DCCI Academy | Jewellery & Goldsmithing
Bezel Set Gemstone Ring Workshop
Join us for a creative, two-day workshop where you’ll craft your own sterling silver ring, complete with a bezel set gemstone of your choice.
Perfect for beginners, this course covers all the essentials: forming, soldering and texturing a silver ring band, creating a bezel setting, and securely setting your stone.
This course is open to both DCCI members and members of the public.
Course Overview
- Date: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th August 2025
- Duration: Two days; 10am – 5pm with hour for lunch
- Last day to apply: 8th August
- Venue: DCCIA School of Jewellery, Sessions House, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, R95 X9Y6
- Number of participants: 8
- Fee: €295
Why Attend
- Make your own sterling silver ring with a bezel-set gemstone.
- Learn essential jewellery techniques: forming, soldering, texturing, and setting.
- Beginner-friendly and supportive — no prior experience required.
- Gain a strong foundation for more advanced stone-setting workshops.
Learning Outcomes
- Along the way, you’ll pick up key jewellery-making techniques in a relaxed, supportive studio environment. By the end, you’ll leave with a beautifully finished, one-of-a-kind ring, and the confidence to keep creating.
- It’s also an ideal foundation in gemstone setting, providing the skills and confidence to progress to our flush & star setting course on 20/21 August, which in turn sets you up perfectly for the more advanced channel setting course (22/23 August).
Who Should Attend
- This workshop is perfect for anyone curious about jewellery making – whether you’re a complete beginner, a creative hobbyist, or simply looking for a fun, hands-on experience. No prior experience is needed; just bring your enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. If you’re interested in progressing further, this course also provides a solid introduction to gemstone setting techniques and is the perfect first step toward our more advanced flush, star, and channel setting courses.
Know Your Instructor
Clodagh Molloy is a contemporary artist and maker based in Dublin, Ireland, specialising in wearable narrative sculpture and immersive installation. Her work explores themes of mental health, embodiment, and material storytelling, using traditional metalwork techniques alongside digital fabrication such as 3D printing.
A graduate of the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), Clodagh holds both a Bachelor of Design and a Master’s in Design for Body and Environment. Her ongoing project, Shared Stories, transforms personal accounts of mental ill health into interactive sculptural adornments, aiming to challenge stigma and foster empathy. Key materials in her practice include copper, and enamel. Often etched or formed with text drawn from collected testimonies.
Clodagh’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, with recent shows at Design Yard Dublin, National Museum of Ireland Collins Barracks Dublin, National Craft Gallery Kilkenny, Joya Barcelona/Contemporania, Melting Point Valencia, and Munich Jewellery Week. Her silver toast rack was acquired for the National Museum of Ireland’s permanent Silverware Collection.
She is a recipient of several awards, including the RDS Craft Award, DCCI Future Makers Award, and continues to push the boundaries of craft through socially engaged, materially rich practice.
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