Jewelry Classes Tools
Join us in the studio March 24th for our annual Jewelry Tools & Supply Swap Meet! We’ll have a variety of jewelry and metalsmithing tools, equipment, supplies, books, cabochons, beads, and other goodies. Swap Meet runs from 9am-12pm, arrive early for best selection.
Want to be a vendor? It’s free to participate but you’ll need to RSVP as space is limited. Email dana@danacadesign.com or call 206-524-0619 to get on the list.
Annual Student/Teacher Holiday Show and Sale!
December 1-29, 2018
Find the perfect gift of jewelry by students and teachers
Join us to party with the artists and celebrate the studio:
15 year Anniversary Party and Student/Teacher Show Reception
December 7, Friday 6-10
Refreshments, tasty treats and DANCING! with tunes provided by DJ Noah, the Mind Bloah
November 1-30, 2018
Beyond Borders – Containing Objects, Releasing Ideas
From lockets, poison rings, and reliquaries to pill boxes, compacts, and vessels, containers are limited only to the borders created by their maker. In this show, artists rendered materials into vessels that explore these borders- including the perimeter, the fit of the lid, the hinge or clasp, and the joining of parts – to create containers that hint at the hidden, and explore the world concealed within their walls.
October 4th, Thursday night, 5pm-7:30pm
Greg Bracati of Custom Faceting will bring a wide variety of top quality semiprecious and precious gemstones (faceted and not) for all your jewelry needs. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity. Greg has stones to match a variety of price points!
In honor of Mother’s Day Danaca Design will be hosting a month-long show of brooches with a Brooch Brunch as our opening reception! Danaca Design members and gallery artists, Seattle Metals Guild members, and other friends of the gallery were invited to create up to 3 brooches for the show. We are excited to have a month-long show to celebrate our mothers and this unconventional form of jewelry with limitless possibilities!
Join us for the opening celebration Saturday, May 12, 12 – 3pm featuring champagne, snacks and a gallery full of brooches made by local and national metalsmiths. Bring your mom (or anyone else!) to sip some champagne and browse our brooches, say that 5 times fast!
Crowning Glory: Ruling our own destinies, directing our own paths
March 1-31, 2018
Opening Reception March 2, 6:8:30 with live models!
Chief, Queen, Tsar, Kaiser, Monarch, Caliph. The words conjure images of power and pageantry, impressive jewels, and imposing headdresses, crowns, and tiaras. Thought history ruling over others usually meant belonging to the” right” family and class – and displaying the associated billing that demonstrated with sparking intensity their wealth, power, and good taste.
In today’s turbulent times, Crowing Glory explores the symbol of rule, and puts it squarely on the head of every viewer, every citizen, and every identity. The creators of these pieces embrace diverse cultural, artist, historic and social narratives to celebrate our own power, as well as tackling the engineering challenges of creating crows that will fit ad stay on the head!
WHAT IS THE HOUSE RULES!? It’s a celebration of studio members, helpers and employees; all those vital to the success of Danaca Design. This event features works in the gallery by these outstanding people. Traditionally it has been a fundraiser for our Jewelry Art Stimulus Scholarship however this year we’ve decided to change it up a bit, instead we will use this event to raised funds for the American Civil Liberties Union.
The theme for our special exhibition is, MAY DAY! This could be a cry for help, a day to celebrate worker’s rights or simply a day to relish in flowers. A minimum of 50% of sales from these special exhibition pieces will be donated to the ACLU. Friday night, May 5, will be our show reception. On Friday night a minimum of 25% of ALL SALES IN THE GALLERY will be donated to the ACLU. On Friday night we will also raffle a class of your choosing with 100% of raffle ticket sales going directly to the ACLU.
Please join us to share in our warm-hearted community and raise funds to protect our rights as Americans, no matter what your politics. Refreshments will be served with meze provided by Cafe Paloma.
Friday evening, May 5, 6 – 9pm
Raffle drawn 8:30
Saturday, April 4, 10-2 at Danaca Design Studio
BUY SELL TRADE – NO COST – GOOD TIMES
Reserve your vendor spot now!
Friday, December 5, 6:00–9:30pm
Find the perfect holiday gift and help us turn it up to 11! This annual event features jewelry by Danaca Design studio teachers and students. This annual extravaganza is a great opportunity to meet some of the wonderful people who make Danaca Design such a special place. Enjoy excellent company, refreshments and delicious treats from Bodrum Bistro in Wallingford.