Hollow Forms with Visiting Instructor Audrey Laine Sawyer! (Day 1 of 2)
This is a 2-Day class
Saturday and Sunday,
August, 22nd + 23rd
10:00 am - 3:30 pm with a 30 minute break
Audrey Laine Sawyer
Is a jewelry artist and metalsmith with a naturalist’s approach to designing and making. She creates wearable artwork of heirloom quality out of sterling silver, gemstones, and intention. She loves her work and always tries to bring joy and wonder through the things she makes. She takes great pride in the quality of her work, driven by creative passion and natural curiosity.
She works from her home studio in the Blue Ridge mountains of Western North Carolina just west of Asheville. She received a BA in Studio Art from Rollins College and studied metals at Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Program. She is a juried member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, and now teaches Jewelry Decorative Techniques at HCC.
Hollow Forms with Visiting Instructor Audrey Laine Sawyer! (Day 2 of 2)
This is a 2-Day class
Saturday and Sunday,
August, 22nd + 23rd
10:00 am - 3:30 pm with a 30 minute break
Audrey Laine Sawyer
Is a jewelry artist and metalsmith with a naturalist’s approach to designing and making. She creates wearable artwork of heirloom quality out of sterling silver, gemstones, and intention. She loves her work and always tries to bring joy and wonder through the things she makes. She takes great pride in the quality of her work, driven by creative passion and natural curiosity.
She works from her home studio in the Blue Ridge mountains of Western North Carolina just west of Asheville. She received a BA in Studio Art from Rollins College and studied metals at Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Program. She is a juried member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, and now teaches Jewelry Decorative Techniques at HCC.
Studio CLOSED
The Studio will be closed for a summer break August 24th-September 4th
See you soon!
Heirloom Jewelry Making - Wax Carving Workshop
Come in and create an heirloom piece of jewelry that’ll last for generations to come!
In this 5 hour class you’ll carve, sand, melt and sculpt a piece of jewelry in wax,
then we will cast it into metal for you!
All skill levels welcome, no previous experience neccessary.
Bronze casting is included, additional fee for Sterling Silver.
Intro to Jewelry + Metalsmithing (Day 1 of 3)
This is a 3-day course. You must attend ALL 3 Days.
Class will take place from 11am - 6pm each day with a 1 hour break for lunch
Friday, September 11th,
Saturday, September 12th, +
Sunday, September 13th
Please wear closed toed shoes + bring reading glasses if you use them.
Intro to Jewelry + Metalsmithing (Day 2 of 3)
This is a 3-day course. You must attend ALL 3 Days.
Class will take place from 11am - 6pm each day with a 1 hour break for lunch
Friday, September 11th,
Saturday, September 12th, +
Sunday, September 13th
Please wear closed toed shoes + bring reading glasses if you use them.
Intro to Jewelry + Metalsmithing (Day 3 of 3)
This is a 3-day course. You must attend ALL 3 Days.
Class will take place from 11am - 6pm each day with a 1 hour break for lunch
Friday, September 11th,
Saturday, September 12th, +
Sunday, September 13th
Please wear closed toed shoes + bring reading glasses if you use them.
Casting Club! Day 1 of 2 (September 17th + 24th)
***Prerequisite: Lost Wax Casting class or previous wax working experience***
For Students with wax carving background +/or have taken our Lost Wax Casting class
Class price covers all casting materials for 2 flasks, kiln time and finishing tools
*casting grain NOT included.
Thursday, September 17th - Noon-3pm
+ Thursday, September 24th - Noon-3pm
Setting Found Objects with Nanette Pengelley
This workshop is 2-days from 10am-5pm with a 1 hour break for lunch worked in. Bring your found objects, and let’s make them wearable!
Must attend BOTH days, Saturday, September 19th + Sunday, September 20th.
Setting Found Objects with Nanette Pengelley
This workshop is 2-days from 10am-5pm with a 1 hour break for lunch worked in. Bring your found objects, and let’s make them wearable!
Must attend BOTH days, Saturday, September 19th + Sunday, September 20th.
Casting Club! Day 2 of 2 (September 17th + 24th)
***Prerequisite: Lost Wax Casting class or previous wax working experience***
For Students with wax carving background +/or have taken our Lost Wax Casting class
Class price covers all casting materials for 2 flasks, kiln time and finishing tools
*casting grain NOT included.
