Workshops
learning the art2024 Workshop Registration Opens Monday, February 19!
Studio3 offers innovative and fun workshops for those who may want to have a creative jewelry making experience without the commitment of a longer learning process.
- Members are individuals who have completed the Bench classes with Sherri Burch, either at Studio3, A Jeweler’s Way, or Haywood Community College
- Non-members are individuals who have not completed Bench classes with Sherri Burch
- Studio3 is a Smoke Free and Alcohol Free environment.
- Participants are encouraged to bag their lunch. The studio has a full modern kitchen and delicious well water. Organic, locally roasted coffee and chocolate are provided!
- Directions to the studio location in Canton, North Carolina, (Haywood County) will be provided via email after registration.
- In consideration of others, please remember to refrain from any use of fragrances when attending workshops or classes at Studio3.
- Please feel free to contact Studio3 if you have questions.
No transfers or refunds on deposits unless the workshop/class is canceled by Studio3.
You are only allowed to purchase workshops for yourself
Materials Lists are with the workshop descriptions below.
Dine & Demo- Torch & Technique - Soldering Techniques & Torch Safety March 28 - SOLD OUT please join waitlist!
Sherri Burch (Instructor)
March 28, 2024
6 pm till 9 pm
$50 (members & non-members) Includes dinner
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
No prior jewelry arts experience is necessary.
“The best techniques are the simple ones executed right”.
As a jewelry artist, soldering techniques and safety are your best friends. In this informative seminar, participants will learn acetylene torch set-up and safety along with some of the hottest soldering techniques. Gain knowledge and make your metalsmithing easier and safer, with techniques executed right!
Materials for this workshop: notepad and writing utensil
All Mixed Up - merging metals March 30 - SOLD OUT please join waitlist!
Sherri Burch & Susan Peterson
March 30, 2024
9 am till 5 pm (note the earlier start time)
$125 – plus materials (members & non-members)
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Jewelry arts experience is necessary. (Intermediate)
“Organizing is what you do before you do something so that when you do it, it’s not all mixed up”. – Winnie the Pooh
This colorful and skill-packed workshop is about mixing things up! Participants will learn how to effectively solder and layer various metals while minimizing all the headaches of mixing metals. Being organized and precise is essential. Combining copper, sterling silver and brass, students will create a pendant or ring of their choice. Come on, let’s mix things up a little!
Materials for this workshop:
A metals kit of copper and brass will be provided by at a minimal cost.
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Sterling silver sheet (20 gauge) – Rio #100120
Optional:
Stone/cabochon of choice
silver bezel of choice
various embellishments
pendant bail materials
Building a Better Bezel - creating the perfect bezel April 27 - SOLD OUT please join waitlist!
Sherri Burch (Instructor)
April 27, 2024
10 am till 5 pm
$85 (members) $125 (non-members) – plus materials
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Prior jewelry arts experience is necessary. Soldering skills required.
“Don’t be afraid to start over. It’s a chance to build something better this time.”
Building an expert bezel doesn’t have to be so challenging. Plus, beautiful gemstones deserve beautiful bezels! In this workshop, learn the tricks and techniques to create more refined and professional bezels. Participants will create a ring or pendant. Give gemstones the frame they are worthy of! Build a better bezel!
Materials for this workshop:
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Sterling silver sheet (20 gauge) – Rio #100120
Stone/Cabochon
Fine silver bezel
Optional:
Embellishments
Pendant bail material
Dine & Demo- Ring It Up! - a ring in the making May 9 - CANCELED
Sherri Burch (Instructor)
May 9, 2023
6 pm till 9 pm
$50 -(members & non-members) Includes Dinner
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
No prior jewelry arts experience is necessary.
“An overnight success is ten years in the making”.
Mastering any skill takes years of practice and there is no substitute for experience. In this seminar, shaped by popular demand, Sherri Burch will demonstrate the complete making of a ring from conception to finish. Observe a master silversmith create at the bench while answering questions and sharing inspirations.
