Teacher/Instructor/Artist
Professional Art Jeweler
and Metalsmith
silver/gold/platinum
Fiber and Ceramic Artist
Atlanta, GA
joanne@joannehernandezmetals.com
www.joannehernandezmetals.com
www.recklesseyestudio.com
Summer 2026
I am back and I am excited to be teaching again and being a full-time artist!
My summer schedule is from
June 8, 2026 to August 28, 2026
Want to see what students have created? Images of student work is within the class description galleries.
I am teaching now both at Spruill Center for the Arts and at Atlanta Jewelry Arts with Donna D'Aquino in Marietta
Mondays!
Beginning Jewelry and Metalsmithing-
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Come learn the art of jewelry and metals in a fun, relaxed, focused and encouraging environment.
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Project-based instruction! Projects change every quarter. A bezel setting for a cabochon covered every quarter.
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Learn the basic techniques of jewelry fabrication and metalsmithing by making pieces such as earrings, bracelets, pendants, and rings. Students will learn hard silver soldering with a torch, piercing, finishing, forming, forging, and bezel stone setting. Sterling silver/Red brass/Copper
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$315.00- 3 1/2 hour weekly classes for 8 weeks
Atlanta Jewelry Arts
The Artisan Resource Center
585 Cobb Parkway SE
Studio C2
Marietta, GA 30060
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Monday nights - * June 8 to July 27, 2026
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6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Fridays!
Jewelry UFOs and Independent Study- 3 classes/3-week sessions!
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Come and finally finish your jewelry UFOs (Un-Finished Objects) or focus on independent work in the Spruill studio with one-on-one Instructor assistance and guidance. Students will have the support and information to successfully complete unfinished projects and/or have the needed input and suggestions in fabrication, technique, and design of independent work. This class has no specific projects or demonstrations, but rather individual help. Students also have the opportunity and option to develop additional problem-solving skills while listening to and watching during other student's jewelry "consultations". The class maximum is 8 students.
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3 1/2 hour class for 3 classes
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$190 member/ $210 member
Spruill Center for the Arts
5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Summer Quarter registration opens May 26, 2026
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Friday mornings - * June 26, 2026 to July 17, 2026. Exception date: 7/3/2026
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10am to 1:30pm
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Friday mornings - * July 24, 2026 to August 7, 2026. No exception dates
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10am to 1:30pm
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Friday mornings - * August 14, 2026 to August 28, 2026. No exception dates
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10am to 1:30pm
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Techniques used: hydraulic press, precision fabrication and soldering, hinges
Techniques used: hydraulic press, precision fabrication and soldering, hinges
Techniques used: hydraulic press, precision fabrication and soldering, enameling, cold connections, wire constructed pin assembly
Techniques used: hydraulic press, precision fabrication and soldering, hinges
Tuesdays!
Intermediate/Advanced Jewelry Fabrication and Design-
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Gain confidence and satisfaction in your work by deepening your skills and focusing on personal aesthetic through one-on-one guidance on your independent projects as well as design/technique projects, group discussions and class demonstrations. Topics will include design, the creative process, taking your work to the next level, technical developments, and making a living as an artist.
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3 hour class weekly- 10 weeks
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$400.00 member/ $420 non-member
Spruill Center for the Arts
5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Summer Quarter registration opens May 26, 2026
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Tuesday mornings- June 23, 2026 to August 25, 2026
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10 am - 1:00pm
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Tuesday evenings- June 23, 2026 to August 25, 2026
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6:30-9:30pm
** REMEMBER TO PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME TO THE WAITLIST IF CLASS IS FULL **
Friday nights!
UV Resin- FLOWERS!
Come have fun and discover the magic and creative possibilities of UV resin. Durable and versatile clear UV resin can create magical mini-worlds for jewelry, mixed media art and other decorative and functional objects. Pigments and various materials/objects are suspended within silicone molds using multi-layer pours and manipulation, utilizing transparency, translucency, and opacity. Students will complete up to 3 pieces, which can be pendants and/or earrings. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED and all materials and jewelry findings are included in the class cost. We will be working on a small scale with tweezers, so bring any optical assistance/glasses if needed. Also, we will wear nitrile gloves and clean-up with isopropyl alcohol.
