Discovering Enameling
Gail Nelson
Workshop ID: JE1002
Date: Mon-Tue • June 14-15
Time: 9am-4pm
Medium: Enamel • Level: Novice
Member Tuition: $235 + materials fees
Non-Member Tuition: $260 + materials fees
Concept
Discover the magic of fusing glass to metal - a fun mixture of design and happenstance - to enhance your metal work with the colors and textures of enamel. This class is for the complete novice or the more experienced enamelist who would like to brush up on their basic skills.
Experience
Through demonstrations and hands-on work, you will learn the fundamentals of enamels, the metals used, and kiln firing. Explore many enameling techniques to add pattern, texture and design to your work. Expect to complete some small jewelry items or a small work suitable for framing. This class offers lots of personal attention and freedom to create at your own pace. Follow this class with Experimental Enameling (June 16-18) to further hone your new enameling skills.
Instructor
Gail Nelson has been privileged to study and work with many exceptional metalsmiths and enamelists. Her work has been shown and received awards in numerous regional and international juried exhibitions and is in 500 Enameled Objects, Lark Books and Surfacing, a juried, International publication. Gail is Program Director for the Great Lakes Enameling Guild. She is represented by Woodwalk Gallery in Egg Harbor, or by appointment at her studio in Fox Point, WI. http://picasaweb.google.com/enamelworks/MetalWorksInSteelSilverAndCopper  


Experimental Enameling
Gail Nelson
Workshop ID: JE1003
Date: Wed-Fri • June 16-18
Time: 9am-4pm
Medium: Enamel • Level: Advanced Beginner
Member Tuition: $355 + materials fees
Non-Member Tuition: $380 + materials fees
Concept
There’s no end to the possibilities in contemporary enameling. Discover the full range of opportunities - from standard opaque and transparent enamels to contemporary, customized adaptations. Continuing in this flexible vein, explore everything from painterly mediums, to mosaic and mixed media.
Experience
Gail will demonstrate the full range of enameling techniques and familiarize you with the variety of mediums used to enhance your enameled works, including watercolor, acrylic and oil based enamel, oxides, graphite and ceramic pencils, underglazes and overglazes, foils, and decals. Discovering Enameling workshop (June 14-15) or prior enameling experience is required.
Instructor
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Soldering Sampler: Necklace
Noël Yovovich
Workshop ID: JE1004
Date: Wed-Fri • June 23-25
Time: 9am-4pm
Medium: Metal • Level:
Beginner Member Tuition: $355 + materials fees
Non-Member Tuition: $380 + materials fees
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Concept
Silver soldering opens up a world of possibilities for creating jewelry and other small works in silver, copper, brass, or gold. Learn all the basic types of silver soldering (butt soldering, sweat soldering, and pick soldering) while creating a beautiful, layered pendant set with a cabochon stone of your choice. If time permits, a handmade chain may be created.
Experience
Noël will demonstrate the usage of both paste and powdered solder, followed by your hands-on application of the techniques. You may bring a stone, silver sheet, wire and bezel strip; or buy them as needed from Noël. (For beginners, a round stone between 10mm and 25mm is the best choice.)
Instructor
Noël Yovovich, of Evanston, IL, draws much of her inspiration from her childhood in rural Florida, where she witnessed the colorful lives of performers in traveling circuses and carnivals. She received a BA in Fine Arts from the University of Chicago. Her highly-detailed jewelry is created with the carefully-controlled anodization of titanium, combined with sterling silver, gold, copper, and/or stones. Noël teaches metalsmithing classes at the Evanston Art Center, the Art Center in Highland Park and the Bead & Button Show. www.noelyovovich.blogspot.com  


Silversmithing for Beaders
Cora Acor
Workshop ID: JE1005
Date: Sat • June 26
Time: 9am-4pm
Medium: Metal • Level: Novice
Member Tuition: $120 + materials fees
Non-Member Tuition: $145 + materials fees
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Concept
Expand your beading expertise with very basic silversmithing techniques, including wire-forming and how to use a torch. Increase your options for designing new and unique beaded creations.
Experience
You will learn several basic metal-working techniques with an emphasis on incorporating them into beadwork. No previous silversmithing skills are necessary for this one day class.
Instructor
Cora Acor’s jewelry designs are inspired by nature and the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. She studied Art Education at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and has worked in metals for the past twelve years. Since her retirement from school administration, Cora has been involved with the Peninsula School of Art--first as a metalsmithing student under notable instructors like Sylvia Youell, Paulette Werger and Betty Helen Longhi--and then as an instructor. She exhibits her pieces at Peninsula School of Art and in the Door County Art League Gallery. Cora also teaches classes in Effective Teaching Skills and enjoys helping artists improve their teaching techniques.