Materials for this workshop: notebook & writing utensil
Two's Company - the decorative double bezel May 11 - SOLD OUT - please join waitlist!
Sherri Burch (Instructor)
May 11, 2024
10 am till 5 pm
$85 (members) $125 (non-members) – plus materials
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Prior jewelry arts experience is necessary. Soldering skills required.
“Two is company, three is a crowd”.
This workshop promises to be a crowd pleaser. Students will learn how to create a ring or pendant with a decorative double bezel. This creative embellishment will add style and dimension to any design!
Materials & tools for this workshop:
There are many variations of bezel wires that you can double up on. The base bezel must be taller than the second deco bezel. Suggestions are listed below but not limited to the list. Choose carefully and give yourself several options. Make sure your decorative bezel is shorter than your base bezel. Make sure you bring a stone that is the appropriate height for your base bezel.
You will be notified before the class of a discount code for Jeff Klein’s decorative silver bezels on Etsy… if you choose to order his bezel. Thank you Jeff!
https://www.etsy.com/market/jeff_klein_bezel
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Sterling silver sheet (20 gauge) Rio #100120
Stone/cabochon (bring several to choose from)
Bezel pairs options/suggestions: (see note above & choose two pairs)
Rio #104014 paired with Rio #101005 – scalloped
Rio #101055 paired with Rio #101005 – scalloped
Rio #101051 paired with Rio #101005 – plain & scalloped
Rio #101076 paired with Rio #101005 – plain & scalloped
Rio #104003 paired with Rio #104032 – serrated
Rio #101051 paired with Rio #104032 – plain & serrated
Rio #101076 paired with Rio #103272 – plain & gallery heart
Rio #101076 paired with Rio #103268 – plain $ gallery swag
Rio #101051 paired with Rio #103281 – plain & beaded swag gallery
Rio #101076 paired with Jeff Klein’s small (4mm) fire bezel
Rio #101076 paired with Jeff Klein’s sharks tooth bezel
Rio #101076 paired with Jeff Klein’s spider web bezel
Optional:
Additional embellishments
Pendant bail material
Put it in Reverse - reverse bezels May 18 - 1 space opened up!
Sherri Burch (Instructor)
May 18, 2024
10 am till 5 pm
$125 – plus materials (members & non-members)
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Prior jewelry arts experience is necessary.
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards”.
In this workshop participants will learn a backward way of creating and setting a bezel on a cuff bracelet. This clever and cool technique approaches the setting of a stone in reverse to create an innovative design feature. This is one time you can put it in reverse!
Materials & tools for this workshop:
Note: Please order 18 gauge sheet for a cuff bracelet. 1×6” is suggested below but if you need a longer cuff, make sure you order enough length. We will be using a disc cutter on this sheet metal and cannot cut anything thicker than 18 gauge, so make sure you order 18 gauge.
Studio3 will have stone options in the right size to purchase if you cannot source one. Cabochons have to be round and fairly thin and no larger than 12 or 14mm.
Bezel wire must be 28 or 30 gauge and no thicker. Please source the smaller/shorter sizes as noted below. Choose at least 2 variations. Studio3 will have bezel wire/s available to purchase if needed.
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Sterling silver sheet (1×6”x 18 gauge) Rio #100118
Fine silver bezel strip (28 gauge x 1/8”) – Rio #101001
Fine silver bezel strip (30 gauge x 1/8”) – Rio #101091
Fine silver bezel strip (30 gauge x 5/32”) – Rio #101097
Fine silver bezel strip (28 gauge x 5/32”) – Rio #101096
12mm or 14mm round stone (not too thick)
Optional:
Rolling mill patterns
Embellishments
Dine & Demo- Pen Pals - electroplating May 23
Sherri Burch & Holly Aubart (Instructors)
May 23
6 pm till 9 pm
$60 (members & non-members) includes dinner
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
No prior jewelry arts experience is necessary.
“To write is human, to receive a letter: divine”.
