College of The Albemarle sponsored a one day metalsmithing and jewelry workshop at the COA jewelry studio located in COA’s Professional Arts Building in Manteo on Saturday, April 21.  The workshop was offered free of charge to local high school students and faculty, with all materials and tools provided.  Workshop participants spent the day at the COA jewelry studio learning to saw, texture, stamp, roll print, file, sand, and polish metal.  Students and faculty from Manteo, First Flight, and Currituck high schools attended the workshop.  Participants created rings, earrings, and cuff bracelets to wear home. 

Kathryn Osgood, Assistant Professor Professional Crafts: Jewelry at COA was the workshop instructor.   She is a jeweler, enamellist, and metalsmith, whose work is exhibited nationally.  She received her Master of Fine Arts degree in metal and jewelry design from East Carolina University. Her work is published in The Art of Enameling, 500 Necklaces, 500 Earrings, 1000 Rings, and Contemporary Enameling: Art and Techniques.

Pictured from left to right: Heather Wells (First Flight HS) and Robin York (Manteo HS) creating a cuff bracelet and earrings during COA's jewelry workshop.