Filtering by: “Joy Raskin”
Apr
6
Intermediate & Advanced Jewelry Design: Keumboo
Sunday, April 6, 2025 | 10A - 4P | One-day workshop | $175
Keumboo is an ancient Korean art of applying thin gold sheet or gold fill onto silver and fusing the gold to silver. It is a way of adding color and gold at a lower cost to silver than to use gold sheet and yet it adds to the value of jewelry. We will be using pure 24kt gold foil and bonding it onto silver sheet, using a hotplate and burnishers to press the gold into the silver using heat and pressure. We will also explore surface embellishments such as power printing, stamping, hammering, and more.
Bench Time: 1 bench time is included with your registration. Look for the bench time registration code on the class confirmation page.
Supplies: Materials are not included with registration. Estimated supply fee of $20 - $75 per student is payable to Teaching Artist on the day of the workshop.
Teaching Artist: Joy Raskin
Apr
26
Intermediate & Advanced Jewelry: Flush Settings with Faceted Stones
Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 10A - 4P | One-day workshop | $175
We will do flush settings, which is setting stones flush with the metal for a seamless look. Smaller stones flush-set better than larger stones, so 4mm and smaller are best for flush-setting. We will be working primarily in small faceted round gems, 1.5mm to 4mm. We will also discuss modifications on various flush settings . Basic metalsmithing or jewelry skills are necessary for this workshops, even if students only had a basic Jewelry 101 class. Instructor will provide a limited amount of sterling tubing, half round and flat wire, and small faceted gemstones for setting. We will be working in silver.
Bench Time: 1 bench time is included with your registration. Look for the bench time registration code on the class confirmation page.
Supplies: Materials are not included with registration. Estimated supply fee of $40 is payable to Teaching Artist on the day of the workshop.
Teaching Artist: Joy Raskin
May
10
Intermediate & Advanced Jewelry Design: Hinges
Saturday, May 10, 2025 | 10A - 4P | One-day workshop | $175
Ever wonder how to up your chainmaking game? How to get better at soldering? We will start off with a basic cable chain, and work our way to more complex chains, different patterns, how to make 3-D links like puffed pods and more. Stick soldering will be demonstrated as well. Using mostly wire, some sheet metal, some basic metal blanks, we will create unusual chains that are your own creation! 10g to 22g base metal wire and sheet will be available as well a limited supply of silver wire/sheet.
Bench Time: 1 bench time is included with your registration. Look for the bench time registration code on the class confirmation page.
Supplies: Materials are not included with registration. Material cost ranges from $5 to $50 for sterling, copper, brass wire, tubing, and sheet metal.
Teaching Artist: Joy Raskin
Jun
21
Jewelry Finishing Techniques
Saturday, June 21, 2025 | 10A - 4P | One-day workshop | $175
Learn how to finish your jewelry so that it is polished to perfection and clean of the black polishing compound. Methods such as using a tumbler, an ultrasonic cleaner, or steam cleaner, choosing from the many varieties of grinding and deburring wheels available, knowing what polishing compounds to use on the buffing machine will all be discussed. Also, basic maintenance of the flex shaft and alternatives to buying a flexible shaft will be addressed. A list of suppliers will be available for everyone. If you are sick of using emery paper and wondered if there was an alternative—oh yes—this class is for you!
Bench Time: 1 bench time is included with your registration. Look for the bench time registration code on the class confirmation page.
Supplies: Materials are not included with registration. Estimated supply fee of $40 is payable to Teaching Artist on the day of the workshop.
Teaching Artist: Joy Raskin
Jun
22
Intermediate & Advanced Jewelry Design: A Marriage of Metals
Sunday, June 22, 2025 | 10A - 4P | One-day workshop | $175
Explore various ways to add pattern and color to your metal using copper, brass, bronze, nickel, and silver. Learn mock inlay, soldering wire or sheet to heavy sheet metal and rolling it through a rolling mill, and solder inlay, filling dents in sheet metal with gold or silver solder to create a dot effect or add another color. Solder twisted wire together and roll it out to get a lovely wood grain pattern, and more!
Bench Time: 1 bench time is included with your registration. Look for the bench time registration code on the class confirmation page.
Supplies: Materials are not included with registration. Estimated supply fee of $40 is payable to Teaching Artist on the day of the workshop.
Teaching Artist: Joy Raskin
Mar
16
Advanced Chain Making (2 SPOTS LEFT!)
Sunday, March 16, 2025 | 10A - 4P | One-day workshop | $175
Ever wonder how to up your chainmaking game? How to get better at soldering? We will start off with a basic cable chain, and work our way to more complex chains, different patterns, how to make 3-D links like puffed pods and more. Stick soldering will be demonstrated as well. Using mostly wire, some sheet metal, some basic metal blanks, we will create unusual chains that are your own creation! 10g to 22g base metal wire and sheet will be available as well a limited supply of silver wire/sheet.
