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Reimagined Heirlooms

$280.00 $280.00
Tax included. 
Description
Date: Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June 10.00am-3.00pm 

Discover the art of repurposing jewellery in this hands-on, two-day workshop. 

Learn how to melt down and redesign your old keepsakes into personal, one-off pieces. Whether you’re a complete beginner or looking to expand your jewellery making skills, this workshop is designed for you to learn how to transform old or unworn jewellery into beautiful, custom-designed pieces.

What You’ll Learn
  • Sorting, assessing and preparing jewellery for melting
  • Sketching out new jewellery concepts
  • Refining concepts into feasible designs
  • Casting metal via sand, cuttlefish or organic processes
  • Filing, sanding and polishing jewellery
  • Adding stones, engravery
What's Covered:

Day 1

  • Plan and design pendant, ring or earrings.
  • Decide on type of casting  i.e. sand, cuttlefish or organic (coffee beans, lentils, chickpeas, straw).
  • Melting down old jewellery.
  • Pouring and casting.

Day 2

  • Continuing on from day one’s pouring and casting.
  • Sanding and polishing.
  • Completion of new jewellery.
What You’ll Walk Away With 
  • Up to three finished jewellery pieces
  • A ring, pendant and/or earrings
Why Join This Workshop?

This workshop offers a supportive and inspiring environment where you can walk away with a finished, one-of-a-kind jewellery piece and a deep sense of satisfaction from having brought something old back to life. On top of that, you'll will gain a new appreciation for the artistry of jewellery making and the power of sustainable, creative reuse!

Artist Bio: Nikkie Gibson

Nikkie is an accomplished jeweller and tutor here at The Learning Connexion. 

She is an award winning contemporary jeweller, with more than twenty years of experience in her field. Her jewellery is influenced by the organic forms of Art Nouveau and the rigidity & structure of industrial & mechanical objects.

FAQ's

Do I need any experience to join?
No prior jewellery making experience is needed.

What materials should I bring?

  • Old gold or silver jewellery to be melted down
  • Pen(cil) and paper

Please also remember:

For health & safety in the jewellery studio: wearing closed shoes and having your hair tied back if it's long is essential. We will send you a reminder email closer to the time.

If you wish to cancel, email us at least 14 clear days before your class begins. You'll receive a full refund less an admin fee of $20 via the same payment method (e.g., credit card or Afterpay) if you cancel within this timeframe.

Unfortunately, refunds aren't available for cancellations with less than 14 days' notice, nor for missed classes within a series.

If you are required to bring specific supplies to this class you will be sent full details via email. Please make sure you keep the receive emails ticked at checkout to ensure you do not miss out on this informattion

This class will be held on campus at The Learning Connexion located at 182 Eastern Hutt Road, Lower Hutt. Specific details of where on campus your class will be held will be sent to you the week prior to the commencement of your class

All our tutors are qualified and practicing artists who are skilled in specific art forms and regularly teach to support others in their own art practices.