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Jewellery & Metal Short Courses
Level 1: Introduction to Silver Jewellery Making
Designed for the absolute beginner, this introductory course teaches you basic silver jewellery making skills and techniques, such as sawing, filing, soldering, forming and roller printing to achieve various textures and finishes. Students will design and make their own jewellery pieces, beginning with a simple silver ring, with the option of making a brooch, pendants or earrings for subsequent projects.
No prior experience required. All necessary tools and materials are supplied; students may choose to purchase additional silver if desired.
COST: $510
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Jewellery and Metal Studio
Teaching Studio 1, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 7 week course
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Level 2: Bezel Stone Setting
Suitable for participants who have completed Level 1: Introduction to Silver Jewellery, extend and refine your skills in bezel stone setting; a method of setting that utilises a thin band of metal to surround and secure the stone. Over the course of seven weeks, students will be learn how to bezel-set both round and oval cabachon stones, and have the opportunity to work on an independent project.
All necessary materials are supplied including two cabachon stones, silver and bezel wire sheet for setting and fabricating your pieces. You may choose to purchase extra silver or stones in addition to these if desired. Completion of our Level 1 Introduction to Silver Jewellery short course (7-week course or 4-day intensive) or basic jewellery skills essential.
COST: $535
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Jewellery and Metal Studio
Teaching Studio 1, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 7 weeks
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Wax-cast Signet Ring
In this two-session course suitable for complete beginners, participants will design and create their own custom signet ring, melting and sculpting wax into a form from which to create a mould that can be used to cast their piece in sterling silver.
This class is suitable for complete beginners. All wax, tools and moulding materials are supplied as part of the workshop, however outsourced casting and silver costs are charged per item based on weight. Wax pieces will be weighed at the end of the first session to provide an indication of the casting and silver fee to be paid prior to the second session.
COST: $300
All required tools supplied. Casting and silver charged per item.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Jewellery and Metal Studio
Teaching Studio 1, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 2 x 5.5 hour sessions (including lunch break)
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Silver Ring Workshop
In this one-day workshop, students will create and take home a sterling silver ring to their own measurements (or create a piece to a specific ring size to gift to a friend) and have the opportunity to customise their creation with their chosen texture and surfacing.
Participants will be guided through silver jewellery techniques including sawing, shaping, forming secure joins through soldering, and learn how to create different surface textures and complete other finishing techniques such as oxidizing, sanding and polishing.
This class is suitable for complete beginners. All required materials are provided including a length of sterling silver wire to create your ring and a copper sheet to develop designs and practice different finishes.
COST: $250
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Jewellery and Metal Studio
Teaching Studio 1, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 6 hours (with lunch break)
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Steel Bar Stool
Create your own bespoke stool with a welded steel frame in a coloured powder-coat finish in this intensive weekend-long workshop. Crafted using light metal fabrication techniques, students will be guided through cutting, rolling welding, grinding and finishing processes to complete a tubular steel stool.
Suitable for complete beginners, this project-based course utilises a combination of laser-cut and hand-shaped components to introduce students to a range of processes, tools and machinery with a modern approach to metal fabrication.
Upon completion, participants will select a colour for their stool frame from a range of powder-coat options, as well as a pre-made upholstered seat cushion from a variety of vinyl colours for a customised combination of their choice. Finished pieces will be available to collect from JamFactory approximately 3 weeks from the conclusion of the workshop.
Completed stool height: approximately 700mm (counter-height or low bar stool height)
COST: $1,050
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Jewellery and Metal Studio -19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 2 x 5.5 hour sessions (with lunch break)
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Ceramic Short Courses
Introduction to
Wheel Throwing
Designed for complete beginners, this course will introduce you to the skills and techniques required to throw clay on a potter’s wheel. Participants will be guided through various stages of the wheel-throwing process from centering and shaping clay on the wheel, trimming and glazing.
All required materials are supplied including clay, shaping tools and a variety of glazes to select from; students can expect to take home 8-9 finished pieces in a range of cylindrical forms such as cups, bowls, small planters and vessels. Suitable for beginners and participants who are familiar with wheel work but would like to further develop their skills.
