Instructors

Classes at Santa Barbara Jewelry Arts Studio are taught by experienced, friendly jewelry artists in our community.  Our current staff include the generous talents of:

Gary Elkins
Instructor and Jewelry Arts Program Coordinator
Gary Elkins received his BA in Art from CSU Long Beach and his MEd in technology from Azusa Pacific University. In over 37 years as an educator at Carpinteria High School and SBCC,, Gary has taught a wide variety of Art courses, including drawing and painting, ceramics, computer graphics, multimedia, and 3D design/jewelry. His life-long interest in metals and jewelry began while studying at CSU Long Beach. He has taught jewelry classes for more than 15 years at the high school level. Gary also studied jewelry making at the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and has continued to expand his skills/expertise in SBCC Continuing Education jewelry courses. His skills and easygoing teaching style  allow students to develop their skills through guided practice.

Martin Fowler
Instructor

Norm Gutshall
Instructor

Keith Hale
Instructor
http://www.rarerocksandgems.com/artistgallery/keithHale/masters/keithHale.htm

Margot Niederer
Instructor
Margot's  background as a certified master jeweler is based on a formal education at the Kunstgewebeschule in Bern, Switzerland, with concurrent tours of apprenticeship at leading Swiss jewelers in Basel, Bienne, and Interlaken. She has been teaching glass enameling and lost-wax casting courses atContinuing Education since 1999.

Dave Rosen  
Instructor
http://daverosenjewelry.com

David Rodriguez
Teaching Assistant

Carl Stanley 
Instructor
http://www.carlstanleyjewelryarts.com/

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