Connecting jewelry and metal arts people
Our goal is to connect jewelry metal arts communities from lapidarists to enamelists to keum boo artists to mokume gane masters. Whether you're a student looking to learn metalsmithing skills or an instructor looking for students, you've come to the right place.
Live Online Classes
San Diego Jewelry Lab brings people together for online jewelry and metal arts classes and events. Classes range from multi-day skill builders to one-day workshops in topics such as mokume gane, keum boo and more.
Free Online Events
Each month we also host free, online jewelry and metal arts events. On the second Thursday of each month we host a free, online Sawing Circle where you can drop in via Zoom to work with like-minded jewelry metal arts students (and masters!) from around the world. On the third Thursday each month we host Metal Arts Adventures, a free, online metal arts show where we virtually travel the world learning about metal arts traditions and host experts who present live demos, share studio tips & resources and much more - all capped off by a lively Q&A period where students can connect directly to master artisans. Learn jewelry making, meet new friends and have fun - join us online anytime.
San Diego Jewelry Lab brings people together for online jewelry and metal arts classes and events. Classes range from multi-day skill builders to one-day workshops in topics such as mokume gane, keum boo and more.
Free Online Events
Each month we also host free, online jewelry and metal arts events. On the second Thursday of each month we host a free, online Sawing Circle where you can drop in via Zoom to work with like-minded jewelry metal arts students (and masters!) from around the world. On the third Thursday each month we host Metal Arts Adventures, a free, online metal arts show where we virtually travel the world learning about metal arts traditions and host experts who present live demos, share studio tips & resources and much more - all capped off by a lively Q&A period where students can connect directly to master artisans. Learn jewelry making, meet new friends and have fun - join us online anytime.
Who we are
Anne Wolf: Co-owner and Lead Instructor
I have been teaching jewelry/metalwork classes and creating custom mokume-gane wedding rings, jewelry and one-of-a-kind metal art objects since 1991. I earned my Masters of Fine Art training under Helen Shirk and Arline Fisch at San Diego State University. I have taught jewelry/metals courses at Southwestern College and at San Diego Continuing Education. I began learning how to fuse, forge and pattern mokume gane using traditional Japanese methods training with Toshiyuki Kawai, Earl Bushey, Jerry Blanchard and Gene Novagratsky. My work has been shown across the U.S. and internationally in venues including the Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus in Hanau, Germany and the Tsubame Industrial Materials Museum in Tsubame, Japan. Learn more about Anne.
I have been teaching jewelry/metalwork classes and creating custom mokume-gane wedding rings, jewelry and one-of-a-kind metal art objects since 1991. I earned my Masters of Fine Art training under Helen Shirk and Arline Fisch at San Diego State University. I have taught jewelry/metals courses at Southwestern College and at San Diego Continuing Education. I began learning how to fuse, forge and pattern mokume gane using traditional Japanese methods training with Toshiyuki Kawai, Earl Bushey, Jerry Blanchard and Gene Novagratsky. My work has been shown across the U.S. and internationally in venues including the Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus in Hanau, Germany and the Tsubame Industrial Materials Museum in Tsubame, Japan. Learn more about Anne.
Ame Stanko: Co-owner and Online Event Facilitator
After working mostly alone in my home office since 2005 I was intrigued by the opportunity to work with the cool, interesting people of what was originally Anneville Jewelry Lab and jumped at the chance. I started building websites and multimedia projects way back at the dawn of the interwebs and currently own Pixel Lava Interactive, where I help small business and nonprofits with their websites, graphic design and marketing initiatives. Now I'm applying that skillset to San Diego Jewelry Lab where I can work collaboratively with a group of inspiring, fascinating artists. I love gardening, lifting weights and being outdoors. Learn more about Ame.
After working mostly alone in my home office since 2005 I was intrigued by the opportunity to work with the cool, interesting people of what was originally Anneville Jewelry Lab and jumped at the chance. I started building websites and multimedia projects way back at the dawn of the interwebs and currently own Pixel Lava Interactive, where I help small business and nonprofits with their websites, graphic design and marketing initiatives. Now I'm applying that skillset to San Diego Jewelry Lab where I can work collaboratively with a group of inspiring, fascinating artists. I love gardening, lifting weights and being outdoors. Learn more about Ame.
