Odiham, Reading

classes: Silversmithing • Jewellery Making

Hi, I'm Wendy! I'm a gold and silversmith from Odiham in Hampshire and I make one of a kind jewellery and teach silversmithing to people just like you!

For me, jewellery is one of the most emotive things in the world. A piece can make you feel confident, beautiful, nostalgic, or deeply loved. We attach our most precious memories to it: engagements, anniversaries, people we've lost, people we adore. That's what drew me in when I first saw silversmiths at work on social media, and I knew immediately I had to learn how to make it myself.

I booked a taster class just before the Covid lockdown, and I was completely hooked. Teaching myself from YouTube videos and beginner kits was a real slog, but it also showed me exactly what it feels like to start from nothing. Eventually I found proper structured courses, and everything accelerated. That experience lives in every class I teach.

But here's what making jewellery adds on top of all those emotions: the pride of having created it yourself. My absolute favourite moment, every single time, is when a student takes their finished piece out of the polishing machine, holds it up, and says "oh wow, I can't believe I made that." That moment is why I do this.

Teaching is in my blood. Both of my parents were teachers, and I spent some years as an English teacher in the Czech Republic. Now I get to bring all of that energy to jewellery, which is my true passion, and there is nothing better than that combination.

I hold three diplomas from the Jewellers' Academy in Silversmithing, Fine Jewellery, and Advanced Jewellery, and I keep my classes small, beginner friendly, and focused on one thing: you leaving with a beautiful, wearable piece of silver that you made with your own hands.

I can't wait to meet you at one of my classes!

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