Last week I took Advanced Casting, Wax & Mold Making  at Jewelry Studies International . I feel it's important that I really underst...

Last week, I returned to Jewelry Studies International for more instruction from the amazing Ronda Coryell .  The class was Fabricated Mode...

Last year when I first learned of the existence of Jewelry Studies International in my own hometown, I was dismayed to find that I'd mi...

The topic of the week at Jewelry Studies  International was heavy bezels. This was my first class with Vasken Tanielian , who is a Paris-tr...

I left out one of the week's projects, perhaps the most detailed. We formed this bead-bar hook-&-eye clasp from large jump rings for...

The topic of this week's class was simple clasps and chain. First we learned to make jump rings in various ways, including sawing wire c...

The final project of the Earrings class involved filagree and making tiny mechanisms. First we flattened square wire into rectangular wire, ...

This week's class is Earrings, Mechanisms & Granulation. We have twice as many students, attesting to the popularity of earrings. On...

As the week has progressed, my sawing skills have improved dramatically. The instructor and the three students all had a good laugh at the p...

I am continuing with another class at Jewelry Studies International . The topic of the week is Sawing & Setting. While I've got begi...

After finishing up one week at Jewelry Studies International , my head is spinning with ideas. On the fourth day, we finished up the flared ...