman
Cover the basics of lost wax casting while learning to carve, sprue, invest, weigh
and cast in both bronze and silver. Learn to carve three dimensionally in wax to create
one-of-a-kind castings that can be used to fabricate jewelry or ornamental objects.
Cover the basics including sanding, filing and sawing.
Beginner-Advanced
$600; Additional materials fee payable to instructor - NONE
Weeklong: July 12-17, 2020 
Concretion
Michael Nashef
Explore the possibilities and processes of introducing alternative materials into
jewelry and small object making. Gain skill using concrete/cement in conjunction with
color dyes to create colorful pieces. Apply traditional and advanced mold making techniques
with 3-D printed materials and spend time exploring and creating unique designs.
Beginner-Advanced
$600; Additional materials fee payable to instructor - NONE
Weeklong: July 19-24, 2020 
Fabricate
Jaydan Moore
Cover sheet patterning techniques to create all types of shapes and learn to cut metal
as efficiently as possible. Gain skill making compound curves through sinking and
raising, sharp edges through scoring and bending, and larger scale soldering techniques
to bring pieces together. Practice these techniques while working on a piece of your
own.
Beginner-Intermediate
$600; Additional materials fee payable to instructor - fee for sheet metal dependent
upon market price at time of workshop
Weeklong: July 26-31, 2020 
High Relief Chasing: The Art of the Chisel
Douglas Pryor
The options are limitless for creating objects with chisel work. Focus on the demands
and strengths of high relief chasing which requires planning and sculpting ability.
Practice on paper and clay in order to study the material demands of sheet metal.
Dive deep into chisel design, chisel control, pitch management and composition. To
make work you've never made before, you must push yourself as much as you push your
medium. Push your limits in this comprehensive workshop.
Intermediate, must have drawing skills
$600; Additional materials fee payable to instructor - $225 for 1/4" 16 chisel set
including: 4 planishing chisels, 4 embossing chisels, 2 angles planishing chisels,
3 curved liner chisels, 2 straight liner chisels, and 1 stippling chisel
Weekend: August 7-9, 2020 
Alternative Materials/Alternative Connections
Kathleen Kennedy
Explore working with found materials. Discover potential meanings that are contained
within these materials by manipulating and transforming them into wearable objects.
Investigate the natural ability of metal to act as a connector to bring found materials
together. Cover the basics of cold connecting, prong setting and pin mechanisms.
Beginner-Advanced, basic knowledge of sawing, filing, sanding and soldering metal
are helpful
$350; Additional materials fee payable to instructor – NONE
