METALS – SUMMER SESSION 1
MAY 25-30, 2025 (4 STUDIO DAYS)
Amelia Toelke
Charm Bracelets

Charm bracelets hold memories. Charms can symbolize experiences and rites of passage, making the bracelet into a personal timeline we can carry with us. The charm bracelet will be the root of exploration for this workshop and an inspirational prompt for design. Students will learn precision soldering techniques and tricks with a focus on chain making, sweat soldering, and small-scale construction and fabrication with sheet and wire. We will cover sawing, filing and finishing as well as setting techniques like bezels and tabs. Students are welcome to bring photos for inspiration as well as small items like stones or found objects to incorporate into their charms. Each student will leave the workshop with a finished bracelet made of silver and other materials. This workshop is open to beginners, and it will also be useful to more advanced students who want to hone their soldering, fabrication, and setting skills. All levels. Lower metals studio. 

Studio artist, visiting assistant professor at SUNY New Paltz; other teaching: Peters Valley (NJ), Haystack (ME), Metropolitan Museum (NYC), Brooklyn Metal Works; residencies: Baltimore Jewelry Center, Women’s Studio Workshop (NY), Lanzhou City University (China), Brush Creek Center for the Arts, (WY); publications: Metalsmith, Art Jewelry Forum, The Washington Post, 500 Enameled Objects (Lark Books), Unique by Design: Contemporary Jewelry in the Donna Schneier Collection.

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November 15-December 16: Scholarship applications accepted
February 3: Regular enrollment opens