Modernist earring workshop
Join us for this special full-day workshop with local jewelry artist Hannah Berman. Designed to teach decorative methods of riveting, piercing, studding and mixing metals, you will create your own modernist silver earrings to take home at the end of the day.
Knowledge of basic metalwork and soldering is a prerequisite for this workshop. Limited to 5 students.
$225
A materials fee will be collected at the beginning of class
August 17 — 10am - 5pm (one hour lunch)
Jewelry Classes
All our classes are small, with a ratio of no more than 5 to 6 students per teacher. We offer project-specific, technique-specific, and general silversmithing classes, in addition to private tutoring
Please check here for updates as our offerings change
Important notices:
-all students will be required to sign a waiver in order to enter the studio
-cost listed is per student for each class. Materials fees apply where listed
-address will be supplied upon registration
We’d love to have you take advantage of our referral policy. Please see our FAQ page for details
Upcoming workshops
Beginning metalsmithing and soldering
This full-day workshop is designed to teach the basics of creating a piece of jewelry. You will learn how to saw, sand, and join
metal to metal to create a ring that you will take home with you at the end of the workshop.
Limited to 5 students
A materials fee will be collected at the time of the workshop
$225
A materials fee will be collected at the start of the workshop
SPRING AND SUMMER 2026 Sessions:
MAY 17 — 10am-5pm (one hour lunch) - FULL
JUNE 7 — 10am-5pm (one hour lunch) - FULL
JUNE 21 — 10am-5pm (one hour lunch)
JULY 12 — 10am-5pm (one hour lunch)
July 26 — 10am-5pm (one hour lunch)
August 2 —10am-5pm (one hour lunch)
Lost Wax Cast
In this half-day workshop, you will learn the ancient art of lost wax casting to carve a custom ring of your own design. No experience necessary!
Limited to 6 students
$175
A materials and casting fee collected at the time of the workshop (please note that a higher fee will be charged for larger designs)
Rings will be available for pickup or shipping one-two weeks after the workshop
SPRING AND SUMMER 2026 Sessions:
MAY 23 — 2pm - 5pm
JUNE 20 — 2pm - 5pm
JULY 25 — 2pm - 5pm
AUGUST 29 — 2pm - 5pm
Kintsugi workshop
New half-day workshop! We are thrilled to be partnering with Kinstsugi LA for a workshop rooted in the ancient Japanese philosophy of Wabi-sabi—finding beauty in imperfection—to give students the chance to turn their "scars" into "proud stories." In this half-day workshop, you will use the traditional Japanese art of Kintsugi, using gold to to join together natural stones and reclaimed materials that were destined to be discarded, breathing new life into them as one-of-a-kind jewelry.
JULY 18 — 2pm-5pm
$175
A materials fee will be collected at the start of the workshop
Upcoming advanced workshops:
Chain Intensive
Designed for those who already know how to saw and solder, this one-day intensive will give you the skills to make cable chains, the basic building block for creating all sorts of chains. You’ll then finish your chain off with a toggle or S-hook clasp
Knowledge of basic metalwork and soldering is a prerequisite for this workshop. Limited to 5 students.
RESCHEDULED TO MAY 31 — 10am-5pm (one hour lunch)
$225
A materials fee will be collected at the beginning of class
Hinge Intensive
In this full-day intensive workshop, you will create a pair of hinged hoop earrings with precise hinge mechanisms for a secure and elegant closure. Knowledge of basic metalwork and soldering is a prerequisite for this workshop. Limited to 5 students.
JUNE 6 — 10am-5pm (one hour for lunch)
$225
A materials fee will be collected at the beginning of class
Bezel-setting for Faceted Stones
New full-day workshop! Already made a bezel for a cabochon? Now come learn to build a bezel for a faceted stone and mount it onto a ring or pendant, and set a stone.
Knowledge of basic metalwork and soldering is a prerequisite for this workshop. Limited to 5 students
JUNE 14, 10am - 5pm
A materials fee will be collected at the beginning of class
$225
A materials fee will be collected at the beginning of class
Bezel-setting intensive
Come make a bezel setting for a cabochon. In this full-day workshop, you will build on what you’ve learned in our Beginning metalsmithing and soldering workshop by learning to build a bezel, mount it onto a ring, and set a stone
Knowledge of basic metalwork and soldering is a prerequisite for this workshop. Limited to 5 students.
JULY 19, 10am - 5pm (one hour lunch)
A materials fee will be collected at the beginning of class
$225
A materials fee will be collected at the beginning of class
Prong-set pendant intensive
In this full-day workshop, you will take your metalsmithing skills to the next level and learn to create a prong setting, and leave at the end of the day with a pendant you have made.
Knowledge of basic metalwork and soldering is a prerequisite for this workshop. Limited to 5 students.
AUGUST 23, 10am - 5pm (one hour lunch)
A materials fee will be collected at the beginning of class
$225
A materials fee will be collected at the beginning of class
Wire-wrapping and pearl-knotting
This half-day workshop will introduce you to two techniques that don’t require any heat: wire-wrapping and pearl knotting, both of which result in elegant beaded chains. No experience necessary.
Limited to 6 students
$200
A materials fee will be collected at the time of the workshop
Coming later in 2026
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