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2 1/2 hour single class
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$140 member/ $160 non-member
Spruill Center for the Arts
5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Summer Quarter registration opens May 26, 2026
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Friday evening- July 10, 2026
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7- 9:30pm
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Friday evening- August 7, 2026
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7- 9:30pm
Friday nights!
UV Resin- CLOUDS!
Come have fun and discover the magic and creative possibilities of UV resin. Durable and versatile clear UV resin can create magical mini-worlds for jewelry, mixed media art and other decorative and functional objects. Pigments and various materials/objects are suspended within silicone molds using multi-layer pours and manipulation, utilizing transparency, translucency, and opacity. Students will complete up to 3 pieces, which can be pendants and/or earrings. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED and all materials and jewelry findings are included in the class cost. We will be working on a small scale with tweezers, so bring any optical assistance/glasses if needed. Also, we will wear nitrile gloves and clean-up with isopropyl alcohol.
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2 1/2 hour single class
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$140 member/ $160 non-member
Spruill Center for the Arts
5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Summer Quarter registration opens May 26, 2026
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Friday evening- July 17, 2026
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7- 9:30pm
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Friday evening- August 14, 2026
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7- 9:30pm
Friday nights!
UV Resin- GALAXY!
Come have fun and discover the magic and creative possibilities of UV resin. Durable and versatile clear UV resin can create magical mini-worlds for jewelry, mixed media art and other decorative and functional objects. Pigments and various materials/objects are suspended within silicone molds using multi-layer pours and manipulation, utilizing transparency, translucency, and opacity. Students will complete up to 3 pieces, which can be pendants and/or earrings. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED and all materials and jewelry findings are included in the class cost. We will be working on a small scale with tweezers, so bring any optical assistance/glasses if needed. Also, we will wear nitrile gloves and clean-up with isopropyl alcohol.
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2 1/2 hour single class
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$140 member/ $160 non-member
Spruill Center for the Arts
5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Summer Quarter registration opens May 26, 2026
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Friday evening- July 24, 2026
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7pm - 9:30pm
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Friday evening- August 21, 2026
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7pm - 9:30pm
Sept.12-13, 2026- Weekend workshop!
INDIGO Dyeing with SHIBORI Resist Workshop
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Discover the world of shibori resist combined with the magic of indigo dyeing to create beautiful 100% cotton 22" X 22" bandanas that are great gifts, add fabric to your sewing stash and can also be used to sustainably wrap gifts! Students will learn several different ways to create striking white patterns by combining fabric with physical resists—such as folding, stitching, wood clamping, and wrapping—then dip-dyeing in a traditional indigo vat for a rich blue contrast. The reduction strikes and transforms before our eyes after the fabric is removed from the vat and exposed to oxygen. Saturday we will be dyeing up to 8 bandanas. On Sunday, we will do the final rinse and iron, and find inspiration in finished pieces. We will take a lunch break on Saturday. No experience is necessary and all materials are included in the class price.
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Weekend Workshop: September 12 and 13, 2026
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Saturday: 10am - 5pm and Sunday: 10am-12 noon
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$295 member/ $315 non-member
Spruill Center for the Arts
5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Summer Quarter registration opens May 26, 2026
FALL 2026
All classes and workshops I have taught ...
Spring Batik and Watercolor Scarves
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Come spend 2 lovely afternoons creating your own beautiful and shimmering scarves! We will apply hot soy wax resist to create lines and patterns and then hand-paint vibrant fabric dyes to 8" x 54" 100% Habotai silk scarves and watch our spring scarves bloom with color. Students can create 5 scarves in the Saturday class using batik technique, as well as watercolor painting and salt effects! There will be a 30 minute lunch break and students can bring food/drink. On Sunday students set the dyes and remove batik wax. Students are encouraged to bring a clothes iron from home on Sunday. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED. All materials are included in the Materials Fee of $50, PAYABLE TO INSTRUCTOR at workshop. Registration deadline- 2 weeks before workshop.
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Saturday and Sunday, January 13-14, 2024
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SAT- 10 AM to 6:00 PM and SUN: 10 AM to 1 PM
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$225 member
HOLLOW RINGS
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Come discover the versatility and dimensional possibilities of hollow constructed rings! Fabricated with flat sheet, these special rings are great for special techniques, sculptural exploration, and and multiple surfaces to consider with texture, pattern, stone settings, and appliques. An info-packed workshop and students will work on their own hollow ring.
