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In this class, you will learn how to use geometric symbol stamping tools to configure a mandala-style pattern. Using this technique you will make your own unique mandala pendant to take home or give to someone special.
No experience is needed, all materials and tools will be provided.
Details:
Please wear closed-toe shoes. Wear hearing protectors when warranted and safety glasses; bring your own or use BARN's. Tie back long hair. Avoid loose-fitting clothing and jewelry; roll up sleeves.
BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition Assistance is available - click here to fill out the simple application before registering for a class. For those who might need physical assistance, please learn about BARN's Companion Program here.
Instructor Bio:
Instructor Sarah Jones is a BARN founding member, jewelry studio programming, and steering committee member. She is a local Bainbridge Island artist, and teacher with experience in fine metal arts, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, stained glass, and photography. Because Sarah is a visual and tactile learner herself, her classes typically involve a lot of hands-on learning time. In addition, Sarah’s classes are accompanied by printed information and resources for her students to refer back to when practicing their new skills. Sarah’s art has been displayed in the Seattle Metals Guild exhibitions and Bainbridge Arts & Craft exhibitions. You can view her recent work on Instagram at: @sarahjonesjewelry and @foggyroaddesigns
This class has a prerequisite. Please see below before registering.
In this class, you will learn several techniques on how to set a stone on another stone. You will learn how to drill a hole in stone, how to make bezel and set a stone, and how to set a faceted stone in a tube (tube setting). We will also learn how to make some essential tools to finish this project and use them at your bench in your everyday creations.
Instructor:
Karin Lee Luvaas is a local Bainbridge Island artist and jeweler. With an art degree in encaustics, painting, and metal sculpture, Karin has studied under acclaimed jewelry masters Michael Boyd, Kent Raible, Petra Class, and Sarah Graham and achieved Graduate Jeweler status under Alan Revere of the world-renowned Revere Academy of San Francisco, California. Karin is also a GIA certified Graduate Gemologist and holds a Jewelers of America Bench Jeweler Technician certificate.
Karin’s current work can be viewed on Instagram @karinluvaas.
Every Sunday between 1pm and 3pm you can take a free guided tour of BARN. Visit all 10 studios, and find out what you can create at BARN.
We’ll answer all your questions and show you examples of what other makers have made in BARN's fully-equipped workspaces. Tours are free, no need to register. See you on Sunday!
This two-day class is designed for students of all levels to become familiar with the jewelry studio space and tools. You will learn how to safely and efficiently use jeweler's tools through instructor demonstration and guided hands-on practice exercises. Students will start with a studio tour/facility walk through, studio guidelines, safety and policies. In addition, you will learn how to order materials & tools, acquire a jewelry studio skills card and learn about our open studio protocols.
The skills you will be introduced to are: how to safely use a jeweler’s saw, bench shear, step shear, disc cutters, files, hammer identification, stamping tools, dapping tools, pliers, rolling mill, flex shaft.
All of these skills will help you feel more comfortable and confident in our studio or yours and ready you for project classes. Each student gets to take home their sample exercises and handouts for future practice and revision.
Sarah Jones is a BARN founding member, jewelry studio programming and steering committee member. She is a local Bainbridge Island artist, and teacher with experience in fine metal arts, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, stained glass, and photography.
Because Sarah is a visual and tactile learner herself, her classes typically involve a lot of hands-on learning time. In addition, Sarah’s classes are accompanied by printed information and resources for her students to refer back to when practicing their new skills.
Sarah’s art has been displayed in the Seattle Metals Guild exhibitions and Bainbridge Arts & Craft exhibitions.
You can view her recent work on Instagram at: @sarahjonesjewelry and @foggyroaddesigns.
This class has a prerequisite. Please see below.
This class will focus on several new techniques you can incorporate into your enameling designs.
Topics to be covered include:
Decals and Transfers, gold and silver leaf, and mica powders. You will have access to all of the tools you learned in the Intro to Enameling Class. This project class is structured for you to continue your enameling practice and students are encouraged to bring prepared copper blanks and unfinished pieces from previous classes to maximize their time experimenting with enameling techniques and improving skills.
