Name: Working with Wire: Snowflake Ornament. December 12 from 9:30-5:30
Brand: Silver Peak Jewelry Arts
Price: 195.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Create a one-of-a-kind sterling silver snowflake ornament while learning the fundamentals of working with round wire in this festive jewelry-making workshop at Silver Peak Jewelry Arts.

Students will work from a snowflake design to measure, form, shape, solder, and finish sterling silver wire into an intricate, symmetrical ornament. You’ll learn essential metalsmithing techniques—including precise wire bending, forming, soldering, texturing, and finishing—while developing the patience and precision needed to create delicate openwork designs.

The finished snowflake makes a beautiful holiday ornament or statement pendant for yourself or for gifting.

You’ll learn:

Hand-forming and shaping sterling silver wire
Creating symmetry in an intricate design
Soldering small components and how to solder round silver wire
Refining and cleaning soldered joints
Finishing and polishing sterling silver

Details:

Saturday, December 12 from 9:30-5:30
8 contact hours, ages 14+ located at Silver Peak Jewelry Arts, 100 E. Cleveland St Lafayette 80026
# students: 3 minimum, 6 maximum
Materials kit fee will be determined at time of class based on the market rate of silver at time of class. This fee is collected at the beginning of class via cash, check, or Venmo.
Each student will work at their own dedicated jeweler's bench.
Prerequisite: Metals 1, Intro to Metalsmithing or equivalent experience. Must be able to safely operate an acetylene torch, use a flexshaft, and jeweler's saw. Optional: If you know how to tube-set faceted stones, you may bring your own tube setting and stone.

The last day to cancel your registration for a refund or transfer ($25 admin fee applies) is November 28, 2026.

By registering for a class at Silver Peak Jewelry Arts, you agree to our cancellation policy, dress code for class, and studio rules.

Instructor: John Sullivan

With a BFA in Metals and Jewelry from CSU-Fort Collins and a MFA in Metalsmithing from SUNY-New Paltz, John was most recently an Affiliate Instructor of Metalsmithing and Jewelry and a Studio Technician at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado. John serves on the board of directors of the Colorado Metalsmithing Association.

While studying at CSU, he was an apprentice to artist Ira Sherman and an assistant to artist Nilda Getty. John has been a guest speaker and given demonstrations at events hosted by the Colorado Metalsmithing Association. As an educator, John has taught as a substitute art teacher at the private institute Kent, Denver, and as a Teaching Assistant at SUNY New Paltz, teaching Basic Metal in both a traditional setting, online, and hybrid classroom. After receiving his Masters, John taught Metalsmithing and Jewelry for the Highschool Summer Sessions at Snowfarm, The New England Craft Program.

John has exhibited work at several national and international venues, as well as having been published in numerous domestic and foreign publications.