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Class canceled: In response to updated guidance from the CDC and the Washington State Department of Health, BARN will continue to be closed through the end of April. 3/23 SK

Build on your jewelry making and stone setting skills in this two-day class. By combining soldering sawing and precision measuring, students will make and set a basket style and a slot-in-slot style head for round, oval, and cushion cut faceted stones. Prong setting of round CZ’s in pre-made silver mountings will also be covered.

Details:

• This is an intermediate level class.  
• Prerequisites: Students must be able to saw, solder, measure, and use with setting burs in a flex shaft independently in this fast paced class.
  
• $35 materials fee is included in the tuition.
• BARN has a refrigerator to store your lunch, located on the lower level.

Instructor: Nanz Aalund’s wide ranging career as a jewelry designer, goldsmith, and educator, began with high school shop classes. After serving as a fine jewelry designer and marketing consultant for Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Tiffany & Co., Aalund taught jewelry and metals classes at the University of Washington and at the Art Institute in Seattle. Earning a Masters of Fine Art (MFA/Metals) and a Masters of Education/College and Technical Teaching Curriculum (CTTC). Her work has been exhibited both national and international since the 1980s. She authored the book, "Masters Gold,” published by Lark Books in 2009 and her most recent publication, “A Jeweler’s Guide to Apprenticeship” published in 2017 for MJSA, received a Silver Medal in the national AM&P Excel Awards, in 2018.

Nanz Aalund, certifications@bainbridgebarn.org

Contact: Jewelry.Lead@BainbridgeBARN.org