Class: Metals 101 In A Day!

Offered through Weehawken Creative Arts

This one-day class introduces students to a handful of basic metalsmithing techniques. Working with copper, students learn to acid etch and patina metal surfaces and the ancient art of bowl raising. Students will leave this class with two finished projects and several new skills that can easily be continued at home. Possible projects include functional objects such as bowls, books and frames. This class is geared toward beginners, but Lisa will have projects for more advanced students as well.

Class Dates: Friday, February 3
Location: Issenberg Design studio – Ridgway, CO
Time: 9 am – 2 pm

Member: $145.00
Non-member: $155.00
Early Enrollment Discount: 10%
Please contact Weehawken www.weehawkenarts.org (click Craft Arts) or 970-318-0150

Class: Jewelry/Silversmithing 101 in a Day!

Offered through Weehawken Creative Arts

Students will learn a few basic silver-smithing techniques in order to create their first silver pendant. This one-day introductory course will teach students to saw, stamp, drill, rivet and bend metal. We will work with silver sheet, rod, tubing and wire. The possibilities are endless.

Class Dates: Friday, February 10
Location: Issenberg Design studio – Ridgway, CO
Time: 9 am – 2 pm

Member: $160.00
Non-member: $172.00
Early Enrollment Discount: 10%
Please contact Weehawken www.weehawkenarts.org (click Craft Arts) or 970-318-0150

Class: Design History 101

Offered through Weehawken Creative Arts

This course provides an abridged overview of the history of design since the Industrial Revolution. We cover major design movements such as Art Nouveau, Art Deco, The Bauhaus and Modernism, and discuss key figures such as Thonet, Morris, Gropius, Le Corbusier, Perriand and Loewy, who influenced these design movements. This class includes slides, lectures, take home reading material and class participation. A reading list is provided for those who wish to dive deeper.

Class Dates: TBD
Location: Issenberg Design studio – Ridgway, CO
Time: TBD

Member: $90.00
Non-member: $100.00
Early Enrollment Discount: 10%
Please contact Weehawken www.weehawkenarts.org (click Fine Arts) or 970-318-0150