With Guanajuato as a mining city and a World Heritage Site and a view of its colorful hills as inspiration, we want to make La Gremial a unique creative space in which students with different creative concerns and backgrounds, find a common language in jewelry.
Intensive one week from Monday to Friday two and a half hours per class, morning shift:
Intensive workshop on basic jewelry techniques to obtain at least three different pieces of jewelry.
Registration for this workshop includes one ounce of silver.
*There is an option to do the program without including the residence
From two weeks to one month, classes on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, two hours per class, morning shift:
Workshop on basic-medium jewelry techniques, design theory, conceptualization, experimentation and illustration to obtain at least one piece of jewelry and/or an idea for a collection (if the student already has some experience in the trade).
Registration for this workshop includes an apron to work with and an ounce of silver. *There is an option to do the program without including the residence
From a month, classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, two hours per class, option to choose between morning or evening shift:
Workshop on basic jewelry techniques, specialized techniques, design theory, conceptualization, experimentation and illustration to obtain at least one piece of jewelry and/or idea for a collection.
Visit to other workshops and studios in the region
Travel to Taxco, Guerrero, the silversmith center of Mexico. We will visit goldsmith workshops and talk with artisans from families with a long tradition in the trade.
Two hours of Spanish classes per week.
Registration for this workshop includes a work apron, an ounce of silver and a project log.
*There is an option to do the program without including the residence
Starting twice a year, January and August, with a duration of five months aproximately, classes on Tuesdays and Fridays for two and a half hours each class, option to choose between morning or evening shift and with the option of taking intensive courses on other techniques on the days you have available in other partner workshops:
Workshop on basic jewelry techniques, specialized techniques and advanced techniques, design theory, conceptualization, experimentation and illustration in order to obtain at least one perfectly sustained and complete collection.
Visit other workshops in the region.
Travel to Taxco, Guerrero, the silversmith center of Mexico. We will visit goldsmith workshops and talk with artisans from families with a long tradition in the trade.
Trip to the opal mine in Magdalena, Jalisco, Mexico where you can chip the stone and search for your opals yourself.
Four or six hours of Spanish classes a week, two or three times a week (according to the student’s preference) two hours per class.
Registration for this workshop includes a personalized work apron, an ounce of silver, a jeweler ́s bow and a project log.
*There is an option to do the program without including the residence
Our regular classes are designed to make the learning experience adaptable to different levels and interests of the students.
Classes are held on Tuesday morning or evening shift. In the event that the interested party cannot attend that day, we can review the option of teaching another day.
The payment is monthly for two hours a week, in case you want to take two regular classes a week, there is a 20% discount on the monthly cost.
Throughout the year, we will have special classes with instructors who will teach specific techniques and share their experience with us.
We will have research and consultation seminars for those who want to grow their brand, collections or project.
Some of the intensive courses we have are:
To bring more people closer to the fascinating world of jewelry and its processes, throughout the year we will have different one-day experiences in which they can make their own piece. Ideal as a gift or to learn something new, these experiences can be taken from Monday to Saturday and it is only necessary to check availability and reserve the date. The duration varies between three and four hours.
Experience for couples in which they will create their wedding rings
Experience for friends to create a jewel that symbolizes friendship
Mother and daughter experience to share a unique moment creating an object that will last forever
Experience loved one, to create a jewel tribute to someone who has already passed away
3-day intensive course (can be taken together or separated into two weekends)
In this course, we will see the basic techniques in the jewelry workshop.
At the end of the course the student will have a ring, a pendant (pendant) and some buckles (small earrings) as well as the necessary knowledge to replicate similar pieces on your own.
Includes material (silver) and use of tools.
5-day intensive course (can be taken together or separated into two weekends)
In this course, we will see the basic techniques in the jewelry workshop as well as wax modeling practice (soft) to create pieces ready for the lost wax technique.
At the end of the course the student will have a ring, a pendant (pendant), some buckles (small earrings) and at least one piece modeled in wax, as well as the necessary knowledge to replicate similar pieces on your own.
Includes materials (silver and waxes) and use of tools.
She is a multidisciplinary artist from the city of Guanajuato. She started seven years ago in the jewelry trade in San Miguel de Allende after exploring other paths in art such as photography, artistic dolls, painting and writing.
She considers that the combination of all these disciplines enriches goldsmithing practice.
She has lived in Canada, Spain and Argentina where she traveled to learn more about the work of great teachers of the craft.
In 2020, she created the Soberana collective with three other colleagues and won third place in the Creáre International Fashion and Design Contest of the government of the state of Guanajuato.
She created her fine jewelry brand called Azin (Persian word meaning ornament) in 2021.
In 2022 she won third place in the artisan creativity contest of the state of Guanajuato and FONART in the Jewelry category. FONART acquired one of her pieces for her collection. She has organized and participated in group jewelry exhibitions, something unusual in the region, because she believes that it can fit into the category of object art as well.
In 2023 she obtained the master craftsman category in the metalworking discipline.
During 2023 she founded the La Gremial jewelry school and residence in the historic center of the city of Guanajuato.
Callejón del Calvario no. 7 Zona Centro Guanajuato, Gto.
Whatsapp (473)740 38 17, E-mail: contacto.lagremial@gmail.com
Lunes - Viernes: 10:00am - 8:00pm Sábados 10am - 2pm
