Sandra & David's Classes

Our classes are among the most comprehensive in the Midwest. We love teaching and have 30 years experience each. Our 1,500 sq ft loft studio encompasses a third of the top floor, with lots of equipment, tools, and beautiful natural light. Everything you need is provided.

Lost Wax Casting
for Jewelry and Small-Scale Sculpture
Front Street Studio
Dayton, Ohio
(937) 222-9176

Thursday Classes begin in February
Monday Classes begin in February

Learn to make jewelry and small sculpture using the lost wax technique. Emphasis is on creating your own design in wax using such techniques as carving and modeling, or working with sheet wax.

The wax is imbedded in a plaster-like material and then burned away. This leaves a space inside the plaster into which the metal is poured. After breaking away the plaster, the final object is cleaned and polished or patinaed as desired.

Jewelry is usually cast in silver, but there will be a class session devoted to casting bronze items
(up to 6").
Limited to 9 students.
Class fee, $180.00; materials/lab fee, $20.00 (metal can be purchased from the instructor at cost).
To insure a space, please send a deposit of $100.00 to 65 Stoddard Ave, Dayton, OH 45405. Balance to be paid by February 10, 2012.

Soldering Intensive for Jewelry
Rosewood Arts Centre
Kettering, Ohio
Four-week course beginning
March 7, 2012
Wednesday evenings, 6:30 PM to 9 PM

Silver soldering is one of the most important techniques for the metals/jewelry student to master. You will have the opportunity to improve your skills by designing a piece of jewelry at or a little above your skill level. We will assist you with problem solving to execute your design into sterling silver.

Basic sawing and filing skills are required.

Limited to 12 students
$100/resident; $110/non-resident
$40 materials fee due to instructors at first class
Please call Rosewood, (937) 296-0294

Romancing the Metal Workshop
Weekend Workshop
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 20, 21 and 22

Create a beautiful piece of sculptural jewelry of personal significance in a creative, supportive and lively atmosphere. We will teach the techniques of etching on metal, surface texturing, torch fire enamelling, hydraulic press forming and other techniques of three-dimensional forming. The basics of silversmithing will also be covered, including sawing, filing, drilling and surface treatment. Everything you will need, including the equipment, tools and materials are included.

Continental breakfast both mornings, and snacks throughout the day.

Hours: Friday night, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM

Beginning to Advanced.
Limited to 9 students.
Workshop fee: $225.00, plus $25.00 for all materials. To insure a space, a deposit of $125.00 by March 1, 2012.

Romancing the Metal Workshop at
Stivers School for the Arts
Dayton, OH
June 11 to June 22, 2012

Jewelry Making/Mentoring

Front Street Studio
Dayton, Ohio
Summer Open Studio, 2011~~Wednesdays, 7 PM to 9:30 PM
July, August and September

This unstructured workshop is tailored for those who have previously taken our classes. It is an opportunity to expand your jewelry/metalsmithing skills and become more proficient with bench work techniques in our fully equipped studio. It is an opportunity to partake in the exchange of ideas with fellow artists in a supportive and fun atmosphere.

* Work independently on a personally driven design.
* Assistance with problem-solving for your project.
* You will have access to all the equipment in our studio.

Must have basic sawing/filing skills.
Fee is $30 per class, or $100 for four evenings when paid in advance. This includes lab fee and everything you'll need except the metals.
Please let us know by Tuesday evenings if you are planning on attending the open studio.
(937) 222-9176

Beginning Jewelry Making
Rosewood Arts Centre
Kettering, OH
(937) 296-0294
Four-week course beginning last week in October, 2012
Wednesday evenings, 7:00 PM to 9 PMExplore the fundamentals of jewelry making, learning the techniques of sawing, filing, drilling, surface finishing, roller embossing and an introduction to silver soldering. Students will practice in copper, then move to silver once they feel their skills have developed, to create a pendant or pair of earrings.

Limited to 12 students
$100/residents, $110/non-residents
$15 materials fee due to instructors at first class

Our Studio in Dayton, Ohio
	Casting bronze
Classroom area in the studio. There are two more studio spaces for the students to use equipment, etc.