Mokume Gane Wedding Rings & Fine Art Jewelry
I am proud to offer quality craftsmanship and obsessive attention to detail in all of my work. My meticulously hand-crafted custom wedding rings, vessels, boxes, bracelets and other jewelry are all created using the traditional metalsmithing tools of file, handsaw, torch, and hammer. I fuse my own mokume gane billets right here in my studio and create everything from scratch using ethically sourced metals. Browse ring designs and get a free quote.
|
Online Jewelry Metal Arts Classes and Community
Anneville Jewelry Lab offers live, instructor-led interactive online classes and workshops. Topics cover a wide range of the jewelry/metals field, from absolute beginner topics to advanced specialty techniques such as mokume gane chisel-patterning. We also host a free, interactive weekly metal arts show featuring tips & tricks, guest artists, metal arts history, live studio tours and more. View our class listings and register.
|
Metal Arts Adventures with Anne & Ame
Metal Arts Adventures #18: Arizona Copper Art Museum | London's Silver Vault | Tool Talk
Thursday, September 24th 6-7pm PDT
Meet & Greet starts at 5:45pm
Join us this week for a visit to the Arizona Copper Museum with metalsmith Janet Ross as our guide. We'll take a tour through the history of copper art and see some exceptional pieces. Next, world traveler metalsmith Claire Ramsey will take us into the world of London's highly regimented system of silverwork hallmarks. If we have time we'll take a look at a recent tool oddity and as always, we'll finish up with our usual open discussion Q&A period so get your metal arts questions ready. Join in by clicking the button below on Thursday, 9/17/20 starting at 5:45pm. Meeting ID: 267 269 4245 | Passcode: #MetalArts.
Thursday, September 24th 6-7pm PDT
Meet & Greet starts at 5:45pm
Join us this week for a visit to the Arizona Copper Museum with metalsmith Janet Ross as our guide. We'll take a tour through the history of copper art and see some exceptional pieces. Next, world traveler metalsmith Claire Ramsey will take us into the world of London's highly regimented system of silverwork hallmarks. If we have time we'll take a look at a recent tool oddity and as always, we'll finish up with our usual open discussion Q&A period so get your metal arts questions ready. Join in by clicking the button below on Thursday, 9/17/20 starting at 5:45pm. Meeting ID: 267 269 4245 | Passcode: #MetalArts.
MAAA is a FREE weekly online metal arts live show. In this fun, interactive gathering we offer demos, share tips & tricks, feature work by artists and students from around the world, go on virtual studio tours, discuss historical metal arts traditions and share resources. You're invited to join in! Send in your questions and ideas for the next Metal Arts Adventure. Need help with a tricky soldering job? Wondering if a tip you saw really works? Want to give us a tour of your studio? Care to recommend a tool or instructor? Get free feedback from professional metal arts instructors! Submit a question or segment idea any time and we'll follow up. Send it in!
Classes
Metamorphic Mokume Gane
November 7 & 8, 2020 - Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm PDT
Instructor: Anne Wolf. Tuition $240 + $62-$122 kit fee (+tax & shipping or kit available for pick up)
Take your mokume gane patterning to a whole new level - beyond stamping, twisting and chiseling. At a fundamental level, mokume gane patterning is analogous to the geologic processes of uplift, metamorphosis, and erosion. In this newly expanded class, Anne reveals unexpected ways to pattern which she has discovered over the years. With hammers, stamps and other tools we will metamorphosize the blank mokume gane sheet; the patterns will begin to appear as our files erode away the disturbed layers. The focus will be on creating uniquely patterned mokume sheet that can be used later to make jewelry, box lids, and more. Best for students who have taken at least one mokume gane class, or well-equipped and motivated beginners. This online class is designed to work just like an in-person workshop. Get details & register.
November 7 & 8, 2020 - Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm PDT
Instructor: Anne Wolf. Tuition $240 + $62-$122 kit fee (+tax & shipping or kit available for pick up)
Take your mokume gane patterning to a whole new level - beyond stamping, twisting and chiseling. At a fundamental level, mokume gane patterning is analogous to the geologic processes of uplift, metamorphosis, and erosion. In this newly expanded class, Anne reveals unexpected ways to pattern which she has discovered over the years. With hammers, stamps and other tools we will metamorphosize the blank mokume gane sheet; the patterns will begin to appear as our files erode away the disturbed layers. The focus will be on creating uniquely patterned mokume sheet that can be used later to make jewelry, box lids, and more. Best for students who have taken at least one mokume gane class, or well-equipped and motivated beginners. This online class is designed to work just like an in-person workshop. Get details & register.
Keum Boo Who Knew
October 28, 29 & 30, 2020 - Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 10am-12pm Pacific Time (PDT)
Includes daily bonus office hour and student-only resource page with demo videos.
Instructor: Bette Barnett. Tuition $180 plus kit fee of $55 (+tax & shipping - kit mailed in advance)
Bette Barnett is getting ready to offer her popular "Keum Boo Like You Never Knew" online workshop for the fifth time. We are so impressed with the work coming out of these classes, it's no wonder they fill up every time. Get details & register.
