Registration for fall classes and workshops at MAC is now open! Check out our metals offerings on pages 28-30 of the fall schedule, downloadable by clicking here. Hope to see you in the studio!

Summer Open Studio!

Open Studio hours for summer have been posted. If you are enrolled in a class that meets for 6 or more sessions, you are eligible to attend as many of these open studio hours as you like. See you in the studio! Fridays: 9am – 12pm 7/6, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17 Rebecca Melton Thursdays: 6:30pm – 9:30pm 7/12, 7/19, 7/26 Kristin Shiga Saturdays: 1:30pm – 4:30pm 7/21, 8/25 Iishah Hyatt

Your Input Needed for Fall!

Hello, MAC Metals Community! We are currently putting together our schedule for fall term (October-December 2012). What would you like to see offered in the MAC metals studio this fall?

MAC Youth Metals at Gathering of the Guilds

This weekend, our very own Youth Metals Instructor Dixie Pannu introduced more than 100 kids (and their parents!) to the metal arts at the Gathering of the Guilds show at the Oregon Convention Center. I hope to have some photos of the kids' work to share soon. Until then, many thanks to Dixie for her dedication to sharing her love of metalsmithing with the next generation!

Rings!!

As winter term at MAC comes to an end and spring is about to begin, let's look back on some of the beautiful work we created in the MAC Metals studio.

One of the projects most students complete in their first metalsmithing class at MAC is the sweat-soldered band ring. The reason we choose this project is that it combines so many skills - sawing, filing, soldering, sanding, buffing, forming, sizing, patinating and of course design - into one fun package. Here are some of the finished rings we made in the evening class this winter. To see more pics, visit us Facebook.

Student Showcase - Work from Jewelry That Grows on Trees Workshop

Check out the work our creative (and industrious!) students made in just two days during the Jewelry That Grows on Trees workshop with Julia Harrison. Were you one of the students in the workshop? Please share your experience in the comments to this post.

Jewelry That Grows on Trees Workshop Recap

This weekend, we welcomed visiting Seattle artist Julia Harrison for a change of pace in the metals studio. In her workshop, "Jewelry That Grows On Trees," students were introduced to a wide variety of techniques for identifying, cutting, shaping, coloring, finishing and embellishing wood. Much experimentation followed the in-depth demos, and students walked away with a variety of earrings, pendants, belt-buckles-in-the-making and sample pieces for future reference. We all had a great time and look forward to having Julia back in the fall!



We'll post sample student work here soon. For more workshop photos, visit us on Facebook.