Sculptural Jewelry: Found, Recycled and Locally Sourced with Jesse Bert

This dynamic workshop will start with a field trip to look for unique materials. Students can begin with a design, select distinct materials, and complete the composition or be inspired by materials and consider the best way to build the composition.

Come join this great workshop which will be the Kick-Off of the Radical Jewelry Make-Over Symposium to be hosted by the Armory Art Center!


When: 12th, 13th, 14th of December, 2019. Thursday, Friday, Saturday. 9:30 am - 4:30 pm / each day.
Cost: $410 USD (Lab Fee $40 USD).
Language: Workshop taught in English or Spanish.

For complete information about tool list or other questions please contact the Armory Art Center directly:
lisa.johnson@armoryart.org


About the teacher:
Mexico based artist Jesse Bert holds a BFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from RIT in New York, and an MFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from ECU in North Carolina. 3 years spent as an apprentice in a tool and die shop before beginning university gave Jesse a strong interest and appreciation for fine hand made tools, which he now uses to embellish his work with delicate texture and design. Over the past 13 years, Jesse has taught metalsmithing and jewelry techniques to students of all skill levels at his own studio in San Miguel de Allende, as well as annual workshops in other cities around the world. Jesse is an adjunct professor at the Technological Institute of Monterrey in Guadalajara. Some prestigious venues where his work has shown include the Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City, and the Museum of Art and Design in NYC. In 2014 he was a fellow at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts residency program, and in 2019 he participated in a 2-month residency working with a world-renowned German instrument builder.
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