Design for Digital Fabrication

Dates: May 30–June 24 | Mon.–Thur. 9 a.m.–1:45 p.m.
Non-credit Cost: $950
For-credit Course: 3 credits (ART 107/277)
Instructor: Chad Bridgewater
Location: Kenilworth Building, KSE 368
Requirements: Must have Adobe Illustrator
Level: Beginner
Capacity: 16

This 4-week course will introduce students to digital drawing and design skills that will be used to facilitate geometric problem-solving skills involving 2D and 3D models. Models will be processed through a variety of digital fabrication processes including 3D printing, 3D scanning, laser cutting and vinyl cutting. This course provides students with the tools to develop a thorough grounding in communication techniques and strategies for the professional presentation of design work.

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High Temp Soldering Jewelry Intensive

Dates: June 12–16 | Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Non-credit Cost: $360
Instructor: Erica Meier
Location: Main Campus, ART 391
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Capacity: 12

Explore basic high temperature jewelry soldering techniques with an emphasis on chain making and findings. You will learn how to use multiple torches with a number of different materials such as copper, brass and silver. You will practice numerous chain and link styles, multiple solder seams and various textural and finishing techniques.

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Enameling Basics: Create a Colorful Piece of Jewelry

Dates: June 26–27 | Mon.–Tue. 6–9 p.m.
Non-credit Cost: $150
Instructor: Erica Meier
Location: Main Campus, ART 391
Level: Beginner
Capacity: 12

In this two-evening workshop you will learn how to use vitreous enamel to create images, color-scapes, patterns and words on copper to create a piece of jewelry.

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Colorful Powder Coated Belt Buckles

Dates: June 28–29 | Wed.–Thur. 6–9 p.m.
Non-credit Cost: $150
Instructor: Erica Meier
Location: Kenilworth Building, KSE B61
Level: Beginner
Capacity: 12

Students build their portfolio and art-making skills while venturing into new media such as printmaking, sculpture or digital processes. Tied to admissions, this on-campus experience may lead to college applications, first-year opportunities, and scholarships!

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Clamshell Box

Dates: June 28–29 | Wed.–Thur. 6–9 p.m.
Non-credit Cost: $150
Instructor: Melissa Wagner-Lawler
Location: Main Campus, ART 302
Level: All (cutting and gluing experience recommended)
Capacity: 12

This one-week workshop / course will focus on understanding various precious stones and learning basic and advanced stone setting techniques. You will learn the following techniques: Bezel, Prong/ basket, and flush- resulting in the design and creation of one or several pieces of jewelry with a stone setting. You may bring in stones for discussion and for setting, precious and non-precious stones will be made available for the workshop.

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Making a Ring with a Stone

Dates: July 6–7 | Thur–Fri. 6–9 p.m.
Non-credit Cost: $150
Instructor: Erica Meier
Location: Main Campus, ART 391
Level: Beginner
Capacity: 12

In this two-evening workshop you will learn basic skills in the Jewelry and Metalsmithing world. Learn how to texture metal, pierce holes, saw out shapes, solder, make a bezel and set a stone!

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Mini Glass Casting Workshop: Creating a Wearable Medallion

Dates: July 7–9 | Fri. 6–9 p.m., Sat.–Sun. 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Non-credit Cost: $250
Instructor: Mary Roley
Location: Main Campus, ART B51
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Capacity: 10

In this weekend workshop you will learn the basics of glass casting into sodium silicate sand molds on a small scale. The workshop will cover proper preparation of press molded sand objects to be translated in glass through casting of molten glass into the mold. The workshop will briefly touch on the science of melting and annealing glass. Additionally you will learn various cleaning and finishing techniques to bring out the beautifully diffuse textures and translucent qualities of sand cast glass.

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Jewelry and Metal Teachers Round Table Invitational

Dates: July 8 | Sat. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. (lunch provided)
Non-credit Cost: $50
Instructor: Erica Meier
Location: TBD
Level: Intermediate to Professional
Capacity: 16

Connecting Regional Jewelry & Metalsmithing teachers for discussion and resource sharing. Teachers will be exposed to new alternatives to toxic studio essentials and materials, and learn tips for healthy studio practices. We’ll discuss safety, maintenance, and repair – including ventilation, hazardous communications, right-to-know, and basic equipment (kilns, spray etchers, regulators). Tours of the new grant funded blacksmithing and forming studio, the jewelry and metals studio, and digital fabrication studios will also take place.

Email meierea@uwm.edu for info. Proof of employment as a teacher required.

Open Studio Workshop

Dates July 8–9 | Sat.–Sun. 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Non-credit Cost: $100 for one day or both
Instructor: Erica Meier
Location: Main Campus, ART 391
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Capacity: 12

This opportunity is available to anyone having taken a workshop this or last summer who would like a studio day to complete or work on projects in the company of UWM Jewelry and Metalsmithing stewards. There will be no instruction or material distribution, but metalsmithing guidance and studio consumables are available.

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Setting Stones in Jewelry

Dates: July 10–14 | Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Non-credit Cost: $360
For-credit Course: 1 credit (ART 279/479)
Instructor: Erica Meier
Location: Main Campus, ART 391
Level: Advanced (soldering experience req.)
Capacity: 16

This one-week workshop / course will focus on understanding various precious stones and learning basic and advanced stone setting techniques. You will learn the following techniques: Bezel, Prong/ basket, and flush- resulting in the design and creation of one or several pieces of jewelry with a stone setting. You may bring in stones for discussion and for setting, precious and non-precious stones will be made available for the workshop.

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Curio Box

Dates: July 12–13 | Wed.–Thur. 6–9 p.m.
Non-credit Cost: $150
Instructor: Melissa Wagner-Lawler
Location: Main Campus, ART 302
Level: All (cutting and gluing experience recommended)
Capacity: 12

In this workshop, you will learn to make a custom curio box to hold small items out of board, decorative paper, and book cloth. On the first night of the workshop, participants will all make a standard size curio box to learn the technique. Participants should bring some (2-5) small trinkets (no larger than 3”) to make a custom curio box on the second night of the workshop. 

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Introduction to Blacksmithing: Making a Hammer and Draw Knife

Dates: August 14–18 | Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Non-credit Cost: $360
For-credit Course: 1 credit (ART 279/479)
Instructor: Adam Hawk
Location: Kenilworth Building, KSE B61
Level: Beginner
Capacity: 10

In this one-week workshop students will be introduced to fundamental and intermediate blacksmithing techniques while making a forging hammer and drawknife. Demonstrations and information about punching, drifting, tapering, toolmaking, heat treating, and other techniques will be followed by lots of hands-on time. At the end of the week all participants will leave with their very own hand forged blacksmith’s cross peen hammer and a drawknife that will be used to carve their hammer handle. No previous blacksmithing experience necessary.

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