Summer Workshops in Jewelry & Metalsmithing 2013
Jewelers, metalsmiths, and artists of all skill levels are invited to expand their skills with the exciting and challenging summer intensive workshops at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Investigate a variety of techniques and processes and learn new ways to solve problems in metal while exploring your creative potential. Take all ten workshops or pick the topics that intrigue you most!
We are very excited for you to join us during our summer program! Truthfully, our online registration system is somewhat complex due to the nature of our University's software. We highly encourage you to give us a phone call and we will help you navigate the website or just enroll you into a workshop over the phone. You can also click on the 'Printable Brochure' link to download an enrollment form that can be mailed to us. We look forward to making beautiful artworks with you this summer!
Register OnlineBy Mail: Complete the registration form in the brochure and return with payment.
By Phone: Call the Peck School of the Arts Box Office at 414-229-4308
Workshop Schedule & Description
May 28th – June 20th (Mon – Thurs, 9am – 1:45pm)
Introduction to Jewelry and Metalsmithing (4 week intensive)
Instructor: Frankie Flood
Develop design skills and technical competency, and explore metalsmithing as an art form. This course is a non-credit introduction to major aspects of metalworking and jewelry including cutting, texturing, riveting, forming and soldering.
Beginning Level metals workshop.
June 7th (Friday 6 - 10pm)
Quick Fire Enameling – create a pendant or earrings
Instructor: Stephanie Voegele
This one-night intensive workshop covers all the basics of torch firing enamel jewelry. Participants will fuse beautiful glass onto pre-cut copper shapes and create a colorful and unique pendant or a pair of earrings with sterling silver accents.
Recommended for a quick creative escape!
June 14th (Friday 6 - 10pm)
Quick Silver Rings – make a textured sterling silver ring
Instructor: Michael Dale Bernard
In this one-night intensive workshop, participants will create a textured sterling silver ring band. Soldering equipment, the rolling mill, and various forming hammers will be used. This workshop is a great opportunity to create a unique gift in a single evening!
Recommended for a quick creative escape!
June 17th – 19th (Mon – Wed, 6 – 9 pm)
Floral Monograms – create a layered pendant or pin
Instructor: Michael Dale Bernard
This weeknight Introduction to Jewelry and Metals course focuses on piercing, texture, etching, riveting, light forming, and basic soldering skills in the creation of a beautiful floral inspired pendant or brooch with your chosen initials as part of the design!
Beginning Level metals workshop.
June 22nd & 23rd (Sat - Sun, 10am – 4pm)
Etching Patterns – make a fitted sleeve silver ring
Instructor: Stephanie Voegele
This intermediate surface decoration and fabrication workshop will introduce participants to metal etching processes. Participants will create a pattern-etched ring with a fitted inner sleeve of sterling silver.
Recommended prerequisite: any Beginning Level metals workshop.
June 24th – 29th (Mon – Fri, 2:30 – 6:30 pm)
Natural Impressions / Jewelry from natural forms
Instructor: Michael Bernard
This workshop features jewelry projects that combine metalworking and elements collected from nature. Textures, forms, and molds will be developed from trees, rocks, leaves and more. The techniques of the course will focus on low-cost equipment and non-toxic materials and will include pewter casting and salt-water etching. Support materials will be provided along with resource information for implementing these projects into your own studio or teaching practice! This special four -day workshop is being held in conjunction with the 2013 UWM Peck School of the Arts Teacher Institute conference.
Beginning Level metals workshop (Option as a one-credit course)
*This workshop has special pricing due to its 5-day length and/or credit options
June 29th – 30th (Sat – Sun, 10am – 4pm)
Color on Copper – make a hollow enameled ring or brooch
Instructor: Michael Dale Bernard
This two-day, intermediate level workshop will introduce the techniques of hydraulic press forming, rolling mill texture, basic enameling, and combining metal forms through tab settings to create a colorful pin or cocktail ring.
Recommended prerequisite: any Beginning Level metals workshop.
July 8th – 10th (Mon – Wed, 6 - 9pm)
Introduction to Silversmithing – creating hollow-formed silver jewelry
Instructor: Michael Dale Bernard
This course focuses on the creation of classic and sophisticated jewelry using fine materials and traditional hammer work. In this workshop you will create an anticlastic, roller-printed and textured silver cuff bracelet and a pair of micro-speculum silver pod earrings, both with beautiful pearl accents.
Beginning Level metals workshop
July 13th – 14th (Sat – Sun, 10am – 4pm)
Ferrous! – welded steel jewelry with bright powder coated color.
Instructor: Michael Dale Bernard
This intermediate level workshop covers micro-welding steel wire and sheet with small oxy-acetylene torches to create large voluminous sculptural forms (cocktail rings, big beads, bracelets) that will be brought to life with the addition of vibrant color through powder coating!
