Beginner/Intermediate Level. In this workshop, students will be given a brief introduction to geologic processes that form our favorite faceted gemstones, followed by a discussion of mineral physical and optical properties that help us identify gemstones, and finally we will have a hands-on session using the most common diagnostic instruments to try to solve the...
Sunday, May 31, 1-4PM. Beginner friendly project. Texture a copper bangle, decorate with copper wire, and infuse with your silver scraps to make a one-of-a kind bracelet. Instructor: Lynn DiDonato. More information
(Two-day workshop, Saturday & Sunday, June 6 & 7) 9AM-5PM. Limit 6. For beginners and those with some marble-making experience. Learn to make perfect spheres at the torch out of clear and colored borosilicate glass. Instructors: Tami O’Connell and Lisa Laffend. Tuition: NM$200/M$130 (includes $50 fee for supplies and materials). A leather apron is required....
Beadmaking – Oldies but Goodies: (Two-day workshop, Saturday & Sunday, June 27 & 28) 9AM-5PM. Prerequisite: Some glass bead making experience. Join a class of adventuresome bead makers to explore, experiment, and apply glass bead techniques that have their roots in the earliest years of the American bead making movement. Several retired beadmakers have even...
(One-day workshop, Monday, June 29) 9AM-5PM. Prerequisite: Some glass flameworking experience. Are you curious about how to create boro chain or want to learn new chain links? Then this class is for you! In this class you will use a dual fuel torch, clear glass and very basic tools to make 4mm and 5mm boro...