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Metals + Lapidary

Our Metals + Lapidary studios offer classes and workshops for all skill levels in various techniques, including enameling, jewelry fabrication, lost wax casting, metal clay, metal forming, stone-setting, and lapidary arts. We focus not only on foundational skills but also on the creative process of combining these materials to produce unique works of art. For advanced and independent metalsmiths who have taken classes at Sawtooth and are familiar with our equipment, we also provide Open Studio time.

Additionally, Sawtooth hosts the Metal Clay Artists Symposium, a biennial event that brings together metalsmiths from around the world for workshops, demonstrations, artist talks, and opportunities to connect with the community. Learn more about this exciting event here!

Medium
Program
Locations
Session
Day of Week
Time of Day
Metals + Lapidary Intermediate

Guided Metals Studio

Nannette Davis

Thursdays, 1 - 3 PM

Sep 10, 2026 – Nov 19, 2026

Sawtooth School for Visual Art

$200.00 ($180.00 for members)

Metals + Lapidary Advanced

Open Metals Studio 9/11

Sara Sloan Stine

Friday, 9 AM - 1 PM

Sep 11, 2026

Sawtooth School for Visual Art

$20.00

Art + Wellness Metals + Lapidary Mixed Media Beginner

Taste of Art: Tree of Life Pendant

Marlene Kuser

Tuesday, 2 - 4 PM

Sep 15, 2026

Intergenerational Center for Arts and Wellness

$50.00

Metals + Lapidary All Levels

Basic Enameling – and Beyond!

Thea Clark

Tuesdays, 1 - 3:30 PM

Oct 6, 2026 – Nov 24, 2026

Sawtooth School for Visual Art

$340.00 ($306.00 for members)

Metals + Lapidary All Levels

Lapidary – Cabochon

Gary Parker

Wednesdays, 9:30 AM - 12 PM

Oct 7, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026

Sawtooth School for Visual Art

$230.00 ($207.00 for members)

Metals + Lapidary All Levels

Lost Wax Casting

Carole Morse

Wednesdays, 6 - 8:30 PM

Oct 7, 2026 – Dec 2, 2026

Sawtooth School for Visual Art

$350.00 ($315.00 for members)

Metals + Lapidary All Levels

Lapidary – Cabochon

Charles Whicker

Wednesdays, 6 - 8:30 PM

Oct 7, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026

Sawtooth School for Visual Art

$230.00 ($207.00 for members)

Metals + Lapidary All Levels

Gemstone Faceting

Brian Burdette

Thursdays, 10 AM - 2 PM

Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026

Sawtooth School for Visual Art

$280.00 ($252.00 for members)

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OUR EQUIPMENT

In the Metals + Lapidary Studio, you will find the same quality and range of equipment that you would find in a professional jeweler’s studio: roll mills, a hydraulic press, belt-sanders and buffing machines, acetylene and oxy-acetylene soldering torches, tumblers, kilns, and jeweler’s benches for all students. Lapidary equipment includes CabKing cabbing machines and RayTech faceting machines which are housed next door in the Glass Studio.

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Support Our Work

Your donation helps fund scholarships, expand programming, and keep our studios open to everyone. Every gift keeps creativity alive in Winston-Salem.