SEATTLE METALS GUILD proudly presents its thirtieth annual Northwest Jewelry & Metals Symposium on Saturday, October 5th. The doors open at 8:00 AM, and an afterparty for those who wish to catch up and converse is waiting for those staying after 5:30 PM!

An exciting lineup of practicing metalsmiths, including Renée Zettle-Sterling, Pat Flynn, Pat Pruitt, Erica Moody, Alex Boyd, and Rick Smith, will be giving lectures. Smith gives the first talk of the morning, covering his Mokume-Gané research at SIU Carbondale. Moody explores her thirty-year career, going from making metal railings to tableware. Pat Pruitt, a Native artist of Laguna Pueblo and Chiricahua Apache heritage, covers industrial technology in the studio space. Longtime studio jeweler Pat Flynn and young jewelrymaker Alex Boyd each give their personal history of growth. Zettle-Sterling finishes the day with her alluringly titled “Becoming Altered: An Investigation in Humanness”.

For more information, or to buy tickets, please visit www.symposium.seattlemetalsguild.org.