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Saturday and Sunday, February 17-18, 2024- 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
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$292 member
TRANSFORM YOUR SCRAP- CASTING AND ROLLING INGOTS
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Come have an exciting time in the studio playing with fire and learning how to turn your clean sterling silver scrap into workable sheet and wire ready for your next jewelry project. Students will melt their sterling silver scrap, with added sterling silver casting grain, in a crucible and pour into both sheet and wire steel ingots molds. Then, students will roll and roll and draw the ingots into workable gauges and profiles. Saturday we will pour metal and Sunday we will roll and draw. On Sunday, two sheet and two wire rolling mills will be in the classroom and the class time will be split into 2 groups of 4 students. This class has a 8 student maximum. NOTE: Rolling sheet and drawing wire is a continuous and strenuous activity. PREREQUISITE: 3 Jewelry/Metalsmithing classes or permission of the instructor. See the Supply List at www.spruillarts.org for further information regarding preparing your scrap, casting grain cost and information needed for workshop. Registration cut-off two weeks prior to the first day of class.
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Saturday, March 9-10, 2024
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10 am to 4:30 pm
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$302 member
Sterling silver casting grain, scrap, cast ingots and wire
Sterling silver casting grain, scrap, cast ingots and wire
FLUSH SETTING ONE-DAY WORKSHOP
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Add a beautiful setting technique to your jewelry designs! Flush setting is a clean and modern stone setting technique where a faceted stone is set into the metal's surface without the need for bezels, tubes or prongs. Students will learn setting parameters, fabrication requirements, how to make setting tools, setting round faceted stones, and clean-up. $35 to instructor for materials.
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Saturday, September 23, 2023
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10 am to 5:00 pm
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$177 non-member
Earrings!- Fun one-day jewelry introduction
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Come experience what Jewelry Making is all about in this great one day hands-on workshop. You will explore the basics of surface design forging and torch techniques while creating and completing several pairs of earrings. No experience is necessary and ALL MATERIALS AND TOOLS ARE INCLUDED to complete your projects.
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Saturday August 20, 2022
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10 am to 4 pm
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$145 non-member
HANDMADE HOLIDAYS: SILVER EARRINGS
Come have a great day using basic jewelry techniques to create beautiful one-of-a-kind earrings to give as great gifts! We will make 6 pairs of sterling silver-filled earrings, 3 pairs in 2 styles with fun variations. Everyone will leave with their earrings gift-wrapped with customizable earring cards and gift boxes/ribbon. You will be as delighted with your gifts as those who receive them! We will take a 30 minute lunch break. No experience necessary and ALL MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED in the cost of the class.
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Saturday, December 4, 2021
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10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
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$165 non-member
**** FINISHED ****
Even More Bezels- Cut-tab Bezels
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In this fun and focused workshop, discover the world of fabricated cut-tab bezels. These constructed bezel settings will offer more design options and a way to set stones in a bold modern way in your jewelry making. Topics include object parameters, structural and soldering considerations, design and setting possibilities for creating more personalized jewelry. Students will be able to complete at least one finished bezel jewelry piece. PREREQUISITE: Three Beginning Jewelry and Metalsmithing classes at the Spruill Center for the Arts or permission of the instructor.
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Saturday and Sunday, October 2 & 3, 2021
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10 AM to 4:30 PM
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$242 non-member
**** FINISHED ****
Salt Silk Scarves- Handmade Holidays
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Come relax and create beautiful and luxurious gifts, for yourself and your special someone(s). Students will hand-dye four 8" x 52" 100% Habotai silk shimmering scarves by applying vibrant transparent silk dyes with the addition of rock salt, ice and other resists to create one-of-a-kind watercolor effects, textures and patterns. All silk scarves will be prepped by Joanne- scoured, ironed and mounted so you have a fun weekend discovering the joy of silk dyeing without the extra time and investment! Information on the overall process and specifics will be discussed in a supportive and helpful classroom. For more info and images, please visit www.joannehernandezmetals.com. No experience necessary and ALL MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED in the cost of the class.
