BRATTLEBORO — Borter's Jewelry Studio is bringing together the skills of three local jewelers to offer a series of beginner and intermediate metal-smithing workshops.
Bob Borter, who has been making and selling his jewelry in Brattleboro for more than 30 years, will co-teach the classes with fellow silversmiths Susanna Haas (susannahaasjewelry.com) and Chris Lann (chrislanndesigns.com), according to a news release.
Borter said the trio wants to give budding jewelers a taste of what other Brattleboro collectives such as Brattleboro Clayworks, Fire Arts, and the River Gallery School offer to novice potters, glass blowers, and fine artists, respectively.
“Knowledge has to be passed around,” Borter said in the news release. “There are lots of opportunities to learn many other kinds of crafts in town, but there isn't the opportunity to learn metalworking. We want to provide that opportunity.”
In each two-day workshop, students will learn a technique as they create their own silver jewelry. The current schedule has grown out of classes Borter has taught by himself since moving his studio from Main Street to High Street in 2015.
Classes scheduled for this fall include: Stacking Ring Workshop, Sept. 19 and 21, $150; Beginning Silversmith Class, Oct. 10 and 12, $150; and Stone Setting Workshop, Nov. 7 and 9, $175.
All of the sessions above will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Borter's Jewelry Studio in Suite 202 of the Midtown Mall building at 22 High St. in Brattleboro. The cost for each class includes materials. Space is limited.
For detailed descriptions of each class and to register, visit bortersjewelry.com/jewelryclasses or contact Borter at borterbob@gmail.com or 802-254-3452.