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Jewelry Making Classes San Francisco

Learn the art of jewelry making in San Francisco through hands-on classes that cover techniques such as wire wrapping, beadwork, and metalwork, allowing participants to create their own unique pieces of jewelry.

5 classes in-person in San Francisco have spots left, and 2 classes live online are available.

Precious Metal Clay Jewelrymaking

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Unleash your creativity with bronze and silver metal clay in this hands-on jewelry-making course. Learn techniques for crafting stunning pendants, rings, stone settings, and molds while discovering the art of firing and finishing designs. Gain the skills to bring your unique jewelry visions to life.

(13) Beginner 16 and older
$320

6 sessions

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Introduction to Silversmithing

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Unveil the art of transforming silver into stunning jewelry with our hands-on course. Discover the intricate techniques of sawing, filing, and soldering as you craft your own exquisite multilayered pendant or earrings. Elevate your skills week by week, from wire bending to refined finishing touches, and unleash your creativity in a supportive environment.

(13) All levels 16 and older
$300

6 sessions

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Beginning Jewelry

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Unleash your creativity and craft unique jewelry pieces in metal! Discover the art of fabrication, shaping, texturing, and finishing to create stunning rings, earrings, or pendants. Perfect for beginners and intermediates alike, this class offers a hands-on experience in jewelry making.

(13) Beginner 18 and older
$400

8 sessions

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Glass Beads & More

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Discover the art of glass bead making in this hands-on class at the Richmond Art Center. Learn the history, techniques, and safety procedures while creating your own unique glass beads. Unleash your creativity and add a touch of elegance to your jewelry collection.

(13) Beginner 16 and older
$300

10 sessions

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Bezel Ring Making with Silver & Stone

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Master the art of bezel ring making with silver and stone at Richmond Art Center. Explore design principles and gemstone setting techniques in this intermediate-level class. Create your own unique rings under expert guidance, using sterling silver and a semi-precious gemstone of your choice.

(13) Intermediate 14 and older
$300

6 sessions

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Hammered Earring (Virtual Private)

EatMetal, Inc. @ Virtual classroom - Zoom

Learn the art of creating stunning hammered earrings in this virtual class offered by EatMetal, Inc. Join the live demonstration via Zoom and gain hands-on experience in forging, soldering, and finishing techniques. Don't miss the opportunity to enhance your jewelry-making skills with expert guidance and an open forum for questions and answers.

(39) All levels 18 and older

Wax Carving (All Levels)

92nd Street Y @ Live Interactive Online Classroom

Get experience in the art of wax carving at 92nd Street Y's immersive course. Whether you're a beginner or advanced, this supportive environment will help you develop your carving skills through demonstrations and personalized instruction. Take the first step towards creating stunning wax models for casting by clicking the link below.

(1060) All levels 18 and older
$410

14 sessions

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Advanced Jewelry

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

What skills do you want to learn? Gracefully curved and soldered wire work? Mechanisms? New stone captures and settings? Hinges? A nifty box clasp? Maybe you want to incorporate enamels into your fabricated jewelry? Learn new techniques and use them in your next project! Get professional, personalized guidance, and expand your skillset with demonstrations and challenging exercises. Includes 1 hour of instructor-led open studio. Basic fabrication...

(13) Advanced 17 and older
No upcoming schedules
$305

10 sessions

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Fundamental Jewelry & Metal Techniques

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Students pursue individual design ideas while learning the basics techniques of jewelry making including cold connections, soldering, texturing, sawing and filing, finishing techniques, stone setting and more. Required supplies for this program: 6X6” 20 Gauge Copper Brass OR Nu-Gold/Jeweler’s Bronze Sawblade Lubricant SAWBLADES – Size: 2/0 You might need a couple dozen to last you throughout the semester. Purchase from: Otto Frei or...

(13) Beginner 17 and older
No upcoming schedules
$255

8 sessions

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Intro to Lapidary & Inlay Jewelry

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

In this class, create colorful and intricate inlay jewelry by hand. Learn to cut, shape, and fuse stones together to build complex and impressive motifs by using traditional techniques of lapidary and inlay.  Students will explore various inlay styles including mosaic, flush, and intarsia. After getting comfortable with foundational basics, students will complete two inlay projects of their choice using metal jewelry blanks. Learn to strengthen...

