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!
Thea Clark
Tuesdays, 1 - 3:30 PM
Oct 6, 2026 – Nov 24, 2026
Sawtooth School for Visual Art
$340.00 ($306.00 for members)
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)
Carole Morse
Wednesdays, 6 - 8:30 PM
Oct 7, 2026 – Dec 2, 2026
Sawtooth School for Visual Art
$350.00 ($315.00 for members)
Charles Whicker
Wednesdays, 6 - 8:30 PM
Oct 7, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026
Sawtooth School for Visual Art
$230.00 ($207.00 for members)
Brian Burdette
Thursdays, 10 AM - 2 PM
Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026
Sawtooth School for Visual Art
$280.00 ($252.00 for members)
Marlene Kuser
Fri., 6 - 8 PM
Oct 9, 2026
Sawtooth School for Visual Art
$45.00
Bonnie Toney
Mondays, 10 AM - 1 PM
Oct 12, 2026 – Nov 30, 2026
Sawtooth School for Visual Art
$360.00 ($324.00 for members)
Annie Grimes-Williams
Tuesdays, 6:30 - 9 PM
Oct 13, 2026 – Dec 8, 2026
Sawtooth School for Visual Art
$340.00 ($306.00 for members)
Sara Sloan Stine
Thursday, 5 - 9 PM
Oct 15, 2026
Sawtooth School for Visual Art
$20.00
Sara Sloan Stine
Friday, 9 AM - 1 PM
Oct 16, 2026
Sawtooth School for Visual Art
$20.00
David Guffey
Friday, 6 - 8 PM
Oct 16, 2026
Sawtooth School for Visual Art
$45.00
Kendra Jones
Saturday, 10 AM - 1 PM
Oct 17, 2026
Intergenerational Center for Arts and Wellness
$85.00 ($76.50 for members)
Brian Burdette
Saturday, 10 AM - 3 PM
Oct 17, 2026
Sawtooth School for Visual Art
$125.00 ($112.50 for members)
Sara Sloan Stine
Thursday, 5 - 9 PM
Oct 22, 2026
Sawtooth School for Visual Art
$20.00
Sara Sloan Stine
Friday, 9 AM - 1 PM
Oct 23, 2026
Sawtooth School for Visual Art
$20.00
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.
Your donation helps fund scholarships, expand programming, and keep our studios open to everyone. Every gift keeps creativity alive in Winston-Salem.
