Perfect Stack™ Stacking Rings: Beaded & Twist Rings: May 9, 11:00-1:30 or 6:00-8:30
Learn how to hammer, twist, and work with beaded wire to create your perfect stack that you can wear together, solo, or paired with your other favorite rings! At the end class you will have made 1-2 beaded and 1 twist stacking ring in your choice of beaded sterling silver or 14K gold filled. For the twist ring, choose all sterling silver, all 14K gold filled, or a mix of sterling silver and 14K gold filled.
We will cover:
- Ring sizing
- Working with round wire
- Soldering
- Forming
- Texturing metal
- Polishing
Details:
- Friday, May 9 from 11:00-1:30 or 6:00-8:30 p.m.
- 2.5 contact hours, ages 14+ at the Silver Peak Gallery Classroom located at 100 E. Cleveland St. Lafayette 80026
- # students: 3 minimum, 6 maximum
- Materials fee: $5/sterling silver ring, $10/14K gold filled ring, $8 for mixed twist ring.
- Prerequisite: none
The last day to cancel your class registration for a refund or transfer ($25 transfer fee applies) is March 9, 2025
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.
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