Thursday, September 17th - Noon-3pm
+ Thursday, September 24th - Noon-3pm
Lost Wax Casting (Day 1 of 4)
This class meets for 4 Days
Students must attend ALL 4 Days:
Thursday, September 24th - 6:00-9:00PM
Friday, September 25th - 6:00-9:00PM
Saturday, September 26th - 11:00AM -2:00PM + 3:00-6:00PM
Sunday, September 27th - 11:00AM -2:00PM
Please wear closed toed shoes + if you wear reading glasses, please bring them.
Lost-wax casting is a fascinating, hands-on process where you start by sculpting a design in wax, which acts as a temporary model. It is a meditative, almost sculptural art of carving your design from a block wax, stick of soft wax or sticky sculptural wax. In class you will focus on learning the basics to shape, shave, and smooth the wax using small tools, gradually refining every curve, texture, and detail. This wax model becomes the heart of the process, capturing every mark you make. When your model is finished, the wax is then encased in a plaster-like mold and melted away—“lost”—so molten metal can be poured in to take its place. During this class, you’ll get two casting days and plenty of wax carving time. It’s creative, a little magical, and incredibly satisfying to see your idea transformed into something metal you can hold.
Lost Wax Casting (Day 2 of 4)
This class meets for 4 Days
Students must attend ALL 4 Days:
Thursday, September 24th - 6:00-9:00PM
Friday, September 25th - 6:00-9:00PM
Saturday, September 26th - 11:00AM -2:00PM + 3:00-6:00PM
Sunday, September 27th - 11:00AM -2:00PM
Please wear closed toed shoes + if you wear reading glasses, please bring them.
Lost-wax casting is a fascinating, hands-on process where you start by sculpting a design in wax, which acts as a temporary model. It is a meditative, almost sculptural art of carving your design from a block wax, stick of soft wax or sticky sculptural wax. In class you will focus on learning the basics to shape, shave, and smooth the wax using small tools, gradually refining every curve, texture, and detail. This wax model becomes the heart of the process, capturing every mark you make. When your model is finished, the wax is then encased in a plaster-like mold and melted away—“lost”—so molten metal can be poured in to take its place. During this class, you’ll get two casting days and plenty of wax carving time. It’s creative, a little magical, and incredibly satisfying to see your idea transformed into something metal you can hold.
Lost Wax Casting (Day 3 of 4)
This class meets for 4 Days
Students must attend ALL 4 Days:
Thursday, September 24th - 6:00-9:00PM
Friday, September 25th - 6:00-9:00PM
Saturday, September 26th - 11:00AM -2:00PM + 3:00-6:00PM
Sunday, September 27th - 11:00AM -2:00PM
Please wear closed toed shoes + if you wear reading glasses, please bring them.
Lost-wax casting is a fascinating, hands-on process where you start by sculpting a design in wax, which acts as a temporary model. It is a meditative, almost sculptural art of carving your design from a block wax, stick of soft wax or sticky sculptural wax. In class you will focus on learning the basics to shape, shave, and smooth the wax using small tools, gradually refining every curve, texture, and detail. This wax model becomes the heart of the process, capturing every mark you make. When your model is finished, the wax is then encased in a plaster-like mold and melted away—“lost”—so molten metal can be poured in to take its place. During this class, you’ll get two casting days and plenty of wax carving time. It’s creative, a little magical, and incredibly satisfying to see your idea transformed into something metal you can hold.
Lost Wax Casting (also Day 3 of 4)
This class meets for 4 Days
Students must attend ALL 4 Days:
Thursday, September 24th - 6:00-9:00PM
Friday, September 25th - 6:00-9:00PM
Saturday, September 26th - 11:00AM -2:00PM + 3:00-6:00PM
Sunday, September 27th - 11:00AM -2:00PM
Please wear closed toed shoes + if you wear reading glasses, please bring them.
Lost-wax casting is a fascinating, hands-on process where you start by sculpting a design in wax, which acts as a temporary model. It is a meditative, almost sculptural art of carving your design from a block wax, stick of soft wax or sticky sculptural wax. In class you will focus on learning the basics to shape, shave, and smooth the wax using small tools, gradually refining every curve, texture, and detail. This wax model becomes the heart of the process, capturing every mark you make. When your model is finished, the wax is then encased in a plaster-like mold and melted away—“lost”—so molten metal can be poured in to take its place. During this class, you’ll get two casting days and plenty of wax carving time. It’s creative, a little magical, and incredibly satisfying to see your idea transformed into something metal you can hold.
