Earrings workshop by Judy McCaig 2025

A brief history of earrings and their meanings and purpose.​ The course is directed around the creative ideas and capabilities of each student. Each student should bring examples of earrings they have made or drawings and ideas. Bring all the materials you want to work with. 0.9mm or 1mm silver wire. Also any work in progress that needs to be resolved. In this course we seek to find innovative solutions to the structure and movement of earrings, whether simple or more complex. Mixed materials, metal, plastic, wood, found objects. etc. They can be combined with silver threads, findings or pins.

Processes developed in the workshop:
- Design.
- Solutions.
- Variations.
- Studs.
- Hangings.
- Moving: links, jump rings, rivets, tubes, hinges.
- Combining different materials.
- What is the ideal weight? Maximum weight?


Practical Information
Dates
15th of june 2025.
from 9h to 13h and 14 h to 18 h.

Number of Participants
10 maximum per workshop.
Level: basic jewellery level.

Place
Bruxelles (near place flagey).

Price
160 euros.
+ 10 euros / homemade lunch (optional).

Languages 
English, Spanish (for personal talks, all the general explanations will be in English).

About Judy McCaig:
Judy McCaig is a Scottish jeweller, printmaker and painter, who since 1991 has lived and worked in Barcelona. Born in Edinburgh, studied art and jewellery at Duncan of Jordanstone School of Art, Dundee, Scotland from 1975-79. From 1980-83 she studied for a Master of Arts at The Royal College of Art, London. On completion of her studies, she travelled extensively in Egypt and Europe. On her return to London in 1984, she studied printmaking for three years and set up a workshop at 401½ Studios. From 2000 until the present day she has been teaching at the Massana School of Art in Barcelona and since 2009 at Taller Perill, Barcelona. Also acting as visiting lecturer in the USA, Germany, Portugal, UK, Spain, Italy, Canada, Chile and Argentina. She exhibits both nationally and internationally and has work in many public and private collections.