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Jewellery Collective is thrilled to be delivering three Silversmithing Workshops as part of this year's Horizon Festival of Arts & Culture.  As the signature multi-arts festival for the Sunshine Coast region, Horizon’s curated program of events celebrates local artists alongside Australian and international guests, building the capacity of local creative talent and exposing the audience to unique arts experiences. Over 10 arts-fuelled days across the Sunshine Coast, Horizon collaborates to deliver more than 200 events in visual art, film, literature, performance, street art, comedy, music, theatre and new media.Horizon Festival provides a platform for collaboration and artistic expression, develops emerging...

Electroforming is a slow and intricate process where copper is fused onto a base form using a low voltage charge (electrodeposition).  The charge is passed through the materials to create a relief that becomes a separate part in its own right and allows the artist to create thicker copper structures layered over other materials like glass, wax, shells, crystals, feathers etc.  Compared to other basic metal forming processes (casting, forging, stamping, deep drawing, machining and fabricating) electroforming is very effective when requirements call for extreme tolerances, complexity or light weight. Here are some excellent resources on this fabulous technique Ganoskin Sherri Haab  We...

Jewellery Collective is leading the handmade jewellery revolution on the Sunshine Coast with a range of silversmithing workshops to suit beginners and intermediate students.  Our 4 week 'Introduction to Jewellery Making' Course is run on a Tuesday or Thursday evening from 6-9pm and is hugely popular with full time workers and students.  We also offer 'Workshop Wednesdays' which has struck a chord with mum's and retirees that have some time during the day from 10am-1pm. This fun, informal class allows people to explore what it's like to work in a studio setting where they have access to a wide range...

Jewellery Collective is now hosting jewellery making parties at our beautiful Sunshine Coast Jewellery School located at the Old Ambulance Station in Nambour.   Our jewellery making parties are a unique and fun way to spend an afternoon. Perfect for Hens, birthday parties and groups of friends to celebrate a special occasion.  You'll spend four hours learning to make sterling silver jewellery in a fun group workshop and at the end of the class you and your friends will leave with your own lovely piece of hand crafted sterling silver jewellery. Our parties are held from 12-4pm on a Saturday afternoon so...

Over the past six years, Kimberley Mather has turned her love for silversmithing into a full time profession with her acclaimed Joyero Jewellery label – a favourite of celebrities such as Kasey Chambers and Sia. The Marcoola resident has recently broadened her horizons with the launch of Jewellery Collective, a light-filled jewellery school and co-working space for metalsmiths located at the Old Ambulance Station Arts Hub in Nambour. Jewellery Collective offers a variety of services designed to inspire and create innovation and education on the Sunshine Coast, including regular workshops taught by some of the best jewellers from Australia and...