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 Course Descriptions Jewelry Fabrication Students will learn basic design and fabrication techniques including the use of different torches and their applications, sawing, filing and flex shaft techniques. Stone setting techniques will be covered along with more advanced techniques such as: forged wire fabrication, hydraulic forming, multiple surface embellishment techniques, and as appropriate, advanced setting techniques. Students will create 2-3 pieces utilizing formed, forged and fabricated metals. Cost: $485.00 Returning students $465 Pre-Registration Discount ends Next Courses Offered: Tuesday Afternoons: TBD 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Instructor: Michael Schwartz Tuesday Evenings: TBD 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Instructor: Paul Brackna See his work at: http://www.pbjewelrydesigns.com & Michael Schwartz Saturday Mornings: TBD 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Instructor: Michael Schwartz Advanced Fabrication This course is designed for students with considerable design experience and fabrication skills. Students will focus on projects involving advanced stone setting techniques with hands on demonstrations throughout the course. Tube, bezel, beaded and flush setting will be demonstrated and practiced as well as creative combinations of techniques such as the use of forged textures, patinas and keum-boo, an ancient Korean applique technique. Cost: $485.00 Returning students $465 Pre-Registration Discount ends Thursday Afternoon: TBD 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Instructor: Michael Schwartz Thursday Evenings: TBD 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Instructor: Michael Schwartz Casting I Students will learn basic design, layout and wax work for lost wax centrifugal casting. Students will cast and complete three or more of their own sculpted pieces, which may include stones. There will be demonstrations on gravity, vacuum and cuttlefish bone casting. Alternative low cost methods of casting will be demonstrated as well as an introduction to more advanced systems. Both vulcanized and cold molding techniques will be introduced. Cost: $485.00 Returning students $465 Pre-Registration Discount ends Next Courses Offered: Wednesday Evening: TBD 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Instructor: Michael Schwartz Saturday Afternoon: TBD 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Michael Schwartz Enameling Students will design and fuse enamel to fine silver or copper. Typically, a piece is fired as few as 6 or as many as 70 times, each firing with a new application of enamel. Studio Bench Sessions CM School of Design is now offering Studio Bench Sessions for students who have taken a minimum of 2 courses with us. These sessions are offered to our current and past students as additional bench time. These sessions are for independent study and there is no instruction. Students must bring all material needed; there will be no material for sale during these sessions. It is mandatory that students are checked out on specific tools and authorized to attend by Michael. Cost: $300 for all eight sessions; or $170.00 for four sessions and $45.00 per additional 3 hour session. Pre-Registration Discount ends Registration and fees are required prior to start date. As with regular classes; a minimum of 6 students is required for class to carry. Interim Bench Sessions: between Winter, Spring and Fall are FREE to those who pre-register for all 8 Open Bench Sessions for the upcoming semester. Spring Studio Bench Sessions Offered: Monday Evenings: (TBD) 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Hand Engraving Two Day Workshop Instructor Clancy Sweitzer has 30 years of experience in hand engraving from his early years at Woodward and Lothrop and three years at the Bureau of Engraving, specializing in money plates, stamps and bank notes. He was head engraver at Galt & Bros. Jewelers and the chief engraver at Abercrombie & Co. In this Two-day intensive workshop students will learn proper techniques in tool selection, sharpening, image transfers and specific engraving techniques with square, round and flat tools for cutting patterns and forming letters. Workshop is limited to 10 students. Cost: $285 (tool list will be provided) Next Workshop Scheduled: Saturday & Sunday (8/13 - 8/14) 10 AM - 4 PM CREATIVE METALWORKS SCHOOL OF DESIGN Phone:(301) 933-1500 Refund Policy |
