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School of Design Creative Metalworks School of Design offers a variety of courses and workshops. Current classes include Jewelry Fabrication, Lost-Wax Casting, Advanced Fabrication Techniques and Enameling. Other workshops and classes offered in 201 include Anticlastic Raising with Michael Good. Forming with Betty Hellen Longhi, Forged Fabrication, Hand Engraving, Korean Forging Techniques, Gemology, CAD CAM, Small Object Photography, Website Design, and more. Classes are individualized to suit student needs yet encourage group participation and learning. Class size is set for a minimum of six students and a maximum of twelve students with an assistant instructor. Initial projects are suggested that will provide a foundation for the development of a broad range of technical skills, while spurring the creative process and in-depth learning about the fundamental principles involved.  Don't Miss These Upcoming Events! Masters Workshops & Open Studio Sessions Click Here For Details View Recent Workshops and Events Click Here For Details  Please sign in for further information regarding course offerings and workshops. For Registration Call: 301-933-1500 Details:
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 Course Descriptions Jewelry Fabrication Students will learn basic design and fabrication techniques including the use of different torches and their applications, sawing, filing and flex shaft techniques. Stone setting techniques will be covered along with more advanced techniques such as: forged wire fabrication, hydraulic forming, multiple surface embellishment techniques, and as appropriate, advanced setting techniques. Students will create 2-3 pieces utilizing formed, forged and fabricated metals. Cost: $485.00 Returning students $465 Early registration before 2/20 Next Courses Offered: Tuesday Afternoons: (3/27//12 - 5/15/12) 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Instructor: Michael Schwartz Tuesday Evenings: (3/27//12 - 5/15/12) 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Instructor: Paul Brackna See his work at: http://www.pbjewelrydesigns.com & Michael Schwartz Saturday Mornings: (3/31/12 - 5/19/12) 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Instructor: Michael Schwartz Advanced Fabrication This course is designed for students with considerable design experience and fabrication skills. Students will focus on projects involving advanced stone setting techniques with hands on demonstrations throughout the course. Tube, bezel, beaded and flush setting will be demonstrated and practiced as well as creative combinations of techniques such as the use of forged textures, patinas and keum-boo (the ancient Korean appliqué technique of fusing 24K gold foil to silver). The first hour and a half of each class in weeks 2 thru 7 will focus on instruction in specific techniques, with the remaining time for practice and guided development of individual projects. Cost: $485.00 Returning students $465 Early registration before 2/20 Next Courses Offered: Thursday Afternoons: (3/29/12 - 5/17/12) 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Instructor: Michael Schwartz Thursday Evenings: (3/29/12 - 5/17/12) 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Instructor: Michael Schwartz Casting I Students will learn basic design, layout and wax work for lost wax centrifugal casting. Students will cast and complete three or more of their own sculpted pieces, which may include stones. There will be demonstrations on gravity, vacuum and cuttlefish bone casting. Alternative low cost methods of casting will be demonstrated as well as an introduction to more advanced systems. Both vulcanized and cold molding techniques will be introduced. Instructor: Michael Schwartz Cost: $485.00 Returning students $465 Early registration before 2/20 Next Course Offered: Saturday Afternoons: (3/31/12 - 5/19/12) 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Instructor: Michael Schwartz Enameling Students will design and fuse enamel to fine silver or copper. Typically, a piece is fired as few as 6 or as many as 70 times, each firing with a new application of enamel. Students will use Cloisonné techniques where designs are created by separating the glass colors into cells outlined by fine wires of copper silver or 24k gold. In Basse-taille enameling students will manipulated an metal surface to produce a textured field. The texture can be created by traditional engraving, stamping, hammering, repousse, chasing, or shallow etching techniques. The metal is then covered with layers of translucent enamel. The textures underlying the enamel create deep reflections and color tone changes within the piece. Completed enamels can be set into individually built in our Fabrication or Casting classes Cost: $485.00 Returning students $465 Lab Fee: $30.00 Early registration before 2/20 Next Course Offered: Wednesday Evenings: (3/28/12 - (5/16/12) 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Instructor: Erica Druin We are honored to have Erica join our Staff as instructor for this course. See her work at: http://www.druinenamels.com Studio Bench Sessions CM School of Design is now offering studio bench sessions for students who have taken a minimum of 2 courses with us. These sessions are offered to our current and past students as additional bench time. Students must bring all material needed; there will be no material for sale during these sessions. It is mandatory that students are checked out on specific tools. Cost: $288.00 for all eight sessions; or $160.00 for four sessions and $40.00 per additional 3 hour session. Registration and fees are required prior to start date. Next Sessions Offered: Winter: Monday Evenings: (1/9/12 - (2/27/11) 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Studio Supervisor: Michael Enright Interim Bench Sessions: Monday's (3/5/12, 3/12/12 & 3/19/12) 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM are FREE to those who pre-register for the Spring Open Bench Sessions. Spring: Monday Evenings: (3/26/12 - (5/14/11) 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Studio Supervisor: Michael Enright Masters Workshops and other Special School Events: View Here CREATIVE METALWORKS SCHOOL OF DESIGN 10453 Metropolitan Avenue Kensington, MD 20895 Phone:(301) 933-1500 Refund Policy |
