Website Update

You can now find us on Facebook. Look for "DragonWerx Jewelry". Photos of new work are posted on a regular basis.

The pendant above, with the green aventurine, is a student's work from the Basic Silversmithing and Basic Jeweler's Saw classes.

December has been busy - several classes, and a bunch of last-minute gifts. The earrings on the left are a combination of the two...student practice that resulted in melted-down jumprings, and the desire to use what was on my bench as the basis for family gifts. These celtic earrings are a hit - this pair was made for a birthday coming up soon. Take a look at the gallery page for more recent items.

Interested in taking a class? Five basic classes are offered on a flexible schedule - silversmithing, the jeweler's saw, Viking weave, argentium silver fusing, and torch-fired enamels. Advanced classes are available as requested. Filigree, unsusual stone mounts and complex design are possibilities for people with well-developed soldering and jeweler's saw skills.

The schedule is flexible to accomodate *your* needs. Check your calendar, give us a call, and you can make a deposit on the class using your credit card. (Checks are accepted, but class date is not confirmed until the check clears; must clear at least a week before the class date.)

We are in the picturesque town of Grant-Valkaria, two miles west of US-1. The workshop is stocked with up-to-date tools, two jewelers benches, and two cats (well, they are in the house, not the workshop). Learn silversmithing, granulation, the jewelers saw, and torch-fired enamels. Here are some images of the workshop and class activities, on this page.

Getting ready to get your first torch? Get the tutorial on CD -

I recommend the Smith acetylene/air torch with 2-gauge regulator kit, available from several jewelry supply businesses. I have created a manual with more than 50 detailed photos and explicit instructions, for how to assemble, light, and shutdown your torch. It is available now as a downloadable file, $15. For those without a high-speed internet connection, I can burn all the data to CD, sent USPS. Price for the CD version is $22, which covers the media charge and the shipping.

Celtic-inspired earrings of sterling and Argentium silver

Locket on a silk ribbon

See the bottom of the page for details on the pictured jewelry. More jewelry can be seen on my gallery page.

I am a consignment artist at the Art & Antique Studio, 1419 Highland Ave.; visit and see some of my work available for purchase. Jewelry items will be rotated on a monthly basis. This art jewelry is hand-made, not mass produced. I make limited numbers of any particular style; when they are gone, they are gone! So if you see something you like, don't wait, it may not be available next time you see me.

Friday, January 6, 2012, is the Eau Gallie Arts District Art Walk. I'll be there, wearing some of my newest jewelry, and ready to show you my work that is on display there.

Check out the "How to Make..." pages; I post pictorial stories of how something was made.

For those attending classes, I will email a map link for directions.

Email addresses:
metalsmith (at) dragonwerx dot com (general correspondence)
classes (at) dragonwerx dot com (questions about classes)

Turquoise and pearl brooch