To further your skills after completing this class you may be interested in Enameling Series: Painting and Drawing beginning on Friday, June 24th. To read more and register please click here.
This is an intermediate class.
Prerequisite: This class is for students who have completed an Intro to Enameling class, click here for available classes. Please check your BARN account before you register to ensure you have completed this prerequisite by viewing the link for "Registrations and events" in your profile.
Karin Lee Luvaas is a local Bainbridge Island artist and jeweler. With an art degree in encaustics, painting and metal sculpture, Karin has studied under acclaimed jewelry masters Michael Boyd, Kent Raible, Petra Class, and Sarah Graham and achieved Graduate Jeweler status under Alan Revere of the world renowned Revere Academy of San Francisco, California. Karin is also a GIA certified Graduate Gemologist and holds a Jewelers of America Bench Jeweler Technician certificate.
This class has prerequisites. Please see the details below before you register.
In this two-session class, you will learn how to make a classic bezel setting using sterling silver bezel wire and sheet metal. You will need to be comfortable using a jeweler's saw, Foredom Flex Shaft, and soldering with the Smith Little torch to do this project.
All tools and materials needed to make a bezel pendant will be provided for use during this class.
Sarah Jones is a BARN founding member, jewelry studio programming, and steering committee, member. She is a local Bainbridge Island artist, and teacher with experience in fine metal arts, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, stained glass, and photography.
You can view her recent work on Instagram at: @sarahjonesjewelry and @foggyroaddesigns
More than just bracelets, these are bracelets with meaning that have the potential to transform your life by manifesting miracles! With the Summer Solstice just days away, you will be ready to send your intentions out into the universe.
Want to know which stones are best for new beginnings, focus, positive energy, confidence, or attracting wealth? We will discuss the healing properties of popular gemstones and choosing stones that combine the energy and intention to help you achieve your desired outcome. You will make up to 3 personalized bracelets to keep for yourself or to give as a handmade gift.
Contact: Jewelry.Lead@BainbridgeBARN.org
This two session class will introduce you to the art of stone cutting.
Learn how to cut and polish cabochons from rough, using various cutting and polishing equipment in the process. All base materials will be provided.
Students are welcome to bring any stones of their own that they have questions about or want to try cutting.
Completion of this Intro class gains you access to open studio time to use the lapidary equipment. This Intro class is also the prerequisite for all intermediate lapidary classes.
This class has prerequisites. Please see the description below before registering.
Ready to create a finished piece of jewelry using the techniques you learned in Hydraulic Press Skills: Add Texture and Dimension to Your Work? This class shows you how! Using silhouette dies and the texturing methods you've learned, you'll make a three-layered pendant from a pattern provided by the teacher.
Joan Hammond began working in metal in 1994 when she started taking metalsmithing classes as an antidote to documenting computer software. What she discovered was a medium that not only utilized her previous training in painting, printmaking, and ceramics but also opened the possibilities of creating art that can be worn. Family artifacts and history, plants and animals, and the textiles and jewelry of non-Western cultures inspire her current work, which she executes using various fabrication techniques, including chasing and repoussé.
Hammond exhibits locally and nationally, and her work has been published in Metalsmith magazine’s Exhibition in Print. She is a member of the Seattle Metals Guild; has served on the Board of Northwest Designer craftsmen; and co-chaired a national conference for the Society of North American Goldsmiths. She is currently the Lead for the Jewelry and Fine Metals Studio at BARN.
**This workshop will be conducted via live streaming with Zoom..**
Explore this staple of bead weaving ~ peyote stitch! Great for beginners ~ satisfying for everyone! Peyote stitch is one of the most versatile and popular basic bead weaving stitches. This class will review beading lingo, tools, and practices as well as introduce participants to "odd count" peyote stitch. Students will create a bead woven section that will be the foundation for an artisan bracelet bar, add a gorgeous crystal embellishment and finish with a magnetic clasp. The end result will be a personal masterpiece!
Students will need to supply scissors and round nose pliers.
