The Evening Jewellery Making Atelier 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 skill 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 1 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.
For those with confidence in the basics.
Great studio, great tutor, super helpful and knowledgeable, learned many new technical skills while in the company of lovely like minded creatives!
The Evening Jewellery Making Atelier is a class of students at various stages of their jewellery making journey.
To join this class students will have completed our Beginners and Intermediate 1 courses (or equivalent) as pre-requisite.
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 the wide world of jewellery making and design, whilst building their skills through their week to week jewellery making practice.
Presentation of jewellery techniques and processes in our Evening Jewellery Making Atelier class differs term by term with a focus on skills-based learning informed by the background experience of participants in the class.
Students will be introduced to equipment like the hydraulic press and will explore making hollow forms such as spheres and more complex shapes, alongside continuing to gain confidence in soldering.
Many of our students produce outstanding work and continue to specialised workshops such as Wax Carving for Jewels or Chasing and Repousse.
Evening Jewellery Making Atelier are introduced to techniques such as:
Advanced soldering skills
Introduction to the Hydraulic Press
Hollow forms
Term by term skills-focused learning informed by the experience level of participants in the class
CLASS SIZE
To ensure that students have the best learning experience, our Evening Jewellery Making Atelier class size is capped at 10 students.
• Base metal sheet and wire
• All the consumables you need to make your projects (ie saw blades, emery paper and drill bits) as well as all the hand tools and equipment you need.
• Tea or coffee and yummy biscuits
• a notebook and pen/pencil
• covered shoes
• your ideas and creativity
We take safety very seriously at SquarePeg. All students must wear proper enclosed shoes (no sandals or thongs), long pants or skirts and have long hair tied back. We provide safety equipment and training on how to use all relevant equipment.
Why choose a jewellery making course at SquarePeg Studios?
Our courses are taught by highly experienced and passionate teachers who are practising contemporary jewellers. This is the closest to an accredited course – without the assignments, stress and cost – that Sydney has to offer. Students not only gain the satisfaction of designing and hand-making their own piece of jewellery they also have the opportunity to get a behind the scenes look at a contemporary professional jewellery studio while learning great new skills in jewellery techniques and design.
She is a resident artist and director at SquarePeg Studios alongside teaching various classes in SquarePeg Studio's classroom. Emily also moonlights as a sessional lecturer and technical officer at the University of NSW Art and Design Campus.
Great workshop and Emily ran a structured yet flexible learning environment. The blend of theory, demo and practical was perfect. THANK you!!
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