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Saturday and Sunday, November 6 & 7, 2021
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Saturday from 12noon-4:30pm & Sunday 10am-12pm
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$230 non-member
**** FINISHED ****
Brooch Revival Series: Broaching Radial Symmetry
#3 in series of 3 workshops
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Come and get swept away by the lovely symmetry of flower petals in this workshop creating your own floral branch brooch! We will apply basic jewelry and metalsmithing skills such as forging, piercing and stone setting to sheet, wire, pre-made bezel cups and miniature screws, and enjoy a fun way to use a traditional cold connection. By combining basic soldering and cold connections students will discover the ability to create visually complicated designs without advanced soldering skills, without screw heads visible, and with ultimate control over metal color and finish. This project can open up a "world of possibilities" for each student- the art of brooches, a dynamic construction technique and the color of metal.
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10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
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$ 242 non-member
**** FINISHED ****
Bevy of Bezels workshop
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In this information-rich workshop, learn all the aspects of fabricating bezel settings for simple to unusual shaped cabochons, finished enamels, alternative materials, and found objects. Students will learn to fuse fine silver bezel strip, allowing for cleaner settings while avoiding the removal of frustrating bezel wall solder seams. Topics include object parameters, structural and soldering considerations, design and setting possibilities for creating more personalized jewelry. Students will be able to complete at least one finished bezel jewelry piece.
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Saturday and Sunday, March 23 - 24, 2022
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$232 member
Even More Bezels workshop- REVERSE BEZELS
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In this fun and focused workshop, discover the world of reverse bezels. These great bezel settings will offer more design options and a way to set stones in an open modern way in your jewelry making. Topics include object parameters, structural and soldering considerations, design and setting possibilities for creating more personalized jewelry. Students will be able to complete at least one finished bezel jewelry piece. There are prerequisites for this workshop.
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Saturday and Sunday, June 5-6, 2021
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10 AM to 4:30 PM
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$242 member
Don't Fear the Mini-Torch
Come get comfortable with and discover what the mini-torch can do for your jewelry designs. Although not a standard soldering torch for silver, the high heat mini-torch allows us to achieve fun and specialized techniques by both melting and soldering. Students will learn oxy/fuel torch basics and safety, as well as utilize these new techniques to create a necklace. Materials are included in the Materials Kit Fee of approx. $20.00 PAYABLE TO THE INSTRUCTOR at the time of the workshop.
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Saturday, April 17, 2021- FINISHED AND COMPLETED
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10 AM to 5 PM
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$167 member
Bracelets: Fun one-day introduction
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Come experience what Jewelry and Metalsmithing is all about in this one-day hands-on class. You will explore the basics of surface design, forging and torch techniques while creating and completing bunches of bracelets. No experience is necessary and ALL TOOLS AND MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED to complete your projects.
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Saturday, May 8, 2021
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10AM to 2:00 PM
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$145 non-member
Introduction to Torch-fired Enamels
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Come have fun and discover the color, pattern and texture of torch-fired enameling. We will learn the basics of glass on metal with both opaque and transparent enamels applied by sifting and wet application. We will create design and pattern with stencils, foils, textured metal, stringers, and glass seed beads. Students will make several pairs of earrings and/or pendant/centerpieces. Materials are included in the Materials Kit Fee of approximately $40.00 PAYABLE TO THE INSTRUCTOR at the time of the workshop.
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Saturday and Sunday, September 10-11, 2022
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10:00 AM to 5:30 PM
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$317 non-member
GREAT IMPRESSIONS- EMBOSSING AND THE HYDRAULIC PRESS
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Come and discover the visual excitement you can add to your work with the dramatic surface topography created with embossing and the hydraulic press. Learn how to create undulating surfaces with raised patterns and textures, lines, silhouettes and stepped movements in sheet by making recesses, pierced vacancies, wire designs and created forms using sheet, wire and plastic. Students will learn proper use, parameters and important safety information regarding the hydraulic press and the specifics of both manufactured plates and created dies. The possibilities of form and design, fabrication, soldering and contrasting surfaces will be discussed. This class has a 10 student maximum. PREREQUISITE: 3 Jewelry/Metalsmithing classes or permission of the instructor. See the Supply List at www.spruillarts.org for further information regarding materials needed for workshop. Registration cut-off two weeks prior to the first day of class.
