Learn the basic skills needed to begin designing and fabricating your own handmade jewelry! No previous experience necessary.  Techniques for sawing, piercing, soldering, and polishing silver will be introduced.  You will complete at least two projects, which will include learning how to bezel set a stone.  Your final piece will be of jewelry store quality that you can wear or give with pride! Please bring a $30 materials fee and a one time $25 lab fee to the first class.

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Continue to build on the skills you learned in Jewelry I.  Many new forming techniques will be taught, including use of a hydraulic press, fold-forming, and more advanced constructing.  Students will work at their own pace, exploring ever-more advanced techniques.  The instructors will guide and encourage students as they find their own "voice" as jewelry designers.  Please bring a $25 materials fee and a one-time $25 lab fee to the first class.  Open studio time is included in tuition.  

Class C Teacher: Emilie Cohen 

8 Mondays beginning Jan 8th 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Class D Teacher: Michael Pundy 

8 Tuesdays beginning Jan 9th 11 am - 3 pm

Class E Teacher: Emilie Cohen 

8 Thursdays beginning Jan 11th 6:30 - 9:30pm

Class F Teacher: Michael Pundy 

8 Thursdays beginning Jan 11th  11 am - 3 pm.

Open Studio

$25 per session, (free for current jewelry ll students) 

Open studio time will now be available from 12 to 3pm on selected Saturdays or Sundays.  The studio will be monitored, but no instruction will be given.  Prerequisite:  Completion of a Jewelry ll class at C.S.J.A. 

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Jewelry II

Class A Teacher: Emilie Cohen

8 Wednesdays Jan 10th 6:30 - 9:30 pm. 

 

Class B Teacher: Mike Pundy 

8 Mondays Jan 8th  12-3 pm. 

                                            Fall Session 2023

Jewelry I                    Tuition $ 325.00

Workshop

                      ?                                      $95.00

              

    

Materials fee  $30.00

 10am to 4pm

       SUSAN HACKETT is an artist who works in a variety of materials.  She has taught kiln fired glass, enameling, wood and metal classes to adults and children at art centers across New England.  Susan earned a BFA in 3D fine Art-Glass at Massachusetts Collage and Design, and MFA from the studio in Interrelated Media (aka Nomad 9) formerly art the Hartford Art School.  Susan exhibits her work thoughout the northeast.