Unravel the Secrets of 3D Filigree to Create Stunning Sculptural Jewelry

Course Begins February 15, 2024 (First live session February 22, 2024)

Early bird discount ends December 7, 2023

Blow people’s minds without losing your own

3D filigree draws on the technique of Russian filigree (filigrana). But, instead of being limited to slight curves or shallow domes, you can create true sculptural filigree that nearly defies the laws of physics.


Learn how to create the work of your dreams!

Unlock the secrets for designing your own sculptural filigree jewelry as Victoria reveals how she builds her complex structures including


  • Flip-ups
  • Overlapping curves
  • Spiral wraps
  • Möbius strips
  • Fabric folds

What You’ll Make


Our first project will be a small sculptural pendant to discover all the technical considerations needed to bend and form soldered filigree. Next we’ll unlock the secrets for designing your own sculptural forms as Victoria unveils her strategies and processes. Expect to create two-three, 3D filigree jewelry projects.

What Others Have to Say

What others have to say about Victoria’s jewelry & metalsmithing courses

Achieve levels of skill that you didn’t know you had

I just spent the most wonderful class with one of the best teachers that I have ever had the pleasure of learning from. Victoria is a true artist and shares her gift teaching with patience, passion, good humor, and enthusiasm…she has an infectious laugh, and you can’t help laughing with her while she encourages you to achieve levels of skill that you didn’t know you had.
Patti D’Arbanville
Artist, Actress

The Michael Bublé of teachers

Victoria, you are the Michael Bublé of teachers. If you’ve never seen him perform, it’s a real treat because he is so connected to his audience. When he’s on stage it’s all about the audience, not about him. His ego is nowhere to be found, and you teach the same way. You love what you do, and it comes through in your teaching. Thank you for that!
Geraldine Brophy
Artist

These courses prove that you really care

As an educator myself, I appreciate the sheer amount of time you put in the preparation of all those materials and videos. With the care you take you have raised my work to another level. These courses prove that you really care about your students and their success
Delores Heiden
D & D’s Rock & Wire

What others have made from studying filigree with Victoria

How You’ll Get More Out of This Course

Victoria created a revolutionary, “flipped” course method so you get to watch and work with the demos first before the live sessions. This gives you time to learn and come up with questions, so that all live time with Victoria is high quality, laser-focused troubleshooting and support to help you make faster progress with your new skills.


  • Access all the demos, recorded live sessions, and handouts via the private course dashboard!
  • Watch and work alongside the many step-by-step, high-res demonstrations at your convenience!
  • Get your questions answered daily by Victoria.
  • Download and print off all the detailed handouts.
  • Connect with fellow jewelers and metalsmiths, sharing your progress, seeking inspiration, and supporting each other’s growth in this secure and private space.
  • Gather live on Zoom for more questions, in-depth discussions, and coaching in a nurturing and supportive atmosphere (recorded for later watching).
  • All demos and Zooms close captioned in English with other languages available. (Tour the Virtual Metalsmithing Classroom for more info)

Work at your at your own pace with realtime support.


Start and stop as needed. Easily find demos you’d like to repeat. Work asynchronously, when your schedule or time zone allows, ask questions on the dashboard and in live sessions. Get the support you need without getting overwhelmed when life gets in the way

Total work time with instructor feedback: 5 months.

Over 5 -1/2 hours of detailed demo videos that include

The ins, outs, fronts, and backs of 3D filigree

Designing and creating flat templates for sculptural ideas

How to fill frames that will bend dramatically

How to clean up inaccessible areas

Creating and wrapping continuous frame structures

Creating and when to use multi-strand filler wire

Bonus Demos: TIG Welding Filigree, Working with gold, creating Nordic style florets

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Over 7 Hours of Live Q&A Coaching Calls to give you all the support you need to succeed.

All live sessions recorded and posted on the course dashboard for later viewing.

All live sessions are at 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Time (New York time) via Zoom

Course Demo Access Begins February 15, 2024 (first live session February 22)

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Final Capstone Session Thursday, April 25, 2024

You get continuing course access to all demos and live session recordings plus support from Victoria through June 30, 2024

What Others Have to Say

What others have to say about studying with Victoria

Achieve levels of skill that you didn’t know you had

Victoria’s workshops are presented in a clear and engaging manner that is both highly informative and entertaining. As students, our skill-set was dramatically improved during the course of a workshop. We were able to put the techniques we learned to immediate use, and made the cost of the workshop back on the first piece we sold.
John & Corliss Rose
2Roses

In Japan, Victoria would be considered a national treasure…

Victoria teaches techniques used for millennia to create many of the great works of art one can see in museums. She has found many tricks that streamline and improve the processes, and she uses them to make strikingly contemporary pieces rooted in the ancient world.
Students are given a series of challenges and opportunities to grow their own inner voices and are encouraged to create works unique to them, at their levels of ability.
The number of places one can learn these skills in the US can be counted conveniently on one’s thumbs. In Japan, Victoria would be considered a national treasure, and she would be funded to pass these skills on to the next generation.
Al Boyers
Metalsmith

Expect a lot of ‘ah-HA!!’ moments will be had

You wont be disappointed with this class, and like me, I expect a lot of ‘ah-HA!!’ moments will be had! Enjoy!
Joan Geisler
Artist

What others have made from studying filigree with Victoria

The 3D Filigree Course

Course Access Begins February 15, 2024 (first live session February 22, 2024)

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$205

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$750

Frequently Asked Questions

No! This is an intermediate filigree class. This class will focus on designing and fabricating beyond the very basics, so it is essential that you already know how to twist filler wire and how to construct and fill filigree frames. You don’t have to be a master filigree worker, but you do need some experience with tension fitted, open back, filigrana, Russian filigree, or Yeminite filigree. If you learned from Victoria’s Russian Filigree video or studied with her, Milt Fischbein, or another of Victoria’s longtime students and gone on to make at least a few pieces, this class is for you.

Please consider learning basic filigree from Victoria’s online video Russian Filigree or her DVD on the same topic.

You can purchase ready to use 26 gauge, fine silver, filigree filler wire here.

You can purchase a Filigree Filler Wire Example Card here.

There is also filler wire making bonus video included to help troubleshoot these issues.

A complete list of tools is available here.

Yes! Access to the live session, coaching calls will be posted on Padlet within 24 hours.

Get Ready to

Say Goodbye to Flat Filigree

Egyptian Lily, Russian filigree pendant on a Roman chain

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