Saddle-set Hinged Earrings

TOTAL COST: $840
Course Fee: $600
Non-refundable Materials Fee: $240, price reflects the cost of gold.

DATES: FRIDAY, JUNE 13 - SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2025
TIME: 9:00AM – 5:00PM PST
LEVEL: Intermediate to Advanced
AGE GROUP: Adult (ages 18+)
LOCATION: Building 324A, Fort Worden, Port Townsend.

DESCRIPTION
Wow!!! Lucky us, Teaching Artist and Jewelry wizard, Alex Boyd, is coming from Colorado to teach a jewelry workshop all about teensy tiny moving parts. These small hinges can seem intimidating at first but with a little guidance you’ll be crushing it. And by crushing it we actually mean not crushing it because then they wouldn’t work anymore. 

In this workshop, Alex will teach building 22k gold bezels for cabochons, making saddle settings for drilled stones, making tiny hinges and riveting them together without freezing the hinge, making a little swivel hook for ear wires so that the earrings don’t go flying off the next time you’re headbanging in the mosh pit, and tons of other little tips and tricks that have applications in all sorts of scenarios. Alex is a renowned teaching artist and along with an excellent sense of humor, he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in communicating exactly what you need to know to take your jewelry to the next level.

SUPPLY INFORMATION
All required materials and supplies will be provided with the non-refundable materials fee. 

COURSE DETAILS
After registration, course details are available via the Northwind Art School learning portal. Learn more

ABOUT ALEX
When Alex Boyd was a young boy he stole an enchanted ring from a powerful bruja.  That night his slumber was disturbed by a tapping at his window. When he slid the window open a huge raven rushed in, flew around the room and perched on his bookshelf. "I know what you have taken from me,"  the raven cawed.  "I don't know what you’re talking about," Alex lied, hiding his bejeweled finger behind his back.  "No matter.  It is your problem now.  The wearer of that ring is indentured to create more talismans of power, either for 1000 years or until he makes something so sublime, so perfect, so beautiful that the spell is broken and he is freed." "1000 years it is," Alex said as he thrust the raven out the window and slammed it shut behind her.  He has been making jewelry ever since. 

Artist website: Alex Boyd, instagram:@alexboydstudio

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DISCOUNTS
This course is eligible for a 10% member discount at the Supporter level and beyond. Get a membership today!

Don's Pharmacy and Art Toolkit in Port Townsend offer Northwind Art School students a 10% discount on art supplies.

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CANCELLATION POLICY
If Northwind Art has to cancel a course for any reason, all enrolled students will receive a 100% refund (including any materials fee).

Students who withdraw from a course at least seven days prior to its first meeting will receive a 90% refund (less any materials fee). 

Students withdrawing fewer than seven days from the first day of class are not eligible for a refund except in the case of illness or injury, in which case they are eligible to receive a 40% refund (less any materials fee).

Please note that 10% of every course’s registration fee is considered to be a non-refundable deposit in cases of withdrawal to cover administrative overhead. All refunds will be applied to the same credit card that was used for enrollment. No credits or transfers will be granted. 

Please email admin@northwindart.org if you wish to withdraw or for more information.