WanT to be a metalsmith Or learn a new skill?
Grace has over 20 years of Metalsmithing and Design experience, Gemological Institute of America Graduate Jeweler and Gemologist certification and is currently a faculty member at Herron School of Art and Design at IUPUI and was a teaching artist at the Indianapolis Art Center.
Group Classes and workshops
Group Classes and workshops are available for groups of two to ten. For larger, we can discuss options. You can start at the beginning or I can tailor specific classes according to your interests. This is a great opportunity for team building. Contact me if you are interested and we can set it up. I also offer youth classes and workshops. Homeschool groups, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and other your clubs are welcome. We can tailor lessons to fit with your curriculum, badges, patches, team exercises ect.
Private Classes
Want one on one instruction? Private instruction is available and is a popular option. We can start with basics or if you have taken Metalsmithing classes before and want to learn a specific skill, I can tailor the class to fit your needs. Some examples of skills taught are: sawing and piercing, riveting, soldering, flex shaft practices, forging, forming, casting, stone setting, texturing, etching and more. Pricing starts at $75 an hour with 3 hour minimum. For every 3 hours you book, you get a bonus hour to work independently in my studio with me close by should you need assistance. 15 hour packages are available at a discounted per hour rate. Total for the 15hr package is $885. Classes include use of studio tools. Metal and solder are the students responsibility to purchase. Contact me for booking.
Make a sterling silver bangle with a name or word and choice of a birthstone.
Birthstones are high quality bezel set in sterling silver cubic zirconia.
You will get to forge, stamp, texture and solder a sterling silver bangle.
*additional bangles and birthstones may be purchased
*if you would like to request a different date and time, send me an email
This class includes 3 plant tags and 1 bejeweled plant stake. More tags may be purchased for a small fee.
You will learn how to stamp and texture aluminum plant tags with a name or phrase and decorate the tag with hammered textures and metal stamps. You will also make your own tag hooks.
You will make one bejeweled plant stake to decorate your garden or potted plant.
*plants not included
*if you’d like another date and time, send me an email and we’ll set it up