Bench Time: 1 bench time is included with your registration. Look for the bench time registration code on the class confirmation page.
Supplies: Materials are not included with registration. Estimated supply fee of $40 is payable to Teaching Artist on the day of the workshop.
Teaching Artist: Joy Raskin
Feb
22
Beyond the Basic Tube Bezel (2 SPOTS LEFT!)
Saturday, February 22, 2025 | 10A - 4P | One-day workshop | $175
A tubular bezel setting is ideally suited for faceted stones. We will use commercially made tube bezels, make our own from thick-wall tubing, or using two pieces of thin-wall tubing, and making a custom-made one from bezel strip or thin sheet metal for oddly shaped faceted stones. We will also discuss modifications on various tube bezels. How to make a flower or crown bezel using fancy gallery wire, plus creative filing to create more 3-D tube bezels. Tips on filing thick wire to hold tube bezels on each side will be covered.
Basic metalsmithing or jewelry skills are necessary for this workshops. Instructor will provide a limited amount of sterling tubing, bezel strip, sheet metal, sterling and gold bezels plus small faceted gemstones for setting. We will be working mostly in silver.
Bench Time: 1 bench time is included with your registration. Look for the bench time registration code on the class confirmation page.
Supplies: Materials are not included with registration. Estimated supply fee of $50 is payable to Teaching Artist on the day of the workshop.
Teaching Artist: Joy Raskin
Feb
8
Cold Connections
NEW DATE: Saturday, February 8, 2025 | 10A - 4P | One-day workshop | $175
This workshop will cover cold connections, which are means of attaching things together without using a soldering torch. We will explore rivets, which there are a variety of rivets to use, wrapping, using tabs, tying and epoxying. This is a good workshop for the student who doesn’t want to use a jewelry torch, but wants to attach items such as stones, photos, polymer, paper and more to jewelry or metal objects. We will do some drilling, piercing ( sawing), cutting sheet metal and more. This is low tech and does not require a lot of tools. Cold connections lend themselves very well to mixed media and recycled art.
Bench Time: 1 bench time is included with your registration. Look for the bench time registration code on the class confirmation page.
Supplies: Materials are not included with registration. Estimated supply fee of $40 is payable to Teaching Artist on the day of the workshop.
Guest Artist: Joy Raskin
Nov
10
Prong Setting
Saturday, November 9 - Sunday, November 10, 2024 | 2 -8P | Weekend workshop | $325
Explore prong settings in this weekend workshop. Make prongs from wire, sheet metal, and tubing, and experiment with commercially-available prongs. you’ll learn how to set for round, oval, emerald, triangular/trillion, and even odd-shaped stones.
Supplies: Materials are not included with registration, but may be purchased in the studio supply shop. An estimated materials fee is $10 - 30, dependent upon your chosen project.
We will use sterling prong settings, but gold settings are available.
Teaching Artist: Joy Raskin
Nov
9
to Nov 10
Prong Setting
Saturday, November 9 - Sunday, November 10, 2024 | 10 -4P | Weekend workshop | $325
Explore prong settings in this weekend workshop. Make prongs from wire, sheet metal, and tubing, and experiment with commercially-available prongs. you’ll learn how to set for round, oval, emerald, triangular/trillion, and even odd-shaped stones.
Supplies: Materials are not included with registration, but may be purchased in the studio supply shop. An estimated materials fee is $10 - 30, dependent upon your chosen project.
We will use sterling prong settings, but gold settings are available.
Teaching Artist: Joy Raskin
Oct
27
A Marriage of Metals (SOLD OUT)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 10A - 4P | One-day workshop | $175
Explore various ways to add pattern and color to your metal using copper, brass, bronze, nickel and silver. Learn mock inlay, soldering wire or sheet to heavy sheet metal and rolling it through a rolling mill, and solder inlay, filling dents in sheet metal with gold or silver solder to create a dot effect or add another color. Solder twisted wire together and roll it out to get a lovely wood grain pattern, and more!
Supplies: Materials are not included with registration, but may be purchased in the studio supply shop. An estimated materials fee is $10 - 25, dependent upon your chosen project.
Teaching Artist: Joy Raskin
Sep
15
Make Your Own Flatware
Sunday, September 15, 2024 | 10A - 4P | One-day workshop | $175
Making flatware is surprisingly easy! In this workshop, you’ll use wire or sheet metal to shape handles, sheet metal to dome spoon bowls and to cut out fork prongs and knife blades. Learn various shaping and texturing techniques using hammers to create serving spoons, measuring spoons, salad servers, and a 3-piece flatware set (fork, spoon, and knife).
Supplies: Materials are not included with registration, but may be purchased in the studio supply shop. An estimated materials fee is $10 - 30, dependent upon your chosen project.
Guest Artist: Joy Raskin
Sep
14