A Zoom link to join this online event will be sent to the email you registered with one day prior to each session. Please watch for this email. You may need to check your spam folder.
Chris Eisenberg discovered beading while recovering from an accident and the resulting traumatic brain injury. Beading was intensive therapy for Chris and has been medically credited for helping restore significant brain function. Chris holds a PhD in classical piano performance and opera direction from the University of Northern Colorado and is currently on the faculty at Central Washington University in Ellensburg WA as a performance coach and collaborator. She has previously taught art workshops at the Autumn Artist Retreat and in the Iron Mountain Arts studio near Port Gamble.
This class has prerequisites. Please see the description below before registering. In this class you will learn some basic drawing and painting skills to enhance your jewelry designs. If you already have drawing and painting experience, this class will build on your skill set. If you haven’t painted since you were a kid (have no fear), we will cover a few tips and tricks to get you jumpstarted!
We will be using liquid (painting) enamels. You will be introduced to acrylic, and oil paints, pigment markers and pencils, and calligraphy pens. At the end of class you will have a piece that can be turned into wearable art and a great technique for future projects.
Students please bring:
This is a BARN holiday. Doors will be locked to members and non-members.
Students will learn through instructor demonstration and guided hands-on practice how to repurpose and recycle old jewelry into something new. The instructor will provide an assortment of old or broken jewelry/beads and new findings like chains and earring wires to use during the class. Students are encouraged, but not required, to bring in old jewelry they would like to give new life to. All the tools needed will be provided for use during the classes.
Nothing is as important to a professional artist's or designer's career as a carefully created portfolio. Yet very few people have one that they're proud to show. Something always seems to get in the way of sitting down and figuring out just how you want to define your work, what you want to focus on, and whom you want to attract with a curated group of pieces you've made. Whether you're blowing the dust off your old portfolio, or creating a new one from scratch, this class takes you through the process of creating a strong portfolio step-by-step, identifying concrete objectives, finding holes that need to be filled, and providing encouragement and review along the way.
High schoolers applying to college, people applying to grad school, recent grads about to start the job search, people applying for a job in a design field or in academia, or artists who want to get their work into viewable order either physically or online--all need up-to-date portfolios-- and all are welcome.
BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition Assistance is available - click here to fill out the simple application before registering for a class.
Instructor Bio - Natalia Ilyin:
Professor of Design, Design History, and Criticism at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Natalia also teaches studio classes in brand and identity design, design for social activism, and transition design. Natalia is also Founding Faculty at Vermont College of Fine Arts, advising design grad students on critical and contextual studies. She has taught at Rhode Island School of Design, Yale University, The Cooper Union, and the University of Washington, and has acted as Critic for the MFA in Graphic Design at Yale University and Rhode Island School of Design.
A former National Director of Programs for the AIGA in New York, she has given talks and workshops at Microsoft, Boeing, Rhode Island School of Design, Maine College of Art, California College of Art, Art Center College of Design's Toyota lecture series, the Wolfsonian Museum, The Henry Art Gallery, and many other very nice places. She has published four books on design criticism and many articles in a wide variety of publications. She worries that people often don't present their work in ways that will support their visions for themselves.
Registration on this page is for the workshop being held at BARN. The simultaneous online Zoom version can be found here.
Please click here for BARN's current COVID-19 health & safety protocols.
Want to learn how to use professional jewelers tools? This camp is designed for the young aspiring jeweler who wants to learn how to work with metal. The skills you will be introduced to are: how to safely use a jeweler’s saw, bench shear, step shear, disc cutters, files, hammers, stamping tools, dapping tools, pliers, rolling mill and flex shaft. Each camper by the end of the camp will take home their own hand made necklace, earrings, and bracelet.
Learn how to use a jewelers torch to solder (connect) metal together to make professional looking jewelry. During this camp you will learn through instructor demonstration and guided hands-on practice exercises: how to safely set up a soldering station, ignite your torch, anneal and begin to solder metal together. This camp will also help you in acquiring a studio skills card for access to the torches during jewelry open studio times. You will get to take home your soldering sample and handouts for future practice and revision.