Electroplating is the process of depositing a thin layer of metal onto another metal for the purpose of changing the color, design or surface characteristic. By using a plating solution that contains real precious metal, a variety of surfaces can be achieved that include; karat gold, rhodium, rose gold and platinum. In this colorful Dine & Demo workshop, students will learn how karat gold & silver can be precisely electroplated onto another metal using a pen plating system from Pepe Tools. Simply divine.
Materials for this workshop: pen & writing utensil
Storytellers with Danny Wade - narrative bracelets June 1-2 - SOLD OUT please join waitlist!
Danny Wade (guest instructor)
June 1 & 2, 2024
10 am till 5 pm
$425.00 – plus materials (members & non-members)
Space is limited. $75 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Via Paypal, Studio3 will invoice pre-registered participants the remaining balance approximately 10 days prior to the workshop.
Prior jewelry arts experience is necessary. (Intermediate to Advanced)
“Everyone has a story”.
Storytelling is a social and cultural activity of sharing through voice and gestures and sometimes with improvisations and theatrics. Through art storytelling is also expressed visually with color, texture, line, composition and symbolism. In this 2-day workshop with Danny Wade of Ferro Valley Tools, students will create a beautiful narrative bracelet. Choosing their own storytelling design and initially practicing with copper, students will learn the art of pierce, saw and overlay and complete their final bracelet in sterling silver. Everyone has a story.
Materials & tools for this workshop:
Danny will provide the copper for practice at a minimal cost payable to him during the workshop.
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Sterling silver sheet (18 gauge, 1.25 x 6”) Rio #100118
Sterling silver sheet (20 gauge, at least 1.25 x 6”)) Rio #100120
Jeweler’s saw
2 & 2/0 saw blades
Optional:
Needle files
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Cheyenne Sky Studio
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Cheyenne Sky Studio
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Danny Wade
Find Cheyenne Sky Studio Instagram: Cheyenne Sky Studio
Shake, Rattle & Roll - sound therapy pendants June 8 - SOLD OUT please join waitlist!
Sherri Burch (Instructor)
June 8, 2024
10 am till 5 pm
$125 – plus materials (members & non-members)
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Prior jewelry arts experience is necessary. Soldering skills required.
“Sound will be the medicine of the future”.
Sound therapy is a tool for healing and has been used for centuries to assist us in moving from a place of imbalance to balance. Paired with a mantra or a few deep breaths, a sound therapy pendant can assist in calming and re-centering. In this workshop students will create a chiming sound therapy pendant from sterling silver. Shaking, rattling and rolling doesn’t have to be about dance or rock and roll. Let’s shake, rattle & relax….
Materials & tools for this workshop:
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Sterling silver sheet (20 gauge) Rio #100120
Pendant bail material
Optional:
Embellishment wires (twist or bead)
Rolling mill texturing plates/materials
Bench Basics Intensive Retreat Jun 17-22 SOLD OUT- please join waitlist!
Sherri Burch (Instructor)
June 17 thru 22, 2022 (6 days)
10 am till 5 pm
$575 plus materials (members & non-members)
Space is limited. $75 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Via Paypal, Studio3 will invoice pre-registered participants the remaining balance approximately 10 days prior to the workshop/intensive retreat.
No prior jewelry arts experience is necessary.
“With good basics you’ll have endless options.”
Essential skills can open doors to endless opportunity. Fundamentals are necessary for any new jewelry artist to further their skills, designs and motivation. Participants in this skill-packed intensive course will learn the basics of silversmithing to develop a new foundation or expand on their existing abilities. While practicing with sterling silver and completing specific jewelry projects, students will learn to design, cut/saw, file, solder, shape, hammer, texture, polish, patina, bezel set stones, etc. Daily aspects of the retreat will focus on intention, curiosity, inspiration, creativity, design and celebration.
This week-long retreat will provide an intense journey of inspiration, practice, knowledge and community. Join us during this exciting excursion!
Accommodations not provided
Materials list
will be provided via email prior to retreat.
