ONGOING CLASSES

   
University of New Mexico Continuing Education (UNMCE) 2024

NOTE:  ALL 6 OF MY UNMCE Beginning & Continuing Jewelry/Small Metals/Silversmithing/Bench Skills Classes ARE FULL THROUGH JUNE 2024!

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Diener Studio 2024 (ONGOING: please contact me to schedule!)
Course_Name:
 Beginning Jewelry/Small Metals/Silversmithing/Bench Skills Intensive (6 Hours)
Date:
 For scheduling (day, night, weekend available) and pricing, contact me. 
Description:
 This beginning course provides the fundamental techniques for the design and creation of handcrafted jewelry and safe studio practices. Starting with a series of sterling silver rings, you learn how to size, texture, chase, file, form, silver solder with an acetylene torch, saw, pierce, drill, oxidize/patina, and achieve a variety of finishes. Your next project involves fabricating a bezel cup and learning how to properly raise, back and set a cabochon stone. Students work with sterling silver, fine silver, copper, brass and semi-precious stones. Local supply sources are addressed, as well as working lavishly within a limited budget. No previous jewelry making or metalworking experience is necessary. Open Studios -- supervised work time -- are available to practice techniques learned once the Beginning Intensive is completed. Prepare to be adorned!  
   
NEW:
 See photos from the class here.
 
Course Name:
 Continuing Jewelry/Small Metals/Silversmithing/Bench Skills Intensive (6 Hours)
Date:
 For scheduling (day, night, weekend available) and pricing, contact me. 
Description:
 This course is designed as a continuation of jewelry making experience and safe studio practices, for students who have completed my Beginning Jewelry/Small Metals/Silversmithing/Bench Skills Class. Through a more advanced project based on what you would like to learn next, more complicated techniques in silver soldering, fabrication and stone-setting are chosen -- from unusually-shaped bezels, incorporating found objects, "cage" settings, step settings, traditional and non-traditional prong settings, fusing, reticulation, chain making, findings, repousse', marriage of metals, shot, hollow forms, forging, head and eye pins, and more. Open Studios -- supervised work time -- are available to practice techniques learned once the Continuing Intensive is completed. As well as additional Continuing Intensives to focus on and learn new skills. Prepare to be adorned!   
   
NEW:
 See Student Portfolio photos here.
 

Enamel on Fine Silver and Copper by Maryla
Course Name:
 Intro to Kiln Fired Enameling Intensive (6 Hours)
Date:
 For scheduling (day, night, weekend available) and pricing, contact me. 
Description:
 Enameling is the colorful result of fusing powdered glasses to metal with high heat, forming a durable vitreous coating. This class provides you with an overview of the ancient art of enameling, from metal preparation, properties of enamel, dry and wet applications, use of holding agent, klyre fyre, enamel threads, pure silver foil, millefiore and venetian glass canes, sgrafitto, stencils, non-traditional surfaces, transparents and opaques, crackles, cloisonne' wire, frit, stamps, kiln firing, and safe studio practices.  Using copper as a base, the focus is on learning successful and varied approaches to applying enamel and embellishments such as cloisonne' wires and foils. No previous jewelry making or metalworking experience is necessary. Open Studios -- supervised work time -- are available to practice techniques learned once the Kiln Fired Enameling Intensive is completed. Prepare to be adorned!
   
NEW:
 See recent photos of the workshop here.
   
NEW:
 See photos of work created in the Enameling Open Studio after the Intro to Enameling class was taken here.