Precious Metal Clay is a clay-like material made up of fine metal particles, an organic binder and water. Working with PMC is similar to playing with PlayDoh as it can be rolled, shaped, textured, molded, and carved to your imagination's delight. Pieces are fired in a kiln which burns off the binder and melts the particles together into a solid metal finished work of art.
This class will review the basics of working with metal clay and will be comfortable for both beginners and intermediate PMC enthusiasts. On day one, a variety of ring styles will be discussed and design elements explored. Students will learn about clay shrinkage and how to size rings accordingly. Stone setting in PMC will be covered and a variety of crystals will be available to incorporate into pieces All participants will be able to create a number of different rings for over night firing. Day two will allow for discussion of the fired pieces and cover a variety of finishing techniques for them. Students should have time to continue working with their remaining clay and options for additional firing.
Instructor:Chris Eisenberg discovered beading while recovering from an accident and the resulting traumatic brain injury. Beading was her therapy and credits it for helping her become whole again. Chris has a doctorate in classical piano performance from the University of Northern Colorado and is a performance coach and collaborator at Central Washington University. She has previously taught workshops at the Autumn Artist Retreat and in the Iron Mountain Arts studio near Port Gamble.
In this camp, you'll learn all about crystals, how they are formed, where they grow, and what magical powers some people believe they have. We'll make Geode pendants, learn how to wire wrap quartz, string a crystal beaded sun catcher, and make crystal wire rings to take home.
In this camp, you will learn all about crystals, how they are formed, where they grow, and what magical powers some people believe they have. We'll make Geode pendants, learn how to wire wrapped quartz, string a crystal beaded sun catcher, and make crystal wire rings to take home.
Do you dream of earning money as an artist? Make that dream a reality by learning how to market your artwork to reach a bigger audience! No matter what your medium is, you can use tips and tricks from the marketing trade to make your art shine on a bigger stage. From jewelry-makers to woodworkers, illustrators and digital artists, textile crafters, and mixed media creators, you can sell your craft by getting in front of the right people — with the right price and the right message!
In this four-session class, you’ll learn:
Note: This class is tailored to students 12-18 who have an established art or craft they feel confident about. Participants should bring their own tablet or smartphone and will be required to download a subscription-based design software called Canva (which has a limited free version available). Participants will also be asked to use existing social media and email accounts to promote their materials, though this is optional if they don’t have them or don’t want to use them for promotional purposes. Finally, they will also be creating an Etsy account, which will require a credit card in order to go live (this is part of their class homework).
Carrie Bancroft is a magical marketer, event creator, mother of an aspiring artist, and writer. When she's not running creativity workshops and insanely awesome events, she can be found helping others live the life of their dreams, exploring tidal pools with her son, hanging out with horses and cats, or adventuring in the wilds of the Olympic Peninsula.
In this camp you will learn how to make colorful friendship bracelets, stamped pendant necklaces, seed bead friendship pins and alphabet beaded jewelry to gift, swap or trade with your friends. Choose from hundreds of beads and an assortment of metal stamps to customize and personalize your jewelry creations!
In this camp you will learn how to make colorful friendship bracelets, stamped pendant necklaces, seed bead friendship pins and alphabet beaded jewelry to gift, swap or trade with your friends. Choose from hundreds of beads and an assortment of metal stamps to customize and personalize your jewelry creations.
This camp is designed for kids who love color and creativity! Students will learn about the color wheel and patterns, and each day we will have a different color/pattern theme for inspiration. Each student will learn how to make a variety of bracelets, necklaces, and rings to take home by the end of the week. No experience is needed, all tools and materials will be provided.
This camp is a chance for kids to spend a week crafting in BARN's Jewelry Studio! Students will get to customize and decorate a jewelry box, then make an assortment of jewelry to put in it and take home by the end of the camp. No experience is needed, all tools and materials will be provided.
Park: At BARN, or the adjacent Christmas tree lot. Parking also available at the First Baptist Church on North Madison, with a free Sweet Deal Mobile shuttle.
This is a BARN holiday. Doors will be locked to the public, members, and non-members.