This class has prerequisites. Please see the description below before registering.
Beginner Jewelry Project Class is designed for jewelry artists that are new to the craft and looking for time in the studio with an instructor to build their confidence and tool proficiency.
In this 3 hour class you can practice your new skills, work on a project or learn something new with the guidance of the instructor.
Each class the instructor will demonstrate a new tool or technique.
Materials available for purchase:
Details:
Instructor Bio:
Sarah Jones is a BARN founding member, jewelry studio programming, and steering committee member. She is a local Bainbridge Island artist, and teacher with experience in fine metal arts, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, stained glass, and photography.
Because Sarah is a visual and tactile learner herself, her classes typically involve a lot of hands-on learning time. In addition, Sarah’s classes are accompanied by printed information and resources for her students to refer back to when practicing their new skills.
Sarah’s art has been displayed in the Seattle Metals Guild exhibitions and Bainbridge Arts & Craft exhibitions.
You can view her recent work on Instagram at: @sarahjonesjewelry and @foggyroaddesigns
This two-session class will introduce you to the art of stone cutting.
Learn how to cut and polish cabochons from rough, using various cutting and polishing equipment in the process. All base materials will be provided.
Students are welcome to bring any stones of their own that they have questions about or want to try cutting.
Completion of this Intro class gains you access to open studio time to use the lapidary equipment. This Intro class is also the prerequisite for all intermediate lapidary classes.
Instructor:
Karin Lee Luvaas is a local Bainbridge Island artist and jeweler. With an art degree in encaustics, painting and metal sculpture, Karin has studied under acclaimed jewelry masters Michael Boyd, Kent Raible, Petra Class, and Sarah Graham and achieved Graduate Jeweler status under Alan Revere of the world renowned Revere Academy of San Francisco, California. Karin is also a GIA certified Graduate Gemologist and holds a Jewelers of America Bench Jeweler Technician certificate.
Karin’s current work can be viewed on Instagram @karinluvaas.
Contact: [email protected]
Add dynamic color to your jewelry with enamel! This two session class will introduce you to the vast world of enameling.
Topics to be covered include:
Torch and kiln firing, painting and sifting techniques, metal preparation, and several enameling techniques. All base materials will be provided.
Completion of this Intro class gains you access to focused open studio for enameling and use of the enameling equipment. Open studio time for enameling is separate from general use open studio due to the sensitivity of the materials being used.
Karin Lee Luvaas is a local Bainbridge Island artist and jeweler. With an art degree in encaustics, painting and metal sculpture, Karin has studied under acclaimed enameling jewelry masters Linda Darty, Jessica Calderwood, Mi-Sook Hur, and Aurélie Guillaume. Karin achieved Graduate Jeweler status under Alan Revere of the world renowned Revere Academy of San Francisco, California, is also a GIA certified Graduate Gemologist and holds a Jewelers of America Bench Jeweler Technician certificate. Karin’s current work can be viewed on Instagram @karinluvaas.
This class has a prerequisite. Please read the details below before you register.
This is an exciting opportunity to practice casting your own work in precious metals. This is a hands-on experience. You will do every step in the casting process yourself so you need to be well versed and comfortable with the process. This is not a class, but more like an open studio for casting.
Intermediate-level skills required.
Important:
Session 1: Investing: Must arrive with your pieces sprued, weighed (don't forget to record your wax weight & bring it), and attached to the sprue base. Please attend an open studio on Monday or Wednesday PRIOR to this session to complete your sprue work. We have a casting locker for you to store your sprued flask.
BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition Assistance is available - click here to fill out the simple application before registering for a class. For those who might need physical assistance, please learn about BARN's Companion Program here.
Learn how to make shallow copper bowls and decorate them with enamel.
Day 1: Using the hydraulic press and silhouette dies, you will form shallow bowls out of copper sheet. You will also learn how to finish the edges using the belt sander and grinder.
Day 2: Learn sifting techniques for bowls and decorate your copper bowls with enamel.
Students should bring:
Instructors:
Joan Hammond began working in metal in 1994 when she started taking metalsmithing classes as an antidote to documenting computer software. What she discovered was a medium that not only utilized her previous training in painting, printmaking, and ceramics but also opened the possibilities of creating art that can be worn. Family artifacts and history, plants and animals, and the textiles and jewelry of non-Western cultures inspire her current work, which she executes using various fabrication techniques, including chasing and repoussé.
Hammond exhibits locally and nationally, and her work has been published in Metalsmith magazine’s Exhibition in Print. She is a member of the Seattle Metals Guild; has served on the Board of Northwest Designer craftsmen; and co-chaired a national conference for the Society of North American Goldsmiths. She is currently the Lead for the Jewelry and Fine Metals Studio at BARN.
