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92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Learn the basics of working with metal by recreating historical objects of Jewelry such as an Egyptian, Roman and Byzantine rings, Pre Columbian-earrings and a Greek bracelet. Techniques covers include forging, wire twisting, soldering and direct casting and torch fired enamel. For supply list, click here
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Master the art of rendering jewelry with precision and elegance. Explore the techniques of gouache hand rendering and mechanical drawing, unveiling the intricacies of metals and gems. Elevate your skills in jewelry design and visualization in this comprehensive class.
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Transform epoxy resin into an intense jewelry medium with coloring agents and collage materials. Receive instruction on specific fabrication considerations when using epoxy resin. Mold making for sculptural forms is demonstrated and experienced. Come explore this low-tech “kitchen table” material. Please Note: There is a $65.00 material fee, payable to the instructor, which include epoxy resin. Supply List: Wet/Dry Sandpaper 3 sheets 220...
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92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Construct a ring or pendant with a faceted stone. Learn to create an outer bezel and to fit and bevel and an inner to bezel in order to set a faceted stone. Supply List saw blades #3/0 (2 dozen) split mandrel (straight not tapered) soldering pick fine tip brush for flux silver wire solder (12” of easy, medium and hard) wet/dry sand paper assortment (sheet each of 320, 400 and 600) extra fine point sharpie 10 gauge round sterling silver...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Advanced Beginners and Intermediate students move through a series of core projects to build foundations: Step Bezel Setting, chain with toggle clasp, filed rings (bamboo and facet), easy prongs, and tube settings. Findings are covered throughout the series. These projects take a series of sessions to complete. Completion of projects varies based on your designs and how quickly you pick up techniques. Advanced students are welcome to use time for...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
A hollow constructed bangle bracelet fabricated from different colored metals. (Marriage of Metals) The aim of this project is to use the techniques of merging metal within the context of a hollow constructed bangle bracelet. The combination of different colored metal does not only make our work technically complex it also enables us to introduce graphical elements that have previously been the domain of enamel or other surface embellishing techniques....
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
An opportunity for students to work independently in the studio for 35 sessions in late summer. Students must be intermediate- or advanced-level and understand there is no instruction provided.
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Take your old treasured broken jewelry, and learn how to create new pieces from them. Bring the single earring, broken necklace, or scratched up ring that you have been saving, and can’t seem to part with. This class is for all levels, tools will be supplied, and there will be additional material costs if you choose to use optional some provided materials varying with each project. You will gain an understanding of cold connections and choose the...
Textile Arts Center @ 505 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY
Discover the art of screen-printing on fabric and paper in this comprehensive course. Learn the techniques of coating, exposing, and printing with water-based inks. Unleash your creativity and make beautiful prints under expert guidance at the Textile Arts Center.
Ayaka Nishi Jewelry Design School @ 319 E 9th St, New York, NY
These classes are for students with no experience in jewelry production. The class meets 12 times and teaches you how to use different tools of jewelry production including sawing, soldering, hammering, polishing, and stone setting. With these different tools, students will produce their own jewelry. We prepare some curriculum to learn basic jewelry making ideas including stone setting, wax carving, but our curriculum is flexible if you have...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Learn how to use a few simple and versatile techniques to fabricate snake themed jewelry in silver or gold. These snakes can be small and highly detailed, or big and bold, and can be plain or embellished with gemstones. Easily mastered, these simple methods can be used to create a variety of jewelry types, including rings, earrings, bracelets, and pendants. For the Supply List, Guidelines and Studio Rules please CLICK HERE
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan @ 334 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY
In this 16-session class, we will explore wheel throwing, handbuilding, and glazing techniques. Beginners will start with a few sessions of handbuilding to develop confidence working with clay, then move on to wheel throwing and glazing, and may be surprised to learn how much beautiful, functional work can be done through handbuilding. Anything thrown on the wheel can be handbuilt! Demos will take place at the beginning of almost every class....
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
In this workshop, students will learn step by step how to screen-print photo-based images on glass using enamels. Everything will be covered from the selection and production of your original imagery to its translation into a screen and then onto a glass surface. From there, we will discuss kiln strategies and methods for firing enamels onto the surface to create a beautiful and durable finish. Tomas will present both widely known techniques and...
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Screen printing with glass powders and enamels is great for bold, graphic images, repeatable patterns, and colorful backgrounds. It’s capable of creating clean, crisp line work and perfect color gradients. Additionally, sifting powder by hand, and painting with enamel, allows us to incorporate spontaneity and gesture. It also allows us to render meticulous detail and blend colors to achieve realism. In this class, we will explore the pros and...
Ceramics on 10th @ 756 10th Ave, New York, NY
If you're curious about pottery making and want a more in-depth course on the process from beginning to end, with more practice time, then this NYC ceramics course is for you. It's a chance for complete beginners to try their hand at the potter's wheel, with no experience necessary, but they will graduate from the class with a beginner-level understanding of the clay material and art form.
Jewelry Arts @ 22 E 49th St., New York, NY
Join us for two days and learn how to granulate in 22k gold. We will alloy and prepare your gold sheet and wire on day 1 and the second day will be devoted to mastering granulation. Are materials provided and included in cost of the class? No, students can purchase tools and supplies at the studio. Materials you need to bring to class : For this course, students can bring their own supplies or purchase the following: ...
Jewelry Arts @ 22 E 49th St., New York, NY
Interested in learning to work with the newest non- tarnish sterling silver alloy? Whether you are a complete beginner or already have metalsmithing experience, come in and let us teach you why the ability to fuse Argentium sterling silver makes it a superior metal to fine and regular sterling and also the future of silversmithing. All Jewelry Arts weekly classes are taught through one-on-one instruction geared to your skill level and interests,...
Jewelry Arts @ 22 E 49th St., New York, NY
Granulation is an ancient technique dating back to 2400 BC. For a large part of the last two centuries, the exact process was a mystery. The founder of Jewelry Arts, Robert Kulicke rediscovered the process and began teaching it to others back in 1974. Learn everything you need to know to master granulation in silver and 22k gold. Are materials provided and included in cost of the class? No. Materials you need to bring to class : You will...
Jewelry Arts @ 22 E 49th St., New York, NY
All once a week classes are taught through one-on-one instruction geared to your skill level and interests, whether you are a complete beginner or advanced metalsmith. Since our instructors work with you individually, you never have to worry about keeping up with a class that is moving too quickly or too slowly for your comfort. Just sign up for the class time that best fits your schedule. Your instructors have years of team teaching experience...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Learn how to clean and polish your castings or fabricated jewelry. Practice different ways of cleaning your work with emery paper and various rubber wheels. Observe and try different techniques for the final finish, from polished to matte, using buffs, fiber wheels, brushes, pumice and more. Material List: Three emery sticks 3M silicon carbide emery paper (#220, #320, #400) One dozen #1 saw blades for cutting off sprues Three spilt mandrels...
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