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Jewellery & Metal Short Courses
Level 1: Introduction to Silver Jewellery Making
Designed for the complete beginners, 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: $550
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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Introduction to Wax-cast Jewellery
In this six-week introductory course, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of wax-cast jewellery making - a process in which wax is manipulated into a form from which a mould is created to cast a finished piece in metal. This course will cover working with various types of wax with different properties using a range of construction and decorative techniques to achieve different forms and finishes.
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.
COST: $495
All tools supplied. Silver and casting charged per item.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Jewellery and Metal Studio
Teaching Studio 1, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 6 week course
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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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Silversmithing Intensive
Learn the ancient technique of silversmithing by raising a copper beaker or cup in this four-day intensive course. Students will learn to raise a flat copper disc into a vessel by compressing and forming the metal with hammers and steel stakes. All materials are supplied including a 150mm x 1mm copper disc for forming your beaker. All skill levels are welcome from complete beginners to experienced jewellers; please note that the forming process requires some patience and a basic level of physical ability due to the repetitive hammering involved.
COST: $625
All tools and materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Jewellery and Metal Studio
Teaching Studio 1, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 4 day intensive course
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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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Art Kintsugi
In this workshop led by visiting artist and multi-disciplinary designer-maker Yoko Kawada, participants will learn about the philosophy, origins and history of traditional Kintsugi before being guided through the introductory technique of the Art Kintsugi method, following 7 essential steps using modern accessible materials (such as epoxy and gold metal) to gain an understanding of the repair process and create an original piece of Kintsugi art to take home.
Kintsugi is a centuries-old Japanese craftwork where broken ceramic objects are pieced back together using Urushi lacquer and gold dust based on the philosophy of Wabi Sabi, finding beauty in imperfection. The process transforms much loved, worn items into a beautifully crafted, new piece of art. It is a chance to live a more sustainable way and to rescue objects which would otherwise be discarded.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners. All required tools and materials will be supplied, including a piece of broken ceramic to repair (due to time considerations, students will not be repairing their own items in the workshop, however Yoko does offer consultations by appointment for the repair of specific items).
Students will complete the workshop with their own piece of Kintsugi ceramic art to take home, and the skills required to continue to repair pieces themselves.
COST: $250
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 2, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 4 hours
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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
Furniture & Textiles Short Courses
Text in Textiles
Create your own textile artwork in this hands-on, concept-driven workshop led by visual artist Makeda Duong.
The single-day session will begin with an introduction to incorporating written text into textile works; participants will then spend time contemplating and refining ideas for a written piece through provided prompts and simple idea generation exercises. Students will be encouraged to select or develop their own short sentence of text that provokes a specific feeling or memory; be it a favourite quote or idiom, a line of poetry, or a past interaction.
Participants will then be guided through the process of plotting out individual letters onto aida cloth – with consideration to the overall composition, spacing, colour, lettering style and decorative embellishment – before cross-stitching their piece in embroidery thread.
All writing and embroidery tools and materials will be supplied; participants are encouraged to bring references (books, magazines, notebooks) to draw inspiration from if desired. Students will take home their own cross-stitched piece, specialist embroidery needle and the foundational skills required to continue stitching at home.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners, no prior experience required.
COST: $280
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: Teaching Studio 2, Level 2
JamFactory, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 1 x 6 hours (including lunch break)
Wedged Tenon Step Stool
Create and take home your own solid timber step stool in this fun and intensive single-day workshop held in JamFactory's Furniture Studio. Pieces will be constructed with wedged tenons (a visible form of joinery that creates an exposed end-grain in the stool-top) for a sturdy and unique piece.
Students will be guided through the process of marking out their wooden components, how to shape and prepare their pieces with a combination of hand tools and machinery (including hand planes, drills, saws and table routers) in order to create precise and sturdy joinery with wedged tenons, as well as sand, polish and oil their finished pieces for a smooth finish.
All tools and materials supplied. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners.
COST: $385
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Furniture Studio
Level 1, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 1 x 6.5 hour session (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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Glass Short Courses
Individual Glass Blowing
Experience an intensive one-on-one introductory session in the JamFactory's hot glass studio. Under the tutelage of a professional glass artist, participants will be guided through traditional glass blowing skills in gathering, rolling, blowing, shaping with hand tools and removing pieces from the blow pipe. This session is suitable for complete beginners and all required tools and materials are supplied.
Final pieces will be annealed and refined via cold-work processes and available for collection 1-2 weeks after the workshop date (students will be contacted once their pieces are ready to collect). Postage can be arranged at an additional cost.
COST: $665
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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Purposeful Approach: Masterclass with KEEP
Led by KEEP founders Susan Špiranović and Adam Holtzinger, this workshop will demonstrate and explore Susan and Adam's approach to glassmaking as a whole; from design, preparing drawings, translating ideas into 3 dimensions with blown glass, to critical examination of the work. Through day-to-day conversations, demos and 'chalk talk', students will cover every aspect of KEEP’s method of working with glass. The idea is to approach every project purposefully in both the creative and business aspects.
Prior glassblowing experience is essential; this course is suitable for early-career and intermediate artists with one year of tertiary glass blowing experience or equivalent.
