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JEWELRY - WINTER 2025

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C85825 Metalsmithing: Ladles, Spoons, and Skewers, Mondays, 9 a.m. - Noon
Instructor: Danny Saathoff
Skill level: ALL

Make beautiful, functional kitchen tools and objects mostly of metal. Through demonstrations and hands-on practice, you will learn how to raise sheet metal to make hollow forms, saw, texture, file, finish and polish metal, as well as how to fabricate and rivet wood or stone for handles. Soldering will be included in the construction, however the majority will be completed using cold connections. Skills learned can also be applied to jewelry making. Price includes $40 materials fee.

Enrollment limited to 14
Ages 16 and up
Classes scheduled every week on Monday starting 1/6/2025 and ending 2/17/2025 at 9:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 378.00 ea.

C83225 Beginning Silversmithing and Jewelry Design, Mondays, 12:30 -3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Danny Saathoff
Skill level: B, AB

Learn to work with silver and other metals to create fine jewelry. You'll explore metal fabrications, soldering, stone setting, cold connections, and many more techniques. You will be guided through basic techniques and can expect to complete at least one project by the end of the course. We will also discuss the essential equipment to continue work outside of the classroom. Bring a sketchbook. Price includes $65 materials fee. Most materials provided.

Enrollment limited to 12
Ages 16 and up
Classes scheduled every week on Monday starting 1/6/2025 and ending 2/17/2025 at 12:30PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 403.00 ea.

C85125 Creative Pins and Brooches, Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m.
Instructor: Molly Sandweiss
Skill level: I, AD

Not only are pins and brooches a versatile fashion accessory, they’re a great piece for creative expression, with options for everyone. In this course, you’ll review silversmithing fundamentals such as piercing, soldering, riveting, and polishing and learn new techniques such as pearl setting and pinback fabrication as you work towards creating both a single and a double pinback brooch. Bring a sketchbook, as there’s lots of opportunity for creative design! Prerequisite: MCFTA beginning silversmithing class, equivalent experience, or instructor permission. Price includes $65 materials fee.

Enrollment limited to 10
Ages 16 and up
Classes scheduled every week on Tuesday starting 1/14/2025 and ending 2/18/2025 at 6:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 354.00 ea.

C85725 Intermediate Jewelry Design, Wednesdays, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Danny Saathoff
Skill level: I, AD

Expand on the skills learned in "Beginning Silversmithing and Jewelry Design" through further exploration of familiar skills and the introduction of more advanced techniques including additional stone settings, mixed media and found objects as wearable art. This class will be loosely structured to allow more time to create new pieces, practice and hone your techniques. Prerequisite: MCFTA beginning silver jewelry class or instructor permission. Price includes $45 materials fee. Some materials provided. Project materials purchased by the student. A materials list is on the website.

Enrollment limited to 14
Ages 16 and up
Classes scheduled every week on Wednesday starting 1/8/2025 and ending 2/19/2025 at 12:30PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 383.00 ea.

C85625 Jewelry Design: Casting, Wednesdays, 9 a.m. - Noon
Instructor: Danny Saathoff
Skill level: I, AD

Take your jewelry making to a new level by designing and casting your own custom designs! This course focuses on the ancient process of lost wax casting for creating jewelry in bronze and silver. Specific instructions will be given in wax carving, stone setting and surface enrichment to achieve complex metal pieces. Previous experience with metalsmithing is not required but may be helpful. Price includes $65 materials fee. Instructor will provide information on purchasing silver for students wishing to include silver in their projects.

Enrollment limited to 14
Ages 16 and up
Classes scheduled every week on Wednesday starting 1/8/2025 and ending 2/19/2025 at 9:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 403.00 ea.

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Wayzata, MN 55391

 

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Hours
Monday          9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tuesday         9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Wednesday    9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Thursday        9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday             9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday         9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
(mid-June through August, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Sunday            closed

The building is closed for Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve through New Year's Day*, Memorial Day and the last week in August through Labor Day.* There is no open studio when the building is closed. 

 

* Phone lines will be open Monday-Friday, excluding holidays, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. to take class registrations.  

  

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
   
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