OUR MISSION

To foster the arts and crafts by providing a wide range of instruction for adults and children. Castle Hill holds exhibitions, lectures, forums, concerts and other similar activities in order to promote social interaction among artists, craftsmen, laymen, and the community at large.

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SUMMER 2009 WORKSHOPS - Jewelry

Judith Goldstein, Precious Metal Clay

Summer 2009

Painting

Drawing

Clay

Printmaking/
Book Arts

Performance - Yoga - Music

Teens

Kids

Mary Beth Rozkewicz & Studio Manager Lisa Ventre

Dennis Peabody

Jewelry 09

Metal Fabrications Pat Flynn

July 6 - 10
Mon – Fri
9am - noon
5 sessions $375
$40 Lab Fee
Castle Hill
For academic
credit $450

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Create a Ring:
Participants in this workshop will fabricate a ring during the class time. Beginners will learn solid basic skills of jewelry making, while advanced students could create hollow forms. Basic stone setting will be addressed. Attendees should leave with a unique object.

Pat Flynn is a goldsmith who lives and works in High Falls, New York. Pat is known for both his elegant bracelets and necklaces that combine blackened steel with 22k, 18k, platinum, diamonds and pearls; and, for his meticulous hinges and latches. His work has been featured in "metalsmith" magazine and, most recently included in Masters of Stone Setting by Alan Revere. His work can also be found in the collections of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum of Art & Design in New York. His work has most recently been acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC; and the Yale Art Gallery at Yale University in Connecticut.

Mary Beth Rozkewicz: Jewelry I

July 20 - 24
Mon – Fri
8:30am - 12:30pm
5 Sessions $375 + $40 lab fee
Castle Hill
For academic
credit $450

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The essential processes for making jewelry – forming, soldering, making bezels, setting stones, filing, sizing, and finishing – will be learned in practice. Materials will be sold in class.

Mary Beth Rozkewicz is a studio jeweler living and working in Brooklyn NY. She teaches jewelry making at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and at the Westchester Arts Workshop in White Plains, NY. Her work can be seen in museum stores and galleries internationally.

Mary Beth Rozkewicz: Jewelry II

July 27 - 31
Monday - Friday, 8:30 – 12:30
5 Sessions $375 + $40 materials
Castle Hill
For academic credit $425

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We will explore techniques such as links, connections, textures, patinas and complete unfinished projects from the previous classes.

Color on Copper and Brass: Patinas from the Kitchen, Backyard, and Grocery Store
sarah groves

August 10 - 14
Mon – Fri
1 - 4pm
5 Sessions $375
+ $40 Material Fee
Castle Hill
For academic
credit $450

A variety of substances commonly found in kitchens, backyards and grocery stores can be used to create interesting patinas on copper and brass. These substances offer safer alternatives to the industrial chemicals that are widely used for patinas on metal. Participants in this workshop will use hand tools to make original pieces of jewelry or decorative objects in copper and/or brass and then experiment with applying patinas to these objects. All levels of experience in metalsmithing are welcome. Bring your imagination and a willingness to explore and experiment with patinas! At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will have a sampler of patinas on copper and brass, some finished pieces with patinas, and recipes to use for further exploration of patinas.

Sarah Groves is a bench-trained metalsmith/jeweller, printmaker and ecologist who works with copper, silver, gold and natural gemstones. Many of her jewellery designs are shaped and textured by forging (hammering) metal and colored with patinas. She experiments with plants, fruits, veggies and commonly available substances to find relatively non-toxic patinas for coloring copper and brass. Her workshop is in Vancouver, BC where she works as a full-time studio artist and teacher of introductory and intermediate jewellery techniques. www.blueboxdesign.ca

Dichroic Glass Jewelry Dennis Peabody

August 24, 25, 26
Mon – Weds
1 - 4pm,
3 sessions
$320
+ 40 materials fee
Castle Hill
For academic
credit $395

This comprehensive workshop will provide you with everything you've wanted to know about working with the mysterious and alluring dichroic glasses. Kiln fusing techniques will be explored including cabochon and bead making. We will make components for use in unique glass-collage jewelry. Glass selection, glass cutting, and fusing will allow each student to understand how the basic color coatings can be combined with each other or with stained glasses to result in a very wide and magical selection of colors and effects. By layering, etching and embedding wire you learn to create components for your future projects. These include jewelry components and 'stones' for use in collages, mosaics, silver bezeling or for use in your future PMC projects. Students are encouraged to bring glass grinders, cutters and breaking pliers, if owned. Kilns, adhesives, findings and assorted glasses will be supplied by instructor.

Dennis Peabody is a Hartford based artist who has experimented and expressed himself with glass for over 25 years. An early user of dichroic glasses, Dennis has produced a popular line of dichroic glass jewelry for 15 years. You can see Dennis’ work at www.peabodystudio.com

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