Fidgeting Around - inlayed fidget rings June 29 & 30 - SOLD OUT - please join waitlist!
Sherri Burch & Susan Peterson (Instructors)
September 23 & 24 (2 day)
10 am till 5 pm
$165 (members) $185 (non-members) – plus materials
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Prior jewelry arts experience is necessary.
“If it’s out of your hands, it deserves freedom from your mind too.”
A new & inventive twist on the fidget ring and inlay! Participants in this workshop will create an innovative spinner ring with a beautifully inlayed accent. This may calm your anxiety but it will still make your creative head spin!
Materials & tools for this workshop:
Note: There are too many options for ring spinners to list. The choices listed below are just a few suggestions. The spinner/s on this ring can be one larger wire or several smaller wires. Have fun choosing!
Studio3 & Stone Shapers Designs (Jeff Hansen) will provide Turquoise to crush for this class but if you have broken turquoise stones or beads that you want to use, bring it!
If you have the stone crushing tool from previous inlay workshops, please bring it to class. You will be notified prior to workshop to determine if you have the tool and/or if you want to purchase the stone crushing tool from Studio3. (apx $30)
Please remember to order your glue from either Starbond or Amazon.
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Sterling silver sheet (20 gauge) – Rio #100120
Sterling silver wire for spinners (choose one or two options below)
SS half-round wire (12 gauge) – Rio #100412
SS half-round wire (14 gauge) – Rio #100414
SS round wire (12 gauge) – Rio #100312
SS round wire (14 gauge) – Rio #100314
SS pattern wire – Rio #103361
SS pattern wire – Rio #102114
SS pattern wire – Rio #102108
SS twist wire (12 gauge) – Rio #101412
SS twist wire (14 gauge) – Rio #101414
Third hand with tweezers – Rio #502066
Starbond glue (use one of the links below to order)
Starbond EM-02 Super fast thin premium instant CA glue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C32ME6G/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=09b6614c51bb53d2d3b6c7535c9e3714&hsa_cr_id=4002436130701&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=6bb6b506-82ab-4d02-9990-c848dd6a6e6e&pd_rd_w=kXpcC&pd_rd_wg=hDubP&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_mcd_asin_0_title
Starbond EM-02 Super fast thin premium instant CA glue
https://starbond.com/products/super-fast-thin-ca-glue
Optional:
Various hand tools
Crushed stones or stone/beads for crushing
Pepe Tools Symposium - July 13
July 13, 2024 at Studio3!
10 am till 6 pm
$10.00 (members & non-members)
No prior jewelry arts experience is necessary.
“Opportunity may only come once in a lifetime”.
This Pepe Tools Symposium could be that once in a lifetime opportunity. Join Studio3 & Pepe Tools for a weekend of demonstrations, sharing, learning, networking and buying opportunities. See their best tools and products demonstrated, ask questions, meet new friends. How could you possibly miss this affair?
The Creativity Project - 3 day intensive - dreams, design, dimension July 19-21 - only 2 spaces open!
July 19, 20 & 21, 2024 (3 day)
10 am till 5 pm
$265.00 – plus materials (members)
$285.00- plus materials (non-members)
Space is limited. $75 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Via Paypal, Studio3 will invoice pre-registered participants the remaining balance approximately 10 days prior to the workshop.
Prior jewelry arts experience is necessary.
“I dare you to chase your dreams”.
What do dreams have to do with creativity? What is a design without passion? What are the dimensions? The Creativity Project is a 3-day intensive retreat focused on the dreams, design and dimension of creativity. Participants in this inspiring retreat will create jewelry project/s inspired by all of these characteristics. They will learn how daydreaming fuels creativity, how design always meets passion and how dimension is an aspect that holds it all together.
Material list will be sent in a reminder email before the class retreat.
Catch Me if You Can with Jorie Browder - hidden pendant catch Jul 27-28 - SOLD OUT please join waitlist!