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Saturday and Sunday, November 2 and 3, 2019
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10 am to 5:00 pm
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$252 member
******* Closed and Completed********
SHADOW WORK: SILHOUETTE DIES, VOLUME, AND THE HYDRAULIC PRESS
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Come and discover the beautiful drama you can add to your work with the pillow forms created with silhouette dies and the hydraulic press. Die-formed pieces can add both concave and convex spaces to designs, as well as create hollow forms such as beads and small vessels. We will spend 2 days exploring the possibilities of both manufactured steel and plastic silhouette dies and how to create custom dies. Students will learn proper use, parameters and important safety information regarding the hydraulic press and the specifics of silhouette/matrix dies. Form and design through textures, fabrication, soldering, and the possibilities of filling space will be fully discussed. This class has a 10 student maximum. PREREQUISITE: 3 Jewelry/Metalsmithing classes or permission of the instructor. See the Supply List at www.spruillarts.org for further information regarding materials needed for workshop. Registration cut-off two weeks prior to the first day of class.
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Saturday, May 4-5 , 2019
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10 am to 5:00 pm
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$240 member
******CLOSED AND FINISHED*******
The Bracelet Assembly #2- Sheet Construction
Come spend a fun and focused weekend exploring the endless creativity and possibilities of sheet-constructed bangles and cuffs. Several bracelet designs and construction techniques will be demonstrated, and students will be able to decide their workshop focus and can finish at least one bracelet. In this information-rich workshop, structural considerations, design, shaping, soldering set-ups, and more will be covered!
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Saturday and Sunday, November 10-11, 2018
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10 AM to 4:30 PM
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$222 member
*****Finished and completed*****
Bracelet Assembly #1- Wire Construction
Come spend a fun and focused weekend exploring the endless creativity and possibilities of wire-constructed bangles and cuffs. Several bracelet designs and construction techniques will be demonstrated, and students will be able to decide their workshop focus and can finish at least one bracelet. In this information-rich workshop, structural considerations, design, shaping, soldering set-ups, and more will be covered. Limited to 10 students. See www.spruillarts.org for a list of supplies you will need to bring to class. PREREQUISITE: Three Beginning Jewelry and Metalsmithing classes at the Spruill Center for the Arts or permission of the instructor.
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Saturday and Sunday, March 3-4, 2018
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10 AM to 4:30 PM
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$210 member
****** CLOSED AND COMPLETED ******
Embroidery Hoop Art:
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Come have fun learning basic traditional embroidery stitches and making your own modern hand-stitched hoop art to hang on your wall. Embroidery is a relaxing and fulfilling craft that has endless applications, looks and creativity! No experience is necessary and ALL MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED to complete your project, as well as a second take home project.
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Saturday, July 11, 2015
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12 noon to 4:00 pm
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$115
****** CLOSED AND COMPLETED ******
Moving Metals:
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Discover the majesty of old world traditional metalsmithing to create flatware, jewelry, sculptural and functional hollow ware. Beginning students will experience the fundamentals and joy of hammers and hammering with direct contact with metal. Intermediates will deepen and build upon basic skills and focus on craftsmanship and their artistic voice. Advanced students will be able to expand their concepts and techniques and soldering skills for more complex constructions, and are encouraged to pursue their own work/designs with instructor guidance.
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This is a four hour class weekly- 10 week classes
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Tuesday Mornings, January 6 - March 17, 2015
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10:30am to 2:30pm
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Drawing on Jewelry- ages 12 to 112
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Come and have fun creating your own original artwork to showcase in a pendant! We will apply our original drawings, color-filled rubber stamped or traced images directly onto thermoplastic sheets, which will be heated and shrunk to 60% in size. These detailed miniature artworks will be filed to shaped and permanently adhered into 2 silver-plated pendants, bead dangles added, and hung on necklaces, creating colorful and personal jewelry. No drawing experience needed! All materials are included.