Our History
From November 2018 to March 2020, San Diego Jewelry Lab was known as Anneville Jewelry Lab because it was a brick & mortar jewelry co-work space located next to Anne Wolf's studio in Liberty Station as part of the NTC Arts District.
We offered multi-week classes, independent study and 1-5 day workshops. Topics covered a wide range of the jewelry/metals field, from absolute beginner basics to advanced specialty techniques such as mokume gane chisel-patterning. Many of our students took classes multiple times to perfect their techniques and gain inspiration from each other. Our workshops drew students from around the U.S. and internationally. In addition to classes we had open lab time where jewelry metal arts makers worked together, enjoyed our little "Broken Sawblade Cafe" (which became the Peg and Pickle Pub after hours) and shopped for tools and supplies in our small shop. We also hosted a monthly First Friday Open Studio where makers and the public nibbled yummy snacks, watched live demos, shopped our gallery case featuring work by our teachers and students and generally mingled for some fun metal arts evenings.
On March 19th, 2020 the state of California issued a mandatory COVID shelter in place order and all non-essential businesses were closed so we immediately moved our classes online. While some businesses opened and closed over the following months, we never felt it was acceptable to endanger a single student in the name of money. Instead, we threw ourselves into developing online classes and free events to make up for our loss of community. We quickly developed a free, live show on Zoom called Metal Arts Adventures and we started hosting our free online Sawing Circles. Both were met with praise.
We always knew that the Lab was bigger than one room; our space was only 300 sq ft after all. It was really all about the creative, funny, caring people who assembled to teach and take classes. As COVID continued, we made the decision to close our space permanently on July 1st, 2020. Since then we have continued to develop and grow our classes and now regularly host students and teachers from across the U.S. and around the world. Rather than dying, Anneville Jewelry Lab has evolved to San Diego Jewelry Lab to better reflect our roots and we've had more success than ever in achieving our goal of connecting jewelry and metal arts people from various disciplines around the world.
Join us for an upcoming class or event and find out why our motto is #EmbraceYourVises.
We offered multi-week classes, independent study and 1-5 day workshops. Topics covered a wide range of the jewelry/metals field, from absolute beginner basics to advanced specialty techniques such as mokume gane chisel-patterning. Many of our students took classes multiple times to perfect their techniques and gain inspiration from each other. Our workshops drew students from around the U.S. and internationally. In addition to classes we had open lab time where jewelry metal arts makers worked together, enjoyed our little "Broken Sawblade Cafe" (which became the Peg and Pickle Pub after hours) and shopped for tools and supplies in our small shop. We also hosted a monthly First Friday Open Studio where makers and the public nibbled yummy snacks, watched live demos, shopped our gallery case featuring work by our teachers and students and generally mingled for some fun metal arts evenings.
On March 19th, 2020 the state of California issued a mandatory COVID shelter in place order and all non-essential businesses were closed so we immediately moved our classes online. While some businesses opened and closed over the following months, we never felt it was acceptable to endanger a single student in the name of money. Instead, we threw ourselves into developing online classes and free events to make up for our loss of community. We quickly developed a free, live show on Zoom called Metal Arts Adventures and we started hosting our free online Sawing Circles. Both were met with praise.
We always knew that the Lab was bigger than one room; our space was only 300 sq ft after all. It was really all about the creative, funny, caring people who assembled to teach and take classes. As COVID continued, we made the decision to close our space permanently on July 1st, 2020. Since then we have continued to develop and grow our classes and now regularly host students and teachers from across the U.S. and around the world. Rather than dying, Anneville Jewelry Lab has evolved to San Diego Jewelry Lab to better reflect our roots and we've had more success than ever in achieving our goal of connecting jewelry and metal arts people from various disciplines around the world.
Join us for an upcoming class or event and find out why our motto is #EmbraceYourVises.