It has been another beautiful week in the studio!  Of course, when you are surrounded by fun people, amazing jewelry, and doing what you love how can it not be great!!  I am attaching a link to a cool exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum.  It is a collection of pins that were worn by Madeleine Albright.  It runs through April 20 and admission is free on Wednesday afternoon/evening.    Phoenix Art Museum Exhibit Here is this weeks collection of jewelry!  I love seeing all the different designs that students come up with after taking Jewelry 1 and 2. Copper textured earrings made in Jewelry 1. Super fun copper cuff bracelet made by Danielle, one of our key renters. Danielle modeling her cuff. Love this pendant made by a Jewelry 1 student by soldering and stamping! Keum-boo pendant.  Love the  geometrical shapes! Beautiful Keum-boo earrings made by Lynn, one of our part-time studio renters.   Nellie did a great job on her pebble ring in Jewe...

It has been another beautiful week here at Harold Studio!  Classes are busy and lots of super cool jewelry has been made.  Cody has received lots of love and is in a much better mood.  Whew!  We even had a special guest the other night who didn't want to leave, Chester the kitty. We have lots of classes starting in the next few weeks! Jewelry 1:  Tuesday 3/25 Jewelry 2:  Monday 3/24, Saturday 3/29, Friday 4/4 Jewelry 3:  Wednesday 4/2 There are still spaces left in each class! Here is the week in pictures: Nellie and Tricia finished these fabulous ball rings in Saturday's Jewelry 1 class! Monday night's Jewelry 1 Class all finished their ball rings!   A silver honeycomb necklace in the making! Carla did this in Jewelry 3 during casting. Kylie made these beautiful rings in Jewelry 1. Ann made these fun rings in Jewelry 3!  The colors are fabulous. Loving this crescent moon necklace made by Danielle and modeled by Ann!  A penda...

Lots of great jewelry was made at the studio this week!  Jewelry I, II, and II classes are plugging along and we have two new Jewelry I classes starting next week!  Cody did his fair share of assisting students with their jewelry projects too.  This week we are showing off some of the many different tool boxes/bins that we see in the studio!  We would love to see your tool boxes posted to our Facebook page! Please take note of our new hours: Mon/Tues: Closed Wed:     2-8 Thurs: 12-6 Fri:      12-5 Sat:       9-5 Sun:    12-4 Hope to see you soon! An amazing key necklace finished by Melanie in Graduate Jewelry for her friend Rebekah! Love this silver case ring Carla finished in Jewelry 3. Ann made this great prong set ring in Jewelry 3!  The shape is fabulous! Amber made this beautiful silver bezel set Ruby ring in open studio! Cody getting some love from Amber and of course being super helpful! Diana made these fun copper textured earrings in Jewe...

Kathy enameled a pair of earrings I love this pair of earrings she made! She separated the colors with wire, having it go past the circle (which she said made it a lot easier and better looking on the design), and then cut it off. Michelle made a pair of small, sunburst earrings. Flower Bracelet Cathy made a bracelet out of her solder inlay project Tube Set Moonstone Pendant Melanie made her friend a pendant out of moonstones when learning how-to tube set. Star Burst Pendant Michelle made a tube set star burst pendant. The Big Dipper Band! Yet another Michelle at the studio, taught her boyfriend how to make a ring. He did pretty awesome didn't he? ...

Some of the jewelry pieces made at our studio this week: Tube Set Pieces:  Lori learned how to tube set and these are her first two silver pieces doing it. I think the stone in the tube set ring is a garnet. The pendant wasn't quite finished when I took the picture, but I think it looks great!   Faceted Silver Ring: This is the top of a cast ring Michelle made. I like her idea of making the silver look like a faceted stone.     Copper and Turquoise Swirl Earrings: These are some simple earrings Ruth made by curving wire then hammering it flat. She then attached the beads by wrapping a thinner gauge wire around the curved shapes she made.   Silver Knot and Turquoise Rings:  Made by Mikako on a Saturday   Stamped initial ring: A partially finished stamped initial ring made by Deb for her husband.  Happy Saturday! -Johanna ...