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Saturday, June 28th, 2014
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$105
****** CLOSED AND COMPLETED ******
Mokume Gane:
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Discover the ancient Japanese technique mokume-gane, or "wood-grain" metal. Sheets of silver, gold, copper, brass and Japanese alloys are fused into a solid block (billet) of alternating layers of colored metals which is then gouged, punched and manipulated bringing out stunning patterns in the metal surface. Introduction to history, Japanese alloys, and the concepts behind billet making are presented. We will be working with commercially-made billets and rods, which allow us to add pattern & color to our designs without the extra time and expense of billet-making. Class focus is on patterning techniques and surface finishing, including polishing, etching and patinas to enhance color/contrast. Soldering considerations will be discussed. Great hands-on workshop.
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Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15, 2016
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10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
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$249
****** CLOSED AND COMPLETED ******
Brooch Revival Series:
Broaching the Architechtonic:
#2 in series of 3 workshops
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Come and focus in this fast-paced step-by-step brooch workshop. We will use sheet, wire, pre-made bezel cups, miniature screws, and tubing with basic jewelry and metalsmithing skills such as texturing, piercing, and stone setting to create a layered brooch. By combining basic soldering and cold connections students will discover the ability to create visually complicated designs without advanced soldering skills, without rivets or screwheads visible, and with ultimate control over metal color and finish. This project can open up a "world of possibilities" for each student- the art of brooches, a dynamic design and construction technique and the color of metal.
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Saturday and Sunday, August 9-10, 2014
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10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
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$242
****** CLOSED AND COMPLETED ******
Brooch Revival Series:
Broaching Torch-fired Enamels:
#1 in series of 3 workshops
Come and have fun in this fast-paced workshop creating your own simple but dynamic brooch! We will apply basic jewelry and metalsmithing skills such as texturing, piercing and soldering to create a tab setting in a pin silhouette. While creating our own colorful enamel centerpiece, we will learn enameling basics, such as sifting color and applying "stringers" & glass seed beads to create line, shape and pattern. Students will have the opportunity to create several enamel centerpieces, and choose their favorite for final setting. This project can open up a "world of possibilities" for each student - the art of brooches, a new setting technique and the color of enamel.
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Saturday and Sunday, May 3-4, 2014
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10 am to 4:30 pm
****** CLOSED AND COMPLETED ******
Forged Earrings
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Spend a great weekend discovering the dynamic possibilities in beautifully fluid forged earring forms and the techniques used to create them. We will learn how to taper wire by both hammer and wire rolling mill and and learn how to create planes and transitions with both radiating and directional forging. Students will be able to complete 2 pairs of earrings with lots of hands-on practice and demos.
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Saturday and Sunday, February 27-28, 2016
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Saturday and Sunday, March 19-20, 2016
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10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
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$242
**** Closed and completed ******
New Year, New You: Cold-connected Pendant
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Come experience what Jewelry Making is all about in this great one day hands-on workshop. You will explore the basics of surface patterning, cutting and cold-connecting with rivets while creating and completing a great silver pendant. Students can choose artwork to capture in their pendant in class or can bring their own to fit inside an approx. 3/4" opening. Necklace provided! No experience is necessary and ALL MATERIALS AND TOOLS ARE INCLUDED to complete your projects.
