Featured Workshop
Fuse, Forge, & Roll - In-person
Expanded 4-day edition for Florida Society of Goldsmiths
February 14-17, 2026
Tuition $700, kit fee $80 in class
Dunedin, Florida (Tampa/St. Petersburg area)
Mokume Gane is an ancient Japanese metalworking technique in which layers of metal are fused together using time, heat, and pressure (no solder). All aspects of the billet-making process will be covered in this class, from billet design, proper cleaning and prep, to what temperatures and soak times to use for what metals, etc. We’ll be using the precise solid-state diffusion bonding method, and hot-forging our billets. After rolling the billets down to sheet and/or rod they will be ready to pattern. This 4-day expanded class will allow time for creating a second billet and/or learning some beginning patterning. This workshop is a great follow on for those who have taken any of Anne’s online mokume gane patterning classes, but it is also open to those new to mokume gane. Participants can expect to create mokume gane billets and patterned samples, to be turned into finished work in their own studio or the next class. Detailed handouts including step-by-steps and equipment sources will be provided. Experience annealing and soldering silver is recommended.Kit fee covers consumables, billet materials except optional silver, and use of torque plates. Students also have the option to purchase a stainless steel torque plate set for $160.
Register through Florida Society of Goldsmiths.
Expanded 4-day edition for Florida Society of Goldsmiths
February 14-17, 2026
Tuition $700, kit fee $80 in class
Dunedin, Florida (Tampa/St. Petersburg area)
Mokume Gane is an ancient Japanese metalworking technique in which layers of metal are fused together using time, heat, and pressure (no solder). All aspects of the billet-making process will be covered in this class, from billet design, proper cleaning and prep, to what temperatures and soak times to use for what metals, etc. We’ll be using the precise solid-state diffusion bonding method, and hot-forging our billets. After rolling the billets down to sheet and/or rod they will be ready to pattern. This 4-day expanded class will allow time for creating a second billet and/or learning some beginning patterning. This workshop is a great follow on for those who have taken any of Anne’s online mokume gane patterning classes, but it is also open to those new to mokume gane. Participants can expect to create mokume gane billets and patterned samples, to be turned into finished work in their own studio or the next class. Detailed handouts including step-by-steps and equipment sources will be provided. Experience annealing and soldering silver is recommended.Kit fee covers consumables, billet materials except optional silver, and use of torque plates. Students also have the option to purchase a stainless steel torque plate set for $160.
Register through Florida Society of Goldsmiths.
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From Wave to Shining Wave
The passing of mokume gane master Phillip Baldwin has left a huge whole in the metalsmithing community. I'm grateful to the Seattle Metals Guild and Danaca Design, who are putting on a tribute show for him, as a way to celebrate his life and contributions to our field. (The title of the show "From Wave to Shining Wave" references his business name, Shining Wave Metals.) The opening will be June 22 up in Seattle, but the show will be online for all to see. I have a fair amount of work in the show, including this tray - a very special piece that will be auctioned off to raise money for a scholarship in Phil's name. I wanted to share a little about how this tray came about, and things I learned while making it.
I was recently in Seattle to teach a class and jumped at the chance to see Phil's studio and meet his widow Layne Goldsmith. It was an important and sobering pilgrimage for me to see where he worked and created - his anvil, his in progress work carefully laid out on a shop towel still waiting for him, soo many great machines, even the fabled liquid salt annealing vat! read more and see all the pics
I was recently in Seattle to teach a class and jumped at the chance to see Phil's studio and meet his widow Layne Goldsmith. It was an important and sobering pilgrimage for me to see where he worked and created - his anvil, his in progress work carefully laid out on a shop towel still waiting for him, soo many great machines, even the fabled liquid salt annealing vat! read more and see all the pics
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Looking for Sawing Circle? You can join from here!
Online Sawing Circle When: Once a month, every 3rd Tuesday 5:30-7pm Pacific. Where: Online via Zoom - Cost: FREE Our Sawing Circle is like a book club but instead of reading, we work on cool stuff, help each other with problems, share ideas and provide accountability for ongoing work. If you've been looking for support for moving forward on your projects then this is the online gathering for you. Join us from your studio to work in the good conversation and company of like-minded friends. Totally free, no need to RSVP, simply make yourself a snack, settle at your bench and click the button to join in. I don't attend all the time, but when I am there, I'm happy to answer any mokume or other metals question, general or specific. Even if I'm not there, you'll still have fun, I promise! |
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"Anne was so wonderful to work with for my fiancé's wedding ring! She answered all of our questions during the process and above all, the ring is gorgeous, beautiful, unique and perfect! Thank you, Anne. You have created an heirloom we will treasure for a long time." ~ Emily & Greg |
"Mokume gane patterning with chisels was one of the most enjoyable courses I've ever done." ~ Helen M, Sydney, Australia |