About the Instructors
Daniel Valencia and and the other Instructors have given professional jewelry instruction in Washington DC to hundreds of students.
Daniel Valencia is a professional goldsmith and jeweler with over 30 years of experience designing, precious metalsmithing, and stonesetting. He has an extensive portfolio of original jewelry designs in fine metal and gemstones.
“I want to give the aspiring jewelry maker the incredible experience of transforming metal, as well as the techniques and knowledge they will need in order to realize their own design ideas,” says Valencia.
“My studio and jewelry classes have been designed with this in mind; small class size, professional benches, complete tool sets, and the right materials in order to give my students their best opportunity to produce professionally finished jewelry.”
Palladium hand forged domed ring with flush set diamonds
14kt. gold brooch with modified bezel set diamond
Sterling square ring flush set with diamond
Palladium/white gold ring chased and repoussé, with a lovely demantoid garnet
Hollow sterling pendant flush set with sapphires
14kt gold ring with opal and diamonds
Forged 58.9 gram 14kt. chain with clasp
Handmade 14kt. white gold ring, bezel set with spinel and flush set diamonds.
14kt. gold ring with bezel set aquamarine.
Carlos Muñoz sold his first piece of bespoke jewelry in 2016, an anniversary ring of gold, silver, and colored gemstones to a renowned Miami photographer, a gift to his wife.
As an active member of the Florida Goldsmith Society South Chapter since 2014, Carlos has participated in multiple workshops on anticlastic and synclastic forming, and spiculum form, stone on stone setting, wax carving, and fabrication, among others.
He worked in architecture and interior design, as well metal sculpture, before pursuing jewelry design and metalsmithing full time in 2019 at Jewelry Class DC in their extended study program and working extensively with Daniel Valencia, assisting in his Metal I classes. Carlos is extremely well versed in all of the skills taught in Metal I, all students will learn basic metallurgy while using saws, files, flex shaft and torches to create beautiful jewelry.
