Jewelry

Introduction to Silver and Fused Glass with Jamie Halpern and Katrina Jameson – G25030405

Jewelry has many forms including simple silver rings or pendants, or it can be more elaborate including precious or semi-precious stones or objects made of glass. This class is for beginning and experienced students and will teach basic and advanced silversmithing skills and the creation of fused glass cabochons to incorporate into silver projects such […] ...

23 - 29 Mar

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Silver Clay Workshop with Liza Samuel – G25030408

Learn how to make sterling-silver jewelry without hammering or soldering in this workshop with jewelryartist, Liza Samuel. Using silver metal clay, a clay-like material made of fine particles of sterling silver,water, and a nontoxic binder, participants will mold, texture, and layer the material to make a pendantusing simple tools. The work will then be dried […] ...

28 - 30 Mar

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Bolos Ties: A Western TRadition with Brandon Ruppert – G25030503

This class is designed to accompany the Ghost Ranch Bluegrass Festival and is a hands-on course in silver jewelry-making for students both new to silversmithing or who already have basic silversmith skills. Students will learn to construct a Bolo tie, a form of neckwear that emerged in the 1940s and has developed into beautiful styles […] ...

02 - 06 Apr

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Introduction to Southwest Silversmithing with Jamie Halpern and Susie Sawin – G25070101

Learn the basic skills of Southwest-style silversmithing in the awe-inspiring Ghost Ranch jewelry studio. Experience hands-on work in sawing, soldering, stone-setting, and finishing beautiful jewelry. Techniques are demonstrated but learning will come from actually doing the work. Problem solving is a significant part of this learning process. Studio work will be supplemented by demonstrations and […] ...

06 - 12 Jul

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Stone, Shell and Silver: Lapidary Jewelry with Jamie Halpern & Susie Sawin – G25070201

This is an intermediate/advanced course in jewelry-making and lapidary art for students who already have basic silversmith skills. Students will learn lapidary and silver channel inlay construction using semi-precious stones and shell. Students will leave the class with wearable jewelry art and a discovery of their own creative potential. To be fair for all students […] ...

13 - 19 Jul

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Beginning Southwest Silversmithing and Open Studio with Jamie Halpern – G25070301

Beginning students will learn the basic skills of Southwest-style silversmithing in the awe-inspiring Ghost Ranch jewelry studio. Experienced students who already have basic silversmith skills and wish to work independently will have open use of the Ghost Ranch silversmith studio, with optional silversmith and lapidary coaching. Beginners will experience hands-on work in sawing, soldering, stone-setting, […] ...

20 - 26 Jul

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Contemporary Southwest Silver with Bill Derrevere – G25090306

This course is designed to develop skills related to making silver jewelry. We will introduce jewelry tools and how to use them. We will explain silver soldering and discuss the torch. Surface embellishment(stamping, hammer techniques and hand engraving) will be demonstrated. Looking forward to your designing and problem solving..I am excited to share the idea […] ...

21 - 27 Sep

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Introduction to Southwest Silversmithing with Jamie Halpern – G25090401

Learn the basic skills of Southwest-style silversmithing in the Ghost Ranch jewelry studio. Experience hands-on work in designing, sawing, soldering, stone-setting, and finishing beautiful jewelry. Techniques are demonstrated but learning will come from doing the work yourself and problem solving is a significant part of this learning process.  Studio work will be supplemented by demonstrations, […] ...

28 Sep - 04 Oct

All Day

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