Metalsmithing for Beginners Tuesday 6-week Artist Series

Name: Metalsmithing for Beginners Tuesday 6-week Artist Series
Start: 2025-01-21T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-21T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Artascope Studios

Schedule

Tue Jan 21 2025 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Artascope Studios | Yarmouth, ME

Starts January 21st (Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for six weeks.)
Learn the basics of jewelry metalsmithing in a fun, relaxed atmosphere--no prior experience required. Each class will introduce tools and techniques to include hammering, soldering, and riveting, as well as ways to shape and texture metal. Class projects include a hammered cuff, fold-formed leaves and simple soldered rings as well as samples to inspire individual creativity and ways to customize projects. This series will also include important information on tool & equipment safety. A class overview can be emailed upon request.
Fee does not include materials. The required $25 materials supply kit can be purchased directly from the instructor. The kit includes brass and copper in various sizes of wire and sheet, one piece of sterling silver for a ring and some other materials to experiment with.
Optional: A selection of sterling silver wire and ready-made bezels and stones is available for additional purchase from the instructor (not required for class projects).
Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.
Open to adults only. Please contact us directly if you are interested in seeing metalsmithing options for teens.
About the instructor: Kim Round got her degree in art at Florida State University and taught jewelry workshops in Tallahassee, FL before making the move back home to Maine. She has been teaching Beginning Metalsmithing and other workshops at Artascope since 2016 and is thrilled to be part of a friendly & creative community. She is a member of the Maine Crafts Association and her work can be found at the Center for Maine Craft and Archipelago/The Island Institute store.