What if you could have a summer camp experience as an adult?
With Rooster and Rowan
DATES: July 27th – July 31th
Monday – Friday, 10am – 3pm (lunch break included)
Tuition: $150 per day + Materials Fee (tax included in materials price)
Pick one day—or all five! Full Week Discount! $725 + $75 Materials Fee (tax included in materials price) – $85 off!
- Monday, July 27th – Texturing and Roller Printing
- Tuesday, July 28th – Sawing and Riveting
- Wednesday, July 29th – Enameling
- Thursday, July 30th – Chain Making
- Friday, July 31st – Assemblage
Join us for a hands-on summer jewelry camp that we’ve re-vamped for ADULTS. Come learn multiple techniques or just what you want, but meet likeminded creatives along the way. You will learn real metalsmithing techniques in a fun and creative environment! Whether you come for just one day or the whole week, each session offers a new project and skill set—from enameling and etching to texturing and riveting. Students will explore tools like hammers, kilns, torches, and more! All while handcrafting their own art alongside other artists.
Here’s what we’re making each day:
Monday, July 27th – Texturing and Roller Printing: On day one you will learn 2 new techniques!! Starting piece of copper sheet you will learn rolling mill, stamping, and hammered texturing techniques. Getting a chance to work with metalsmithing basics! Then at the end you will take their design and make a print onto a sheet of paper, learning some basic print making. $20 materials fee.
Student Outcome: One copper plate and a print
Tuesday, July 28th – Sawing and Riveting: Students will be connecting two sheets of metal together using cold connections. They will begin by making a design to be sawed out of a copper or brass sheet. Sawing is one of the foundations of metalsmithing and an essential tool for any jewelry maker. After a break for lunch students will undertake cold connections. You will learn how to rivet and tube rivet your two sawed out pieces together to create your final design. If you’re looking to learn how to create a design with moving parts, these coonections allow for new experimentation with kinetics. $35 materials fee.
Student Outcome: One completed charm with custom design.
Wednesday, July 29th – Enameling: Campers will learn how to fuse colored powdered glass onto copper in this class. You can choose to enamel your etched piece if you participated in the previous day as well as enameling 2-3 samples and one custom keychain! This day gives the opportunity to use color on metal and try out a technique that jewelers have used for thousands of years.
$45 materials fee.
Student Outcome: Two to three sample tiles with one completed keychain.
Thursday, July 30th – Chain Making: In this camp, you will learn to create jump rings and weave them together to create different kinds of chain designs. You will have the option to add beads or charms provided by the instructors. Students with experience from previous days are welcome to create their own charms!
$10 materials fee.
Student Outcome: One bracelet or necklace chain made of copper and brass rings.
Friday, July 31st – Assemblage: The last day is a day for fun and creativity. It expands jewelry making into the world of found objects. Students will choose from a treasure trove of objects to create a new design from something old. You will use cold connection techniques to transform and upcycle old treasures into new unique pieces.
$20 materials fee.
Student Outcome: One small sculpture or jewelry piece
All Levels: No experience needed, open to all skill levels