This two-day class is designed for students of all levels to become familiar with the jewelry studio space and tools. You will learn how to safely and efficiently use jeweler's tools through instructor demonstration and guided hands-on practice exercises. Students will start with a studio tour/facility walk through, studio guidelines, safety and policies. In addition, you will learn how to order materials & tools, acquire a jewelry studio skills card and learn about our open studio protocols.
The skills you will be introduced to are: how to safely use a jeweler’s saw, bench shear, step shear, disc cutters, files, hammer identification, stamping tools, dapping tools, pliers, rolling mill, and flex shaft.
All of these skills will help you feel more comfortable and confident in our studio or yours and ready you for project classes. Each student gets to take home their sample exercises and handouts for future practice and revision.
This class is a prerequisite for other Jewelry Studio classes.
Sarah Jones is a BARN founding member, jewelry studio programming and steering committee member. She is a local Bainbridge Island artist, and teacher with experience in fine metal arts, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, stained glass, and photography.
You can view her recent work on Instagram at: @sarahjonesjewelry and @foggyroaddesigns.
Learning how to form metal using the hydraulic press opens new possibilities for your work! In this skills-focused class, you’ll learn how to:
Texture metal using the rolling mill
Create dimensional squares, diamonds, teardrops, and other shapes using pre-made dies in the hydraulic press
Cut metal shapes using pancake dies
Cut your own silhouette dies out of cast acrylic
You can use the metal shapes that you textured and formed as is or enamel them at a later date.
Supplies Needed:
This relaxing and satisfying class is the perfect introduction to working with wire and beads. Students will review the basics of wire gauges and bead sizes as well as basic wire shaping and wrapping skills to make this fun and versatile bracelet.
Learn the basic pattern as well as some fun variations in this workshop and you will be able to wrap up personalized, colorful jewelry for all your family and friends!
Chris Eisenberg discovered beading while recovering from an accident and the resulting traumatic brain injury. Beading was her therapy and credits it for helping her become whole again. Chris has a doctorate in classical piano performance from the University of Northern Colorado and is a performance coach and collaborator at Central Washington University. She has previously taught workshops at the Autumn Artist Retreat and in the Iron Mountain Arts studio near Port Gamble.
In this class you will learn different application methods for working with transparent enamels.
We will be using copper to create our sample pieces. Several demos will be given including using transparent enamel on sterling silver.
You may also be interested in signing up for Hydraulic Press Skills: Add Texture and Dimension to Your Work being held September 20 & 22.
In this one day class, you will learn through instructor demonstration and guided hands-on practice exercises: how to safely set up a soldering station, ignite your torch, anneal and begin to solder metal together.
You will be given the opportunity to work with the industry-standard Smith® Little torch and propane/oxygen torch during this class.
All of the skills learned in this class will help you feel more comfortable and confident in our studio or yours and ready you for project classes. This class will also help you in acquiring a studio skills card for access to the torches during jewelry open studio times. You will get to take home your soldering sample exercises and handouts for future practice and revision.
**This workshop will be conducted via live streaming with Zoom..**
A special addition in the ongoing "Beaded Ropes" series...weaving with two holed beads! An easy and mesmerizing weave using Super Duo beads woven around a leather cord which results in a softly flowing rope perfect for a bracelet or necklace!
Good for beginners... fun for all levels!
Students should have good light, reading glasses, pencil, tape measure, coffee!
Students will be mailed a kit with the needed beading supplies.
A Zoom link to join this online event will be sent to the email you registered with one day prior to each session. Please watch for this email. You may need to check your spam folder.
Chris Eisenberg discovered beading while recovering from an accident and the resulting traumatic brain injury. Beading was intensive therapy for Chris and has been medically credited for helping restore significant brain function. Chris holds a PhD in classical piano performance and opera direction from the University of Northern Colorado and is currently on the faculty at Central Washington University in Ellensburg WA as a performance coach and collaborator. She has previously taught art workshops at the Autumn Artist Retreat and in the Iron Mountain Arts studio near Port Gamble.
This 2 session class will introduce you to wax carving with its tools and techniques. You will have hands-on time laying out your design, carving, cutting, welding and filing away wax to expose your model. These models are used in the lost wax casting process. *We won’t be casting the models in this class.
Any carving tools you have that you would like to use
Design ideas you want to use or discuss
Magnification if you want your own
Apron
Wax pen if you have one
Stones you want to make a setting for. We probably won’t use them, but we can at least talk about them.
This class is for beginners and beyond. No jewelry experience needed for this class. but casting experience is recommended. (We will not be casting the finished model in this class, so you will leave class with whatever wax you have carved.) If you have no casting experience at BARN, we recommend you sign up for Lost Wax Casting. If you want to enroll, this class fills quickly and is coming up right after Wax Carving class, so don’t delay.
