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Earrings in a Day!
Lightweight earrings are the perfect accessory! Join us for a fun and fast-paced earring workshop and create something new you can wear home! Demonstrations will include essential jewelry making skills using silver wire, gold fill wire, brass wire, and multiple sizes of sheet metal in silver and copper to create hoops and dangles.
Students can expect to learn how to construct their own ear wires, stamp, texture, and dome to add visual interest. Methods for adding beads will also be shown to provide color and accents. This class is open to all levels. Students can expect to complete several pairs of earrings during the day.
Please be advised: Registration for onsite classes closes one week before the class start date.
Meet the instructor
Joy Raskin has been a silversmith since 1984 and has exhibits throughout the United States, Ireland and New Zealand, showcasing both her jewelry and flatware designs. Joy is a native of New Hampshire, having attended public schools in Manchester and Concord and was accepted as a member of the League of NH Craftsmen while still in high school. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Joy is an instructor at Metalwerx in Waltham, MA, The Craft Center in NH, Sharon Art Center, and many other schools.
Joy has received many awards for her work. She was commissioned by the NH State Council on the Arts to create the Cultural Access Award for the Governor’s Awards in the Arts in 2001. Her work is included in many collections, including the White House and Smithsonian Institution. Joy's work is found in multiple galleries throughout New England, including the League of NH Craftsmen Galleries, Boston Society of Arts & Crafts, Guilford Art Center, Millbrook Gallery, and others.
Materials & Tools
There is a $25 lab fee for this class that is payable upon registration for the use of studio consumables like gas, pickle, and sandpaper. There is an additional $35* materials fee for this workshop that is payable to the instructor in class. The materials kit covers metal wire, metal sheet, and earring findings. *Note: this is an approximate cost and actual cost may be different due to metals market fluctuation.
- Closed-toed shoes - required in the Metalwerx studio
- Notebook or sketchpad
- Pen or pencil
- beads, charms, or components they want to incorporate into earrings
Lunch
There is a deli/sandwich shop within walking distance of the studio.
Metalwerx has a microwave, toaster oven and fridge.