MASTER VISITING ARTIST: The Art of Cocktail Rings: Carve, Cast, and Set

Name: MASTER VISITING ARTIST: The Art of Cocktail Rings: Carve, Cast, and Set
Start: 2025-02-10T09:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-12T16:30:00-05:00
Location: 811 Park Place, West Palm Beach, FL, United States, Florida 33401

Schedule

Mon, 10 Feb, 2025 at 09:30 am to Wed, 12 Feb, 2025 at 04:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

811 Park Place, West Palm Beach, FL, United States, Florida 33401 | West Palm Beach, FL

Discover the artistry of creating your own elaborate cocktail ring in this immersive three-day workshop. Participants will design and carve their unique ring in wax, learning techniques like stone setting in wax (including bezel, prong, pavé, and flush settings). Demonstrations will cover both working in hard or soft wax, you’ll master the skills to integrate faceted, cabochon, and mille gemstones into stunning designs.
Your wax model will be cast in silver, bronze, or gold. Bring a variety of your own gemstones to explore the possibilities of unique cuts and interesting pavé arrangements.
ABOUT SHANA KROIZ
Native Baltimorean Shana Kroiz is known for her experimental enamels and as a jewelry educator. Throughout her career, Kroiz has been involved in teaching and promoting the growth of jewelry as a recognizable art form. Kroiz is currently working as a full-time studio artist while teaching classes and workshops at the Baltimore Jewelry Center a non-profit she helped found. She was the founder and former director of the Maryland Institute College of Art Jewelry Center, where she also taught for 22 years. Kroiz is the former director of the 92nd Street Y’s Jewelry Center. She received her BFA with Honors from Parsons School of Design and her MFA from Towson University.
Kroiz exhibits her one-of-a-kind sculptural enamel and metalwork nationally and internationally. Her work is exhibited in the permanent collections in museums and galleries across the country and she has also been published in numerous books and articles.
Artist Statement
Shana Kroiz - Jewelry inspired by ancient and aquatic forms, celebrates the sensuality of the feminine form with boldness and sophistication. Kroiz’s artistic integrity and fine craftsmanship capture the seduction of color and form with her use of high-karat golds fused with low-fused enamels (powder coating) over hand-carved sculptural forms. Her exquisite sculptural jewelry creates movement and fluidity, allowing each woman to express her own unique elegance.