Intro to Metals 1.5: Jewelry & Small Objects
Dates: | February 27 - April 3, 2025 |
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Meets: | Th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM |
Cost: | $330.00 |
Sorry, we are no longer accepting registrations for this course. Please contact our office to find out if it will be rescheduled, or if alternative classes are available.
Gain greater confidence in your sawing and soldering skills and investigate new techniques in metalsmithing! Learn a higher level of soldering skills and gain technical experience in working with sheet metal and wire. techniques that will be studied are (but are not limited to): Jump rings and chain making, a better understanding of how to use a flex shaft, a better understanding of how to use the polishing wheels, how to create texture with a rolling mill, patina, cabochon stone setting, etc.
Youth Ages 14-17 may enroll in this course if they enroll with a parent/guardian. Parent/guardian must notify the registration office via email at wccregistration@worcester.edu.
Cancellation Policies
Please read through these policies carefully on our website's policy page. Written notice of cancellations via email (to wccregistration@worcester.edu) is required within specified cancellation windows detailed on our website.
Inclement Weather Policy
For information on the Craft Center's inclement weather cancellation policies, please visit our website's policy page. Students are encouraged to also check our homepage and our Facebook page for status updates and closure announcements.
Questions? Call us at 508.753.8183 X301
Notes:
Fee: | $330.00 |
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Hours: | 18.00 |
CEUs: | 18.00 |
Fee Breakdown
Category | Description | Amount |
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Course Fee (Basic) | Student Fee | $ 250.00 |
Mandatory Fee | Studio Fee | $ 35.00 |
Mandatory Fee | Materials | $ 45.00 |
Nicholas Hesson
Nicholas Hesson is an art educator, jeweler, enamelist, and CAD designer. His work utilizes a combination of digital and hand fabrication processes inspired by the human form and iconography associated with memento mori, beauty, and the human body.After receiving his Associate in Fine Arts from Bucks County Community College he worked there as a 3D Arts Lab Technician maintaining the day-to-day operations of the studio. He simultaneously pursued his Bachelors in Fine Arts as he commuted to Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University where he assisted instructors as a teaching assistant as well as took classes. He received his BFA in Metals/Jewelry/CAD/CAM from Tyler in 2020. In the Spring of 2023, he graduated with his MFA in Metal Design from East Carolina University where he worked as a graduate teaching assistant. He now resides in the New England area where he works as a Silversmith for Tiffany & Co.
Date | Day | Time | Location |
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02/27/2025 | Thursday | 6 PM to 9 PM | 25 Sagamore Road Metals Studio |
03/06/2025 | Thursday | 6 PM to 9 PM | 25 Sagamore Road Metals Studio |
03/13/2025 | Thursday | 6 PM to 9 PM | 25 Sagamore Road Metals Studio |
03/20/2025 | Thursday | 6 PM to 9 PM | 25 Sagamore Road Metals Studio |
03/27/2025 | Thursday | 6 PM to 9 PM | 25 Sagamore Road Metals Studio |
04/03/2025 | Thursday | 6 PM to 9 PM | 25 Sagamore Road Metals Studio |