Class Listing

In this hands-on virtual workshop, Matthieu Cheminee guides you through the complete process of fabricating a custom jeweler’s bench knife—from raw stock to a finely tuned, everyday studio essential. Click course image or title to read more.

In this demo-focused virtual class, learn techniques for making three styles of tiny hinges (the cutest of all hinges) for hoop earrings and body adornment! Click course image or title to read more.

Learn to think like a blacksmith—on a jewelry scale. This dynamic workshop explores the powerful role forging can play in the metalsmith’s studio, transforming silver, gold, and bronze alloys into fluid, expressive forms through hammer and hand. Click on the course title or image to learn more!

Take your soldering skills beyond the basic join and into the world of truly complex construction. This workshop focuses on the often-overlooked art of assembling and soldering challenging multi-part forms using resourceful, low-tech methods—no laser welder required. Click on the course title or image to learn more!

Explore the unique possibilities for jewelry in this master class as you learn about Argentium Silver and the art of foldforming! A pioneer of Argentium, Cynthia Eid presents this one-of-a-kind master class in partnership with Rio Grande all about creating beautiful, light, strong, three-dimensional jewelry that is highly tarnish-resistant and fire scale free. Click on the course image or title to learn more.

Take control of the details that matter in this session of the 3-part Professional Jewelry Finding Series focused on earring findings. Learn to fabricate and design custom earring findings that elevate comfort, durability, and design cohesion. Click on course image or title to learn more.

Be the detective: Learn how to quickly discern if the stone you're buying is real or fake. In this basic introduction to gemology, you'll learn what can and can't be identified, using different degrees of instrument sophistication, from sight identifications on up. Click on the course title or image for more details.

Stop letting a drilled hole do all the work! Discover simple soldered and cold-connected bail designs that enhance your pendants and charms while improving wearability and visual flow. Click on course image or title to learn more.

Create beautiful jewelry and metal art working with multiple dimensions, functional and beautiful clasps, and layers in metal. Suzanne will share several methods for 3-dimensional layering construction, from designing and assembling to finished projects. Click on the course title or image to learn more!

Build pin findings that last. Learn to fabricate reliable single- and double-pin mechanisms using springy stainless steel wire, with attention to tension, comfort, and long-term wear. Click on course image or title to learn more.

In this demo-focused virtual course students will utilize standard jewelry tools to create a versatile knife and spoon suitable for kitchen, workshop, or garden use. Click on course image to read more.

Have you fallen in love with making all your jewelry tiny?! In this demo-focused virtual class, learn techniques for making three styles of tiny catches for hoop earrings and other jewelry formats! Click course image or title to read more.

This is not a traditional gemmology course. It is a practical, bench-focused framework for jewellers who work directly with gemstones. Whether you are repairing jewellery, setting, cleaning, or designing, this course helps you understand how gemstones behave—and how to work with them safely. Click the course title or image for more details.

This workshop explores ring design, fabrication, stone setting, and assembly techniques centered around the concept of the ring. Click on the course title or image to learn more!

This class shares basic chisel making skills and their use for decorative texture effects as well as an introduction to basic inlay methods. Click on course title or image to read more.

Unlock the potential of precision in this virtual class focused on creating tiny threaded connections—perfect for jewelry and small-scale sculpture. Get experience with the essential tools to create miniature nuts, bolts, and other functional cold connections entirely by hand. Click on the course image or title for more information.

Tension. Friction. Gravity. Entrapment. Our jewelry findings invariably use at least one of these elements to “clasp” whatever they’re holding dear for us. Spend five days this summer delving into four distinctly different clasps that each have FRICTION as a common critical aspect of their functionality… Click on the course title or image to learn more!

Learn to make your own chasing and repoussé tools out of water-quenched tool steel! This virtual class will cover a straight and curved liner, push tools, and planishers. Click on the course image or title to learn more.

In this class students will learn to be "productive pyromaniacs" by fusing sterling silver into richly patterned and textured sheets of precious metal. These sheets will be used to create striking, one-of-a-kind rings! Click on the course title or image to learn more!

Learn to fabricate and set various types of stones by creating your own bezels, tab settings, tube settings, and flush settings with guidance from an expert in the field! Click the course image or title for more information.

Ready to take your jewelry photography beyond the basics? This intermediate-to-advanced workshop is designed for makers who want to create stronger original captures and learn how to edit their images to a more polished, professional standard. This class will help jewelers translate what they already understand about material, surface, and form into stronger photographic decisions. Click the course title or image to learn more!

Learn the basics of chasing and repoussé—an ancient technique that, through the use of hammering and punch tools, allows two-dimensional sheet metal to take on three-dimensional shapes! Click on course image or title to learn more.

Chasing is a beautiful fusion between illustration and sculpture. Learn to transform any drawing into a three-dimensional form in this 5-day master class. Click on the course title or image to learn more!

Join Charles Lewton-Brain for a rare, five-day master workshop exploring the rich intersection of surface, texture, and color in contemporary metalwork. For the first time, multiple decorative surface techniques are brought together in a single, immersive experience—offering a broad yet deeply informed approach to transforming metal surfaces. Click on the image or title for class details and to sign up for the waitlist.

We're still hammering out the details on this Summer Master Class, but good things are worth the wait! Click on the image or title for class details and to sign up for the waitlist.

Chasing and repoussé are among the oldest—and most powerful—techniques in the metalsmith’s toolkit. In this hands-on workshop, metal artist Jeff de Boer shares the streamlined methods he has developed over decades of creating his iconic cat and mouse armor, offering a practical approach that makes these historic techniques more accessible and efficient at the bench. Click on the image or title for class details.

Tired of the same old stone setting solutions? Looking for a way to more fluidly integrate enamels, gemstones and found objects into your work? Looking for a new approach, a way to shake things up at your bench? Well, this may be the class that you've been looking for! Click on the course title or image to learn more!

Forming master Michael Good will lead students through a series of exercises designed to teach the principles of anticlastic forming - moving metal from flat sheet into complex curved forms. Click on course image or title to read more.

Tuition covers 6 hours of instruction and practice time with Wendy Jo New. These dates and times are flexible and can be adjusted directly with the instructor after registration has been completed. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions. Click the image for more details!

Tuition covers 6 hours of instruction and practice time with David Baird. These dates and times are flexible and can be adjusted directly with the instructor after registration has been completed. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions. Click the image for more details!