Intentional Metalsmithing
Are you ready to find your voice in your work? Join this online course for a front-row seat and spend half a year working closely with Master Silversmith Susan Lenart!
Six Training Modules
With a new topic each month, the six training modules will build on each other as you create more advanced pieces.
Weekly Q&A Calls
Each week,* Susan will go live in the supporting Facebook group to answer questions and provide feedback.
*except holidays
Never Fall Behind
You'll have lifetime* access to the course materials and recorded calls. PLUS- all future updates to the course!
* for as long as Susan Lenart is offering online courses.
" Thank you for sharing your artful journey and soldering expertise so that we can learn the skills to enhance the path of our own artful journey. Thank you for mentoring in a kind, relaxing and encouraging way to build confidence. Thank you for reminding us that when we make a mistake, it's really an opportunity to grow as an artist and utilize it in our piece as a mark of beauty."
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Julie P.
Why Intentional Metalsmithing?
Find your zen in your process. In this course, you'll get tips on preventing repetitive strain and injury and also how to stay grounded so that your creative process flows easily.
Intentional Metalsmithing contains six modules of video training.
MODULE 1: Fancy Bezels & Layering
Expand on the soldering project from the Alchemy of Soldering silver course- building with filigree bezel wire, add layers of beaded wire, and show how to twist wire into your own decorative element.
MODULE 2: Forging & Building With Wire
Learn Susan's signature forging wire techniques for bezel settings and bangle bracelets including drawing a bead and creating a nailhead. Also, sweat soldering and using a jewelers saw.
MODULE 3: Caging An Object
Continue to master sweat soldering, work on pick soldering and creating prongs. Build a cage of forged wire for an interesting stone or object.
MODULE 4: Fancy Links
Work on a complex forged bangle bracelet. Learn connecting links for finishing a necklace. Drilling on a 3D piece. Working with leather and rivets.
MODULE 5: Box Form
PROJECTS: Hollow form bracelet, hollow form large box with stone pendant, and hollow form small box earrings. Learn Susan's signature industrial surface techniques.
MODULE 6: Prongs, Beads, Scrap & Finish Attachments
PROJECTS: bangle bracelet with bead attachments, scrap silver bezel and link, and completing a bezel with beads, balls, and prongs. Focus is the final stages of soldering a complex piece.
Frequently Asked Questions
All levels will benefit! Beginners will practice their new soldering skills and learn best practices in the studio. Seasoned metalsmiths will refine their skills and spend time developing their own voice in their work.
Don't worry! This course will be open to you for as long as Susan offers courses (also called lifetime access!). If something comes up, you can come back at a later time. All the calls will be recorded and uploaded into the course portal. Jump back in when you're ready!
There will be 1-2 hours of video content each month plus optional 30-minute weekly Q&A sessions in the Facebook group. Susan recommends getting into your studio 2-3 times per week when possible so that you will REALLY see an evolution in your work.
We will vary the time of the calls so that people from around the world will get a chance to attend live. Most calls will be on Thursdays, no earlier than 9am EST.
There will be a tools and supplies list posted for each module but everything will be doable with a simple soldering station you can set up for around $200. If you took Susan's free Alchemy of Soldering course, the Soldering Station Resource Guide includes all the tools you need. Supplies will depend on your style. You can get by with s/s sheets and 1/4" s/s bezel wire. Decorative wire like filigree will help you create your own layered style like Susan's.
Unfortunately, Intentional Metalsmithing is currently closed to enrollment. Get on our waitlist and you'll hear about the next enrollment in mid-2020. Meanwhile, Alchemy of Soldering is open and free!
"I took my first workshop with Susan at a Bestfest Oakland CA in 2007. I was brand new to Jewelry making at the time and knew next to nothing. I'm thrilled to be a student of hers. Susan is such an inspiration and one of the most generous artist I know. I look forward to improving my skills and growing as an artist through her mentoring."
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Sherry D.
"What a breath of fresh air! You break this whole mysterious soldering beast down to as simple as it can be! And...... without the huge financial commitment we’ve all been lead to believe. We don’t have to buy every new tool and gadget that comes along! Thank you! Thank you! I so want to learn more from you, especially in design! "