Beginning Silversmithing
Cora Acor
Workshop ID: JE1006
Date: Mon-Wed • June 28-30
Time: 9am-4pm
Medium: Metal • Level: Novice
Member Tuition: $355 + materials fees
Non-Member Tuition: $380 + materials fees
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Concept
For the novice silversmith, or a refresher course for the experienced, you will plan one or more jewelry projects of your choice to complete within the three-day workshop. Also provides the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the equipment and procedures unique to our metals studio.
Experience
Cora will take you through the process of designing, forming, and finishing two or more pieces of jewelry, such as earrings, pendent, pin, or ring. This is a relaxed, fun class to make wearable art.
Instructor
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Silver Earrings in a Day
Kay Rashka
Workshop ID: JE1007
Date: Sat • July 3
Time: 9am-1pm
Medium: Metal • Level: Open to All Levels
Member Tuition: $100 + materials fees
Non-Member Tuition: $125 + materials fees
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Concept
Learn the jewelry fabrication skills necessary to create a pair of earrings and wear them home the same day. Two earring designs will be provided to choose from, which can be modified slightly for individual creativity.
Experience
Through Kay’s demonstrations and individual instruction, you will learn how to saw flat silver sheet, forge wire, file, pierce, dome, make ear wires and head pins, and do a final polishing. Tools will be provided for workshop use. A $5 supply fee (paid to Kay on the day of class) covers the cost of the sterling silver sheet and wire.
Instructor
Kay Rashka has maintained a busy schedule of teaching metalsmithing for the past decade. She began her journey with metals 20 years ago when she picked up a chasing hammer to make her first pair of earrings. Kay will teach at several venues in Wisconsin in 2010, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison Continuing Education Department and the Milwaukee Bead and Button show. Her work is currently available at The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Museum Store (mMOCA) and at Firefly Trading in Cable, WI. www.kayrashka.com  

Sampling Silver
Sylvia Youell
Workshop ID: JE1008
Date: Mon-Fri • July 5-9
Time: 9am-Noon
Medium: Metal • Level: Open to All Levels
Member Tuition: $250 + materials fees
Non-Member Tuition: $275 + materials fees
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Concept
A simple sheet of silver can become a unique piece of jewelry as you learn the fundamentals of sawing, piercing, soldering and forming elements of design into finished jewelry. Become familiar with the tools and techniques of basic metalworking, including designing with a stone and forming a bezel to hold it.
Experience
First select a stone from a lapidary artist on Monday to set and serve as inspiration for the design of your piece. Sylvia will provide plenty of demonstrations and personal attention to ensure increased knowledge and success. Class instruction in the mornings leaves the afternoons free for you to work independently. Complete your creation and wear it home by the end of the workshop. Tools and basic supplies are provided.
Instructor
Sylvia Youell has been creating award-winning works in silver since 1966. Educated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and through many workshops with nationally-known metalsmiths, she is an active member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths and the Wisconsin Designer Crafts Council. She has been working from her gallery, Sylvercroft Studio in Sister Bay, since 1977.

Resin Inlay: A New Color Palette
Karen Christians
Workshop ID: JE1009
Date: Thu-Sat • July 15-17
Time: 9am-4pm
Medium: Resin, Metal • Level: Advanced Beginner
Member Tuition: $425 + materials fees Non-Member Tuition: $450 + materials fees
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Concept
Learn fun and easy techniques associated with resin inlay to add texture, color and pattern to your jewelry - without relying on high-fired enamels. By employing epoxy resin, an endless palette of colors and use of materials (both traditional and non-traditional) is possible. Jewelry will be fabricated based on cloisonne techniques with sterling silver wire, sheet, and tubing.
Experience
Through demonstration and hands-on experience, learn how to utilize epoxy resin while gaining new insights and confidence in your soldering skills. You should be proficient with a torch and basic jewelry hand skills, including a sawframe, filing and fabrication. You will choose a project such as a ring, brooch, earring or pendant of your own design. Emphasis on good and clean craftsmanship will make your work dynamic and expressive.
Instructor
Karen Christians is the founder of the non-profit jewelry school, Metalwerx, in Waltham, MA. She holds a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art, with coursework at the Revere Academy East in North Carolina, and the DeCordova Museum School and Idylwild School for Music and the Arts. Karen teaches workshops in jewelry, lectures at major trade shows and is also a designer of titanium jewelry soldering tools. Karen is a consistent jewelry instructor at Burning Man. She works from her studio at Artspace in Maynard, MA. www.cleverwerx.com  