Jorie Browder (guest instructor)
JBJ Designs Artisan Jewelry
July 27 & 28, 2024 (2 day)
10 am till 5 pm
$165 – plus materials (members & non-members)
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Via Paypal, Studio3 will invoice pre-registered participants the remaining balance approximately 10 days prior to the workshop.
Prior jewelry arts experience is necessary. (Intermediate)
“Catch me if you can!”
Jorie Browder can really catch you by surprise with her beautiful and unexpected hidden catches. The lucky participants in this 2-day workshop will create a focal pendant with a secret…a hidden clasp mechanism! Students will build a two-part pendant that also functions as the clasp for the necklace. Students will fabricate a hollow form, and then create a second “key part” that will lock into the hollow form. Not only is Jorie an amazing jewelry artist, she is a fabulous teacher too! Don’t miss out on this skill-packed opportunity!
Note from teacher: Stone setting will not be taught in this class. Participants should know how to fabricate a bezel and set a stone.
Materials & tools for this workshop:
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Sterling silver sheet (20 gauge) – Rio# 100120
Sterling rectangle wire (4×1 mm) – at least 6” – Rio #100541
Round sterling wire (12 gauge) – at least 6” – Rio #100312
Fine Silver Tubing (4.57mm OD x .51mm W) – Rio #100833
Stone/cabochon (choose a smaller stone)
Bezel wire
Round needle file – Rio #114996
Various hand tools- pliers, files, jewelers saw, etc.
Optional:
Embellishments
Sterling silver chain
Taking Shape with Kimberly Renee - the application of chasing and repousse August 9-11
Kimberly Renee (guest instructor)
kimberlyreneestudio.com
August 9, 10 & 11, 2024 (3 day)
10 am till 5 pm
$425 – (members & non-members) plus $30 materials/lab fee
Space is limited. $75 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Via Paypal, Studio3 will invoice pre-registered participants the remaining balance approximately 10 days prior to the workshop.
Prior jewelry arts experience is necessary.
“Art is chaos taking shape”.
This workshop will introduce students to a basic foundation in skill development within the technique of chasing and repousse’. Students will use the technique of classical chasing to outline various ornamental and contemporary designs, raise metal from the back of the piece with punches to add depth and dimension, and then learn to chase the front of the design to add details and a dramatic effect. By the end of class students will have 2-3 samples of work to gain knowledge of tool usage, and 1-2 final projects of their own design aesthetic based on the techniques learned to incorporate into a finished jewelry piece(s). Don’t miss this very exciting workshop!
Materials & tools for this workshop:
$25 Lab fee per student for consumable pitch & tool rental- payable to teacher on first day of class
$5 copper/materials fee per student payable to Studio3
Required:
Sterling silver sheet (22 gauge) Rio #100122
Mona Lisa Black Transfer Graphite Paper (18×24 inch) – Michael’s
No Xylene Pilot Ink Pen – Amazon
Scissors
Additional writing utensil
Eye protection
Optional:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Ear protection
Hooked on You - hook & eye bracelet Sept 14 - SOLD OUT please join waitlist!
Sherri Burch (Instructor)
September 14, 2024
10 am till 5 pm
$85 – plus materials (members & non-members)
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Prior jewelry arts experience is necessary.
“Hooked on you”!
A person, animal, place or a thing grabs us by our heart strings and we are captured; immediately hooked. It’s a good kind of confinement though, not one we really want to escape. In this fun workshop participants will create a bracelet with a decorative hook and eye closure. I promise you will be captivated!
Materials & tools for this workshop:
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Sterling silver round wire (10 gauge) – at least 1 ft -Rio #100310
Small stone/cabochon
Bezel wire or bezel cup
Optional:
Steel block & sandbag
Planishing or ball peen hammer (6 or 8 oz)
Pin Ups - creating a brooch Sep 21
Sherri Burch (Instructor)
September 21, 2024
10 am till 5 pm
$85 – plus materials (members & non-members)
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Jewelry arts experience is necessary. (Intermediate)
“Big girls need big diamonds”.