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Saturday, February 20 2016
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10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
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$125
****** CLOSED AND COMPLETED ******
Back to Spruill Week- Sept 10-14, 2018
Spruill Center for the Arts
 Creative Construction samplesHollow construction with and without resin, wire fabrication, mitered strip constructions, mini-torch bead attachments |
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 Double ring slider sculptureModernist sculpture for the hand! --- Nickel, sterling silver, and topaz chip beads |
 Spinner bangle bracelet!Dinosaurs move around different prehistoric landscapes!--- Nickel, red brass, and sterling silver |
 Mitered riveted cuff braceletSensual movement and bold geometry--- red brass, nickel |
 Mitered construction broochBold and airy--- Nickel, matte glass seed beads, sterling silver, yellow brass |
 Resin and thermoplastic broochHollow construction filled with shrinky dink art and resin with floating crimped elements--- nickel, sterling silver, 2-part epoxy resin, thermoplastic, ink, graphite, resin |
 Double ring circusMitered and fabricated sculpture for the hand...--- nickel, sterling silver, red brass, seed beads |
 Hollow bangle filled with resinHollow construction filled with carved resin and coated with flocking--- Copper, 2-part epoxy resin, glass beads, moss, 2-part epoxy glue, polyester flocking |
 Close-up of carved resin in braceletCarved opaque and clear resin with glass balls and moss creates a micro world! |
Creative Constructions- Exploration of Movement, Space, and Volume
Come spend a fun and focused week exploring the world of 3-D fabrications and their creative design possibilities! Fully utilizing fabrication and soldering skills, students will discover a world of small and large scale sculptural jewelry constructions that can be endlessly explored with moving components, volume that can be filled with design in metal, resin, etc., and space created by dimensional wire fabrication. Gain confidence in your work by deepening and expanding your skills, embracing joyful working with a mind to craftsmanship, and creativity in this positive and encouraging 5 day workshop with Joanne. This is a great workshop full of jewelry, metalsmithing, and soldering demonstrations and creative design exploration and problem-solving. Students will have the opportunity to work on/complete and as many pieces as time permits,. This class has a 10 student maximum. PREREQUISITE: 3 COMPLETED 9 or 10 week Jewelry/Metalsmithing classes or permission of the instructor. See the Supply List at www.spruillarts.org for further information regarding materials needed for workshop. Registration cut-off two weeks prior to the first day of class.
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Monday through Friday, September 10 - 14, 2018
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10 am to 4:30 pm
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$534 members
****Closed and completed*****
Spring Workshop 2020-
Flordia Society of Goldsmiths, South Chapter
Get Stoned & Cuffed: Bracelets, Creativity and the Hydraulic Press
Come and find yourself happily arrested by the power and ease of the hydraulic press and discover a world of one-of-a-kind creative cuff bracelets! We will spend a fun and exciting (3 days) exploring the cuff bracelet through the use of both synclastic and anticlastic free form bracelet kits and their unlimited design possibilities. Students will learn proper use, parameters and important safety information regarding the hydraulic press and make use of bracelet kits. Form and design through texture, soldering, color and space will be fully discussed, including embossing to create folded and undulating cuffs that look hand formed. Sizing and shaping for comfortable and wearable cuff bracelets will be covered, as well as edge finishing options and students will learn to form an easy and beautiful folded edge when using thinner gauges. Also, adding stone settings to uneven surfaces will be explained.
Students will be able to finish one cuff bracelet with a cabochon and can prioritize their days to match their goals. Please see supply list for needed materials. Instructor will have a limited supply of copper alloy metals and cabochons available "in case".
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3 day workshop
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*April 24-26, 2020, 9:30 am to 5 pm
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$375 member - $425 non-member
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Miami Jewelry School in Miami, Florida
****Closed and completed*****
 Bead and synclastic cuff braceletRoller printed, embossed synclastic bracelet and hollow bead with sweat soldered surface design formed in a silhouette die |
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 Lexan/brass silhouette die/sample |
 Anticlastic bangle braceletPiercing in the metals surface are fully supported in the anticlastic bracelet kit |
 Pierced nickel embossing/silhouette |
 Samples of silhouette die |
 fold formed sample |
 Anticlastic cuff braceletMixed metals, mixed surfaces and cold connections |
 Pancake/silhouette dies |
 Variety! |
 Pendants and more...Cold connections, hollow construction, objects in resin, floating seed beads and dimensional bracelet links are just some of the construction and design possibilities! |
 Pancake/silhouette die |
 Rings...Soldered sterling discs and balls with resin seems to amplify the sense of depth within these hydraulic press forms. |
 Carved lexan embossing die |
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 Reticulated photo locketReticulated sheet formed in a silhouette die in the hydraulic press |
 Reticulated photo locketPuffed forms allow us to explore the space they create- Here tube set czs rest within as a surprise behind any photo |
 Basic embossing |
 samples |
 Pierced nickel embossing/silhouette |
 Synclastic braceletA wide cuff with lots of personality |
 Synclastic cuff braceletsExamples of how the metal moves by the path of least resistance in the hydraulic press |
Hydraulic Press- Fundamentals and Creativity
Come spend a fun and encouraging week learning all the hydraulic press can add to your jewelry construction and designs. Students will learn proper use, parameters and important safety information while discovering the dimension and creative possibilities through embossing, steel and handmade silhouette dies, anticlastic and synclastic bracelet kits and more! This is a great workshop full of demonstrations and hands-on work . This class has a 10 student maximum. PREREQUISITE: 3 Jewelry/Metalsmithing classes or permission of the instructor. See the Supply List at www.spruillarts.org for further information regarding materials needed for workshop. Lab Fee of $24 PAYABLE WITH REGISTRATION.
