Metals 2: Custom Bezel Stone Setting for Pendants - November 3
Metals 2: Custom Bezel Stone Setting for Pendants - November 3
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Enter the world of gemstone jewelry with this metalsmithing workshop in stone setting in our professional metalsmithing jewelry school in Lafayette, CO! Students will learn how to make custom bezels for cabochons. At the end of class, students will have completed a sterling silver stone pendant with a custom bail.
We will cover:
- Bezel sizing and fitting
- Bezel soldering
- Making bails
- Hammer texturing and stamping
- Cabochon setting
- Polish and finish work
Details:
- Sunday, November 3, from 9:00-5:00
- 8 contact hours, ages 14+ at the Silver Peak Studio Classroom located at 100.5 E. Cleveland St. Lafayette 80026
- # students: 3 minimum, 6 maximum
- Materials kit fee is dependent on amount of silver used and will be weighed at $2/gram. You may also bring your own cabochon and we will have ones for sale. Materials fee will be due by the end of class via cash, check, or Venmo.
- Each student will work at their own dedicated jeweler's bench.
- Prerequisite: Intro to Metalsmithing, Level 1 Metalsmithing, Metals 1, or equivalent
By registering for this workshop, you agree to our cancellation policy, dress code, and studio rules.
About the instructor, Jen Lesea-Ames:
With over 20 years of experience teaching and coaching in her former career as a self-employed exercise physiologist, Jen is no stranger to what it takes to be a good instructor and business owner. After retiring from her fitness career in 2014, Jen transitioned her side-hustle jewelry business into a full-time success story as a nationally known jewelry designer and most recently, as an instructor in the jewelry arts.
Jen studied metalsmithing at the Denver School of Metal Arts from 2012-2016 and Gemological Institute of America (GIA) from 2014-2017, where she became obtained her diploma as an Applied Jewelry Professional.
Jen started her jewelry business in 2009, where she sold beaded gemstone jewelry, which then evolved to sterling silver and mixed metal jewelry, and most recently offers fine custom jewelry design and bespoke concierge services. Her jewelry is sold in over 40 stores, including Fallingwater Museum Store, the Vladem Museum of Contemporary Art in Santa Fe, NM and the national catalogs Uncommon Goods and Artful Home. Her experience and work has landed her local and national press.
She opened Silver Peak Studio in 2020, where she started teaching jewelry fabrication classes in a small group setting. As demand increased, she expanded the class schedule and hired instructors. In April 2024, she expanded and moved Silver Peak Studio to Old Town Lafayette and opened the Gallery store next door to the school, where locals and visitors can shop the instructors' and students' jewelry as well as locally-made art and gifts.
As the owner of Silver Peak Studio and Gallery, Jen's "why" is to provide a safe, professional, and fun environment where students can expand their skillset in the jewelry arts and help support independent artists.
