Upcoming Classes

Continuing Hand Carving
You've gone beyond the block:  now what??  This course is designed for carvers with some experience who would benefit from guidance as they continue to build skills.  Advanced exercises will challenge students to improve their efficiency and control; each student will also design a personal project based on a real-life model, choosing an appropriate wood and finishing technique.
   Monday evenings, February 10 - March 24 (no class 2/17), 2014, 6pm-10pm (6 sessions)
   Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle WA
   details and registration

General Course Information

In addition to my scheduled classes, I am available for private and small group instruction.
Examples include:
    -quick and fun earring or pendant parties for showers, workplace team-building, or family get-togethers
    -one-time or ongoing coaching on topics such as carving, jewelry design, or choosing and maintaining tools
    -short intensive workshops based on the "signature" themes below, or tailored to your goals

Please contact me for a detailed proposal based on your needs and interests.

Signature Workshops

Jewelry That Grows on Trees

Beautiful, versatile, and widely available, wood is an ideal alternative material for jewelry.  Learn to make the most of wood's palate of colors and textures using tools and techniques appropriate for use in a home studio.  Topics include basic shaping and finishing, surface embellishment such as resin inlay, pique, and stone-setting, and creating more complex dimensional form such as rings and cuffs. 

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Kitchen Table Jewelry

Want to make jewelry without investing in an expensive setup? Learn how simple tools and safe materials can turn your desk or table into a productive jewelry studio. We’ll cover sawing, texturing, drilling, polishing, clasp fabrication, chain making - and more! Create professional - looking pieces to wear or give. Perfect for both novice jewelers and those wanting to reinvigorate lapsed skills. 

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Student Experience

I'm thrilled when students whip up something great in class, but my real goal is to set them up to succeed outside of class.  Whatever the subject or duration of the workshop, I want students to leave with solid skills, in-depth knowledge, and confidence in their own abilities and creative vision. 

You can see work made by previous workshop participants on my blog, and here are some comments from class evaluations:

    "My experience was inspiring, motivating, and challenging--which is what I wanted--learned skills i will carry over and 
     continue, lifelong lessons."

    "[Julia] was extremely knowledgeable and experienced and very capable of communicating instruction, questions--very 
     pleasant and enjoyable."

    "Excellent class!  I loved the content, and Julia was great about explaining things in simple terms." 

    "Julia was extremely prepared with wealth of information and tips and tricks.  Lots of work time!  Worth the 12 hour 
     + drive."

    "Wonderful teaching style--perfect balance of demos & work time.  Really fun and much more depth to the work than I 
      had imagined."

    "Julia is an engaging instructor, clearly knows her medium, very generous."

    "I really enjoyed this class...I'm excited to be about to do these things at home in my ill-equipped studio.  Very
     inspiring."