CraftED: Creating Earrings for Personal Adornment with Karen Schmidt-Humiski
Workshop Description:
Earrings are adornment for the human body, what if you could make a personal statement by creating a pair for yourself? Karen Schmidt-Huiski will be showing the basic skills needed to create two pairs of earrings, or a pendant in sterling silver sheet and copper sheet. This workshop will focus on minimum tool use to design and create these pieces and include a few different techniques such as:
-design
-sawing and piercing
-filing and sanding
-texturing and hammering
-riveting- joining two pieces of metal together for design or movement purposes
-forming and bending
-finishing surfaces
-attachment of jump rings and ear components
-info for suppliers of tools and materials
About the Instructor:
Karen Schmidt Humiski (she/her) is an eclectic artist born and educated in Winnipeg, Manitoba. After her thesis in Sculpture at University of Manitoba Fine Arts, where she made large welded structures, she discovered the challenge of working at the jewellers bench. She taught in a public school, a certificate course in Jewellery and Metalsmithing for 30 years. Her work now is primarily in sterling silver using lost wax casting, soldering, metalsmithing, forging, forming, stone setting, and gold leafing. She is influenced by medieval architecture, structures in nature, the beauty of the Manitoba skies, trees, beaches, organic found materials, and incorporating textures into all she creates.
Accessibility Information about the space: 329 Cumberland has wheelchair access around the right side of the building. The C2 Centre has gender neutral family washrooms.
Workshop Runs:
January 17th, 2026 | 11 – 5 pm
In-person at the C2 Centre for Craft
Registration: $135 (registration is non-refundable)
All materials are provided
Registration deadline: January 7th, 2026
Register Online:
Register through the form below! Once your registration form has been submitted stay on this page, as you will be redirected to a form for payment for the workshop which will complete your registration.
Registration for this class has reached capacity. Please contact mcc@c2centreforcraft.ca for wait list options. Our apologies and thank you!
Any questions regarding this workshop?
Contact MCC Programme Coordinator, Katrina Craig at mccprogramming@c2centreforcraft.ca or (204) 615-3951.
