Registration for this schedule starts on 12/01/2025 and ends on 08/06/2026
Participants must be 18 years to 120 years old when the program starts.
SILVER III: PILLOW INLAY CUFF
INSTRUCTOR: JEFF FULKERSON
In this class, we’re going to make a simple silver channel to inlay our stones into, and then fill it with “pillow” inlay, rather than the traditional flush inlay. The basic difference is that as you fit a stone, you polish it before you install it. This opens up design options – you can put a hard stone (agate) right next to a soft stone (opal) and not ruin the soft stone. It also gives you the opportunity to play around with different heights on each stone, which gives the piece more dimension which makes it more dramatic to the eye. And I’ll show you how to ad stone ‘dots’ to your metal.
We’ll go over how to fit stones that are pre-polished and how to deal with any metal distortion in the cuff. We’ll also cover making simple stone intarsias to enhance the design of your cuff.
Class Fee: $295
Kit Fee: $280 (based on silver at $47/ounce)
Pre-requisite: Must know how to polish stones and basic silver-smithing.
Material List:
1½” X 6” – 18-gauge sterling sheet 18”– sterling triangle wire #106-603
*Students will need to supply their own rough stone to inlay – preferably slabs
Jeff Fulkerson
Artist Jeff Fulkerson, M.A., has been creating stunning, imaginative jewelry for over 40 years. A contributing artist to Lapidary Journal/Jewelry Artist Magazine, his work has also been featured in Art Jewelry Magazine, Rock & Gem Magazine, the Tucson Show Guide and Step by Step Wire.
Jeff has produced several instructional videos including “Beginning Inlay.” His Silversmithing Video Library offers jewelry artists of all levels the opportunity to learn and improve their skills. Jeff is the inventor of the Steady Stamp™ and the Fast Flare Forming Disks (pat. pend.) for making spinner bangles. He has taught at Bead Fest, Bead & Button Show, Art Retreat in the Desert, Art Unraveled, the San Diego Museum of Man, and several private studios and bead shops across the country.
A self-taught silversmith with a background in construction and design, he counts himself fortunate to have studied with many great Native American artists in the last few years, most notably, Richard Tsosie, Navajo, Jesse Monogya, Hopi/Navajo and Michael Cheatham, Cherokee. “It’s very satisfying to me to help others grow in their gifts and talents.”
Please contact William Holland School of Lapidary Arts if you have any questions.