$1199 + $35 kit

Get ready to expand your jewelry vocabulary and learn new ways to hold things together. Liberate your problem solver as you develop a whole new set of ways to capture and secure the components of jewelry. Your inspiring instructor will offer an approach for incorporating stones, enamel and found objects into your work. Learn the basic principles behind stone setting in order to create new, elegant, more fully integrated setting solutions. Techniques include cold connecting, caging, back setting, flex shaft tricks and advanced soldering techniques along with a wide variety of shortcuts and studio tips. Prerequisite: Fabrication 2 or experience.

Andy Cooperman is a metalsmith, teacher and writer who lives in Seattle, Washington. His work, known for an intuitive melding of high craft and spontaneous surface and form development, can be found on the pages of numerous publications as well as galleries and museums, including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Visit andycooperman.com.

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Hydraulic Forming with Phil Poirier. April 25-26, 2015.

by Revere Academy on November 27, 2014

$499 + $70 kit

One of the most versatile and impressive tools available for jewelry makers is the hydraulic press. Founded by Revere graduate Lee Marshall, Bonny Doon Engineering has been designing and creating equipment and tools for jewelers for over 25 years, including shop-size hydraulic presses and a wide range of accessories for creating jewelry. Taught by the current owner of Bonny Doon, himself a master craftsman, this hands-on class introduces students to the 20-ton press and its tremendous possibilities. Learn the principles of die forming, use synclastic and anticlastic formers, conforming and non-conforming dies and more. Learn to use volume and form tooling for deep drawing vessels and seamless tubing. Discussion and demonstration will spark new solutions for production, one-of-a-kind and modular jewelry. Prerequisite: Fabrication 1 or experience.

G. Phil poirier is a master gem cutter and goldsmith.  His work has been featured in many publications, including the recent books titled 1000 Rings and 500 Wedding Bands. Phil designs and develops new innovative techniques and tools for jewelers and metalsmiths. He has taught these new ideas across the US, England, and Italy. His book on these new techniques has recently been translated into Russian.

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Rings with Suzanne Pugh. April 25-26, 2015.

November 27, 2014

$439 + $ 115 kit Take an adventure into the vast possibilities of form and dimension for rings. Removing all barriers offers limitless possibilities that include casting and fabricating with a variety of materials. We will use precious and non-precious materials, found, mined, and repurposed stuff, to explore the ring. Emphasis is on developing individual projects, […]

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5-day Mokume Gane Intensive with Jim Binnion and Chris Ploof. April 20-24, 2015

November 27, 2014

$1199 + $80 kit Mokume Gane is the Japanese art of creating wood-grained metal. The technique was developed centuries ago to decorate the armor and swords of Samurai warriors. Mokume Gane is one of the most intriguing and captivating metal techniques. It is now possible to bring this beautiful art form into contemporary jewelry. The Academy […]

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2-day Mokume Gane Patterns with Jim Binnion and Chris Ploof. April 18-19, 2015

November 27, 2014

$499 + $45 kit Mokume Gane is the Japanese art of creating wood-grained metal. The technique was developed centuries ago to decorate the armor and swords of Samurai warriors. Mokume Gane is one of the most intriguing and captivating metal techniques. It is now possible to bring this beautiful art form into contemporary jewelry. The Academy […]

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Takabori: Japanese High Relief Carving with Naohiro Yamada. April 27 – May 1, 2015

November 26, 2014

$1249 + kit Metal working is highly refined in Japan. In this class you will learn one of these highly sophisticated techniques, the art of high relief carving. Begin by making your own chisel, called Ha-tagane, which allows bold motifs to be carved into metal. Then, learn to use smaller chisels, called Katakiri, to refine […]

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Japanese Chasing, Engraving & Inlay with Naohiro Yamada. April 20-24, 2015

November 26, 2014

$1249 + kit Take this rare opportunity to learn traditional Japanese techniques from a Japanese master goldsmith, as you create a three-dimensional pin in the form of an insect. Master Yamada will show you how to move metal like clay, using Japanese chasing techniques to form it into a nearly spherical shape. Learn to modify […]

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Keum Boo and Metal with Jenny Reeves. April 18-19, 2015

November 26, 2014

$499 + $185 kit Keum Boo (“attached gold”) is a beautiful ancient Korean technique for bonding gold foil to silver and other metals. Only recently brought to the US, this amazing technique can bring life, drama, richness and limitless design possibilities to your jewelry and add brilliant gold accents with minimal cost. Learn to bond thin […]

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InIntegrating Stone and Metal with Michael Boyd. April 13-17, 2015

November 26, 2014

$1249 + $165 kit Are you passionate about gemstones but frustrated that all the stones you see are cut in shapes that don’t fit your work? Are you tired of the same old oval cabs and round brilliants? Are you ready to take control of your own designs? Take this inspirational workshop and learn how […]

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Gem Cutting and Carving with Michael Boyd. April 10-11, 2015

November 26, 2014

$499 + $45 kit Increase the range of your skills and potential by learning how to use gem cutting machines and your flex shaft to open up the world of color and textures that gems offer. Learn how to cut, carve, and manipulate gemstones with lapidary equipment and hand tools. Instruction covers choosing rough, drilling, cutting, […]

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