Lost Wax Casting (Day 4 of 4)
This class meets for 4 Days
Students must attend ALL 4 Days:
Thursday, September 24th - 6:00-9:00PM
Friday, September 25th - 6:00-9:00PM
Saturday, September 26th - 11:00AM -2:00PM + 3:00-6:00PM
Sunday, September 27th - 11:00AM -2:00PM
Please wear closed toed shoes + if you wear reading glasses, please bring them.
Lost-wax casting is a fascinating, hands-on process where you start by sculpting a design in wax, which acts as a temporary model. It is a meditative, almost sculptural art of carving your design from a block wax, stick of soft wax or sticky sculptural wax. In class you will focus on learning the basics to shape, shave, and smooth the wax using small tools, gradually refining every curve, texture, and detail. This wax model becomes the heart of the process, capturing every mark you make. When your model is finished, the wax is then encased in a plaster-like mold and melted away—“lost”—so molten metal can be poured in to take its place. During this class, you’ll get two casting days and plenty of wax carving time. It’s creative, a little magical, and incredibly satisfying to see your idea transformed into something metal you can hold.
Intro to Jewelry + Metalsmithing (Day 1 of 6)
This class meets 6 days: twice a week for 3 weeks.
Students must attend ALL 6 days.
Tuesday, October 13th + Thursday, October 15th
Tuesday, October 20th + Thursday, October 22nd
Tuesday, October 27th + Thursday, October 29th
Intro to Jewelry + Metalsmithing (Day 2 of 6)
This class meets 6 days: twice a week for 3 weeks.
Students must attend ALL 6 days.
Tuesday, October 13th + Thursday, October 15th
Tuesday, October 20th + Thursday, October 22nd
Tuesday, October 27th + Thursday, October 29th
Intro to Jewelry + Metalsmithing (Day 3 of 6)
This class meets 6 days: twice a week for 3 weeks.
Students must attend ALL 6 days.
Tuesday, October 13th + Thursday, October 15th
Tuesday, October 20th + Thursday, October 22nd
Tuesday, October 27th + Thursday, October 29th
Intro to Jewelry + Metalsmithing (Day 4 of 6)
This class meets 6 days: twice a week for 3 weeks.
Students must attend ALL 6 days.
Tuesday, October 13th + Thursday, October 15th
Tuesday, October 20th + Thursday, October 22nd
Tuesday, October 27th + Thursday, October 29th
Intro to Jewelry + Metalsmithing (Day 5 of 6)
This class meets 6 days: twice a week for 3 weeks.
Students must attend ALL 6 days.
Tuesday, October 13th + Thursday, October 15th
Tuesday, October 20th + Thursday, October 22nd
Tuesday, October 27th + Thursday, October 29th
Intro to Jewelry + Metalsmithing (Day 6 of 6)
This class meets 6 days: twice a week for 3 weeks.
Students must attend ALL 6 days.
Tuesday, October 13th + Thursday, October 15th
Tuesday, October 20th + Thursday, October 22nd
Tuesday, October 27th + Thursday, October 29th
Studio CLOSED
The Studio will be closed today.
One of our apprentices is getting MARRIED!
See you tomorrow!
Wax + Wine Night
**Must have wax carving experience**
* *Prerequisite - Lost Wax Casting or Rapid Fire (or equivelant)* *
Come relax and carve some wax! We will provide the tools, and have some wax available for a small fee. Connect with your community at this low-key event!
Casting process will not be done here - to cast, please ask about our casting schedule or participate in our next Casting Club!
BYO beer/wine.
This will be work time, little to no instruction.
Lost Wax Casting (Day 4 of 4)
This class meets for 4 Days
Students must attend ALL 4 Days:
Thursday, July 23rd - 11:00am-2:00pm
Friday, July 24th - 11:00am-2:00pm
Saturday, July 25th - 11:00am-2:00pm
*Saturday, July 25th - 3:00pm-6:00pm
Sunday, July 26th - 11:00am-2:00pm
Please wear closed toed shoes + if you wear reading glasses, please bring them.
Lost Wax Casting (also Day 3 of 4)
This class meets for 4 Days
Students must attend ALL 4 Days:
Thursday, July 23rd - 11:00am-2:00pm
Friday, July 24th - 11:00am-2:00pm
Saturday, July 25th - 11:00am-2:00pm
*Saturday, July 25th - 3:00pm-6:00pm
Sunday, July 26th - 11:00am-2:00pm
Please wear closed toed shoes + if you wear reading glasses, please bring them.