Although the brooch fell out of fashion for some time, it is having a new renaissance today! Gucci included modernized brooches in their 2023 collection. Although some believe the comeback is due to Zoom culture, it may simply be that the brooch is a timeless accessory that will inevitably make another rise in fashion. Participants in this workshop will design and create a brooch out of sterling silver and learn how to solder on a technical pin mechanism.
Materials & tools for this workshop:
Pin back mechanism will be provided by Studio3 at a minimal cost.
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Sterling silver sheet (20 gauge) Rio #100120
Optional:
Stone/cabochon
Bezel strip
Embellishments
Stone Hinge - hinged mystery pendant Oct 19 - SOLD OUT please join waitlist!
Sherri Burch (Instructor)
October 19, 2024
9 am till 5 pm (please note earlier start time)
$125 – plus materials (members & non-members)
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Prior jewelry arts experience is necessary. (intermediate)
“Mystery is the basic element of all works of art”.
We all love a mystery….like a secret message just waiting to be revealed. In this workshop participants will create a hinged pendant that opens to reveal a hidden message. The flush- hinge will be created with wire and tubing. This is a secret you can’t keep.
Materials & tools for this workshop:
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Sterling silver sheet (20 gauge) Rio #100120
Stone/cabochon
Silver bezel wire
Stone/cabochon
Sterling round tubing (2.9mm OD x .41 mm W) Rio#100955
Sterling silver round wire (13 gauge x at least 6”) Rio#100313
Optional:
Design stamps
Letter stamps
Rolling mill texturing materials
Sterling chain
Riveting hammer
Keeping Tabs on You - tab bezel setting Nov 9 - SOLD OUT please join waitlist!
Sherri Burch (Instructor)
November 9, 2024
10 am till 5 pm
$85 (members) $125 (non-members) – plus materials
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Jewelry arts experience is necessary.
“Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth, you owe me”.
In this workshop participants will create a ring or pendant with a very unexpected tab bezel. This type of bezel setting is fashionable, trendy and fun. Use this technique to set an unusual stone or found object, or simply for its stylish design aspect! And remember, a true giver never keeps tabs on you!
Materials & tools for this workshop:
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Sterling silver sheet (20 gauge) – Rio #100120
Stone/cabochon/found object (no sharp corners)
Optional:
Pendant bail materials
Embellishments
Jeweler’s saw & 3/0 or 4/0 blades
Down the Tubes - architectural rings Nov 16 - SOLD OUT- please join waitlist!
Sherri Burch & Susan Peterson (Instructors)
November 16, 2024
10 am till 5 pm
$125 – plus materials (members & non-members)
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Jewelry arts experience is necessary. (Intermediate)
“Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly”.
Often, when something feels like it is “going down the tubes”, we want to give up, but what if failure is an important part of success? Giving up is when failure actually begins. Leaning into and learning from failure is what makes success happen. In this fun and very unique workshop, students will utilize sterling silver tubing to create dramatic architectural rings. Let’s make it something vogue, theatrical and distinctive!
Materials & tools for this workshop:
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Sterling silver sheet (20 gauge) Rio #100120
Sterling silver tubing (choose only one size below of square or round)
SS round tubing (3mm OD) – Rio #100425
SS round tubing (4.12mm OD) – Rio #100426
SS round tubing (4.83mm OD) – Rio #100428
SS square tubing (2.97mm OD) – Rio #100900
SS square tubing (4.06 mm OD) – Rio #100899
Optional:
Stone/cabochon
Bezel wire
Embellishments
Jeweler’s saw & blades
Tube cutting jig
Quick & Easy Gifts Well Adjusted - creative adjustable rings Dec 7
Sherri Burch (Instructor)
December 7, 2024
10 am till 5 pm
$65 – plus materials (members & non-members)
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
No prior jewelry arts experience is necessary.
“A well adjusted core strengthens the framework that supports the whole”.
