Design Series

Etelage offers a  design series making jewellery design accessible, exciting & inspirational.

 Workshop Format:

Tutor Christine Smalley shares her knowledge, skills & expertise breaking it down to 3 key principles:

Composition
  • design with symmetry & balance
  • use a bead design board
 Colour
How to:
  • work with more than 1 colour
  • where to find inspiration
  • art & science of colour
Texture
How to:
  • use different materials in your design

Plus learn how to approach jewellery making like a professional designer:
Finding inspiration
  • Movies
  • Art
  • Nature
  • Textiles

Organising inspiration

Collect pictures & arrange:
  • In a file
  • Create a mood board
  • Pin board
  • Scrap book

Interpreting inspiration/trends

The final workshop will involve a personal study of what style suits your body type & face shape. Enjoy building your confidence, learning & practising great design skills & discovering your own style.

  • Skill Level: Workshops encourage the freedom of design & confidence for the technically experienced jewellery maker.
  • When? an intensive 1 day weekend workshop.
  • Min/Max: 4/8
  • Cost: $75 plus materials
  • Bookings: http://www.etelage.com/workshops/schedule-advanced

Tutor Bio: Christine Smalley - Founder & Creative Director of Etelage, (est 2002) shares her passion & knowledge of jewellery design in regular workshops. Her passion for the modern deco 1920s style, 1970s boho chic, artisan traditions & vintage design governs her artistic expression. Two instructional beading DVDs later & a business nomination for business innovation (Telstra Awards 2009) Christine continues to pursue excellence in her passion for all things adorned. Christine is also a regular blogger & teacher (incl TAFE, Notebook Magazine's Craftroom 2010 and schools).

Testimonials

“Etelage is the shop that awoken my creativity and passion for Jewellery. When you walk into the shop you enter a world of colour, shapes, designs and the ideas can't help but flow!  I attended the 4 week work shop and learnt so much from textures, composition, colours, cultures, to mood boards & Jewellery to suit face shapes. The idea of each class was to learn and create, to be inspired by your class mates who all have different ideas and designs. I highly recommend doing any workshop through Etelage as I know there would be great inspiration found and delightful designs created... .” Leia

 “Every budding jewellery designer needs to do an Etelage design course.” Julie

  Booking Information:

  •  All workshops must be paid in full at time of booking.
  • Cancellations:

A $50 booking fee will be charged for any cancellations and where less than 72 hours notice is given there is no refund permitted.

Etelage reserves the right to cancel or postpone any class due to workshop numbers or the unforeseen absence of a tutor. You will be offered an alternative course, credit for a future workshop or a full refund.

  •  Tools are supplied. Materials are extra.