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Make Jewelry from a Professional

From start to finish, make jewelry while learning professional metalsmithing and jewelry techniques from former professor, Christine Clark. Each course will guide you through several technical processes as you make your way through a wide variety of projects.

Create One-of-a-Kind Pieces of Jewelry

Learn to make beautiful pieces of jewelry such as brooches, pendants, neckpieces, rings and much more, as you work with copper, brass, bronze and sterling silver. Step-by-step, each project will lead you to your independence as a metalsmith.


Alexander Calder inspired neckpiece by Jamieson Diemer
Brass and Sterling Silver

What You'll Learn

  • Starting with a run-through of basic tools, learn what to purchase to get started.
  • Create a brooch inspired by the famous Alexander Calder
  • Go on to learn more techniques to create elements for three unique finished neckpieces, including connection parts and clasps
  • Add to your metalsmithing and jewelry vocabulary as you learn to make separate elements for many different kinds of jewelry
  • Cold connections such as riveting will help link together the elements for jewelry such as neckpieces, bracelets, earrings and more

Future class offerings include how to:
  • Silver solder
  • Pierce designs on sheets of metal
  • Make a variety of different chains
  • Create different textures on metals surfaces 
  • Make a metal container with a decorative lid
  • Excel in more advanced techniques for future jewelry and metalsmithing projects


Products

  • Free

Session 1 - Calder Inspired Brooch

Create this fun and easy brooch inspired by Alexander Calder and his jewelry. With a minimum of inexpensive tools, learn to use various tools, bend wire precisely, hammer wire flat and create a functioning pin stem. 
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  • $40 or 2 monthly payments of $20

Session 2 - Neckpiece 1

Explore precision wire bending, forging and jump ring making with this first neckpiece project inspired by Alexander Calder. Practice consistency and efficiency methods through repeated neckpiece elements. Discover how an integrated clasp will make this neckpiece seem seamless as it sits elegantly around the neck. This session also includes many resource pages such as videos, documents and information not included in the session video. 
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  • $40 or 2 monthly payments of $20

Session 3 - Neckpiece 2

A second neckpiece project inspired by Alexander Calder. This elegant neckpiece is simple and fun to make using a minimum number of inexpensive tools. Processes include an in-depth look at forging, working with a heavier gauge metal and drilling holes for a new way of connecting elements. Included is how to make an integrated clasp and continued work on multiples, consistency and efficiency. This session also includes many resource pages such as videos, documents and information not included in the session video. 
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  • $40 or 2 monthly payments of $20

Session 4 - Neckpiece 3

Create one more neckpiece and learn new connections with repeated elements, drilled holes, and two sizes of jump rings. Continue learning forging, working with multiples, practice consistency and efficiency methods and, another integrated clasp. With every project you make, you'll add to your jewelry and metalsmithing vocabulary so you can create your own designs. This session also includes many resource pages such as videos, documents and information not included in the session video. 
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  • $80 or 2 monthly payments of $40

Sessions 2,3,4 - Three Calder-inspired Neckpieces

Get three sessions for the price of two when you sign up for this bundle. The process you'll learn in all three sessions will help build your jewelry and metalsmithing vocabulary skills so you can design and make your own pieces. 
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  • $100 or 4 monthly payments of $25

Session 5 - Making With Elements

14 videos and 4 resource pages make up this chock-full session. Learn to make individual elements so you can design and make your own jewelry. Included in this package is how to make your own chains, clasps, and ear wires for making pendants, neckpieces, bracelets, and earrings.
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  • $65 or 2 monthly payments of $32.50

Session 6 - Riveting

Discover rivets and all its possibilities! In this session, we'll be going over three basic rivets, riveting forged elements together, and making forged and riveted bangle bracelets. Learn how this cold connection can enhance any jewelry making project.
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  • $40 or 2 monthly payments of $20

Session 7 - Piercing/Pierced Picture

Create a pierced sheet metal picture with simple lines using the jeweler's saw. Finishing the surface of copper or brass sheet, drilling, threading your saw blade through fine holes, and sawing is covered in this session. Gain great control over your jeweler's saw as you make a unique image of your own choosing. You'll be guided through each step as you learn this basic and necessary jewelry making skill.
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  • $100 or 4 monthly payments of $25

Session 8 - Intro to Soldering Chains

An introduction to soldering, practice this valuable and important jewelry making process as you create two beautiful chains. Work with sterling silver, or copper and brass to create uniquely shaped forged links, jump rings, and clasps. Focus on working with sheet solder, flux, using the pickle, and cleaning up your chains.
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What's Included

  • Videos that walk you through the projects
  • Image presentations of student and other inspirational work
  • Resource pages and videos - additional detailed written information related to specific projects and technical processes
  • Resources for purchasing tools and materials
  • Tool kit packages available for purchase
  • Suggestions for reading and further research

Who is Christine Clark?

Christine Clark is an artist living and working in Portland OR. Her work focuses on public art, installation art and abstract sculpture in steel, steel wire and mixed materials. She is a former Professor and Head of the Metals department at Oregon College of Art and Craft where she taught jewelry/metalsmithing, sculpture and installation art for over 30 years. She is an enthusiastic teacher, loves interacting with students and is an all-around optimist about craft and making. Clark is a member of  Nine Gallery, an alternative art gallery that exhibits experimental and installation-based work and is co-owner of Ninety Twenty Studios, a maker/education space in Portland.
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Ninety Twenty Workshop

Ninety Twenty Workshop is an educational aspect of Ninety Twenty Studios, a maker space in Portland, OR, where craft can succeed as we work within robust material practices. Our on-line educational model  provides classes on jewelry making and metalsmithing practices, from beginning to advanced. Christine Clark will guide you through project-based step-by-step procedures as she leads you through numerous professional jewelry and metalsmithing techniques.