Textured Stackable Silver Rings with Annemarie Kallenbach

Saturday, June 13th * 10:00am - 12:00pm

You will learn numerous jewelry skills (hammer, ring mandrel and soldering and patinas; filing and sanding) while creating beautiful fun rings from half round sterling silver wire. 

Material cost: $20 (for silver) - included in class price

Age 15+

Monthly Metalsmith Studio Pass with Annemarie Kallenbach

Fully equipmented metalsmithing studio with Butane, propane, natural gas/oxygen torches

Plentiful Hand tools

Giant shear

Flex shats, buffers and lathe

Hydraulic press 

Rolling mill

Assorted textures, disc cutters, domers, pancake dies, impression molds

Monitor on site 

Daytime, evening and weekend hours by appt by texting director (phone number on follow up email) 

Ages 18+

4 hour pass $20.00 You may purchase additional as needed. 

Open hours expire at the end each month so come on in. Participants can use tools with which they are competent and comfortable.  All safety precautions are to be followed and are posted.  Looking forward to great times together making wearable art.  

Bezel Workshop with Annemarie Kallenbach

Tuesdays: July 7th, 14th & 21st * 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Learn or Perfect your skills in encasing stones for rings, earrings, pendants and bracelets.

Material cost: $40 - included in class price

Age 15+

The ACA metalsmith studio is a state of the art facility with natural gas & oxygen torches, rolling mill & numerous texture plates, buffers, large overhead shears, pickle pots, flex shafts & lathe with abundant attachments, hydraulic press with a full complement of bending & cutting accessories, and a full assortment of hand equipment. 

The fee for Open Hours is 5 dollars per hour. 

In addition to signing up on the website, please text Annemarie at 708-287-9085 for the dates you are attending before 24 hours of the allotted hours (This facilitates communication for weather closures, staffing, availability communication). 

Open hours expire at the end each month so come on in.  There is a monitor in attendance but no actual scheduled teaching.  Participants can use tools with which they are competent and comfortable.  All safety precautions are to be followed and are posted.  Looking forward to great times together making wearable art.  Want more details, want to schedule a tour:  text or email.

Monday  9 am - 1 pm

Wednesday 12-4 pm

Thursday 6-9 pm

Saturday  9 am - 1 pm

Casting Workshop with Annemarie Kallenbach

Saturdays: August 1st, 8th & 15th * 9:00am - 1:00pm

Learn how to sprue, invest, burnout, caste and clean up models from nature and from toys and from wax molds.

Material cost: $35 - included in class price

Ages 18+

The ACA metalsmith studio is a state of the art facility with natural gas & oxygen torches, rolling mill & numerous texture plates, buffers, large overhead shears, pickle pots, flex shafts & lathe with abundant attachments, hydraulic press with a full complement of bending & cutting accessories, and a full assortment of hand equipment. 

The fee for Open Hours is 5 dollars per hour. 

In addition to signing up on the website, please text Annemarie at 708-287-9085 for the dates you are attending before 24 hours of the allotted hours (This facilitates communication for weather closures, staffing, availability communication). 

Open hours expire at the end each month so come on in.  There is a monitor in attendance but no actual scheduled teaching.  Participants can use tools with which they are competent and comfortable.  All safety precautions are to be followed and are posted.  Looking forward to great times together making wearable art.  Want more details, want to schedule a tour:  text or email.

Monday  9 am - 1 pm

Wednesday 12-4 pm

Thursday 6-9 pm

Saturday  9 am - 1 pm