(13) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$265

8 sessions

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Etching for Jewelry

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Unlock your creativity and learn the ancient art of metal etching at Richmond Art Center. Discover the techniques of cutting intricate designs into metal using chemical etchants, and create a sterling silver storytelling bracelet as your final project. Some experience with jewelry making is recommended.

(13) Beginner 14 and older
No upcoming schedules
$250

5 sessions

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Marbles, Pendants and More!

Richmond Art Center

Do you love glass marbles and pendants? Wonder how they are made? Now you can learn the fundamentals of glass torch work and make them yourself! Topics include a brief history of beads and glass technology, small sculptural items, safety procedures, tools and techniques.

(13) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules

One-Day Pendant Workshop

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Need a present for the holidays? Make something cool-no soldering required. This One Day Workshop is perfect for beginners and others who want to experiment with sawn settings and saw-pierced designs. Be on time--first 90 minutes is your chance to learn and/or practice sawing, by making a sample pendant. Next, select a stone and metal, a template or pattern, (or use your own design) and get to work! You will learn lots, get some skills practice AND...

(13) All levels 16 and older
No upcoming schedules
$180
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Earrings and Bezels

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

A class for beginners and experienced beginners! This project based course is designed to get you up to speed with basic skills like measuring, sawing, filing, soldering, hammering and forming, while making, hoop earrings and finally, bezel settings, for use in self designed pendants or as earrings. Twists and turns as well as additional projects are available for more experienced students. Personalized guidance for your own projects as well. Something...

(13) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$190

4 sessions

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Introduction to Metal Clay - Silver

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Learn to make your own silver jewelry in this introduction to metal clay. We will cover basic techniques including rolling, texturing, cutting, forming, sanding and finishing up to 3-5 pieces. Students are welcome to bring a notepad, pen and apron. Week 1 - Introductions and class overview, project expectations, studio use and safety, materials, and equipment. Week 2 - Review last class, how to connect metal clay to metal clay, sanding and prepping...

(13) Beginner 14 and older
No upcoming schedules
$180

4 sessions

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Hoopla

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Discover the art of wire forming and forging as you create your very own pair of stylish hoop earrings. Unleash your creativity with a choice of sterling silver or 14k gold fill wire, and learn the techniques needed to craft these timeless accessories. Join us for this exciting jewelry-making class and let your inner artist shine!

(13) All levels 14 and older
No upcoming schedules
$120
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In- Person Polymer Clay Earrings

Dragonfly Designs

Even more fun than that “dough” you used to play with! In this class, students will work with pliable, colorful polymer clay to create the cutest earrings ever. Roll, blend color, and sculpt a variety of shapes like modern, abstract, pinwheels, leaves and even your own design! AGE: 5-13 Ages 5-7 (can join supervised by someone 16 or older) Locations This class will be held in-person at Saratoga Prospect Center Lawn; outdoors (please dress appropriately)...

(5) All levels 5 - 13 years old
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Lost Wax Casting

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

We begin our work in wax, exploring different carving techniques in both cold and hot wax. Students turn completed wax models into molds, and learn about the investment and kiln burn-out processes. We will cast in the centrifugal casting machine, and students will learn to use a large hand torch. After casting, students will learn the finishing process. Casting is an excellent skill for any sculptor or jeweler's repertoire. $10 materials fee to instructor...

(13) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$305

9 sessions

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Beginning & Continuing Enameling

Richmond Art Center

Add vibrant color to your metalwork and jewelry using transparent and opaque enamels to spark light on your work. Learn basic enameling and explore stencils, threads, sgraffito and silver foils. Use enamel watercolors, graphite and decals to add images to your work.  Already have the basics? Come and add to your skills as we explore this ancient craft. Beginners and Intermediate students welcome.  $20 materials fee for enamels included....

(13) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules

The Silver Dream

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Do you dream of making your own handmade silver creations? Then join us in this exploration of the secrets of silversmithing and get started making your silver dreams come true! We will learn professional jewelry making skills using sawing, filing and soldering techniques to create a multilayered pendant or earrings. This class will cover some basics using techniques that are fundamental to jewelry making, however those with more experience are...

(13) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$345

6 sessions

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