ONGOING CLASSES

   
UNM Continuing Education Spring 2012
Course Name:
Beginning Jewelry and Metals
Date:
 January 24 - February 28 (Tuesday)
Time:
 6:30 pm - 9 pm
   
Course Name:
Beginning Jewelry and Metals
Date:
 March 20 - April 24 (Tuesday)
Time:
 6:30 pm - 9 pm
Description:
 The fundamental techniques for the design and creation of handcrafted jewelry are taught in this class. Beginning with a series of sterling silver rings, you learn how to size, texture, chase, file, form, solder with an acetylene torch, hand-polish, and high-polish with a buffing machine. Your next project will utilize the technique of bezel-setting a cabochon stone. Through weekly demonstrations, students will learn the principles of sawing, piercing, soldering, filing, riveting, chasing, texturing, drilling, making jump rings, bezel-making/stone-setting, oxidizing, and various ways to polish and finish metal pieces. A third project will build on previously learned techniques.

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Course Name:
 Continuing Jewelry and Metals
Date:
 January 23 - February 27 (Monday)
Time:
 6:30 pm - 9 pm
Description:
 This course is designed as a continuation of jewelry making experience, for those students who have completed the Beginning Jewelry and Metals class. We will focus on more complicated techniques in soldering and stone-setting, including odd-shaped bezels, incorporating found objects, and soldering pin findings. More advanced techniques such as marriage-of-metals and reticulation will be explored.

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Harwood Art Center
Course Name:
 Introduction to Jewelry/Small Metals
Date:
 March 3 - 4 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time:
 9 am - 4 pm
Description:
 Beginning with a simple sterling ring band, you will learn how to saw, size, file, form, and solder using an acetylene torch. Your second project will build on these techniques, plus involve the making of a bezel cup and setting a cabochon stone. Through frequent demonstrations, students will learn to drill, pierce, chase, texture, oxidize, and polish/finish metal pieces. Students also study examples of contemporary and historical adornment. Projects will incorporate any or all of these newly learned processes through work with sterling and fine silver, copper, brass, and semi-precious stones. Emphasis will be placed on combining design and technique in order to create individualized wearable metal pieces…prepare to be adorned! A $95 supply fee is due at the first class and covers all tools, supplies, metal and stones to be used throughout the course.  Sign up early, class size is very limited!

All levels welcome. Materials fee of $95 for semi-precious metal and stones. Tuition is $175 (Harwood members $150).

To register, call (505) 242-6367, or email our Director of Education, Darby Photos. 

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