In this “just for fun” workshop, participants will explore in creating cool, innovative, and well adjusted rings. Learn how to create and shape the perfect adjustable ring. Creating with silver, copper or brass, playing with textures and shape, utilizing pancake dies and various patina methods…this class will be exciting!
Materials & tools for this workshop:
Choose to work in copper, brass or silver or all three! Studio3 will have brass & copper sheet available.
Required:
Sterling silver sheet (20 gauge) Rio #100120
Optional:
Brass sheet (20 gauge, 6×12 inch) Rio #130120
Copper sheet (20 gauge, 6×12 inch) Rio #132120
Rolling mill texturing materials
Creative Connections – Privately Hosted Workshops
Be sure to contact the Host(s) to be sure you are invited to a private workshop.
Take a Chance on Me - raffle for private class with Sherri- SOLD OUT
One-on-One Private Class Raffle
Sherri Burch
Date to be determined
10 am till 5 pm
Free with raffle drawing – plus materials
Prior jewelry arts experience is necessary
“In the end we only regret the chances we didn’t take.”
This is a $10 raffle to win a one-on-one private class with Sherri. You will choose the project/s or techniques and the date will be determined between you and Sherri. This is a $300 value. Buy one raffle or take a bigger chance and buy several!
Materials & tools for this private class:
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Materials of your choice
Private toolbox/tools
Romancing the Stone - pre-notched basket setting - May 2, 2024
Hosts- Cheryl Summey & Deb Roberts
Sherri Burch
May 2, 2024
10 am till 5 pm
$85 – plus materials (members & non-members)
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Jewelry arts experience is necessary.
“To love one’s self is the beginning of a lifelong romance.”
Learn how to romance yourself and a faceted stone! In this private workshop, design and create a ring or pendant with a faceted stone. Skills will include soldering and setting a pre-notched basket setting and designing something creative and innovative around a faceted stone. Students will be challenged to be unique with design & invention. Romance yourself!
Materials for this workshop:
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Sterling silver sheet (20 gauge) – Rio #100120
Wire or material for ring shank or material for pendant bail
Pick a pre-notched basket setting and matching size/shape stone from options listed below:
Rio #930213 – 5 mm round pre-notched prong setting (1 pk)
Rio #760108 – 5 mm round white topaz (1 pk)
Rio #68701 – 5 mm round lemon quartz (1 pk)
Rio #66092 – 5 mm round iolite (1 pk)
Rio #90145 – 5 mm round pink CZ (1 pk)
Rio #78507 – 5 mm round white sapphire (1 pk)
Rio #68256 – 5 mm round blue sapphire (1 pk)
Rio #66247 – 5 mm round Swiss blue topaz (1 pk)
Rio #67123 – 5 mm round green quartz (1 pk)
Rio #73779 – 5 mm round smokey quartz (1 pk)
Rio #930214 – 7 mm round pre-notched prong setting (1 pk)
Rio #91137 – 7 mm round CZ (1 pk)
Rio #925386 – 6×4 mm oval pre-notched prong setting (1 pk)
Rio #78511 – 6×4 mm oval white sapphire (1 pk)
Rio #65555 – 6×4 mm oval Mexican fire opal (1 pk)
Rio #66240 – 6×4 mm oval Swiss blue topaz (1 pk)
Rio #78511 – 6×4 mm oval white sapphire (1 pk)
Optional:
Embellishments
Split Up- split shank cuff bracelet - June 13
Hosts – Holly Aubart & Paula Hermann
Sherri Burch
June 13, 2024
10 am till 5 pm
$85 (members) $125 (non-members) – plus materials
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Prior jewelry arts experience is necessary.
“Dear Stress, Let’s split up.”
Not all stress comes to disrupt you life. Sometimes it comes to clear your path. In this workshop, we are honoring the break-up by creating really cool split shank cuff bracelets. Learn the fast and easy way to create a split up!
