Instructor: Amelia Toelke
This workshop will focus on the creation of a sterling silver charm bracelet adorned with charms designed by participants. Learn precision soldering techniques that focus on chain making, sweat soldering, small-scale construction and fabrication with sheet and wire.
Instructor: Sondra Sherman Finding inspiration from California native plants, students will learn how to develop patterns from organic forms, adding lightweight dimensional richness to jewelry.
Instructor: Richard Tsosie (Navajo) Learn to design patterns and craft vibrant collages from semi-precious stones while gaining hands-on experience with lapidary equipment. You’ll cut, grind, and polish your stones, then set them into a silver bracelet form of your own creation! *Due to popular demand, we are excited to offer this second Navajo Inlay Jewelry session. You may enroll in both weeks or just one. For returning students, this is the opportunity to dive deeper into your newly established jewelrymaking skills and work on additional projects or continue a larger project.
Instructor: Richard Tsosie (Navajo) Design patterns and create colorful collages in semi-precious stones as you learn how to operate lapidary equipment to cut, grind, and polish stones to set into a silver bracelet form you will create! *Due to popular demand, we are excited to offer two Navajo Inlay Jewelry sessions. You may enroll in both weeks or just one. For returning students, the second session provides the opportunity to dive deeper into your newly established jewelry making skills and work on additional projects or continue a larger project.
