Jewelry Design with Wood and Silver
A course by Arvoredo StudioJewelry Workshop
A course by Arvoredo Studio, Jewelry Workshop
Learn how to create original accessories by designing, sculpting, and assembling your jewelry from scratch
Can you imagine the creative opportunities when fusing carpentry and jewelry? From her workshop Arvoredo Studio, designer Luciana Albuquerque creates truly unique works of art full of personality by combining silver and wood.
In this course, create a pair of earrings using these two materials, from the initial design right the way through to the finishing touches. With your teacher as your guide, learn how to sculpt your ideas and produce your first pieces of designer jewelry.
What will you learn in this online course?
12 lessons & 17 downloads
Mood board
9 minutes, 5 seconds
Design
6 minutes, 54 seconds
Wood
4 minutes, 23 seconds
Tools and materials
6 minutes, 4 seconds
Wood: cut
4 minutes, 40 seconds
Wood: shapes
9 minutes, 45 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start by getting to know Luciana Albuquerque. She talks about her professional journey as an architect, jewelry designer, and founder of the Arvoredo Studio brand, and shares her main artistic influences.
Create a mood board of reference materials for your project. Use your mood board to design a piece of paper jewelry taking into account form, volume, and size. Luciana explains the physical characteristics of wood and shows you how to work with it. She also goes over the tools and materials you need to make your earrings.
Now it's time to get crafting! Learn to measure, cut, and sand the wood correctly. Luciana teaches you how to prepare and shape the silver wire to achieve your design, as well as file, solder, and polish it for the desired finish. Finish up by combining the two materials.
Discover how to care for your creation. Take photos of the finished product and choose the best ones to edit and share on social media. Wrap up the course with some of Luciana's tips on how to promote your work and sell your jewelry.
What is this course's project?
Make a pair of earrings using silver and wood, from the initial design right down to the finishing touches.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
All lovers of jewelry and carpentry, professional or amateur, who want to explore new creative techniques and make original wood accessories.
Requirements and materials
No previous knowledge is necessary for this course. Your teacher will walk you through the process step by step.
In terms of materials, you need some basic carpentry and goldsmithing tools, wood, silver wire, pliers, sandpaper, a welding torch, finishing products, as well as protective gear such as a mask and safety glasses.
Reviews
- 2 months ago
Interesting class, a little fast and shallow yet I'm sure the teacher is interesting
- 11 months ago
Me esperaba otra cosa, no me convenciò. las mismas cosas se pueden hacer con herramientas manuales y menos costosas. Mucha información teórica y poca práctica.
- 1 year ago
ME GUSTÓ MUCHO. HE APRENDIDO COSAS NUEVAS. FELICITO LA EXPERIENCIA Y EL CONOCIMIENTO DE LA EXPOSITORA. OJALÁ NOS ENSEÑE MUCHO MÁS DE SUS CONOCIMIENTOS. SON ÚTILES, DINÁMICOS; Y, PRÁCTICOS. GRACIAS.
- 1 year ago
Curso maravilhoso, abriu a minha mente para outro padrão de joalheria.
- 1 year ago
Realmente es muy sencillo de seguir, y lo impartido es pertinente, tal vez mejoraría un poco el tema de diseño. Ahh y este es un curso de más de 4 años, Arvoredo Studio, tal vez ya no existe.
She has her own studio in Portugal, Arvoredo Studio, where she produces limited-edition designer pieces all with wood as the main component.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- U2
Design Tools
- Mood board
- Design
- Wood
- Tools and materials
- U3
Get to work
- Wood: cut
- Wood: shapes
- Metal: ring
- Putting the pieces together and conservation tips
- U4
Sales presentation
- Photography and editing
- Publication on social networks and sale of pieces
- FP
Final project
- Jewelry Design with Wood and Silver
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FAQs
The course is intermediate level, ideal for those with some basic knowledge of woodworking, jewelry-making, or design who want to deepen their skills and create their own original pieces.
You’ll need suitable wood, silver wire, sandpaper, saws, a portable torch, epoxy glue, protective gear, plus access to digital tools like Photoshop for image editing.
You’ll learn carving, cutting, sanding, and finishing wood, hand-soldering silver, assembling jewelry, creating mood boards, photography, and promoting your products on social media.
The course teaches how to blend traditional woodworking with jewelry-making, showing you how to combine wood and silver to craft unique, original pieces.
Prior Photoshop experience isn’t required, but the course covers basic image editing skills to help you showcase your jewelry professionally.
You’ll learn how to cut wood along the grain, identify wood patterns, use sandpaper and finishes like sealers, varnishes, and oils, plus tips for working with reclaimed wood.
Yes, the course covers hand-soldering silver and explains how to join silver to wood using fastening, drilling, and gluing techniques to create durable jewelry.