NEW! 542. Silver Rings
Class - Metals | This class is completed
Using sterling and fine silver sheet and wire, create rings with cabochon-set stones and embellishments... or simple rings with the focus on the bezel-set stone! We'll start by making a silver ring band, learning to saw, file, solder and polish. Then continue using those skills to create a bezel setting for a cabochon stone. Rim thoses stones with twist wire or beaded wire, if you choose, or learn to use the shot plates for other unique options. Materials are available for purchase from the instructor during class, estimated cost $20 to $30 per ring depending on the size, or you may bring your own silver stock and stone. All the tools and equipment are in the studio to use during class. Enthusiastic beginners are welcome, but jewelry fabrication experience with sawing and soldering is helpful.
Sara Sloan Stine
Sara is also the Director of Metals and Glass at the Sawtooth School.
Sara’s love of metalsmithing started in college at Iowa State University, where she was first exposed to handcrafted jewelry-making by master metalsmith Chuck Evans. After college, she was the metals studio technician at Parsons School of Design’s summer program at Lake Placid Center for the Arts, where she was surrounded by world-class metalsmiths who were teaching students in weeklong intensives.
As the director of Metals and Glass programs, she re-creates that combination of education and artistic immersion at Sawtooth. Sara sees a spark of excitement in every student as they learn new ways to creatively express themselves in metals or glass. She enjoys being a supportive, patient instructor and loves passing on her knowledge of more than 30 years as a silversmith.
“This position allows me the pleasure of working with many wonderful artists in many mediums. They pass along not just technical knowledge, but a passion for their art. For me, teaching keeps alive the exciting, experimental side of metal-smithing, and through the students’ eyes, I see ever-changing views of jewelry.”