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Jewelry Open Studio

Work on class or personal projects in the fully equipped studio with a trained monitor on hand.

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Jewelry Open Studio

Jewelry Open Studio

Work on class or personal projects in the fully equipped studio with a trained monitor on hand.

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About

Open Studio provides members and guests a collaborative environment to pursue self-directed work, whether it’s finishing projects from classes or working on independent projects. Tools and basic shop supplies are available, and a safety monitor is always on duty. No formal instruction is given.

Details

  • Registration is required.
  • Registration closes the night before at 11:59 PM (11:59 PM Sundays for Monday evening Open Studios, and 11:59 PM Tuesdays for Wednesday afternoon sessions).
  • Bring a towel for cleanup.

Prerequisites

A skills card identifying the tools and equipment you're cleared to worth with is required. You can acquire one by attending one of these classes:

Jewelers with previous experience can request a skills assessment by emailing jewelry.programming@bainbridgebarn.org

Class Policies

  • Ages 14 and up are welcome.
  • Wear closed-toe shoes and natural-fiber clothing.
  • Do not wear loose or synthetic-fiber clothing, dangling jewelry, scarves, or ties.
  • Tie back long hair in ponytail or bun.
  • NOTE: If no registrants arrive by the end of the first hour, the monitor may close the studio. If you know you’ll arrive more than an hour after the start time, email the registrar by 11:59 PM the day before.
Instructor
Joan Hammond

Joan Hammond began working in metal in 1994, when she started taking metalsmithing classes as an antidote to documenting computer software. What she discovered was a medium that not only used her training in painting, printmaking, and ceramics, but also opened the possibilities of creating art that can be worn. Family artifacts and history, plants and animals, and the textiles and jewelry of non-Western cultures inspire her current work, which she executes using various fabrication techniques, including chasing and repoussé. Hammond exhibits locally and nationally. Her work has been published in Metalsmith magazine’s Exhibition in Print. She is a member of the Seattle Metals Guild and an active volunteer and instructor at BARN.

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