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This class is for Certificate of Craft students only.

In this two-session class, students will anonymously exchange 5 rings (which they have made in previous classes) with their fellow classmates to size. Each student must be willing to surrender 5 rings to be sized larger or smaller. Participants must also be able to resize the rings within class time constraints. Information on material estimation to make rings to correct finger sizes will be presented.  

Details:

• There is a $10 materials fee.

Instructor Bio:

Nanz Aalund’s wide-ranging career as a jewelry designer, goldsmith, and educator, began with high school shop classes. After serving as a fine jewelry designer and marketing consultant for Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Tiffany & Co. Aalund taught jewelry and metals classes at the University of Washington and at the Art Institute in Seattle. Earning a Masters of Fine Art (MFA/Metals) and a Masters of Education/College and Technical Teaching Curriculum (CTTC). Her work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally since the 1980s. She authored the book, “Masters Gold,” published by Lark Books in 2009, and her most recent publication, “A Jeweler’s Guide to Apprenticeship” published in 2017 for MJSA, received a national AM&P Excel Award in 2018.