Lost Wax Casting (Day 3 of 4)
This class meets for 4 Days
Students must attend ALL 4 Days:
Thursday, July 23rd - 11:00am-2:00pm
Friday, July 24th - 11:00am-2:00pm
Saturday, July 25th - 11:00am-2:00pm
*Saturday, July 25th - 3:00pm-6:00pm
Sunday, July 26th - 11:00am-2:00pm
Please wear closed toed shoes + if you wear reading glasses, please bring them.
Lost Wax Casting (Day 2 of 4)
This class meets for 4 Days
Students must attend ALL 4 Days:
Thursday, July 23rd - 11:00am-2:00pm
Friday, July 24th - 11:00am-2:00pm
Saturday, July 25th - 11:00am-2:00pm
*Saturday, July 25th - 3:00pm-6:00pm
Sunday, July 26th - 11:00am-2:00pm
Please wear closed toed shoes + if you wear reading glasses, please bring them.
Lost Wax Casting (Day 1 of 4)
This class meets for 4 Days
Students must attend ALL 4 Days:
Thursday, July 23rd - 11:00am-2:00pm
Friday, July 24th - 11:00am-2:00pm
Saturday, July 25th - 11:00am-2:00pm
*Saturday, July 25th - 3:00pm-6:00pm
Sunday, July 26th - 11:00am-2:00pm
Please wear closed toed shoes + if you wear reading glasses, please bring them.
Intro to Jewelry + Metalsmithing (Day 3 of 4)
This is a 4-day course. You must attend ALL 4 Days.
Class will take place from 10am - 2:30pm
Thursday, July 16th,
Friday, July 17th
Saturday, July 18th,
+ Sunday, July 19th
Please wear closed toed shoes + bring reading glasses if you use them.
Intro to Jewelry + Metalsmithing (Day 4 of 4)
This is a 4-day course. You must attend ALL 4 Days.
Class will take place from 10am - 2:30pm
Wednesday, July 15th,
Thursday, July 16th,
Friday, July 17th
+ Saturday, July 18th
Please wear closed toed shoes + bring reading glasses if you use them.
Intro to Jewelry + Metalsmithing (Day 2 of 4)
This is a 4-day course. You must attend ALL 4 Days.
Class will take place from 10am - 2:30pm
Wednesday, July 15th,
Thursday, July 16th,
Friday, July 17th
+ Saturday, July 18th
Please wear closed toed shoes + bring reading glasses if you use them.
Intro to Jewelry + Metalsmithing (Day 1 of 4)
This is a 4-day course. You must attend ALL 4 Days.
Class will take place from 10am - 2:30pm
Wednesday, July 15th,
Thursday, July 16th,
Friday, July 17th
+ Saturday, July 18th
Please wear closed toed shoes + bring reading glasses if you use them.
Casting Club! Day 2 of 2 (July 9th + 10th)
***Prerequisite: Lost Wax Casting class or previous wax working experience***
For Students with wax carving background +/or have taken our Lost Wax Casting class
Class price covers all casting materials for 2 flasks, kiln time and finishing tools
*casting grain NOT included.
Youth Camp JULY: Art + Metalsmithing for ages 9-13 - (Day 5 of 5)
Join us JULY 6th-10th
9AM - 3PM
This is a 5-Day Camp - students must attend ALL 5 days.
Casting Club! Day 1 of 2 (July 9th + 10th)
***Prerequisite: Lost Wax Casting class or previous wax working experience***
For Students with wax carving background +/or have taken our Lost Wax Casting class
Class price covers all casting materials for 2 flasks, kiln time and finishing tools
*casting grain NOT included.
Youth Camp JULY: Art + Metalsmithing for ages 9-13 - (Day 4 of 5)
Join us JULY 6th-10th
9AM - 3PM
This is a 5-Day Camp - students must attend ALL 5 days.
Youth Camp JULY: Art + Metalsmithing for ages 9-13 - (Day 3 of 5)
Join us JULY 6th-10th
9AM - 3PM
This is a 5-Day Camp - students must attend ALL 5 days.
Youth Camp JULY: Art + Metalsmithing for ages 9-13 - (Day 2 of 5)
Join us JULY 6th-10th
9AM - 3PM
This is a 5-Day Camp - students must attend ALL 5 days.
Youth Camp JULY: Art + Metalsmithing for ages 9-13 - (Day 1 of 5)
Join us JULY 6th-10th
9AM - 3PM
This is a 5-Day Camp - students must attend ALL 5 days.
