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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
TERM 4 PROGRAM COMING SOON
Level 2: Chain Making
In this seven-week course, expand your jewellery-making skills in wire working and soldering and learn how to construct a simple link bracelet or necklace.
Over the first four weeks, participants will be guided through the process of fabricating their own sterling silver chain with 1.2mm thick round profile wire. Students will be shown how to cut links, prepare them for solder, solder sections, create a stylised S-clasp and complete their bracelet or necklace chain with professional finishing techniques.
In the remaining time, participants will have the opportunity to add a simple pendant to their pieces, or work on an independent project of their choice using the skills learnt in Level 1 + 2.
Students must have completed the Level 1 Silver Jewellery Making course at JamFactory (or have equivalent prior jewellery-making experience). All chain-making tools and materials are supplied, including 2.3 metres of 1.5mm diameter sterling silver wire; you may wish to purchase additional materials for charms/embellishments and free-choice projects.
COST: $625
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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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)
TERM 4 PROGRAM COMING SOON
Brass Teaspoon Masterclass with Kenny Son
Suitable for participants with prior jewellery or metal fabrication experience, raise your own brass spoon out of 2mm flat sheet material under the guidance of visiting artist Kenny Son of Studio Kyss.
This one-day masterclass will cover a cold-forge spoon making process; from design, template-cutting, forging and forming techniques with hammers and anvils, and finishing processes.
All tools and materials will be supplied, including planishing, forging and ball-pin hammers and 2mm sheet brass. ** Please note that brass is not considered food-safe for acidic or alkaline foods. Students are welcome to bring their own sterling silver if they would prefer a completely food-safe item; you will need 1.5-2mm thick silver of dimensions 130x30mm.
This session is suitable for students that have completed both a Level 1 and Level 2 Jewellery Making course at JamFactory (or with equivalent experience).
COST: $325
All tools and materials supplied. (Students may bring their own silver if desired.)
Ages 18+
Location: Teaching Studio 1, level 2 JamFactory -19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 1 x 6.5 hour session (with break)
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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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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
TERM 4 PROGRAM COMING SOON
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
TERM 4 PROGRAM COMING SOON
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
TERM 4 PROGRAM COMING SOON
Miniature Animal Sculpture
Spend a weekend with ceramic artist Annabel Hume creating your own ceramic animal sculptures. Participants will be guided through the use of hand building techniques and tools to sculpt their chosen animal forms on the first day, with a focus on creating balanced proportions and lifelike poses in miniature, before applying pattern and colour with underglaze and sgraffito techniques in the second session.
All finished pieces will be finished in a clear glaze and undergo final firing in JamFactory's Ceramics Studio, to be collected 2-3 weeks after the workshop date.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners. All materials are supplied; you may wish to bring some reference images of the animal(s) you wish to sculpt. Students can expect to complete 1-3 of their own miniature animal sculptures (depending on their chosen forms/complexity).
COST: $350
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 2, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 2 x 3 hour sessions
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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Advanced Wheel Throwing: Servingware
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.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Teaching Studio 3, Level 2, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 4 day intensive
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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)
Blackwood Coffee Table
Suitable for complete beginners, create and take home your own circular coffee table crafted from solid Tasmanian Blackwood 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.
Students will receive an introduction to foundational woodworking tools and techniques such as the effective use of hand tools and woodworking jigs for efficient and precise construction, and learn how to create sturdy joinery, shape, smooth and polish wood with respect to the unique natural characteristics of timber.
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.
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)
Timber Wall Shelf
Make your own wall-mountable entryway organiser from solid Tasmanian Oak in this intensive one-day workshop, suitable for beginners.
Participants will learn how to accurately measure and mark out components with squares and gauges, how to cut, bevel and smooth pieces by hand with Japanese hand saws, hand planes and chisels, and create secure attachments with glue. Students will then be guided through the process of using a drill press to create accurate repeatable angled holes to attach dowel hooks, which will then be secured with wedged joinery.
All tools and materials supplied. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners.
Shelf dimensions (mm): 600 L x 115 H x 110 D
COST: $385
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Furniture Studio
Level 1, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 1 x 5.5 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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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.
Side table dimensions (mm): 400W x 330D x 480H
COST: $650
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Furniture Studio
Level 1, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Duration: 2 x 6 hour sessions (with lunch break)
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
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
APPLICATIONS FOR ENROLMENT ESSENTIAL: please contact Danielle Rickaby (danielle.rickaby@jamfactory.com.au) to apply
Seppeltsfield Program
Etched Pewter Earrings with Sue Garrard
Design and construct a unique pair of etched earrings from reclaimed pewter under the guidance of jeweller and multi-disciplinary artist Sue Garrard.
Participants will be introduced to basic metal etching using saltwater electro-etching with resist designs applied in permanent markers. Students will have the opportunity to sketch and refine their own designs which will then be transferred to pewter sheet and electro-etched in a saltwater bath. Once the etching process is complete, participants can clean, cut, file, sand and polish the etched pewter sheets into their desired shapes ready to assemble and attach to sterling silver hooks.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners; all required tools and materials will be supplied, including reclaimed pewter, jump-rings and sterling silver hooks.
COST: $150
All materials supplied.
Ages 18+
Location: JamFactory Barossa
Seppeltsfield Estate, 730 Seppeltsfield Rd Seppeltsfield
Duration: 3 hours
Children’s Program: Kinetic Kaleidoscopes
Explore the fascinating patterned world of kaleidoscopes and take home a unique interactive kinetic piece of art in this engaging workshop, suitable for participants 5 years and over. Artist Deb Twining will show participants how to easily construct their own kaleidoscope with multiple reflective surfaces and interactive moving elements using unique repurposed materials such as old film, botanicals, glass and ornaments.
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.
COST: $25
All materials supplied.
Ages 5+
Location: JamFactory Barossa
Seppeltsfield Estate, 730 Seppeltsfield Rd Seppeltsfield
Duration: 1.5 hours
SALES CLOSED
Children’s Program: Budgie Portrait Paintings
Suitable for children aged 5 years of age and over, spend the afternoon painting your own budgerigar portrait masterpiece on canvas! Led by Deb Twining of Twining Arts, learn about composition, colour theory and painting tips to make your painting pop and give your portraits character.
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 - including acrylic paints, brushes and stretched canvas - will be supplied.
COST: $25
All materials supplied.
Ages 5+
Location: JamFactory Barossa
Seppeltsfield Estate, 730 Seppeltsfield Rd Seppeltsfield
Duration: 1.5 hours
SALES CLOSED
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
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