COST: $475
Students will need to bring a towel and apron. All other materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 3, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 8 week course
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Intermediate
Wheel Throwing
Designed for practiced throwers who would like to further develop their skills; this course will expand your throwing repertoire with new techniques and forms such as throwing bowls and plates with a larger base, adding handles, creating matching sets and lidded vessels.
Please note that students must have completed at least 2 terms of beginner’s wheel-throwing classes and have confirmed with their teacher that this is the appropriate class for them. Participants must be comfortable and consistent with centering, opening up, pulling sides and trimming, and able to throw cylindrical forms of different proportions with intention.
All required materials are supplied including clay, shaping tools and a variety of glazes to select from; students can expect to take home 8-9 finished pieces in a range of forms such as mugs with handles, bowls, plates and lidded vessels.
COST: $475
Students will need to bring a towel and apron. All other materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 3, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 8 week course
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Introduction to Hand Building
and Surface Decoration
This course will introduce you to a range of construction and surface decoration techniques in hand built ceramics. Students will learn coiling, pinching and various slab construction methods before being guided through surface treatment techniques to apply texture and decorative elements to their pieces, and then glaze all finished work.
All required materials are supplied including clay, shaping tools, plaster moulds and a variety of glazes to select from; students can expect to take home 8-9 finished pieces in a range of sculptural and practical forms such as mugs, jugs, vases and flat slab-ware pieces such as plates or trays. Suitable for beginners and participants who are familiar with hand building techniques but would like to further develop their skills.
COST: $475
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 2, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 8 week course
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Introduction to Ceramics Studio Practice
Receive an introduction to a broad range of fundamental ceramic processes, skills and principles required to run a ceramic studio practice in this eight-week course led by JamFactory Ceramics Studio Manager Phoebe Kretschmer.
Each week will cover different practical aspects of running a studio. Participants will explore the individual characteristics and use of different clay bodies, learn basic slip casting techniques, experiment with various decorative applications (including sgraffito, engobe, and colouring with stains and oxides), mix mid-fire and high-fire glazes whilst uncovering the chemistry behind glaze development and composition, learn about kiln technology and efficient firing procedures, and gain an understanding of the principles and processes involved with clay recycling.
This comprehensive introductory course is ideal for ceramicists looking to upscale or incorporate new techniques into their practice, or setting up their own studio space. All ceramic tools and materials are supplied; participants will need to bring a notebook and pen for taking notes. Basic experience required (completion of a JamFactory introduction-level ceramics course or equivalent).
COST: $655
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 8 week course
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Advanced Wheel Throwing: Servingware Masterclass
In this intensive four-day masterclass designed for intermediate to advanced throwers, participants will be directed through the tools and techniques required to throw larger amounts of clay to produce a variety of objects of more substantial size, including but not limited to, larger bowls, serving platters, lidded pots and jugs.
Under the guidance of highly-experienced ceramicist Peter Andersson, students will learn how to use bats to throw pieces with a larger base, create spouts, pull handles off the pot for jugs and mugs and receive demonstrations in different techniques for trimming their work in order to refine pieces to their desired form.
All required materials are supplied including clay and shaping tools, however students are encouraged to bring their own tools if they have them. Participants can expect to complete 8-12 finished pieces, which will be bisque fired in JamFactory's ceramics studio for students to transport home to complete glazing and firing in their own kiln, or work can be glazed and fired by JamFactory at an additional cost.
Prior throwing experience essential. This course is suitable for participants who have completed at least two terms of JamFactory's Intermediate Wheel Throwing course or who have equivalent experience in wheel throwing.
COST: $575
All materials supplied.
Suitable for participants aged 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 3, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 4 day intensive
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Build Your Own Dinnerware
Hand build your own 12-piece dinner set (4 plates, 4 side plates and 4 pasta bowls) in this two-session weekend course. Participants will learn the process of building ceramic pieces with slump moulds; using a rolled-out clay slab which is draped and formed over a plaster mould to create pieces of consistent size and shape which can then be individualised through surface texture.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners. All materials are supplied; your finished pieces will be glazed and fired in JamFactory's Ceramics Studio, to be collected 2-3 weeks after the workshop date.