Cuttlebone Casting
Michael Thee
Workshop ID: JE1011
Date: Wed • July 28
Time: 9am-4pm
Medium: Metal • Level: Advanced Beginner
Member Tuition: $120 + materials fees
Non-Member Tuition: $145 + materials fees
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Concept
Cuttlebone is a user-friendly material used to create molds for sterling silver casting. Get a basic introduction to casting, before carving the form you desire into the cuttlebone. After casting, make the sterling silver form into a pendant, and apply patina, if desired.
Experience
In addition to group instruction, Michael offers supportive, one-on-one attention while you work on your project. In addition to learning to cast in just one day, also learn to cut, file and solder.
Instructor
Organic forms, architecture and industrial design inspire the work of Michael Thee. He studied photography at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, graphic arts at Milwaukee Area Technical College and jewelry fabrication at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. Michael has received numerous regional awards for his work, including Best in Jewelry at the Joliet Fine Art Festival of the Masters. His work is in private collections throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. He exhibits locally at the Flying Pig in Algoma. www.michaeltheestudio.com  

Forming Lasting & Meaningful (Cold) Connections
Robert Dancik
Workshop ID: JE1012
Date: Mon-Wed • Aug 2-4
Time: 9am-4pm
Medium: Metal, Mixed Media • Level: Open to All Levels Member Tuition: $400 + materials fees
Non-Member Tuition: $425 + materials fees
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Concept
In this extensive practical workshop, explore ways of attaching almost anything to almost anything else to enhance the messaging in your work. This workshop has applications for jewelers, artists, sculptors and book artists. Students will delve into a broad spectrum of materials including epoxies, concrete, polymer clays, Faux Bone™, and paper pulp mache. They will also learn to utilize the full range of cold connections to use in tandem with these materials.
Experience
In this hands-on workshop, Robert will guide you in the innovative use of materials and connections to build a matrix of materials, processes, and procedures to promote greater freedom of expression. Expect to create many samples and small projects.
Instructor
An artist/instructor for over 30 years, Robert Dancik teaches in the US and abroad, including Penland, NC, Arrowmont, TN, and Mid Cornwall School of Jewelry in Great Britain. He has exhibited his jewelry and sculpture in museums and galleries across the US, Europe and Japan. Robert’s work has been published in many books, such as PMC Decade, Fine Art of the Tin Can, and 1,000 Rings. He lives in Oxford CT. www.robertdancik.com  

Faux Bone™ Transformed: A Most Versatile Material
Robert Dancik
Workshop ID: JE1013
Date: Thu-Sat • Aug 5-7
Time: 9am-4pm
Medium: Metal, Mixed Media • Level: Open to All Levels
Member Tuition: $400 + materials fees
Non-Member Tuition: $425 + materials fees
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Concept
Faux Bone™ is perfect for artwork as varied as jewelry, sculpture or printmaking. In this workshop, students will explore the unlimited possibilities of this amazing medium that can take on the look of ivory, mimic the patina of aged ceramic, or be polished to pure white. Faux Bone™ is strong enough to be hammered, drilled or carved, malleable enough to bend with a small embossing heat gun, and versatile enough to accept dyes or paints. It is so strong you can rivet on it, die-form right on it, or hammer metal around it.
Experience
Jeweler, sculptor, assemblage artist, toolmaker, book artist: Robert encourages you to explore as many of the manipulations of Faux Bone™ as possible. You can expect to leave this workshop with a number of examples and/or finished projects. This is a unique opportunity for experimentation and exploration.
Instructor
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Chasing & Repousse´
Sylvia Youell
Workshop ID: JE1016
Date: Mon-Fri • Aug 16-20
Time: 9am-Noon
Medium: Metal • Level: Advanced Beginner
Member Tuition: $250 + materials fees
Non-Member Tuition: $275 + materials fees
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Concept
The ancient techniques of chasing and repousse´ transform silver jewelry designs from a flat silhouette into a low relief sculpture using small punches to tap the metal. Repousse´ is pushing the metal from the back. Chasing is texturing and refining the shape from the front. The metal is supported in a pitch bowl.
Experience
Students will first learn to make the tools necessary to employ the techniques, prior to utilizing them on their original work. Sylvia will demonstrate and offer personal attention to ensure success in the application of these ancient techniques. If you have a pitch bowl, please bring it to class. If not, please contact the School by June 1 to order one for purchase.
Instructor
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Creative Forms with the Hydraulic Press
Cynthia Eid
Workshop ID: JE1017
Date: Mon-Fri • Aug 23-27
Time: 9am-4pm
Medium: Metal • Level: Advanced Beginner
Member Tuition: $695 + materials fees
Non-Member Tuition: $720 + materials fees
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Concept
Combine hydraulic press forming with surface enrichment techniques for limitless possibilities. Discover how to take advantage of the various thicknesses and durometers of urethane for effective and creative embossing and forming. Techniques covered during this workshop are: the creation and use of embossing, silhouette and reverse silhouette dies; methods for split silhouette dies; anticlastic and synclastic forming tool sets; urethane and restraining ring forming system; and contained urethane blocks.
Experience
This process-oriented workshop begins with hydraulic press safety and care. Demonstrations alternate with time for hands-on work. After you practice each technique, you will be free to work on whatever you wish.
Instructor
Cynthia Eid earned her MA in Fine Arts in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design from Indiana University and a BS in Art Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her award-winning hammered metalwork and writings have been featured in over 50 publications. She has worked as a designer and maker of custom jewelry in goldsmith galleries, and as designer/modelmaker and production supervisor at a gold jewelry factory. Working out of her studio in Lexington, MA, she is a member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths and the Society of American Silversmiths. www.cynthiaeid.com  

