JEWELRY CLASSES AT BYRDCLIFFE
2012 Jewelry Class Schedule
Four 6-week spring and summer courses and one 4-week fall course of study in Jewelry design and creation, Wednesdays 2:00 - 5:00 pm or 5:30 - 8:30 pm, in the Jewelry Studio at the Byrdcliffe Art Colony.
Jewelry Class: all levels - Robin "The Hammer" Ludwig
Wednesdays: April 4 - May 9, 2012, 2:00 – 5:00 pm or 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Price for class (6 weeks): $190 for Byrdcliffe members, $210 for not-yet members
Description: The JEWELRY class will offer many techniques, from basic fabricating and finishing to chasing and casting, including wax carving and mold-making. Classes will include all levels, because the mix of experienced and beginning students makes for a more creative environment - sometimes a beginner will ask a question that everybody needs the answer to.
We have a full complement of tools, but serious students will want to acquire their own basic tools. Students are responsible for their own materials and items that get used up, like solder and sawblades. There will be some limited amount of bronze, copper or other base metals, and we will try to keep blades on hand, but everyone should get their own.
Jewelry Class: all levels - Robin "The Hammer" Ludwig
Wednesdays: May 23 - June 27, 2012, 2:00 – 5:00 pm or 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Price for class (6 weeks): $190 for Byrdcliffe members, $210 for not-yet members
Description: The JEWELRY class will offer many techniques, from basic fabricating and finishing to chasing and casting, including wax carving and mold-making. Classes will include all levels, because the mix of experienced and beginning students makes for a more creative environment - sometimes a beginner will ask a question that everybody needs the answer to.
We have a full complement of tools, but serious students will want to acquire their own basic tools. Students are responsible for their own materials and items that get used up, like solder and sawblades. There will be some limited amount of bronze, copper or other base metals, and we will try to keep blades on hand, but everyone should get their own.
Pay your class fee online or mail in a check with the order form!
Jewelry Class: all levels - Robin "The Hammer" Ludwig
Wednesdays: July 11 - August 15, 2012, 2:00 – 5:00 pm or 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Price for class (6 weeks): $190 for Byrdcliffe members, $210 for not-yet members
Description: The JEWELRY class will offer many techniques, from basic fabricating and finishing to chasing and casting, including wax carving and mold-making. Classes will include all levels, because the mix of experienced and beginning students makes for a more creative environment - sometimes a beginner will ask a question that everybody needs the answer to.
We have a full complement of tools, but serious students will want to acquire their own basic tools. Students are responsible for their own materials and items that get used up, like solder and sawblades. There will be some limited amount of bronze, copper or other base metals, and we will try to keep blades on hand, but everyone should get their own.
Pay your class fee online or mail in a check with the order form!
Jewelry Class: all levels - Robin "The Hammer" Ludwig
Wednesdays: August 29 - October 3, 2012, 2:00 – 5:00 pm or 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Price for class (6 weeks): $190 for Byrdcliffe members, $210 for not-yet members
Description: The JEWELRY class will offer many techniques, from basic fabricating and finishing to chasing and casting, including wax carving and mold-making. Classes will include all levels, because the mix of experienced and beginning students makes for a more creative environment - sometimes a beginner will ask a question that everybody needs the answer to.
We have a full complement of tools, but serious students will want to acquire their own basic tools. Students are responsible for their own materials and items that get used up, like solder and sawblades. There will be some limited amount of bronze, copper or other base metals, and we will try to keep blades on hand, but everyone should get their own.
Pay your class fee online or mail in a check with the order form!
Jewelry Class: all levels - Robin "The Hammer" Ludwig
Wednesdays: October 17 - November 7, 2012, 2:00 – 5:00 pm or 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Price for class (4 weeks): $125 for Byrdcliffe members, $140 for not-yet members
Description: The JEWELRY class will offer many techniques, from basic fabricating and finishing to chasing and casting, including wax carving and mold-making. Classes will include all levels, because the mix of experienced and beginning students makes for a more creative environment - sometimes a beginner will ask a question that everybody needs the answer to.
We have a full complement of tools, but serious students will want to acquire their own basic tools. Students are responsible for their own materials and items that get used up, like solder and sawblades. There will be some limited amount of bronze, copper or other base metals, and we will try to keep blades on hand, but everyone should get their own.
Pay your class fee online or mail in a check with the order form!
If there is interest, the instructor will institute a monthly open-studio session for advanced artists, who pay at the door and use our jewelry facility at Byrdcliffe. Robin will be there to oversee and help.
Robin "The Hammer" Ludwig first became interested in metalwork as a child, reading Norse myths and Tolkien. He began his studies in metal arts in 1967 at Goddard College, sometimes spending as much as 28 hours a week in the shop. His work has been covered in such varied publications as Creem, In Style, Details, High Times, New York Magazine and many others. The Hammer's work has appeared on stage, in the movies and television, including recent episodes of "30 Rock". From 1987-1994 he worked almost exclusively for rocker Billy Idol, producing a panoply worthy of any kingdom featured in five international video hits, most notably "Cradle of Love" and "Prodigal Blues". Always part of the music scene, The Hammer is well known as a blues performer, and plays rock'n'roll guitar with The Five Points Band. He also writes for Elmore, the national magazine dedicated to Saving American Music. More about Robin can be found at http://www.robinthehammer.com and http://www.fivepointsband.com.
