No-Solder Chain Making: Create Elegant Chains with Basic Tools

Description

No-Solder Chain Making: Create Elegant Chains with Basic Tools
with Leonor Pisano & Celest Michelotti

Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 | 9 am – 12 noon

Experience Level: Anyone interested in jewelry making! No prior experience required.
Medium: Jewelry
Materials List: Materials are included in the price.
Registration: Each student needs to enroll individually.
Location: Sedona Arts Center, Art Barn building.

Discover the art of handcrafted chain making—no soldering required! In this hands-on workshop, students will learn how to create beautiful and functional chains using basic hand tools and simple techniques. This class is perfect for jewelry enthusiasts of all levels, especially beginners who want to explore metalwork without the need for torches or advanced equipment.

Students will explore different types of chain link styles—such as classic cable, figure-eight, and decorative wrapped links—while mastering skills like wire cutting, forming, texturing, and cold connections. By the end of the session, participants will have completed a unique chain ready to wear as a bracelet or necklace, and gain the confidence to continue exploring chain making on their own.

What You’ll Learn:

Basic wire handling and safety
Forming consistent links by hand
Creating cold connections (e.g., jump rings, wrapped loops) • Chain assembly and finishing techniques

What’s Included:

All necessary wire and findings
Use of basic tools provided during class

26 0116w LP

Leonor Pisano

Drawing inspiration from natural resources, she has focused on making couture pieces that often include materials found in the Sonoran Desert. Her art combines copper with fine metals, turquoise, pearls, cholla, fibers, leather, and semi-precious stones.

Celest Michelotti

Celest’s designs continue to garner acclaim, including selection by the Society of American Goldsmiths’ International Pearl Design Competition, a coveted Niche Awards Finalist, her jewelry pictured American Craft Magazine, Ornament, and others, her pieces carried in major galleries across the country.

Materials Are Included in the Price of the Class.

Cancellation Policy

Registration and Cancellation Policies

Registration

Each student must enroll individually.
Classes must be paid in full upon registration.
Students may register online or by calling the Sedona Arts Center Office at 928-282-3809, ext. 1.
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express are accepted or student may pay with cash or check by registering in person during office hours, Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5 pm.

In-Person and Online Classes Cancellation

Students must cancel or transfer at least 7 days prior to the first day of class.
If a student cancels or transfers before the 7-day cut-off, a 15% fee will be applied.
If a student cancels within 7 days prior to class, there are no refunds.
If Sedona Arts Center cancels the class for any reason, all payments made will be refunded in full.

Important Message

The Sedona Arts Center is not responsible for providing make-up sessions or issuing refunds, credits, or transfers for courses missed as a result of illness, emergencies, or other events beyond our control. There are absolutely no refunds after the cut-off date for any reason, unless the Sedona Arts Center has to cancel the workshop, then all fees paid will be refunded in full.

Instructor Information

Leonor Pisano

Leonor is an award-winning metalsmith artist, specializing in handcrafted unique jewelry. She has a background in Art Education, studying metal smithing at Towson University, as well as the Maryland Institute of Art, along with a variety of metal workshops on a continuing basis. Drawing inspiration from natural resources, she has focused on making couture pieces that often include materials found in the Sonoran Desert. Her art combines copper with fine metals, turquoise, pearls, cholla, fibers, leather, and semi-precious stones.

Celest Michelotti

Following two weeks as NASA’s guest at Kennedy Space Center, Celest Michelotti began her metals career with her award-winning “Echoes from the Future” Series. Although a classically trained pianist, the metal “in her genes” demanded expression (her grandfather, father, and brother have all worked with metals in a diversity of fields). Celest’s designs continue to garner acclaim, including selection by the Society of American Goldsmiths’ International Pearl Design Competition, a coveted Niche Awards Finalist, her jewelry pictured American Craft Magazine, Ornament, and others, her pieces carried in major galleries across the country.

$175.00

Available