July 15th – 18th (Mon – Wed, 6 – 9pm)
Haute Couture Cocktail Rings – stone setting workshop
Instructor: Stephanie Voegele
This intermediate level workshop will have participants creating beautiful rings with large cabochon-cut stones. Tab setting and alternative bezel techniques will be combined with soldering skills to create these stunning rings!
Recommended prerequisite: any Beginning Level metals workshop.
July 20th – 21st (Sat – Sun, 10am – 4pm)
Chain Making and Simple Clasps – make a bracelet
Instructor: Stephanie Voegele
This weekend is full of wire-working techniques, from twisting and hammering to small-scale soldering and simple clasp construction. Create a one-of-a-kind bracelet with a variety of metals including sterling silver and copper.
July 22nd – 25th (Mon – Wed, 6 – 9pm)
Casting Intensive – make a ring, pendant, and earring set
Instructor: Michael Dale Bernard
Cuttlefish and carbon block direct-casting methods will be explored in this low-tech casting course. The equipment and techniques will focus on casting styles that are easy and inexpensive to add to your studio. Participants will leave with a cast ring, pendant, and pair of earrings! Metals will include sterling silver, pewter, and bronze.
Recommended prerequisite: any Beginning Level metals workshop.
January 21st – May 8th, 2014 (Tues + Thurs, 7pm – 9:30pm)
Introduction to Jewelry and Metals – Full semester night course spring 2014.
Instructor: Stephanie Voegele
Develop design skills and technical competency, and explore metalsmithing as an art form. This course is a non-credit introduction to major aspects of metalworking and jewelry including cutting, texturing, riveting, forming and soldering.
No prerequisite.
Instructors
Michael Dale Bernard is an Adjunct Assistant Professor and Metals Studio Technician at UWM. He completed his BFA at the University of Illinois and received his MFA from California State University, Long Beach. He creates contemporary art jewelry that is inspired by intense urban colors and patterns and exhibits at several renowned galleries and major art venues each year.
For further information www.michaeldalebernard.com
Frankie Flood is an Assistant Professor in Jewelry and Metals at UWM. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois, where he received his MFA degree in Metalsmithing. Frankie completed a BA in Art Education and a MA in Metals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. He has recently founded the Digital Craft Research Lab at UWM, which fosters creative research in the areas of design, craft, and art by combining advanced digital technology with traditional craft practice.
For further information www.frankieflood.com
Stephanie Voegele is a Lecturer in Jewelry, Metals, and Three Dimensional Design at UWM. She is a UW-Milwaukee alumnus, receiving her BFA in 2006 and then completing her MFA at the University of Georgia in 2010. Her contemporary art jewelry practice focuses on saturated color and an exploration of surface embellishments.
For further information www.stephanievoegele.com
Fees
Quick workshops (one night): $55 each
Three-day (week) or two-day (weekend) workshops: $160.00 each
Four-week Intensive (Non-credit) workshop & 15-week courses: $900.00 each
Five-day Natural Impressions workshop:$270
Enroll early! (Space is limited and workshops can fill quickly.)
Registration
We are very excited for you to join us during our summer program! Truthfully, our online registration system is somewhat complex due to the nature of our University's software. We highly encourage you to give us a phone call and we will help you navigate the website or just enroll you into a workshop over the phone. You can also click on the 'Printable Brochure' link to download an enrollment form that can be mailed to us. We look forward to making beautiful artworks with you this summer!
Registration is ongoing and workshops are filled on a first come, first served basis. Maximum capacity for each workshop is 16.
Register Online
By Mail: Complete the registration form in the brochure and return with payment.
By Phone: Call the Peck School of the Arts Box Office at 414-229-4308
Cancellations And Refunds
A full refund is issued to program participants if a workshop is cancelled for any reason.
A full refund will be issued, less a $15 processing fee, for any cancellations received prior to 14 days before the start of your workshop. No refunds are issued if registration is cancelled less than 14 days prior to the start of your workshop.
Levels
Although recommended levels are indicated, workshops are open to all levels. All materials and tools are provided for participants except safety glasses (please bring your own).
Locations
All workshops and the open studios are conducted in the Art Building Room 391, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd. on the UWM campus.
For a map of the campus: www.uwm.edu/map
Parking
Available in the Union Parking Garage, entrance at 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.; in the lot behind the Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd.; or on the street (meters in effect).Lunch
Available in the UWM Union and the surrounding neighborhood or bring your own.
Required Equipment
Closed toe shoes and a pair of safety glasses rated Z87+ are required to participate in any of the workshops. Safety glasses may be purchased at your local hardware store or Panther Bookstore, 3132 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53211, (414) 967-1111All materials and tools for the workshops are supplied.
For Further Information
Peck School of the Arts Box Office(414) 229-4308
Department of Art & Design
art-info@uwm.edu
(414) 229-4200