Materials for this workshop:
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Choose one size of half-round wire listed below:
At least 1 ft – Sterling silver 4 gauge half-round wire – Rio #100404
At least 1 ft – sterling silver 6 gauge half-round wire – Rio 100406
Optional:
Stone/Cabochon
Fine silver bezel
Small design stamps
Side Gig- cuff bracelet with railings - July 25
Host- Club Smiths
Sherri Burch
July 25
9 am till 6 pm (please note earlier start time)
$125 – plus materials (members & non-members)
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
(Advanced) Jewelry art experience is necessary.
“Without hustle, talent will only carry you so far.”
A “side gig” is really a hustle on the side. It is about using your talent, getting a move on and sharing it with the world. The side gig in this workshop is a looking sharp element of a cuff bracelet. It changes the whole show. Participants in this workshop will learn how to efficiently solder side railings on a cuff bracelet and add a stone/s if desired. This is a performance you don’t want to miss!
Materials for this workshop:
Hard, Medium & Easy clipped silver solder (available at Studio3)
For Stone Embellishments: (optional)
Stones/Cabochons of choice (optional)
Bezel material for stone/s (optional)
20g sterling sheet for back of stone/s (optional)
Bracelet Material:
Rio #101705 Extra-easy wire silver solder
Rio #101100 Easy wire silver solder
Rio #101703 Medium wire silver solder
Rio #100118 18g sterling silver sheet (at least 1×6”)
Rio #100406 6g sterling half-round wire (at least 1 ft) -or-
Rio #100603 #3 sterling triangle wire (at least 1 ft)
Put it in Reverse- reverse bezels Sept 26, 2024
Host – Club Smiths
Sherri Burch
September 26, 2024
10 am till 5 pm
$125 – plus materials (members & non-members)
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Prior jewelry arts experience is necessary.
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
In this workshop participants will learn a backward way of creating and setting a bezel on a cuff bracelet. This clever and cool technique approaches the setting of a stone in reverse to create an innovative design feature. This is one time you can put it in reverse!
Materials & tools for this workshop:
Note: Please order 18 gauge sheet for a cuff bracelet. 1×6” is suggested below but if you need a longer cuff, make sure you order enough length. We will be using a disc cutter on this sheet metal and cannot cut anything thicker than 18 gauge, so make sure you order 18 gauge.
Studio3 will have stone options in the right size to purchase if you cannot source one. Cabochons have to be round and fairly thin and no larger than 12 or 14mm.
Bezel wire must be 28 or 30 gauge and no thicker. Please source the smaller/shorter sizes as noted below. Choose at least 2 variations. Studio3 will have bezel wire/s available to purchase if needed.
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Sterling silver sheet (1×6”x 18 gauge) Rio #100118
Fine silver bezel strip (28 gauge x 1/8”) – Rio #101001
Fine silver bezel strip (30 gauge x 1/8”) – Rio #101091
Fine silver bezel strip (30 gauge x 5/32”) – Rio #101097
Fine silver bezel strip (28 gauge x 5/32”) – Rio #101096
12mm or 14mm round stone (not thick)
Optional:
Rolling mill patterns
Embellishments
Me & My Shadow- shadow box rings Oct 3, 2024
Host – Debra Davis
Sherri Burch
October 3, 2024
10 am till 5 pm
$85.00 – plus materials (members)
$100.00 – plus materials (non-members)
Space is limited. $25 non-refundable deposit & pre-registration is required.
Intermediate class- solder skills required
“Success is having proved to your shadow that you are someone worth following.”
In this interesting workshop participants will create a bezel setting underneath a round shadow box to create a dimensionally layered ring or pendant. Follow your shadow to this workshop!
Materials & tools for this workshop:
Required:
Hard, Medium & Easy silver solder
Rio #100120 20 gauge sterling silver sheet (3×6”)
Small cabochon stone for bezel setting
Bezel wire- must be gallery wire or serrated/sawtooth bezel to fit your stone of choice
Sterling material to make a bail if you are making a pendant
Optional:
Embellishments
Design stamps
