Project Updates
Highlights From the First Workshop! (2/19/2025) - Today we had our first workshop! We had 8 people attend, and everybody left the workshop with a shiny copper ring. We planned the workshop to last an hour and a half, but with such new students all sharing a fairly limited amount of supplies, it took an extra 15 minutes. We had a lot… Read More »Highlights From the First Workshop!
Alas, Silversmithing in Grinnell (2/2/2025) - After receiving our grant money, we were eager to order our silversmithing materials and beginputting our workshops together. We picked up all of our supplies and were able to work withsilver after years of a hiatus! Our first practice silversmithing session was filled with trial anderror. We got used to our new torches, figured out… Read More »Alas, Silversmithing in Grinnell
About
These jewelry silversmiths sought startup funding to launch a silversmithing workshop to teach other students and to build a community around the craft. After a pilot period with student workshops, they hope to make this opportunity available to the Grinnell community and by doing so create a self-sustainable studio.
Team Member(s)
Morgan Karow ’26 is a Third Year Economics Major.
Diana Barba ’26 is a Third-Year Biological Chemistry Major.