October 28, 29 & 30, 2020 - Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 10am-12pm Pacific Time (PDT)
Includes daily bonus office hour and student-only resource page with demo videos.
Instructor: Bette Barnett. Tuition $180 plus kit fee of $55 (+tax & shipping - kit mailed in advance)
Bette Barnett is getting ready to offer her popular "Keum Boo Like You Never Knew" online workshop for the fifth time. We are so impressed with the work coming out of these classes, it's no wonder they fill up every time. Get details & register.
News from the Bench
Metal Arts Adventures #17: Birmingham Jewellery Quarter Museum | Virtual Visit to Sculpt Nouveau
Join us on a fascinating visit to the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham, England lead by our own Anne Wolf! We’ll see how production jewelry was manufactured in the hey day of Birmingham’s Jewelry Quarter. In the early 1900's the Quarter employed over 30,000 people who used fly presses, belt-driven polishers and blow-torches (why do Brits call torches ‘blow-torches?’- watch this and you’ll never forget!). Next we'll take a virtual visit to Sculpt Nouveau with renowned Steel & Gold Artist Bette Barnett and she'll show us how to select and buy finishes, along with some tips for purchasing patinas on their tricky website. We'll finish up with our usual open discussion Q&A period so get your metal arts questions ready. Watch the video, see the photos and get the links and resources.
Join us on a fascinating visit to the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham, England lead by our own Anne Wolf! We’ll see how production jewelry was manufactured in the hey day of Birmingham’s Jewelry Quarter. In the early 1900's the Quarter employed over 30,000 people who used fly presses, belt-driven polishers and blow-torches (why do Brits call torches ‘blow-torches?’- watch this and you’ll never forget!). Next we'll take a virtual visit to Sculpt Nouveau with renowned Steel & Gold Artist Bette Barnett and she'll show us how to select and buy finishes, along with some tips for purchasing patinas on their tricky website. We'll finish up with our usual open discussion Q&A period so get your metal arts questions ready. Watch the video, see the photos and get the links and resources.
Metal Arts Adventures #16: Best Of MAAAA
We're taking a week off to rejuvenate so we invite you to catch up on some of our favorite hand-picked Metal Arts Adventures. Each of these links takes you right to the short segment and we have a BIG FAVOR to ask of you when you get there. We are really, really trying to hit 101 subscribers and we need your help. For each video you see, please hit the Like button (thumbs up) and click Subscribe. When we hit 101 subscribers we can unlock new features that will help us do even more cool stuff. Metal Arts Adventures is a 100% free weekly show where we travel to exotic metal arts destinations, review tools and supplies and learn tips and tricks from instructors and artisans around the country. Discover the copper arts of Lake Patzcuaro. Get some Professional Ring-finishing Tips. Learn a revolutionary hinge making technique. Take a tour of Japan's Legendary metal arts studio - Gyokusendo. Learn all about setting up your home pickle in "Getting Pickled!". Pick up a nifty skill - DIY Rolling Mill patterns. Learn how to make a Blue Steel Heat Patina or take a metal arts adventure to fascinating Florence, Italy!
Enjoy - and remember to give us a Like and Subscribe - thank you!!
We're taking a week off to rejuvenate so we invite you to catch up on some of our favorite hand-picked Metal Arts Adventures. Each of these links takes you right to the short segment and we have a BIG FAVOR to ask of you when you get there. We are really, really trying to hit 101 subscribers and we need your help. For each video you see, please hit the Like button (thumbs up) and click Subscribe. When we hit 101 subscribers we can unlock new features that will help us do even more cool stuff. Metal Arts Adventures is a 100% free weekly show where we travel to exotic metal arts destinations, review tools and supplies and learn tips and tricks from instructors and artisans around the country. Discover the copper arts of Lake Patzcuaro. Get some Professional Ring-finishing Tips. Learn a revolutionary hinge making technique. Take a tour of Japan's Legendary metal arts studio - Gyokusendo. Learn all about setting up your home pickle in "Getting Pickled!". Pick up a nifty skill - DIY Rolling Mill patterns. Learn how to make a Blue Steel Heat Patina or take a metal arts adventure to fascinating Florence, Italy!
Enjoy - and remember to give us a Like and Subscribe - thank you!!
Sawing Circle a great success!
It was all hands on deck last night at Anneville Jewelry Club's Sawing Circle! Seriously, we had great fun sharing our tips, tricks, and travails as we sawed, filed, stamped and sanded silver, copper and brass hands for the worldwide Hand Medal Project. Seventeen eager sawers discussed important details like whether the index finger in the template was oddly long, whether to stamp our artist numbers on the front or back, the best way to attach the ribbon, etc. More images and details.
It was all hands on deck last night at Anneville Jewelry Club's Sawing Circle! Seriously, we had great fun sharing our tips, tricks, and travails as we sawed, filed, stamped and sanded silver, copper and brass hands for the worldwide Hand Medal Project. Seventeen eager sawers discussed important details like whether the index finger in the template was oddly long, whether to stamp our artist numbers on the front or back, the best way to attach the ribbon, etc. More images and details.
"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