This photo gallery of student work shows the skills and creativity that students learned in Daniel Valencia’s beginner and intermediate jewelry making classes. Students are able to explore the techniques of handmade fabrication with sterling and semi precious stones, while expressing their own creative ideas.

Turquoise in 14kt gold and sterling by Mallory Shelter

Beginner ring, base cutout

Mine cut diamond and flush set sapphires in funky ring by Mallory Shelter

Sphere sterling ring with hot pink sapphire

Hollow rings

Carved sterling ring with amethyst

Chalcedony pendant by Martha Lytton Von Trees

Fused and forged bracelets

Hinged locking pendant/enhancer by Laura Perez

Carved ring assortment by beginners

Hinged pendant/enhancer, intermediate

Etched vessel sterling pendant and ring by Vera Meyer

Carved ring assortment by beginners

Opal and turquoise sterling pendant by Laura Perez

14kt rose cut citrine ring by Mallory Shelter

Ribbed sterling cuff with peridot made by Nora Fischer

Sterling cuff with gold bezels

Garnet pendant

Hollow pendant by Tracy Council

Prong set aquamarine in sterling by Mallory Shelter

Pendant by Tracy Council

Hollow sterling ring

Diamonds bezel and flush set in 14kt gold by Mallory Shelter

Heavy sterling ring with cushion cut garnet by Zaw Tun

Textured beginner ring

Amethyst slice 14kt ring by Mallory Shelter

18kt fused to sterling, patinated by Kelly Gorsuch

Sterling earrings by Vivian Espinoza

Tanzanite pendant in 18kt/sterling by Vera Meyer

Forged bangles

Choker with bezel set stones by Young Lee

Sterling chain and pendant by Tracy Council

Bullet ring with amethyst

Hollow ring

Geometric hollow bullet ring

Forged bangles


Hinged bracelet

Intermediate rings, flush set