Reticulated Earrings in a Day
Michael Thee
Workshop ID: JE1018
Date: Thu • Sept 2
Time: 9am-4pm
Medium: Metal • Level: Advanced Beginner
Member Tuition: $120 + materials fees
Non-Member Tuition: $145 + materials fees
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Concept
Learn the process of reticulation through the creation of a pair of earrings in one day. You may choose to add a gold rivet and/or apply a patina to your work. The processes of cutting, filing, and finishing will also be covered.
Experience
Michael will demonstrate the reticulation process before you apply the technique to a piece of silver to use for your project. The shape of the earrings is left to you, although ready-made shapes will be available. In addition to group instruction, Michael offers encouraging, personal attention.
Instructor
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Make It, Wear It: Learn Basic Fabricating Techniques
Kay Rashka
Workshop ID: JE1019
Date: Fri-Sat • Sept 10-11
Time: 9am-4pm
Medium: Metal • Level: Novice
Member Tuition: $235 + materials fees
Non-Member Tuition: $260 + materials fees
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Concept
This workshop will focus on the techniques needed to complete projects such as earrings and pendants in both sterling and fine silver. Learn what’s needed to set up a metalsmithing workspace as well as receive safety instruction. You are encouraged to work on your own designs, although Kay will provide sample projects.
Experience
Kay will demonstrate the full range of basic silversmithing techniques for you to apply to your projects. These include sawing flat sterling silver sheet, forging (hammering) wire, making head pins, earring hooks and jump rings, sanding, doming, stamping, piercing, oxidizing metal, riveting, polishing, using flex shafts, tube setting gem stones, and soldering with acetylene.
Instructor
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Precious Metal Clay for the Silversmith
Noël Yovovich
Workshop ID: JE1021
Date: Thu-Sat • Sept 30-Oct 1-2
Time: 9am-4pm
Medium: PMC • Level: Open to All Levels
Member Tuition: $355 + materials fees
Non-Member Tuition: $380 + materials fees
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Concept
Within the last ten years, Silver Clay (PMC or Art Clay Silver) has expanded the creative opportunities for metalsmiths. By hand or with simple tools, students can mold, model, texture and construct an unlimited variety of small forms. When fired with a kiln or torch, the binder burns off and pure silver objects remain. This workshop is relevant for both the beginner and those with previous experience.
Experience
Noël will demonstrate the many possibilities of Silver Clay, including the texturing methods of imprinting natural objects such as leaves, purchased stamps, and creating texture sheets using a photocopier and polymer clay. Expect to finish several jewelry pieces by the end of the workshop. Silver clay, slip and paper type will be available for purchase, along with fine silver wire and small faceted stones. Students may also bring their own supplies.
Instructor
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Torch Fired Enamels
Sr. Rosemarita Huebner
Workshop ID: JE1022
Date: Thu-Sat • Oct 7-9
Time: 9am-4pm
Medium: Enamel • Level: Open to All Levels
Member Tuition: $355 + materials fees
Non-Member Tuition: $380 + materials fees
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Concept
Explore the many creative options and non-traditional techniques pairing enamels with copper foil including torch firing, lustering, and striking. Methods of texturing or embossing metal prior to enameling will also be covered.
Experience
Through demonstrations and hands-on work, learn methods of texturing or embossing metal prior to enameling using the rolling mill, rubbing, and blistering. Many new design and texture possibilities will also be explored through liquid, crackle and slush enamels.
Instructor
A Wisconsin native, Sister Rosemarita Huebner obtained MS and MFA degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has recently retired from the Art Department of Mt. Mary College, where she was on the faculty since 1965. As an artist, metalsmithing has been the primary expression for Sr. Rosemarita. Her hollowware and enameled creations include many liturgical objects, such as chalices and candlesticks. She lectures, teaches, and exhibits widely.