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Monday through Friday, September 12-16 2016
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10 am to 4:30 pm
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$530 non-member
*****Closed******
Winter Workshop 2015-
Flordia Society of Goldsmiths, NE Chapter
Red brass, nickel, sterling silver, fine silver, lab created rubies
Sterling Silver, Black Spinels, Rutilated Quartz
Red brass, nickel, sterling silver, fine silver, lab created rubies
Red brass, nickel, sterling silver, fine silver, lab created rubies
Get Stoned & Cuffed: Bracelets, Creativity and the Hydraulic Press
Come and find yourself happily arrested by the power and ease of the hydraulic press and discover a world of one-of-a-kind creative cuff bracelets! We will spend a fun and encouraging week exploring the cuff bracelet from through the use of both synclastic and anticlastic free form bracelet kits and their unlimited design possibilities. Students will learn proper use, parameters and important safety information regarding the hydraulic press and bracelet kits. Form and design through texture, soldering, color and space will be fully discussed, including embossing to create folded and undulating cuffs that look hand formed. Sizing and shaping for comfortable and wearable cuff bracelets will be covered, as well as edge finishing options and students will learn to form an easy and beautiful folded edge when using thinner gauges. Also, adding stone settings to uneven surfaces will be explained. Students will be able to finish one cuff bracelet with a cabochon and can prioritize their week to match their goals. Please see supply list for needed materials. Instructor will have a limited supply of copper alloy metals and cabochons available "in case".
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5 day workshop
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January 11-16, 2015
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Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Symrna Beach, Florida
***** Workshop completed and closed*****
MOVING METAL: FORGING FOR JEWELERS
Come explore the majestic techniques of forging and add dynamic expression and fluid movement to your jewelry designs in a fun, focused and encouraging environment. Jewelry scale forging is about "finesse not force". In this 3-day workshop, students will learn all aspects of forging- how metal moves, the world of hammers and important proper body mechanics. We will work with wire and practice creating planes, transitions and movement utilizing radiating and directional forging techniques, and how to create tapers with both a hammer and a wire rolling mill. Jewelry forms can be created entirely with a forged base structure or with connected forged elements. Also, forged elements can be added to fabricated designs. Students can decide their workshop focus. There will be lots of hands-on practice and demos. This workshop is limited to 10 students. See the Supply List at www.spruillarts.org for further information regarding the materials needed. PREREQUISITE: Three completed Beginning Jewelry and Metalsmithing classes or by permission of the instructor.
Friday to Sunday, Sept. 17-20, 2020
9:30 am to 4:30 pm
$417 non-member
**** Cancelled due to Covid-19 ****
Spring Workshop 2018-
Flordia Society of Goldsmiths, SE Chapter
Get Stoned & Cuffed: Bracelets, Creativity and the Hydraulic Press
Come and find yourself happily arrested by the power and ease of the hydraulic press and discover a world of one-of-a-kind creative cuff bracelets! We will spend a fun and exciting (3 days) exploring the cuff bracelet through the use of both synclastic and anticlastic free form bracelet kits and their unlimited design possibilities. Students will learn proper use, parameters and important safety information regarding the hydraulic press and make use of bracelet kits. Form and design through texture, soldering, color and space will be fully discussed, including embossing to create folded and undulating cuffs that look hand formed. Sizing and shaping for comfortable and wearable cuff bracelets will be covered, as well as edge finishing options and students will learn to form an easy and beautiful folded edge when using thinner gauges. Also, adding stone settings to uneven surfaces will be explained.
Students will be able to finish one cuff bracelet with a cabochon and can prioritize their days to match their goals. Please see supply list for needed materials. Instructor will have a limited supply of copper alloy metals and cabochons available "in case".
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3 day workshop
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April 5-7, 2018, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
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$475, until March 3rd. After that $500
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Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, Florida
****Closed and completed*****