Sandra & David's Jewelry Classes

Our jewelry and metals classes are among the most comprehensive in the Midwest. David and I love teaching and we each have over 30 years experience.
Mythic Silver Studio is on the top floor of a historic building, is fully equipped, and has many of the hand and power tools you will need. We also have a huge library of jewelry and art books to inspire you.

Mythic Silver Studio
1000 E. 2nd Street, Suite 3000
Dayton, Ohio 45402
(937) 545-3254

 

Lost Wax Casting for Jewelry and Small Sculpture
at Mythic Silver Studio

Spring Session, 2019

Eight-week course
Monday Classes, 7-9:30 PM, April 1 to May 20

Thursday Classes, 1-3:30 PM, April 4 to May 23

Learn to make jewelry and small sculpture using the lost wax technique. Emphasis is on creating your own design in wax using such techniques as carving and modeling, or working with sheet wax.

The wax is embedded in a plaster-like material and then burned away. This leaves a space inside the plaster into which the metal is poured. After breaking away the plaster, the final object is cleaned and polished or patinaed as desired.

Jewelry is usually cast in silver, but there will be a class session devoted to casting bronze items.
(up to 6").
Limited to 9 students. Eight-week class.
Class fee, $250, includes the lab/materials for everything except your metal, which can be purchased from the instructor at cost.

To reserve a space, please send $125 deposit to:
65 Stoddard Ave., Dayton, OH  45405
Info: (937) 304-1348

Rosewood Arts Centre

Silversmithing Basics

Rosewood Arts Centre
Kettering, Ohio
(937) 296-0294

Four-week course
Fall, 2019

The traditional silversmithing techniques of sawing, filing, drilling, surface finishing, fold forming, and roller embossing will be taught. There will also be an introduction and demo on silver soldering. Projects will include a fold formed cuff bracelet, sterling silver pendant, or earrings, as time allows. Students ill go away with a sophisticated, developed piece of jewelry of their own design.

Limited to 12 students
$110/resident; $120/non-resident
$40 materials fee due to instructors at first class.
This will include everything -- including the sterling silver.
Please call Rosewood, (937) 296-0294

Soldering Intensive for Jewelry
Ring Making
Sterling Silver with a Set Cabochon
Rosewood Arts Centre
Kettering, Ohio
(937) 296-0294

Four-week course
May 1, 2019

Silver soldering is one of the most important techniques for the metals/jewelry student to master. We'll take you step-by-step to learn the techniques of butt soldering, standing seams, and sweat soldering. You'll learn to make a bezel with a set stone on a band ring and have a lovely, evolved piece at the end of the course.

Basic sawing and filing skills are required.
Limited to 12 students
$110/resident; $120/non-resident
$45 materials fee due to instructors at first class. This will include everything -- including the sterling silver and stone.
Please call Rosewood, (937) 296-0294

For studio photos, and student work, please visit:

https://www.facebook.com/mythicsilverstudio/