Bellingham Metal Arts Guild

10/01/2022

The new location is really coming together! You can stop by and see for yourself today at Bellingham Maker Faire (11-6). Hosted by Bellingham Makerspace.

09/19/2022

🔨🔨🔨Bench Time at MakerSpace -

Hello friends and members of BMAG, As you know, we have been busy!  We have moved the studio to the MakerSpace (Bellis Fair Mall), had a big sale at the studio a few weeks ago, and have cleared out of the Harbor Loop property.  Now we're working to set up the new location and prepare to welcome ev...

09/01/2022

It’s official; the studio at the harbor is empty.

It’s definitely the end of an era. We are proud to say hundreds of students passed through our doors over the last 10 years.

Thanks so much to everyone who took a class, volunteered in some form, and/or shopped at our sale.

Stand by for more info regarding our merger with Bellingham Makerspace and when the new studio opens!

08/18/2022

Our merge with Bellingham Makerspace is underway!

We're having a METAL STUDIO MOVING SALE this Sunday, so please come check it out. Funds from the sale will replace retired hand tools (available in the sale), purchase equipment for the new studio, and build funds for MakerSpace as they take possession of the studio.

08/12/2022

Tuesday evening was our last class, and now the studio is mid-transition. It certainly feels like the end of an era but it’s also the start of something new and exciting!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for our upcoming sale Sunday Sept 24, details will be announced shortly. We’ll have stones, metals, retired tools, and office supplies available.

08/02/2022

🚩🚩🚩BMAG Merging with MakerSpace🚩🚩🚩 -

On behalf of the board of Bellingham Metal Arts Guild (BMAG), thank you for your interest in metal arts and your support of BMAG. Together, we have introduced hundreds of new people to metal-working and provided precious studio access to our community for nearly 10 years.

06/13/2022

CLASS: Beginning Jewelry Metalsmithing 1
Fridays, June 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15, 2022, 6pm to 9pm
$230 +$20 material fee payable in cash to the instructor

In this 5-week evening class, you will learn basic fabrication techniques including: annealing, sawing, piercing, filing, texturing, soldering, forming, and polishing using non-ferrous metals. You will use BMAG’s jewelry tools and equipment, in a safe, supportive, creative environment and you can expect to finish one to two interesting pieces using these basic skills. No experience necessary! Masks recommended.

Link to sign up: https://bmag-wa.org/product/beginning-jewelry-metalsmithing-1-2-2/

04/18/2022

Argentium®: the Magic Silver – Sunday, May 22, 2022 – 10am-5pm
Instructor: Cynthia Topp Cost: $105 (+$20 materials fee)

In this one-day workshop you’ll learn how to work with Argentium®, a special silver alloy that doesn’t tarnish and offers other amazing properties that are different from sterling. You’ll discover how to fuse wire into circles, hearts, teardrops, and all sorts of spirals and squiggles, then fuse to sheet metal, all without using solder! You’ll experiment with granulation, the ancient goldsmithing technique of fusing tiny balls onto a back plate, which can be difficult with sterling but magical with Argentium®. Come to class, fall in love with Argentium®, and walk away with a pendant, a pair of earrings, or possibly both. Masks required.

04/18/2022

⏰ SAVE THE DATE - ANNUAL MEETING AND TOOL SWAP 🔨 -

04/14/2022

Check it out!

03/24/2022

Wondering what to take as an intermediate student? Consider this six week class as an opportunity for you to experiment in the studio with an instructor close by.

Each student will select one design (or technique) to focus on. The instructor will help you build your materials order and an action plan. Weeks 2-6 are studio time for you to put your plan into action. Please note the instructor is there to assist you with problems as they arise, they will not have lessons planned for class.

Tuesdays, April 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022, 6pm to 9pm. $265

Plus a Material/kit fee payable in cash to the instructor on the second day of class. This fee is determined by you in the first class (based on your project) and what you wish to be ordered by the Instructor. Please read the FULL Description/Outline at the bottom of this page.

03/14/2022

Setting stones is one of the most commonly requested classes we offer!

Sunday, March 27, 2022, 11am – 6pm
Cost: $135

Students will learn how to create a pedestal prong setting as well as several applications for this setting. A pedestal prong setting is built onto a pedestal or platform that is the same width as the stone and has prongs to keep the stone in place. Prong settings maximize how much of the stone you can see and are incredibly versatile with most jewelry designs.

Materials: Students are encouraged to bring materials. Educator will also have some available as required for the class. Read the FULL Description/Outline at the bottom of this page for important details and Materials/Kit cost.