Tucson Metalsmithing & Jewelry Classes

Instruction is individualized and based upon each person’s area of interest, beginning from your current skill base toward achieving your desired outcomes. Whether your a beginner or more advanced, we welcome you.

Traditional knotting not only protects precious beads from rubbing together and scratching, but it also ensures that if your necklace ever breaks, you won’t lose a single stone. Beyond security, it gives a necklace a fluid, elegant drape that cannot be replicated by wire or plastic coating.

A hands-on summer experience where teens learn to design and create with metal. Build foundational skills in Level 1, then take it further in Level 2 with more advanced techniques and projects.

Buying, Using, Modifying and Caring for tools can be confusing. Experienced and New-to-Metalsmith Artists will go home with a wealth of information to guide them in making the most out of what they have...and of course, adding more to their metalsmith wish lists!

The small group ensures a peaceful, intimate environment where genuine conversation and reflection are easy. We spend about 2 hours learning and creating, shifting to the living room to savor light snacks and beverages for the final celebration of our artist selves.

FIRE--HAMMERS--TOOLS! Take a mid-week break and join friends as you design and create jewelry and objects. No experience necessary. Participants from Teen Residency--- strengthen familiar skills and gain new techniques. New to Metalsmithing?--No problem! Tools and supplies provided.

Explore form and structure as you create boxes, cylinders, and beads in this hands-on workshop. earn techniques to build dimension and shape, adding depth and versatility to your jewelry designs.

Award-winning artist Tamara Scott Anderson teaches layered fabric collage with stitching and embellishment. For students 18+ with basic skills; includes at-home practice between sessions.

Bring your designs to life by learning how to add movement and connection. In this 4-week class, explore techniques like rivets, hinges, and other mechanisms to create interactive, dynamic jewelry pieces. Sessions will be held September 7, 14, 21, 28 from 6-9 pm.