COST: $400
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 2, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 2 x 4 hour sessions
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Furniture Short Courses
Shaker-style Side Table
In this weekend-long course suitable for beginners, participants will create a small shaker-style side table in solid Tasmanian blackwood and receive an introduction to fundamental woodworking skills under the guidance of highly-experienced furniture designer Adrian Potter.
Renowned for its austere, clean lines, Shaker-style furniture emerged from a religious movement known as the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, commonly referred to as the Shakers, in 18th century America. Shaker craftsmanship was centered around the thoughtful use of materials and a form-follows-function approach to design, creating an enduring aesthetic with a long-lasting appeal.
Students will be guided through the safe and effective use of hand tools for drilling holes, hand-planing and sawing - as well as power tools such as a domino machine, router, sanders and thicknesser - to construct their pieces, and learn how to smooth and prepare wood for polishing.
All tools and materials supplied. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners; no prior experience is required.
COST: $600
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Furniture Studio
Level 1, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 2 x 6 hour sessions (with lunch break)
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Sashimono Bench Seat
Create and take home a small Japanese-style bench with a split top seat, crafted purely from solid Tasmanian Oak using hand-formed joinery. Suitable for complete beginners, this three-week course will introduce participants to traditional hand tools and techniques with a particular focus on the strength of traditional wedged mortise and tenon joinery for sturdy construction without the use of screws, nails or glue.
Over the course of three full-day sessions, students will learn how to accurately mark out joinery with a range of layout tools including bevel gauges, marking gauges, squares and marking knives. They will then be guided through cutting joinery and shaping wood by hand with chisels, Japanese saws, hand planes and spokeshaves.
All tools and materials supplied. This workshop is suitable for beginners and intermediate woodworkers who would like to refine their skills in hand-joinery. Perfect for students seeking to develop their skills in hand-tools with very little use of power tools; please note that due to the nature of this making process, some patience and elbow-grease will be required.
COST: $925
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Furniture Studio
Level 1, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 3 x 5.5 hour sessions (with lunch break)
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Blackwood Coffee Table
Suitable for complete beginners, create and take home your own circular coffee table crafted from solid Tasmanian Blackwood with in this two-day workshop held in JamFactory's Furniture Studio. Pieces will be constructed with visible wedged tenon joinery for a unique tabletop finish.
Under the guidance of highly-experienced furniture designer and maker Adrian Potter, participants will be guided through the process of marking out, gluing and joining timber components with wedged tenons as well as using an electric jigsaw, plunge routers and hand planes to refine and customise the shape of their pieces; creating a smooth circular tabletop and tapered legs which can then be sanded and polished for a professional finish.
All tools and materials supplied. This workshop is suitable for beginners and intermediate woodworkers.
COST: $695
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Furniture Studio
Level 1, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 2 x 6 hour sessions (with lunch break)
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Glass Short Courses
Individual Glass Blowing
Experience an intensive one-on-one introductory session in the glass studio; learn traditional glass blowing skills in gathering, forming and design to make your own glass piece. This session is suitable for complete beginners; all required tools and materials are supplied.
COST: $630
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Glass Studio
Ground Floor, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 4 hours
Time: Saturdays and Sundays 8AM - 12PM or 12:30PM - 4:30PM
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Canes, Canes, Canes: Masterclass with Tom Rowney
Suitable for participants with prior glass-blowing experience, this 5-day intensive masterclass will cover the fundamentals of pulling canes, from single-use canes to secondary use in twisting and a host of pattern-making. This class will focus on making canes, picking up canes and producing simple forms through repetition, as well as improving and honing skills in the use of all cane work. Students will twist varying cane designs, and run through the process and mechanics involved in picking up various cane designs.
Participants will need their own hand tools and colours, and are also encouraged to bring images of canes they are interested in and/or would like to know how they are achieved. Some tools will be available to use during the class.
