Upcoming Classes

Upcoming Public Classes

Wire-Wrapped Seaglass Jewelry
Tuesday April 29, 2025, 6:00-8:00PM
*ONLY A FEW SEATS LEFT!* Register now!

Twist, wrap, and loop your way to a necklace or set of earrings using design elements drawn from the sea. Combine found materials with metal and learn easy wire-wrapped loop techniques to create your own unique jewelry. Bring your own sea glass or choose from instructor's collection. Leave with a completed piece reflecting your creative design and resources to continue making similar jewelry at home. Registration closes at noon on 2/24.

Wire-Wrapped Seaglass Jewelry: Advanced Techniques
Tuesday May 13, 2025, 6:00-8:00PM
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Expand your wire-wrapping skills! Build on the foundational knowledge you learned in Wire Wrapped Sea Glass Jewelry and learn more intricate wire techniques while incorporating finer metals into your designs. Continue exploring creative ways to turn found objects, like sea glass, into wearable art. Bring your favorite tools (basic tools will also be provided), your own sea glass or choose from our collection. Take home a sophisticated piece that reflects your evolving design style. Registration closes at noon on 3/17. Requirement: Attendance in a Wire Wrapped Sea Glass course.

Make Your Own Stamp: Garden Harvest Edition // Holiday Cards
COMING SOON!

Discover a fun and easy way to add your creative touch to cards, wrapping paper, fabric, and other DIY projects! Make and use rubber stamps and special ink to create unique patterns and designs on all sorts of materials. Design and fabricate your own soft rubber stamp and use it to print on a variety of new and recycled materials. Emphasis is placed on tool safety and showing you tips and tricks to start carving and printing at home. Leave with basic tools, materials, and at least one custom-made block stamp to take home and reuse. Students are welcome to bring with them paper or fabric projects to test the stamp created in class.

Introduction to Natural Dyeing

Monday June 2, 2025, 6:00-8:00PM
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Discover the vibrant world of plant-based color in this fun, hands-on workshop! Learn how to transform everyday items–like onion skins, avocado peels, and wildflowers–into beautiful, eco-friendly dyes. Explore the basics of fabric prep, discuss which plants and kitchen scraps yield the best results, and practice creating your own colorful dye baths to customize a pair of organic cotton napkins. Leave with the know-how to replicate the process at home, your self-made napkins, and a set of swatches for future reference. Bring your curiosity and get ready to embrace nature's palette! All materials provided.

Introduction to Metalworking
Tuesday May 27, 2025, 6:00-8:30PM
*FULL* Add yourself to the waitlist to find out about added sections :)

Unlock the basics of metalworking in this beginner-friendly course. Learn essential techniques like cutting, shaping, heating, and polishing metal to create a unique pair of earrings from start to finish. Using simple, accessible tools like a handheld kitchen torch and small metal anvils, students will practice with copper and brass before completing a final piece in silver. This class is perfect for those looking to bring metalworking into their home or pop-up studio.

Metalworking II
COMING SOON!

Take your jewelry skills to the next level with this intermediate class focused on soldering, forging, and annealing. You'll learn how to safely use a torch, fuse metal, soften work-hardened pieces through heat, along with measuring, forging, and soldering a finished ring. Students will practice in copper or brass, and complete a finished project in sterling silver. This class also introduces finishing techniques including filing, sanding, and polishing. All tools and materials are provided. Students should have Metalworking I as a prerequisite or prior experience with basic metalworking (such as sawing, filing, and shaping) prior to enrolling.

Private & Group Classes

I offer private classes in jewelry making, stamp and printmaking. I work with beginners and experienced artists looking to take a project to the next level, explore a new skill, or collaboratively explore a new process.

I also offer group class experiences, where I bring a making experience to your home, organization, or event.

Recent Private & Group Classes

Make & Take: Seaglass Jewelry

Client: Pepper's Seafood, Ogunquit, ME

Join us and local artist, Jessica Muise, and create your own piece of Maine Seaglass Jewelry to take home! You can bring your own favorite piece of sea glass to turn into wire-wrapped jewelry or choose a piece provided.
Your ticket includes;
One glass of wine or draft beer
One appetizer
One piece of jewelry to take home

Make & Take: Paint a Wine Glass

Client: Pepper's Seafood, Ogunquit, ME

Join us for a night of fun at Pepper's Seafood, Ogunquit. Enjoy a wine tasting while you paint your own wine glass and craft a custom charm.

Private Sessions