This class is a prerequisite for Wax Carving 2
Jody Lyle is a goldsmith with over 25 years of experience designing and making jewelry. She graduated from the University of North Texas where she studied with Harlan Butt and has continued her education over the years with classes with masters, apprenticeships, trade school training, skill-building classes, and lots of bench time. She believes in learning by doing, listening to others’ experiences, and looking at how things are made around you. Her main focus right now is wax carving, fabrication, chasing, and repoussé. She works mostly with silver, gold, steel, rock, semi-precious and precious stones to create fun and beautiful pieces to be worn and enjoyed. Her work can be seen on Instagram @movingmetals and Flickr.
This two session class will introduce you to the art of stone cutting.
This easy bead weaving project is suitable for beginning and seasoned beaders
alike. The supply kit will contain all materials needed to make four tiny pumpkins ... two pairs of seasonal earrings or a set of charms. The class will introduce and review the basics of bead weaving.
Bring glasses (as needed), sense of adventure and some patience!!!
Instructor:Chris Eisenberg discovered beading while recovering from an accident and the resulting traumatic brain injury. Beading was her therapy and credits it for helping her become whole again. Chris has a doctorate in classical piano performance from the University of Northern Colorado and is a performance coach and collaborator at Central Washington University. She has previously taught workshops at the Autumn Artist Retreat and in the Iron Mountain Arts studio near Port Gamble.
During this course, you will be introduced to the process of lost wax casting (starting with a wax piece and finishing with a metal piece). Using an assortment of waxes and materials, students will gain the basic skills of creating models. General information and some history on different methods of lost wax casting will be discussed, from the creation of a model to the completion of the metal casting. There will be some hands-on time to make a model, then students will sprue and invest their model.
Pieces will be burned out in time for the second class where the students will be pouring their metal. The techniques of cleaning up and finishing metal casting will be covered.
You will be introduced to different waxes to work with but this is not a wax carving class.
There is a $35 materials fee included in the tuition price.
Masks are required for all activities in the Jewelry studio at this time.
Please click here for BARN's current COVID-19 health & safety protocols.
Karin Lee Luvaas is a local Bainbridge Island artist and jeweler. With an art degree in encaustics, painting, and metal sculpture, Karin has studied under acclaimed jewelry masters Michael Boyd, Kent Raible, Petra Class, and Sarah Graham and achieved Graduate Jeweler status under Alan Revere of the world-renowned Revere Academy of San Francisco, California. Karin is also a GIA certified Graduate Gemologist and holds a Jewelers of America Bench Jeweler Technician certificate. Karin’s current work can be viewed on Instagram @karinluvaas.
Precious Metal Clay is a clay-like material made up of fine metal particles, an organic binder and water. Working with PMC is similar to playing with PlayDoh as it can be rolled, shaped, textured, molded, and carved to your imagination's delight. Pieces are fired in a kiln which burns off the binder and melts the particles together into a solid metal finished work of art.
This class will review the basics of working with metal clay and will be comfortable for both beginners and intermediate PMC enthusiasts. On day one, a variety of ring styles will be discussed and design elements explored. Students will learn about clay shrinkage and how to size rings accordingly. Stone setting in PMC will be covered and a variety of crystals will be available to incorporate into pieces All participants will be able to create a number of different rings for over night firing. Day two will allow for discussion of the fired pieces and cover a variety of finishing techniques for them. Students should have time to continue working with their remaining clay and options for additional firing.
Learn or review the basics of Precious Metal Clay while making a variety of unique and captivating beads. A variety of shaping, molding and construction techniques will be explored as well as ideas of how to utilize your beautiful beads in finished jewelry.
Bring glasses playfulness and imagination!
Learn how to add 24k gold to your creations, using an ancient Korean technique called Keum-boo.
During this project class you will make a pendant or a pair of earrings out of .999 fine silver. Then learn how to bond 24k gold to it creating a stunning and unique piece of wearable art.
The materials and tools needed for the project will be provided for use during this class.
Learn how to carve a pendant out of wax and then fill the cells with enamel. Champlevé is a type of enamelwork made by cutting away or creating cells in a metal plate and then filling with colored enamel.
Day 1: Learn how to design, carve, and shape a wax pendant that will be cast in sterling silver.
Day 2: Learn the art of champlevé enameling. Wet packing, kiln firing, and cleaning will all be covered.
This is a beginner/intermediate class. No experience necessary.
Instructor Bios:
Karin Lee Luvaas is a local Bainbridge Island artist and jeweler. With an art degree in encaustics, painting, and metal sculpture, Karin has studied under acclaimed jewelry masters Michael Boyd, Kent Raible, Petra Class, and Sarah Graham and achieved Graduate Jeweler status under Alan Revere of the world-renowned Revere Academy of San Francisco, California. Karin is also a GIA certified Graduate Gemologist and holds a Jewelers of America Bench Jeweler Technician certificate.
