This course is designed for advanced learners with at least three years of jewellery-making experience who are looking to deepen their practice and develop a more independent and personal approach to their work.

Sessions are structured to be both engaging and appropriately challenging, allowing you to work at your own pace while benefiting from expert tutor guidance. A strong emphasis is placed on self-directed projects, enabling you to pursue individual creative interests and build a coherent body of work.

With support, you will:

- Refine and strengthen your technical skills across a range of jewellery and metalwork processes
- Develop confidence in your making and decision-making
- Research and draw on diverse sources to inform and enrich your design ideas
- Experiment with materials, textures, surfaces, and finishes to expand your creative language
- Critically reflect on your work and evaluate your creative process
- Where appropriate, explore more advanced techniques such as casting using a furnace

The course provides a supportive and flexible studio environment in which to test ideas, take creative risks, and advance both your technical ability and personal design identity.

You will learn through a combination of demonstrations, practical making, group discussions, peer learning, individual tutorials, handouts, slideshows and video resources. You will have access to a wide range of tools and equipment in our well-equipped studio and will progress at your own pace, receiving both verbal and written feedback to support your development.

All teaching materials used during the course are available electronically for you to revisit.

Basic materials, including sheet metal and wire, are included in the course fee. Additional metals can be purchased on site using a card. Please note that precious metals and gemstones are not provided.

There is no formal homework; however, your tutor will support you in developing ideas for independent projects and may suggest further research to extend your learning. You will also be signposted to relevant suppliers, resources, exhibitions and websites to enrich your studies.

Please note that large-scale or mass production is not possible, as the studio is a shared space used for a range of activities.

Students are expected to follow good studio practice and comply with WM College health and safety procedures. This includes working safely, keeping your workspace and shared equipment clean and tidy, and contributing to a respectful, inclusive studio environment that values diversity.

There is no formal assessment for this course. Instead, you will work with your tutor to set, review and develop your personal aims, focusing on the progression of your individual projects. You will receive regular one-to-one feedback, along with opportunities to reflect on and share your work with peers. Your tutor will support you in evaluating your progress and planning next steps. There is no expectation to complete work outside of class, though you may choose to continue your projects independently.

By the end of the course, you will have strengthened your understanding of jewellery-making processes, refined your technical skills, and gained greater confidence and independence in using specialist tools, materials and equipment.

After the course, you may wish to enrol for another term to further develop your skills, explore advanced techniques, or undertake another projects. For more information, please visit our website or contact the 3D Art and Crafts Curriculum Manager at ArtsSchool@wmcollege.ac.uk.