Boulder Metalsmithing Association

BoMA was recently announced as a grant recipient from Community Foundation Boulder County! This will help us continue our Teacher Training outreach as well as provide our incredible studio space & classes to the thriving metalsmithing community here in Boulder (and beyond!)

Thank you !

Vacation is over soon, and then what? Classes at BoMA, that's what!

Come learn how to add STEEL to your metals arsenal and learn what it can (and can't!) do.

"Soldering with Steel" with Peg Fetter, Saturday and Sunday, September 28 & 29, from 9 am to 5 pm both days.

Learn more and register:

https://www.bouldermetalsmiths.com/store/p292/solderingwithsteel.html

Be sure to stop by the Boulder Museum Of Contemporary Art Museum Shop to see the BoMA pop-up shop until August 18!

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St, Boulder

Tuesday – Sunday: 11am - 5pm. Open at 9am Saturdays and until 8pm Wednesdays during Farmers Market Season!

Buckle up, "Scrap to Bracelet: Forged Cuff w/ Hinge" workshop is back from C Dimond!

Register and learn how to:

✅ Melt your scrap silver using an acetylene torch and crucible
✅ Turn it into an ingot
✅ Forge the ingot into a cuff bracelet

Also, practice transforming metal by making copper samples-with different exercises to understand the basics of forging!

Saturday, September 7 from 9 am to 5 pm. Learn more and register through the link:

https://www.bouldermetalsmiths.com/store/p278/ScraptoBraceletForgedCuffwithHingewithChapinDimond.html

We have teamed up with Boulder Museum Of Contemporary Art for a special pop-up shop in their Museum Shop for a limited time, August 6-18, 2024. This is a great opportunity to see (& buy!) some unique and beautiful work by these dedicated and talented local artists.

BoMA Artists include:
Chapin Dimond
Jennifer Letter
Cylie Miller
Carina Schott
Cory Miller
The Ministry of Fools
Leslie Maya-Charles
Beth Merckel

Be sure to stop by BMoCA befBe sure to stop by BMoCA before it's gon e!

The 411:
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St, Boulder
Tuesday – Sunday: 11am - 5pm. Open at 9am Saturdays and until 8pm Wednesdays during Farmers Market Season!

NoBo First Friday is a FREE event featuring exhibitions at the Bus Stop Gallery and the NoBo Art District. Open Artist studios, live music, artist demos, food trucks and special activations in many locations.

Take a self-guided tour of artists’ studios and creative businesses, meet painters, sculptors, photographers, designers, artists, artisans (AND US!) along your stroll through the area.

Stop in the BoMA Studio and say 'hey'. It's where Boulder goes on First Fridays!

New workshop THIS SUNDAY!! Come meet instructor Crista Reid and learn 3 methods of tube setting while creating a fun pair of earrings.

✨Tip: bring a photo of your fav flower to put your own flair on the design! ✨

Learn more and register here: https://www.bouldermetalsmiths.com/store/p298/TotallyTubularEarringswithTubesetStoneswithCristaReid.html

Welcome to the thrilling world of lapidary, where you will learn how to cut your own cabochons from rough and slabs.

We keep our class sizes small so that everyone gets to use their own lapidary machine as well as maximum personalized instruction from Alex Boyd Studio. Don't wait, as this class will sell out!

Lapidary 101: Introduction to Stone Cutting with Alex Boyd, Saturday, September 7 from 9 am to 5 pm both days.

Learn more and register here: https://www.bouldermetalsmiths.com/store/p240/lapidary101introductiontostonecutting.html

Please help with the search efforts for Nash Quinn, an incredible metalsmith who has been a much loved guest, teacher and friend to our studio.

A gofundme account (linked at bottom) has been created and we’ve included his sisters words in the photos.

Both he and his bike (Ridley rigid steel frame with 29-inch wheels. The steel frame is white in color with a brown leather seat) have been missing since July 8th.

If anyone has any information or has seen Quinn within the last 2 weeks, contact the Laramie Police Department immediately at 307-721-2526.

Gofundme link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-search-efforts-to-help-find-nash-quinn?lang=en_GB&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=sms

Drop your top 4 emojis in the comments and they'll tell us the state of your bench right now! We're dying to know...👇😅

Happy world emoji day!

Do you even tube set? Register to learn three methods of tube setting and choose your favorite method to create a fun pair of colorful earrings in sterling silver! While in our studio you can also read and add to our wall of affirmations 😊👏

"Totally Tubular - Earrings with Tube Set Stones" with Crista Reid: Sunday, August 4 from 9 am to 5 pm. 👇

https://www.bouldermetalsmiths.com/store/p298/TotallyTubularEarringswithTubesetStoneswithCristaReid.html

Second Saturday is this Saturday, and you know what that means...Members' Open Studio! Meet other members, make some friends, and finish that piece!

If you've taken a class here at our studio or signed up as a BoMA Member, join us from 11am-3pm and bring some of your WIPs to work on in our space.

👉 Boulder Metalsmithing Association Studio
4919 Broadway
Unit 14 & 15
Boulder, Co

Tube setting is a fast, versatile, and elegant method of stone setting. Register to learn three methods of tube setting and choose your favorite method to create a fun pair of colorful earrings in sterling silver!

"Totally Tubular - Earrings with Tube Set Stones" with Crista Reid: Sunday, August 4 from 9 am to 5 pm. 👇

https://www.bouldermetalsmiths.com/store/p298/TotallyTubularEarringswithTubesetStoneswithCristaReid.html

Come spend time with us in August! Classes are listed and selling out, head over to our website to find the perfect workshop for upgrading (or starting!) your metalsmithing skills. Click through our links in bio!

📣 LEVEL 2 CLASS JUST ADDED IN AUGUST!

You asked for it, you got it! Take your jewelry metalsmithing skills even further with this workshop from C Dimond. More soldering, more stone setting, and even more fun!

Learn more and register through the link:

https://www.bouldermetalsmiths.com/store/p177/LevelIIMetalsmithingforJewelry.html

Get your spot in "Basic Engraving" with Tuggle Designs while you still can! This is always a sold out class, for good reason. The skills covered may be basic, but the workshop is anything but!

👉 Saturday and Sunday, August 1 & 11 from 9 to 4 pm both days.

Register through the link:

https://www.bouldermetalsmiths.com/store/p227/BasicEngravingwithMattTuggle.html

Tube setting: fast, versatile, and elegant method of stone setting. Register to learn three methods of tube setting and choose your favorite method to create a fun pair of colorful earrings in sterling silver!

"Totally Tubular - Earrings with Tube Set Stones" with Crista Reid: Sunday, August 4 from 9 am to 5 pm.

https://www.bouldermetalsmiths.com/store/p298/TotallyTubularEarringswithTubesetStoneswithCristaReid.html

2 seats left for this class, who's gonna grab 'em while they can?!

"Cluster F$%k: Making a Bezel Cluster Ring" with : Saturday, July 20 from 9 am to 5 pm.

Register through the link: https://www.bouldermetalsmiths.com/store/p223/clusterring.html