Glass is supplied; participants will need to bring their own tools and colour.
COST: $1,465
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
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Seppeltsfield Program
Children’s Workshop: Sneaky Zines
Suitable for children aged 5 years of age and over, join Deb Twining of Twining Arts in this fun and inventive workshop to create your own paper zines and trading cards filled with colourful characters, inspired by the collaborative surrealist game 'Exquisite Corpse', where multiple artists contribute to a single piece without seeing previous contributions.
A variety of mediums will be provided for participants to draw a range of characters which can be turned into a unique folded zine with hidden cards which can be pulled in and out, flipped and changed around for different compositions and combinations. Extra cards can also be made for extra options and trading with friends.
This workshop is suitable for children aged 5 years and over (guardians and caregivers are also welcome to book in and participate). All tools and materials will be provided.
COST: $25
All materials supplied.
Ages 5+
Location: JamFactory Barossa
Seppeltsfield Estate, 730 Seppeltsfield Rd Seppeltsfield
Duration: 1.5 hours
TERM 4 PROGRAM COMING SOON
Children’s Workshop: Cyanotype Printmaking
Make your own beautiful cyanotype sun prints using a variety of translucent objects such as photocopy transparencies, botanicals, feathers and cloth. Suitable for children aged 5 years of age and over, participants will be shown how to print with sunlight using treated paper; taking it one step further by creating their own hand-drawn negatives for printing using a process called cliché verre.
This workshop is suitable for children aged 5 years and over (guardians and caregivers are also welcome to book in and participate). All tools and materials will be supplied; participants are welcome to bring their own items to experiment with during the printing process if they wish (small items with interesting shapes eg. plant material will be most effective).
COST: $25
All materials supplied.
Ages 5+
Location: JamFactory Barossa
Seppeltsfield Estate, 730 Seppeltsfield Rd Seppeltsfield
Duration: 1.5 hours
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Botanical Dyeing with Igora Opala
An eco-printing technique that utilises plant materials as natural dyes, botanical printing offers an enchanting and immersive creative experience. Under the guidance of textile artist Igora Opala, participants will learn how to use direct contact printing to draw pigments from various botanicals, creating unique imprints on natural fabrics such as silk, wool, cotton and linen.
Participants will be guided through the process of composing, preparing and printing their own designs from provided plant materials, and learn the crucial role of mordants in forming chemical links between fibre and colourant to create long-lasting colour, before applying these skills to dye two silk scarves in their own designs.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners. All printing tools and materials will be supplied including a range of botanicals to use, a range of small fabric pieces for printing and silk to create two scarves; participants are welcome to bring in sample fabric and/or small textile items in natural fibres (silk or wool recommended) and botanicals to experiment with if they wish.
COST: $285
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Barossa
Seppeltsfield Estate, 730 Seppeltsfield Rd Seppeltsfield
Duration: 5 hours
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Cyanotype Printmaking with Ellen Schlobohm
Join Adelaide-based paper artist and printmaker Ellen Schlobohm in this playful and hands-on introduction to cyanotype printmaking, a slow-reacting photographic print process that involves exposing paper coated with UV-sensitive materials to ultraviolet light to produce a cyan-blue print.
Students will be invited to enjoy a slower process of making and connect to nature; Ellen will guide participants through the use of plant material in the cyanotype printing process to produce their designs, how to consider composition of positive and negative space and different methods to achieve various textures and effects in their finished print.
Participants will have the opportunity to create several cyanotype prints such as art prints, cards and bookmarks, using natural sunlight to complete their prints (if conditions are too cloudy, UV lamps will be used instead).
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners; all required tools and materials will be supplied.
COST: $120
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Barossa
Seppeltsfield Estate, 730 Seppeltsfield Rd Seppeltsfield
Duration: 2.5 hours
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Weaving with Sonya Rankine
Join Sonya Rankine of Lakun Mara to learn traditional Ngarrindjeri and Ngadjuri weaving techniques to create your own small basket or mat using natural fibres.
Sonya will share with you the rich cultural tradition of weaving and the importance of weaving for Ngarrindjeri and Ngadjuri First Nation people of South Australia. Woven throughout the workshop is the sharing of history and how colonisation has impacted on the tradition; weaving for Sonya is more than just art, it is the important practice of cultural revival and maintenance, a part of our culture and our story. Students will also be shown examples of other basket weaving techniques Sonya has incorporated into her art practice to create contemporary pieces that blend the cultural tradition of weaving.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners. All tools and materials are supplied.
COST: $150
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Barossa
Seppeltsfield Estate, 730 Seppeltsfield Rd Seppeltsfield
Duration: 3 hours
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Christmas Wreaths with Aly Roberts
Welcome in the festive season and create your own Christmas wreath composed of seasonal botanicals in this workshop, led by Barossa-based floral designer Aly Roberts from Clover and Cranberries. Starting from a 30cm diameter base, participants will 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 their 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 large wreath with a flower foam base to keep their arrangements fresh until Christmas (finished diameter approximately 35-50cm, depending on foliage used).
COST: $155
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Barossa
Seppeltsfield Estate, 730 Seppeltsfield Rd Seppeltsfield
Duration: 2.5 hours
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CPD Programs
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.
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
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:
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.