Bracelets with Charm

Amelia Toelke is a visual artist whose work is rooted in the history of adornment, decoration, and material culture. An interest in public art, collaboration and teaching guides informs her multidisciplinary practice. Toelke has taught and led workshops at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Metal Works, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Peters Valley School of Craft, Penland School of Craft, and is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at New Paltz. She lives in her hometown, Chatham, NY.

• Closed toed shoes
• Natural fiber clothing (coveralls)
• Tools are provided but if you’d like to bring your own jeweler’s tools, please do.
• Photos for inspiration
• Small items like stones or found objects to incorporate into charms.

Optional:

If you’d like to make sterling silver charms, you may bring a 20-gauge silver sheet. The size will depend on your designs and the number of charms you plan to create. A 3″ × 3″ sheet of 20-gauge sterling silver is typically sufficient for about nine 1″ charms.

• Beginner (No previous experience working with metals)
• All levels (Some basic fabrication skills in metal helpful)
• No Portfolio required

• 36” – 14 gauge sterling silver wire
• 4” – 12 gauge sterling silver wire
• 12” – 18 gauge sterling silver wire
• 6” – Sterling silver bezel 
• 3” x 3” 20 gauge Brass sheet
• 3” x 3” 20 gauge copper sheet 
• Assorted brass and copper wire
• 8mm x 10mm cabochon 
• Saw blades
• N95 dust mask
• Safety glasses
• Soldering gas
• Other design and studio consumables

Classes run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., followed by a lunch break. Afternoon sessions resume at 1:00 p.m. and continue until 4:00 p.m. Dinner is served at 5:00 p.m., after which students typically have access to open studio hours in the evening.