Is it really possible to make a sterling silver ring in one day from scratch – with no experience at all? Well, it certainly is at SquarePeg Studios. In this informative one day workshop we guide you through the process so you learn everything you need to make a sterling silver ring band.
Want something more immersive? Check out our Beginners 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.
In July 2020 Intermediate One will run Tuesday nights with Emily Copp and Wednesdays with Danielle Lo from 6.30 – 9.30pm
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 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.
Love gemstones? Want to incorporate them in your jewellery designs? If you answered yes, this foundation gem setting workshop is for you! Participants make a rub-over bezel set gemstone ring in sterling silver and learn how to set a semi-precious cabochon during this fun and informative two day stone setting course.
Learn all the fundamentals of jewellery making in this fun intensive 4 day Jewellery Summer School. This course is a perfect introduction to jewellery making and jewellery design. No previous experience is required, however, your tutor can absolutely help you build upon your existing skillset over these four days if you do have prior design or jewellery making experience.
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.
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.
Learn how to design and fabricate a pair, or two, of sterling silver earrings of your own creation. In this fun and inspiring one day workshop you will be introduced to the foundation skills of metalsmithing while being taught everything you need to know to make earrings of your own design.
Want something more immersive? Check out our Beginners Jewellery Making Course.
In this Weekend Beginners Jewellery Making Course, learn the fundamentals of jewellery design and fabrication over 4-days of classes held in our light-filled Marrickville warehouse. Held over two weekends from 10am to 4pm this course is the perfect way to fast track your jewellery making learning experience.
Our 4-day Weekend School is a perfect introduction to jewellery making and jewellery design. The aim of this course is to provide students with the confidence to work on individual projects while gaining a greater depth of understanding of jewellery making techniques and jewellery design starting from the ground up.
Students that complete the Weekend Beginners course will be qualified to move onto our Intermediate level jewellery making courses.
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.
SquarePegs Jewellery Studio Bench Access is perfect for students that are confident to work independently and safely to continue to work on projects outside course or workshop time. Finish projects or start new ones and be a part of our vibrant studio space on Mondays.
Practising contemporary jewellers and students past and present benefit from having access to all the tools and equipment of the well equipped SquarePeg Studios classroom and workshop.
Bench access participants will have their own bench in the classroom for the day and have access to the classroom, workshops, kitchenette and dining area. Participant numbers are generally small, so you have room to spread out and get into your making in our light-filled studio.
Studio Sundays is perfect for students who are keen to finish a project or start a new one and need some help and studio access. If you are eager to keep on making but don’t have a set up studio or can’t commit to a 7 week course Studio Sundays could be the answer.
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.
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.
An extraordinary, nurturing environment combining design and craft to bring your ideas to life. I would highly recommend SquarePeg - no matter what level you’re at.
SquarePeg Studio is unique space for making & learning all things jewellery and silversmithing combining a jewellery school and studio spaces. We have courses to suit every level, from beginners through to advanced students.
With space for 14 contemporary jewellers and a well-equipped workshop, a tenancy at SquarePeg is an opportunity to interact with a mix of emerging and established makers in a supportive and creative environment. As well as the studio space, we have a class room and day access area, and a number of tenants are also tutors in our jewellery school.
I'm really enjoying the variety of backgrounds and approaches everyone has - collectively there's a wealth of knowledge. You might be wrestling with a thorny problem and *bam* some-one has a brilliant solution you hadn't thought of. And we all like cake. What's not to love?
Elena Sorenson, Squarepegger since March, 2019
Elena has completed a Bachelor of Design (Jewellery and Ceramics) at the University of New South Wales school of Art & Design. She is currently completing her Certificate III in Jewellery Manufacture at Enmore Design Centre.
Her practice is preoccupied with the medium of jewellery and its ability to impact across all contexts of creative expression.
Elena enjoys working with a range of materials from the traditional to experimental and is interested in collaborating with practitioners from a wide range of design and artistic disciplines.
Elena was a graduate resident at SquarePeg Studios in 2017-2018 and became a resident artist in 2019.
SquarePeg Studios are proud to be once again participating Craft Week 2020, an initiative of The Australian Design Centre. SquarePeg Studios opens its doors with an Open Studio, Exhibition and Market. Visit SquarePeg Studios – we are a vibrant coworking jewellery workshop, studios and school. SquarePeg is home to thirteen Resident Jewellery Artists and one...
Introducing our early 2020 Graduate Resident 😍 Meghan Kelly concluded her Bachelor of Design (Honours) at UNSW Art & Design with Majors in Jewellery Design and Graphics Media at the end of 2018. She officially graduated in May 2019 with Class 1 Honours and was awarded the Dean’s Honours List for Semester 2, 2018. We have...
Another beautiful day, another beautiful emerging artist! Amy Skinner is a natural and from her first classes at SquarePeg her talent shone. It was hard to select just a few of her gorgeous works to showcase, so be sure to pop over to her label @getambry on Instagram to check out more of her pieces – and...