Important Update: 92Y remains open
Complete those unfinished projects and design some new ones!
Instructor provides a concentration on techniques, trouble-shooting and design. Students need to contact the Instructor at least one week prior to the first class to discuss projects and supplies to be prepared for class. Prior beading experience required.
All classes scheduled to occur onsite are subject to state and federal safety guidelines. In the event that some, or all, of the meetings of the course cannot happen in person at 92Y, classes will be held at the schedule time in a virtual format via a video conferencing platform. The classes will continue through hands-on, at home activities, lectures, presentations, and / or group discussions. No refunds will be issued should any portion of a course be held virtually.
Programs taking place online:An access link will be emailed to you after purchase.
Programs taking place in our NYC facilities:Please read our safety guidelines before visiting our building.
Programs taking place online and in our NYC facilities:Please select which experience you wish to participate in when registering. Online participants will be emailed an access link after purchase. In-person participants should read our safety guidelines before attending the program.
Marsha Davis is a professional jewelry instructor with over 20 years of experience - teaching beaded jewelry utilizing numerous techniques. She has been on the faculty of The 92nd Y Jewelry Center since 2000, teaching 5 classes per week. Previous experience includes the Craft Students League, The American Craft Museum and The American Museum of Natural History. Other teaching credits include workshops for Sugar Maples Center for Arts and Education, Newark Museum Arts Workshops, The Bead Society of Greater New York, The Long Island Bead Society, Beads by Blanche in Bergenfield, NJ, the Art School at Old Church in Demarest, NJ, and MAD Museum in NYC. Davis’s work is includes in The Art of Beaded Beads (2006) Lark Books.
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