Saturday, January 24 | 10 am-4 pm

Instructor: Paulette Werger

This one-day workshop will focus on making a variety of botanically inspired design elements that can be made into finished jewelry pieces. Whether inspired by Art Noveau botanicals or observations from the garden, learn to fuse, forge, twist and taper Argentium silver or copper to make a ring, pair of earrings or bangle bracelet and leave the studio wearing your new design!

Paulette’s morning demonstrations will include a variety of techniques including fusion, forging, tapering and clean-up to lay the basis for a finished piece of jewelry or small sculpture. This is a great class for “metal curious” and those whom want to know more about botanical design. 

Open to students from Beginner to advanced - if you have no tools, AVA is fully supplied! Experienced students can bring basic hand tools (pliers, files, saw and #4/0 saw blades.)

All materials will be provided; $55 materials fee applied at check-out.

Paulette Werger is studio jeweler and educator living in New Hampshire. She received her B.S. in Painting and Sculpture from the College of Saint Rose and Skidmore College, NY, and her M.F.A. in Art Metal from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She serves on the Board of trustees for Metalwerx, and has been a trustee of Society of Arts & Crafts, Society of North American Goldsmiths, and AVA Gallery and Art Center with a goal of broadening support for artists, art education and creating community.