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Intro to Metals 1.5: Jewelry & Small Objects

Dates:February 27 - April 3, 2025
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.









 




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Notes:

For safety reasons we ask everyone to comply with the dress code policy in the Metals Department: Closed-toe footwear (no high heels), pants/shorts must go below the knee, long hair must be pulled back from the face and secured. If your class is scheduled to occur in the evenings after 5PM or if you arrive on a weekend before 10AM, please enter the facilities through our rear, handicap-accessible Studio Entrance across from the Parking Lot. The front entrance and offices lock at 5PM. As you enter through the Studio Entrance, please take a right if you are looking for the Ceramics Studio. Please take a left if you are looking for the Metals Studio or the Multimedia Studio.
Fee: $330.00
Hours:18.00
CEUs:18.00

Fee Breakdown

CategoryDescriptionAmount
Course Fee (Basic)Student Fee$ 250.00
Mandatory FeeStudio Fee$ 35.00
Mandatory FeeMaterials$ 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
02/27/2025Thursday6 PM to 9 PM 25 Sagamore Road Metals Studio
03/06/2025Thursday6 PM to 9 PM 25 Sagamore Road Metals Studio
03/13/2025Thursday6 PM to 9 PM 25 Sagamore Road Metals Studio
03/20/2025Thursday6 PM to 9 PM 25 Sagamore Road Metals Studio
03/27/2025Thursday6 PM to 9 PM 25 Sagamore Road Metals Studio
04/03/2025Thursday6 PM to 9 PM 25 Sagamore Road Metals Studio