Silver II - Top Inlay 1/2 inch Cuff
May 31st & June 1st 9 to 5pm
Center for Creative Studies
Students will construct a top inlayed 1/2 inch Cuff using sterling silver sheet, square wire with hard solder and Pripps flux, then add additional side design detail, form and top inlay stone. Students can bring basic silver tools (favorite jewelers saw, forging hammer, rawhide, etc) pocketknife or scribe, though all tools needed will be available to use. Students need to bring a slab or 4 pieces of tumbled rock to inlay. Bring something that calls you or is exceptional, it makes the cuff. Pattern stones do very well with plain colored stone. There will be rock available, but most people usually have something that is special already.
Lab Fee: Included in cost of the workshop - All Sterling Silver for Project (20 gauge sterling silver sheet, 10 gauge square sterling silver wire), all banding silver, titanium solder pick, scribe, pripps flux, silver hard & medium wire solder, saw blades, glues for inlay, stabilizer glues, 3M and black craytec wheels on dremel points, green scrubby, pencil and disposable goods. Does include some banding stones and wood.
Preferred Prerequisites: Previous silver or soldering experience (Very Helpful) and Cabochons (not mandatory).
Chuck Bruce – Bio
With a background in interior design and fashion merchandising, Chuck turned his passion to jewelry. He is faculty at various schools across the county, a regional artist for 16 years and is knowledgeable in cabochons, advanced chain making, chasing & repousse, cold connections, design, fold forming, gold, granulation, lost wax casting, mokume-gane, opals, inlay, intarsia, silver I & II, spool knitting and steel tools. An active member of Indiana Artisan. www.chuckbrucedesigns.com
REGISTRATION OPENING SOON!
SOLD OUT! Please email to be added to the wait list.
Anticlastic Raising: With Michael Good
College for Creative Studies April 25-27, 2025
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Anticlastic raising produces forms in which the axes curve in graceful opposing directions (saddle shapes).
Join Michael and MSG in this 3-day workshop and learn to use various hammers and stakes while exploring the wealth of design possibilities that this exciting technique brings to your own jewelry, sculptural and vessel projects.
Registration is limited to 12 participants, so sign up early.
Workshop Fee:
$500 for members (includes lunch each day)
$600 for nonmembers (includes lunch each day)
Location:
College for Creative Studies
201 E. Kirby, Kresge-Ford Building B-211
Metalsmithing and Jewelry Studio
Detroit, MI 48202
(Maps and directions will be included in acceptance email)
If registration is full please email to be added to the wait list.Bi-Monthly Meetup
March 2025 Meet Up
College for Creative Studies
Sunday, March 9, 2025
1:00-3:00PM
Our March 2025 meet up will be held at, College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit, MI on Sunday, March 9, from 1:00-3:00. For those of you who have attended our MSG annual meetings or any number of MSG workshops, the venue will be quite familiar. For those who have not, the CCS campus has 2 sites; the Art Center Building is located on the Ford Campus, located at 201 E. Kirby. The Jewelry Studio, in the Kresge-Ford Building, room 211 is located on the 2nd floor and is equipped with almost every tool a jeweler could want; our brief tour will whet your appetite to try new techniques! As per our usual agenda, the Meet-Up will cover brief introductions, a short tour of the jewelry studio, and time for networking and sharing:
Show off new creations; tell us how it was made
Share what we’re working on - successes/challenges/frustrations
Get feedback from fellow metalsmiths
Discuss new techniques, resources and upcoming events
Note: There is free parking at the parking garage on Brush St., one block north of Frederick Douglas. Brush St. is one-way and can best be accessed from either Warren or Frederick Douglas. Simply tell the attendant on duty that you are participating in a meeting. From there, it is a quick stroll across the campus.
This is a great opportunity to meet like-minded metals aficionados, explore another teaching studio, to see familiar faces and meet new friends, so grab a friend or two and stop on by.
Light snacks will be provided, and you are also welcome to bring your own snacks.
Plans are in the works to have our May Meet Up in Traverse City, MI; look forward to more information on that meeting in April. Also, we are always looking for venues throughout the state, and we welcome your suggestions. Please let us know if you have any ideas.
Questions?
Contact: Charlotte Allen: charlotteallenjeweler@gmail.com (734) 417-0069 or
Tom Madden: tmadden@collegeforcreativestudies.edu (734) 807-9905
Directions to CCS Ford Campus:
Search on Maps: Center for Creative Studies – Walter and Josephine Ford Campus
Anticlastic Raising: With Michael Good
Anticlastic raising produces forms in which the axes curve in graceful opposing directions (saddle shapes). Join Michael Good and MSG in this 4-day workshop and learn to use various hammers and stakes while exploring the wealth of design possibilities that this exciting technique brings to your own jewelry, sculptural and vessel projects.
Registration is limited to 12 participants, so sign up early.
Workshop Fee: $500.00 (includes lunch each day)
Location
College for Creative Studies 201 E. Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202
Kresge-Ford Building B-211
Metalsmithing and Jewelry Studio
Registration is open to all CURRENT MSG members.
Please email your registration to Mary Kernahan at mckernahan@yahoo.com and include Michael Good Workshop in the subject line.
Required information for registration:
Your name:
Street Address:
City:
State:
Zipcode:
Phone Number:
Email Address:
Is your MSG membership current?
If the workshop fills, do you wish for your name to be placed on the wait list?
Registration Deadline
Registration will close when all seats are filled. Applications will be processed by date and time in the order received. Additional applications will be placed on the wait list if requested.
Payment for Workshop Fee
Accepted registrants will receive an invoice from MSG’s Square account. Because of the high demand for this workshop, please make your payment within 24 hours to secure your registration. If payment is not received within that time frame, the next applicant will be moved into your spot, and your name will be moved to the wait list.
For questions please contact Mary Kernahan via email at mckernahan@yahoo.com or by text at 734-890-4536.
To renew your membership or become a MSG member click here.