Weekend Workshops
Saturday & Sunday 11:00 AM to 5:30 PM


Jewelry For Fun Workshops

Making Jewelry With Rivets (no soldering)
Make earrings, pendants an other items with ornamental rivets and by riveting different colors of metal together.  Perfect for the beginning hobbyist that doesn't have torch or full jewelry tool collection. Projects can later be done at home with minimal tools.
Hands on Studio time
July 31 to August 1, 2010

or Schedule by request

Tuition $75.00 
$25 metal fee (additional metals and components available for purchase)

Bead Making With Rivets (no soldering)
Make your own customized metal beads with out any soldering. Beads will be made of different colored metals and students will learn how to texture and pattern the surfaces. Perfect for the bead enthusiast who wants to create their own one of a kind beads. Projects can later be done at home with minimal tools.
Hands on Studio time
August 7 & 8, 2010

or Schedule by request

Tuition $75.00 
$25 metal fee (additional metals and components available for purchase)

Bead Making With Soldering (Using the Torch)
Make your own customized metal beads by soldering metals together with a butane torch. Beads will be made of different colored metals and students will learn how to texture and pattern the surfaces. Perfect for the bead enthusiast that is ready to take their art to a new personalized level and who doesn't have a full jewelry tool collection. Projects can later be done at home with a butane torch and minimal tools.
Hands on Studio time
August 14 & 15, 2010

Forging Jewelry (no soldering)
Make your own customized jewelry by hammering and bending Sterling Silver. Students will learn to hand polish and texture their items.  Perfect for the beginning hobbyist that doesn't have torch or full jewelry tool collection. Projects can later be done at home with minimal tools.
Hands on Studio time
August 21 & 22, 2010

Jewelry Manufacturing
and Repair Workshops

Stone Setting Workshop
Prong and thick walled bezel setting of faceted stones
Basic repair and troubleshooting
Detailing and finishing
Hands on Studio time
Schedule by request
Tuition $295 
$50 metal fee

Soldering & Metal Preparation Workshop
Metal, tools and torch preparation
Soldering techniques for different metals and alloys
Detailing and finishing
Hands on Studio time
Schedule by request
Tuition $295 
$25 metal fee

Finishing, Polishing & Detailing
High polish, metal preparation and textures
Tool selection, maintenance and modification
Finishing techniques for different metal
Hands on Studio time
Schedule by request
Tuition $295
$25 metal fee


Gemology and Appraisal Workshops

Gem Identification Primer
Basic use of the refractometer, polariscope and microscope
Gem identification thought process and application
Hands on lab time
Schedule by request
Tuition $295 

Diamond Identification
Using microscopes, loupes and several gemological instruments learn how to separate diamonds from synthetic cubic zirconia, synthetic moissanite, zircon and various other diamond imitators. Identifying inclusions and blemishes are also covered both as identifying characteristics and as clarity grade setting characteristics.
Hands on lab time with diamonds
Schedule by request
Tuition $295

Ruby Seminar:
Identification as Natural, Synthetic, Imitation, or Treated
Using microscopes, loupes and several gemological instruments learn how to separate rubies from synthetic rubies, ruby imitators and treated rubies. Identifying inclusions are emphasized as they allow you to identify rubies as well as their treatments.
The main emphasis in this workshop is identifying glass filling and synthetics.
Hands on lab time with natural, synthetic, treated and imitation rubies
Schedule by request
Tuition $295

Understanding Jewelry Construction:
Identify jewelry construction methods
and the quality of workmanship
Using microscopes, loupes and visual observation skills you will learn to identify various jewelry construction methods as well as how well they were built. Lab time along with photos and bench demonstrations allows a better understanding of how jewelry is created. A checklist of characteristics is developed to assist with identifying construction methods.
Hands on lab time with jewelry construction samples
Schedule by request
Tuition $295
 

Jewelry Design Workshops

Jewelry Sketching Workshop
Pencil and pen sketching of jewelry components
Gemstone illustration and 3 dimensional perspective
Tools and techniques for successful sketching
Hands on Studio time
Schedule by request
Tuition $225 
$25 materials fee