COST: $1,210
Glass supplied; students will need to bring their own tools and colours.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Glass Studio
Ground Floor, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 5 days
Time: 8am-4.30pm each day (lunch break at 12pm)
Date: Monday - Friday 2-6th December 2024
Tutor: Tom Rowney
APPLICATIONS FOR ENROLMENT ESSENTIAL: please contact Kristel Britcher (kristel.britcher@jamfactory.com.au) to apply for enrolment
Seppeltsfield Program
Colourful Eco-earrings with Sue Garrard
Create your own pair of bespoke earrings from a range of reclaimed materials in this colour-filled and eco-friendly workshop led by jeweller and multi-disciplinary artist Sue Garrard.
Students will be introduced to a variety of materials and processes to design, construct and apply colour to their pieces. Provided with pre-cut, primed pieces of reclaimed aluminium, participants will apply colour with acrylic paint and paint pens before sealing their designs with low-temperature enamel, fired in small portable kilns heated by tea-lights. Additional embellishments can be added using other repurposed materials such as tupperware and reclaimed plastic, before assembling all pieces with sterling silver jump-rings and hooks. Participants will complete the workshop with a unique pair of mixed-media earrings in a configuration, colour and pattern of their own design.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners; all required tools and materials will be supplied, including reclaimed aluminium pieces, paint, enamel, recycled plastic, jump-rings and sterling silver hooks. (Please note this is a 'slow-making' style workshop due to the time involved in kiln-firing and other processes which will require a steady hand and a little patience!)
COST: $150
All materials supplied.
Suitable for participants aged 18+
Location: JamFactory Barossa
Seppeltsfield Estate, 730 Seppeltsfield Rd Seppeltsfield
Duration: 3 hours
Time: 10am-1pm
Date: Saturday 16th November 2024
Tutor: Sue Garrard
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Christmas Wreaths with Aly Roberts
Welcome in the festive season and create your own Christmas wreath composed of seasonal botanicals. Led by floral designer Aly Roberts from Clover and Cranberries, select from a range of foliage, florals and other natural embellishments such as fir, pine, gum-nuts and dehydrated fruits to create a unique composition of your own design.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners; coffee and tea will be available during the session, and all required botanicals, tools and materials will be supplied for participants to make and take home their own wreath.
COST: $150
All materials supplied.
Suitable for participants aged 18+
Location: JamFactory Barossa
Seppeltsfield Estate, 730 Seppeltsfield Rd Seppeltsfield
Duration: 2.5 hours
Time: 10am-12.30pm
Date: Saturday 14th December 2024
Tutor: Aly Roberts
CPD Programs
CPD: Private Group Workshops for Architects
JamFactory is now offering all Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programs across our furniture and metal studios for private group bookings on-request, specifically tailored for architects seeking formal CPD points.
CPD Category: Formal
SA CPD Core Area: Design
NSCA Mapping: PC39
5 FORMAL CPD POINTS
$300 pp
participants per group: minimum 6 – maximum 10
duration: 5.5 hours (with half-hour break)
Please see below for full range of options, details and booking information:
CPD: Introduction to Metal Fabrication
Gain practical skills and fundamental knowledge of the properties of various metals commonly used in furniture, industrial and interior design, with a focus on the context and history of metals and production methods within Australia.
Hosted in JamFactory's Jewellery and Metal Studio, the session will begin with a tour of the teaching studio and machine room, which provides facilities for production and commissions as well as JamFactory's associate program for creative practitioners, and public short course program.
This professional development program will comprise a tour, informal information session, discussion, hands-on demonstrations and practical application of knowledge through a series of small skills-based exercises in 6 different metals. Students will be guided through a variety of techniques such as folding, hand-hammering, applying patinas and brush-finishing individual samples to take home in a custom-made sample holder.
COST: $300
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Metal Studio - Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 5.5 hours (with half hour break)
CPD Category: Formal
SA CPD Core Area: Design
NSCA Mapping: PC39
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Workshops for Private Groups
JamFactory has a selection of tours, hands-on experiences and workshops available for private group bookings designed for social events, tour groups and corporate team-building sessions. Please see below for our full range of options, pricing and booking information:
General information on our short course requirements, facilities and refund policy can be found here
Gift vouchers for our short course program can be purchased via our online store here.