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UnEarthed | Sand Casting with Sapphires with Kirra-lea Caynes

SquarePeg Studios is proud to bring you UnEarthed, a very special workshop presented by guest tutor Kirra-lea Caynes.

In this one day workshop, Kirra, with her passion for raw materials and natural phenomena, will guide you through the process of designing and sand-casting your own sterling silver jewellery pieces or small objects with cast-in-place sapphires or gemstones. 

Kirra-lea leads several one day workshops designed to cater to novices with no previous jewellery experience, more experienced jewellers who are interested in adding to their skill set and jewellers that have experience with sand casting and would like to add stone setting to their repertoire. Students will complete the workshop inspired, with a sense of accomplishment and with jewellery pieces polished and ready to wear.

Intermediate+

Wax Carving for Jewels | Stone Setting Workshop

In this four-day jewellery making workshop students will be introduced to carving waxes to make stone-set jewellery.

On days one and two students will have the opportunity to make a ring, pendant or earrings with a bezel setting in wax that will be professionally cast in time for the second week of the workshop. Making settings for rough-cut stones will also be explored during days one and two of the workshop.

On days three and four students will learn how to clean up their cast pieces, prepare them for setting, and how to set their stones. Students will also have the opportunity to solder onto their castings to attach claws or extra bezels, particularly if they are working with rough-cut stones.

This jewellery making workshop is designed to provide students who have attended the ‘Carve Your own Silver Ring- Wax Workshop’ at SquarePeg Studios with greater skills, enabling them to make a unique piece of stone set jewellery – created by their own hand!

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Easter Four Day Jewellery Making Intensive

The Easter Four Day Jewellery Making Intensive is perfect for students who want to take their making to the next level. This course is designed to allow students to progress through the out-set stages of jewellery making. The tutor assists with design development, technical issues and problem-solving. There is no pre-requisite for this course.

During the course, students will learn foundation jewellery making skills alongside working on individual projects developed after consultation with the tutor.

The aim of this course is to provide students with the confidence and skills to work on individual projects while gaining a greater depth of understanding of jewellery techniques and design – starting from the ground up.

Beginner

Beginners Jewellery Making Course

Our Beginners – Jewellery Making Course is designed to teach you the fundamentals of jewellery making and design. Over seven weeks, you’ll learn everything you need to know about how to make your own silver ring. All tools and base metals are provided, as well as a strip of silver. No previous experience in design or jewellery making is required.

Beginner/Intermediate

Intermediate One | Jewellery Making Course

Our Intermediate One – Jewellery Making Course is suitable for students who have completed our Beginners Jewellery Making Course at SquarePeg Studios or equivalent studies elsewhere.

This class is suitable for students who have completed our Beginners course or have prior experience but need to brush up on the basics before continuing to our Intermediate Two and Continuing Jewellery Making Course.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you wish to discuss your experience and get help in finding our most suitable class for you.

Intermediate+

Intermediate Two - Continuing Jewellery Making

The Intermediate Two – Continuing Jewellery Making is perfect for students who want to take their making to the next level and pursue their own design ambitions.  This course is designed to allow students to progress their skills through the different stages of jewellery making as the tutor assists with design development, technical issues and problem-solving. The pre-requisite for this course is our Beginners course and our Intermediate One course (or equivalent studies).

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you wish to discuss your experience and get help in finding our most suitable class for you.

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Carve a Silver Ring | Wax Carving and Casting Workshop

In this two-day jewellery making workshop students will be introduced to a variety of wax working techniques, including carving and mouldable wax forming.

On day one, students will have the opportunity to experiment with different types of wax and make a wax ring that will be cast by a commercial caster. On day two students will learn how to clean up their cast ring, how to remove the sprue, emery and polish it ready to wear.  Students will also learn additional tips and tricks for making wax models.

This jewellery making workshop is designed to provide you with new skills and a unique piece of jewellery created by you.

Beginner/Intermediate

3D Modelling for Jewellery and Objects

3D Modelling for Jewellery and Objects – an introduction to the world of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) with Fusion 360

This 3D Modelling course is an introduction to designing jewellery and objects in a digital environment using Autodesk’s Fusion 360 software. 

Learn how to 3D model your designs from scratch and export them for 3D printing and casting. Over this seven-week course, you will learn the principles and workflow of 3D modelling using Fusion 360 and have the opportunity to work on your own 3D modelling project with guidance and support. 

This course will be taught online so you can learn from the comfort of your own home.

This course will be taught online so you can learn from the comfort of your own home.

Intermediate+

Jewellery Making Atelier | Daytime Course

Learn jewellery making and become an accomplished artisan at the SquarePeg Jewellery Making Atelier course! This is a unique opportunity to spend one day per week working with a discerning expert jeweller who will assist you to become successful in developing your own line of jewellery or to create special one-off pieces.

The  Jewellery Making Atelier is an exciting course for students at an intermediate level or above. Offering a broad range of subjects and techniques, participants are encouraged to produce – through the process of design and making –  jewellery pieces that are individual in design and well made.

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Liquid Enamel Workshop

The liquid enamel course is aimed at anyone interested in working with a different type of enamel, as a way of adding both colour and texture to copper.