Category: At the Bench
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Student Spotlight: Michaela Turley of Mijatu

Michaela Turley is the designer and maker behind small jewelry brand, Mijatu. Working out of her home studio in New York City, she originally came from the sunny shores of Australia where she was constantly surrounded, and ultimately influenced by the strength and natural beauty of the environment around her. LJS: What’s your background? How…
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Student Spotlight: Jennifer Dunham

LJS: What’s your background? How did you get into jewelry making, and when? JD: While working a corporate fashion job, I was looking for something to put more creative energy into. I wanted to start my own business and find more fulfillment in my work- It wasn’t until Sept/Nov 2015 where the medium became jewelry.…
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Artist Spotlight : Emilie Shapiro!

We absolutely love Emilie Shapiro’s work so much. Not just her incredible use of natural stone elements and recycled metals but how she pairs them with contemporary techniques and experimentation that are incorporated into her work as a celebration of the beauty of natural imperfection. All production and resources are kept as local as possible, and…
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Class Spotlight! The Amazing World of Wax Carving

Spring classes are starting soon! Intro to Wax Carving is a fantastic class to get your feet wet in this versatile medium! You may ask What is Wax Carving? Well, the art of wax carving dates back all the way to 3500 BCE! Probably even earlier! Ancient civilizations used the beeswax that had been leftover…
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Class Spotlight; Soldering Intensive ~ Chain Making
This Weekend hone those soldering skills in our awesome Chain Making class! Saturday + Sunday | Jan 23+24 | 11am-5:00pm | $240 | Register Now! Handmade chains are works of art – each link is individually created, so like snowflakes, they are similar, never identical. Choose between different gauges and shapes of wire such as round,…


