Demi Hoop Earrings - July 14

Make your next favorite pair of earrings in this fun class! Several techniques will be covered in the class, from hammering to twisting wire to soldering. Students will leave class with two pairs of earrings in sterling silver, gold filled or a combination of both.

We will cover:

• Wire Selection
• Metal texturing
• Twisting wire
• How to solder posts
• Forming and finishing techniques

Details:

• 4 contact hours, ages 14+ at the Silver Peak Gallery Classroom located at 100 E. Cleveland St. Lafayette 80026
• Sunday, July 14, 9:00-1:00
• # students: 3 minimum, 6 maximum
• Materials kit fee is $35 which includes sterling silver and gold wire, or a combination of both.
• Prerequisite: Metals 1, Intro to Metalsmithing or equivalent

By registering for this workshop, you agree to our cancellation policy, dress code, and studio rules.

About the instructor, Samantha Chang

Samantha Chang is from Buffalo, NY and recently moved to Louisville, CO after spending ten years in Brooklyn. She holds a BA in Art History and Management from SUNY Purchase and is a multidisciplinary artist & jeweler who has studied various jewelry processes including beading, wire wrapping, pearl knotting, fabrication, wax carving, and most recently, welding! She taught her first jewelry making class when she was 16 and fell in love with sharing knowledge & techniques. 

Samantha learned jewelry making through classes at local bead stores, lots of trial and error, and has taken metal fabrication classes at the Jewelry Arts Institute in Manhattan. She then was an apprentice for an independent jeweler in Brooklyn. Most recently, she was a bench jeweler at Catbird NYC before moving out to Colorado with her husband. Samantha now has a jewelry line, Saintly, that she sells on Etsy and at art festivals.