Corcoran College of Art and Design

+ Jewelry

Pendant Short Course

JE0845 (non-credit)
Meeting five sessions and open to all skill levels, this intensive workshop will emphasize the combination of alternative materials with metal to create a wearable design.

Ring Making Short Course

JE0850 (non-credit)
Meeting five sessions and open to all skill levels, this intensive workshop teaches the basic techniques used in fabricating rings.

Professional Finishing Workshop

No sections available this semester

JE0860 (non-credit)
This workshop will cover a variety of finishing styles using hand tools, the flexshaft and the tumbler.

Painting with Enamels Workshop

No sections available this semester

JE0865 (non-credit)
Learn to use paints and vitreous enamels to create a colorful piece of your own design!

Introduction to Jewelry I

JE1200 (1.5 credits or audit)
Students develop the basic skills necessary to design and fabricate unique pieces of jewelry.

Introduction to Jewelry II

No sections available this semester

JE1210 (1.5 credits or audit)
Improve on the basics skills learned in JE1200 to develop your personal design vocabulary and broaden your definition of jewelry.

Jewelry Design, Photo, Displays

No sections available this semester

JE1225 (0.0 credits or audit)
This class will consist of lectures and image presentations on new directions in displaying jewelry, as well as advanced metalsmithing techniques.

Basic Stone Setting

No sections available this semester

JE1230 (1.5 credits or audit)
This course guides students through the specific techniques of incorporating stones and stone setting into jewelry making.

Connections: Chains

JE1245 (1.5 credits or audit)
Students design and create handmade chains, including jump rings, woven chains, and chains with hollow elements.

Connections: Clasps

No sections available this semester

JE1246 (1.5 credits or audit)
Students learn to fabricate a variety of clasp mechanisms from simple to complex.