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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

In this class you will learn several techniques on how to set a stone on another stone.  You will learn how to drill a hole in stone, how to make bezel and set a stone, and how to set a faceted stone in a tube. (tube setting)  We will also learn how to make some essential tools to finish this project and use at your bench in your everyday creations.  

Details:

• This is a beginner / intermediate level class.  
• Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry Skills class or previous soldering skills required. Please see full Jewelry Calendar for more information.
  
• $50 materials fee is included in the tuition. This kit fee covers diamond drill bits and burrs, sterling silver, as well as practice stones.
• We will take one 15-30 minute break if you want to bring food/ snacks. BARN has a refrigerator to store your lunch, located on the lower level.
• Students that have taken Intro to Lapidary class are encouraged to bring some stones they cut in class.

Instructor: Karin Lee Luvaas is a local Bainbridge Island artist and jeweler. With an art degree in encaustics, painting and metal sculpture, Karin has studied under acclaimed jewelry masters Michael Boyd, Kent Raible, Petra Class, and Sarah Graham and achieved Graduate Jeweler status under Alan Revere of the world renowned Revere Academy of San Francisco, California.  Karin is also a GIA certified Graduate Gemologist and holds a Jewelers of America Bench Jeweler Technician certificate.

Karin’s current work can be viewed on Instagram @karinluvaas.

Contact: Jewelry.Programming@BainbridgeBARN.org