ONSITE: Let's Make a Chain

ONSITE: Let's Make a Chain

Adult Multi-Week | This class has been canceled

1812 West Main Street Richmond, VA 23220 United States

Metals and Jewelry

All Levels

4/13/2023-5/4/2023

1:30 PM-4:00 PM EDT on Th

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$125.00

$112.50

$10.00

$30.00

Advance your jewelry making skills by making your own custom metal chains. We will explore basic chain making techniques and learn to add your own twist to make new variations. We will start with copper and finish with silver. By the end of class you should have several samples and at least one finished bracelet or necklace.

  • Must know how to use a torch, and knowing how to solder is highly recommended.

    This class will not meet on 4/6.

    Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.

    This is an On-site course. Students must follow current Covid-19 protocols, as outlined on our website. For more info visit visarts.org. On-site courses do not come with studio access outside of class time. Paid open studio access is available through our Studio Access Program: if interested please visit visarts.org.
Noroian, Shawn

Shawn graduated from University of Massachusetts—Amherst studying Printmaking and Graphic Design. In Boston, working as a graphic designer she renewed her interest in metal working at the Museum school, eventually attending Rhode Island School of Design where she received an MFA in Jewelry and Light Metals. Shawn considers herself a lifetime student continuing to improve her skills and craft by taking classes at MetalWerx, Visarts and Penland School of Art and Crafts. She has taught at Rhode Island School of Design, Virginia Commonwealth University—Qatar and currently at VisArts.

 

Shawn’s current work draws on her discoveries and observations from nature, combining realistic and abstract forms, cast and fabricated, into individual compositions. These pieces are one-of-a- kind, limited edition or production.