Minimalist Earrings. January 22 from 6-8 p.m. Material Fee Included!

Love earrings? Learn how to create on-trend and feather-light textured hoop earrings in your favorite size! At the end of class, you will have completed 1 pair of hammered hoop earrings.  Cost includes materials for sterling silver.  There is a $10 upcharge for 14K gold filled.

We will cover:

• Types of metal
• Hoop sizing
• Wire forming
• Texturing
• Finishing

Details:

• Wednesday, January 22 from 6-8 p.m. in the Silver Peak Gallery Classroom located at 100 E. Cleveland St Lafayette 80026
• 2 contact hours, ages 13+
  
• # students: 3 minimum, 8 maximum
• Materials kit fee is included with the price for sterling silver.  There is a $10 upcharge for 14K gold filled.
• Prerequisite: none

The last day to cancel your class registration for a refund or transfer ($25 transfer fee applies) is January 8, 2025.

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.