Jewellery Classes
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Late Fall, 2025
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In The Studio
Dream - Learn - Create
Classes for Beginners: Modules 1-2 or 3
Instructor: Samy Douma
You will be studying one module at a time — In these classes students will cover material from Modules 1, 2 or 3. Students are encouraged to work at their own pace.
Bilingual
Saturday Afternoon
November 1 to December 13, 2025
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
7 classes of 4 hours
$375.00 (taxes not included)
Maximum 8 students per class
Materials are not included. Materials may be purchased from the instructor (tools provided).
Each new Module will commence when all exercises from the previous Module have been completed.
Personal Projects
Instructor: Gustavo Estrada
Pursue projects of your own design based on your skill level. Projects will be overseen by the teacher and instruction offered throughout the process.
Maximum 8 students per class
Bilingual
Sunday
11:00 am to 3:30 pm (1/2 hour lunch break)
November 2 to December 14, 2025
7 classes of 4 hours
$375.00 ( taxes not included )
— Prerequisite: One session of Jewellery Fundamentals or the equivalent 32 hours of training.
— Materials are not included. Materials may be purchased from the instructor (tools provided)
Classes for Beginners: Modules 1-2 or 3
Instructor: Kyung Sun, Lim
You will be studying one module at a time — In these classes students will cover material from Modules 1, 2 or 3. Each Module takes approximately 32 hours (8 weeks) to complete and students are encouraged to work at their own pace.
Maximum 8 students per class
Bilingual
Tuesday Morning
9:00 pm to 12:00 pm
November 4 to December 16, 2025
7 classes of 4 hours
$280.00 ( taxes not included )
Materials are not included. Materials may be purchased from the instructor (tools provided).
Each new Module will commence when all exercises from the previous Module have been completed.
Classes for Beginners: Module 1+ Personal Projects
Instructor: Kyung Sun, Lim
If you are a beginner you will complete exercises from Module 1 until the module is complete. After Module 1 you will pursue projects of your own design based on your skill level. Projects will be overseen by the teacher and instruction offered throughout the process.
Maximum 8 students per class
Bilingual
Tuesday afternoon
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
November 4 to December 16, 2025
7 classes of 4 hours
$375.00 ( taxes not included )
Materials are not included. Materials may be purchased from the instructor (tools provided).
Each new Module will commence when all exercises from the previous Module have been completed.
Surface Techniques Exploration
Instructor: Norsola Johnson
Join us for a fun class that will explore adding interesting finishes and colour to metal using different mediums. Learn ways to add interest and texture to your jewellery pieces. Explore patinas, fusion and recticulation.
Introduction and presentation of samples and explanation of techniques.
Exploration by the students of the various techniques
Materials are not included. Materials may be purchased from the instructor (tools provided).
Prerequisite: Completion of Module 1
Bilingual
Tuesday evenings
November 4 to December 9, 2025
6:30 pm to 10:30 pm
6 classes of 4 hours
$345.00 ( tax not included )
Maximum 8 students per class
Surface treatments to be covered:
- Satin, matte, brushed and burred (with regular and/or diamond burrs).
- Rolling mill textures
- Chemical patinas, heat treatments, verdigris, oxidization, whitening
- Protection and preservation: renaissance wax, sealants, lacquers.
Surface textures to be covered:
- Fusion with silver
- Fusion with marriage of metals (brass, silver, copper)
- Reticulation
Fusion and reticulation are fantastic techniques for adding depth, dimension and interest to your jewellery work. Fusion can also be a great use of your left-over metal bits and scraps. Join us to discover these fascinating processes in metal.
Classes for Beginners: Modules 1-2 or 3
Instructor: Norsola Johnson
You will be studying one module at a time — In these classes students will cover material from Modules 1, 2 or 3. Each Module takes approximately 32 hours (8 weeks) to complete and students are encouraged to work at their own pace.
Maximum 8 students per class
— Materials are not included. Materials may be purchased from the instructor (tools provided).
— Each new Module will commence when all exercises from the previous Module have been completed.
Modules 1-2-3 or 4
Instructor: Norsola Johnson
You will be studying one module at a time — In these classes students will cover material from Modules 1, 2, 3 or 4 Each Module takes approximately 32 hours (8 weeks) to complete and students are encouraged to work at their own pace.
Maximum 10 students per class
— Materials are not included. Materials may be purchased from the instructor (tools provided).
— Each new Module will commence when all exercises from the previous Module have been completed.
Classes for Beginners: Modules 1-2 or 3
Instructor: Kyung Sun, Lim
You will be studying one module at a time — In these classes students will cover material from Modules 1, 2 or 3. Each Module takes approximately 32 hours (8 weeks) to complete and students are encouraged to work at their own pace.
Maximum 8 students per class
Bilingual
Thursday afternoon
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
November 6 to December 18, 2025
7 classes of 4 hours
$375.00 ( taxes not included )
Materials are not included. Materials may be purchased from the instructor (tools provided).
Each new Module will commence when all exercises from the previous Module have been completed.
Working with Wax: Modules 1-2 or 3
Instructor: Andrew Floyd
In these modules you will have a comprehensive overview of various wax techniques.
There will be exercises in wax and some in metal as these modules will cover beginner techniques in both mediums.
You will have a clear understanding of how to add a third dimension to your work by creating jewellery with wax and how to properly finish your pieces once they are cast in metal.
For a detailed explanation of the wax curriculum:
Bilingual
Thursday evening
6:30 pm to 10:30 pm
November 6 to December 18, 2025
7 classes of 4 hours
$375.00 ( taxes not included )
You will be studying one module at a time - In these classes students will cover material from Wax Modules 1, 2 or 3.
Each Module takes approximately 32 hours (8 weeks) to complete and students are encouraged to work at their own pace
Maximum 10 students per class
Classes for Intermediate to Advanced
Instructor: Gustavo Estrada
Maximum 10 students per class
In these classes students may cover material from Modules 4 to 8. Or students may pursue projects of their own design based on their skill level and experience. Material from the modules will be incorporated but projects will be decided on an individual basis. Projects will be overseen by the teacher and instruction offered throughout the process.
Bilingual
Friday evening
6:30 pm to 10:30 pm
November 7 to December 19, 2025
7 classes of 4 hours
$375.00 (taxes not included)
— Materials are not included. Materials may be purchased from the instructor (tools provided).
— Prerequisite: Three sessions of Jewellery Fundamentals or the equivalent 96 hours of training.
— Level: Intermediate-advanced
Introduction to Rhino 3D - Part 2
Instructor: Norsola Johnson
A final project allows students to create a piece of jewellery, 3D printed in our lab.
This final workshop teaches how to prepare a piece to be printed and gives an overview in how to slice and create supports, using the Chitubox software, allowing for printing using SLA resin printers.
Monday evening
Bilingual class
Although instruction is available in French, the course material is in English
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
November 24 and December 15, 2025
2 classes of 3 hours
$120.00 (taxes not included)
materials (resin for printing final project) are not included
Prerequisite: Introduction to Rhino 3D - Part 1 or some Knowledge of Rhino 3D
Maximum 6 students per class
“I loved this course and recommend it to anyone who wants to learn about 3D software for jewellery Norsola is an excellent, passionate and experienced teacher who patiently guides us through the learning process. The course book is very well laid out, making it easy to follow the techniques and to remake the jewellery on our own. The bonus is the presence of 3D printers on site which allows us to directly put our knowledge into practice and design our projects. "
Gemologist and jewellery student, Lucille Daver