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Featured inSociety of North American Goldsmiths, JaMS; Jewelry and Metals Survey Vol. 2
Learn metalsmithing with more confidence, less overwhelm, and a mentor at your bench.
Metalsmith Mentor is an online jewelry design and fabrication mentorship for beginner and intermediate makers who want clear instruction, practical projects, and honest troubleshooting from an experienced jewelry educator.
Whether you are learning from home, returning to the bench after a break, or trying to move beyond scattered tutorials, this program will help you build real skills one project at a time.
Join the waitlist and get early access when enrollment opens.
Jewelry making can feel overwhelming when you are trying to piece together information from random videos, tool lists, and trial-and-error experiments.
Maybe you have asked yourself:
Why is my solder not flowing?
Which tool do I actually need for this step?
How do I turn my sketch into a wearable piece of jewelry?
Am I doing this correctly, or just making it harder than it needs to be?
Metalsmith Mentor was created to give makers a more grounded way to learn — with step-by-step guidance, thoughtful design exercises, fabrication support, and encouragement from someone who understands the bench.
A guided online learning space for jewelry makers
Metalsmith Mentor is designed to help you build confidence in both your technical skills and your creative decision-making.
Inside the program, you will learn how to approach jewelry projects with more clarity — from sketching and planning to sawing, soldering, forming, stone setting, finishing, and troubleshooting.
This is not about copying one project perfectly. It is about learning how to think like a metalsmith, solve problems at the bench, and develop your own design voice.
This mentorship is for you if…
You are a metalsmith who wants a stronger foundation.
You are a self-taught jewelry maker who feels like there are gaps in your process.
You have taken a class before, but want more support as you continue learning.
You want to understand tools, materials, and techniques instead of guessing your way through each project.
You are ready to develop more intentional jewelry designs and build pieces with greater confidence.
You love learning, experimenting, and making things with your hands — but you want better guidance along the way.
Membership will include a growing library of jewelry design and fabrication resources, including:
Downloadable metalsmithing PDFs
Jewelry design worksheets
Tool and materials lists
Step-by-step fabrication guides
Short process videos
Beginner-friendly project prompts
Stone setting and soldering support
Troubleshooting lessons
Bench tips from a working jewelry educator
Creative exercises to help you develop your own design language
Everything is created to help you spend less time feeling stuck and more time making jewelry you are proud of.
When you are learning metalsmithing on your own, it is easy to feel like every mistake means you are not “good at this.”
But most bench problems are not personal failures. They are process problems.
Metalsmith Mentor helps you learn how to slow down, diagnose what is happening, and make better choices at each stage of a project.
You will begin to understand:
What to do first
Why each step matters
How to choose the right tool for the job
What to look for when something goes wrong
How to finish your work with more intention
The goal is not perfection. The goal is progress, confidence, and a stronger relationship with your craft.
Meet your mentor
I’m Julessa Scofield, a metalsmith, jewelry artist, and educator with over 20 years of bench experience.
My work is rooted in jewelry, metal arts, storytelling, and the belief that technical skill and creative voice grow together. As a teacher, I love helping students understand not just how to make something, but why each decision matters along the way.
Metalsmith Mentor brings that teaching approach online — so you can learn at your own bench, at your own pace, with guidance that feels clear, practical, and encouraging.
Join the Metalsmith Mentor waitlist
Enrollment is coming soon. Join the waitlist to be the first to know when Metalsmith Mentor opens.
You will also receive free metalsmithing resources, project prompts, tool guidance, and behind-the-scenes updates as the program develops.
Sign up today and get a free jewelry-making guide delivered to your inbox.
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No. Metalsmith Mentor is designed with real makers in mind. Some lessons will require basic jewelry tools, while others focus on design, planning, troubleshooting, and process. Tool lists will help you understand what you need and what can wait.
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Yes. The program is designed especially for beginner and intermediate makers. If you are just getting started, you will find foundational guidance. If you already have some experience, you will find support for strengthening your process and filling in gaps.
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Yes. Stone setting lessons and guides will be part of the program, including beginner-friendly setting techniques, layout support, tool guidance, and troubleshooting. text goes here
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Yes. Metalsmith Mentor will include short, focused process videos designed to help you understand specific techniques without feeling overwhelmed.
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The program is being designed as a flexible online learning space with downloadable resources and process videos you can revisit as needed. Additional mentoring options may be added as the program grows.
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Enrollment is coming soon. Join the waitlist to receive updates, free resources, and first access when the program opens.