Intermediate* $135-$185 Materials and Studio Fees**
Develop your personal design sense as we take an all-encompassing look at rings – how to design, compose, create unique stone settings, and imbue them with meaning. Utilizing group discussions followed by individualized guidance, you will design a ring using specific design constraints, and we will cover the steps necessary to build it. Techniques covered will include precision sawing and filing, forging, soldering, flexshaft tips and tricks, hammer-setting stones in thick bezels, and finishing. Participants are encouraged to explore and challenge themselves. Don’t forget to bring magnification – 2X optivisors and/or a 10x loupe are strongly recommended!
*Familiarity with the jewelry studio/some jewelry experience required, including soldering, sawing, filing, and riveting.
**Materials and studio fees are charged to students based on studio usage and materials Touchstone is providing at the request of the instructor. Additionally, some instructors may also require that you bring certain materials and tools with you, in which case a list will be provided. Final cost of these fees will be posted at least two weeks ahead of the workshop to be paid in full prior to check-in.
MATERIAL LIST
WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS should bring the following materials for the workshop
*It is recommended that you wait to hear if the workshop is running before you purchase materials. Touchstone will let you know if a workshop is running no later than 2 weeks before the start of the class. Regardless of the outcome of the class, running or not, Touchstone is not responsible for the reimbursement of any materials bought for a workshop.
- Optivisors are highly recommendedSuggested Purchase: Donegan Optisight™ – OptiSIGHT | Gesswein
- 4mm-6mm Round Cabochon (No opals, turquoise, malachite, apatite, florite, or calcite)Suggested Purchase: 6mm calibrated cabochon stone – Etsy or Search results – RioGrande
The instructor will provide stones for purchase if the student was unable to source one. *Please email the instructor at erika@erika-blair.com if you have questions about your stone choice.
- Any of your own personal tools that you wish to use (Optional)
- Apron (Optional)
- Sketch book, Pen, Pencil
- Reusable Water Bottle
Download this list: Elevated Ring Fabrication_Materials List
