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Join me this August in Winston Salem NC at the 2023 MCAS!

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​MCAS-METAL CLAY ARTISTS SYMPOSIUM
August 24-27, 2023
Sawtooth School for Visual Art
Winston-Salem, NC
The fourth Metal Clay Artists Symposium, MCAS 2023, will be hosted by Sawtooth School for Visual Art located in the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts in the heart of downtown Winston-Salem, NC on Thursday, August 24th through Sunday, August 27th, 2023.​​
MCAS 2023 will feature a mix of one-day and two-day hands-on workshops, 45-minute presentations, and 2-hour Technique Discovery Workshops on Sunday. The popular opening day Torch Trials will return and the Metal Clay Expressions Exhibit will be on exhibit in the Davis Gallery.​
Hands-On Workshop Presenters Include: Clement Marquaire, Featured Artist from Brussels, Belgium; Brandy Boyd; Stephanie Chavez; Marianne Donohoe from Wiltshire, England; Pam East; Cathy Flesher; Michael Marx; Donna Penoyer; Barbara Rivolta; Julie Sanford; JJ Singh; Kim Struve, Karen Trexler
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​Classes and Workshops at Studio JSD​, 219 N. 7th, Grand Haven, MI 49417 
click the highlighted text below for more information

Begin your metalsmithing journey with comprehensive jewelry Fabrication Classes taught by an award-winning professional instructor.

Fall 2023, 2-day Intensives. 


FABRICATION 1 INTENSIVE Monday and Tuesday, Sept 11-12, 10-5
FABRICATION 2 INTENSIVE  Monday and Tuesday, Sept 25-26, 10-5

Chip Inlay the Easy Way!
NEW CLASS! INLAY COCKTAIL RING WITH JULIE SANFORD SEPTEMBER 15 & 16, 10AM-5PM

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​Learn to inlay stone in your jewelry designs without the investment of expensive lapidary equipment! Join Julie Sanford in this 2-day technique driven workshop where you'll create a sleek, contemporary Cocktail Ring and use a palette of gemstone chips to add colorful inlay, using a new, easy system of hand finishing stone (no power tools needed!). Refine your fabrication skills, pick up a few bench tricks, and learn many new applications for using gemstone inlay in future studio work. No previous lapidary skills required.
This class is for students who have experience soldering.

NEW CLASS! KINTSUGI RING OCTOBER 13, 10AM-5PM

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Kintsugi is the ancient Japanese art of ceramic repair where broken shards are meticulously put back together with gold seams, honoring and highlighting the broken pieces as they become transformed and revered. This transformation helps us not forget the broken or flawed parts of our past or our perceived imperfections and remember that we are better, more whole and more beautiful because of them.
 This sterling ring is designed to replicate the look of a golden Kintsugi repair, complete with 14k gold “inlay” seams and an Asian inspired texture.


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REPLICATING NATURE 
Novenmer 4, 10-5 at Studio JSD, Grand Haven, MI
Incorporate the beauty of the natural world into your your fabricated jewelry designs by fabricating fine silver components in this introductory metal clay class for metalsmiths. Discover how quick and easy it is to mold and reproduce sticks, succulents, and small found objects at the bench, compared to traditional lost wax methods. Then let your imagination run wild as you use your newly created components in a finished piece of jewelry of your choosing.

Replicating Nature

​Wedding Band Workshops and Private Lessons by Appointment Call Studio JSD 616-607-2470
​Techniques and for specialty workshops and private instruction include:
Silver and Gold Fabrication
Bezel Settings
Sawing and Piercing
​Textures
Soldering
Forging
Reticulation
Riveting
Fusing
Lapidary
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Stone Drilling
Stone Setting
Rolling Mill Use
Flex-Shaft Use and Care
Hand Made Findings
Argentium
Cold Connections

​Metal Recycling
​Mokume Gane
Metal Clay for Metalsmiths
Fold Forming
​Finishing and Patinas

​Casting
Professional Development
Craft Marketing
Social Media
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Life's a Bench at Studio JSD!​
"I believe that Julie Sanford is a very thoughtful and capable teacher, who offers that maximum learning experience anyone could dream of in a workshop. In addition to this, you get to walk away with a marvelous piece of jewelry you can wear proudly and that you have personally crafted from top to bottom!"  -Nina
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  • About-Home
    • Awards and Honors
    • Exhibitions
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    • Education and Associations
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  • Purchase Julie's work
  • Galleries
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    • Fordite
    • Sakura Collection
    • Pendants and Neckpieces
    • Flatware
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    • Rings
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