I took the beginners class earlier this year. Dana is super sweet and I learned a lot in the course. She definitely knows her stuff. However, there were many times in the class where she would get distracted and talk to people about their personal lives or something off topic when I and others had questions and needed help with our projects, especially when it involved the gas torches or dangerous machinery. I didn’t feel welcome to ask questions.

Just wrapped up an 8 week Beginning Metalsmithing course & absolutely LOVED it! Not only is Dana (pronounced Dan-ah) a fantastic instructor, shes also really entertaining (not that she goes out of her way to be, its just part of her charming personality). She has a knack for making technical instructions easy to understand & fun to learn. I had the privilege of taking the class with 5 other ladies & 1 guy (all from really different backgrounds who had different motivations for being there) who I really enjoyed working side-by-side with every week. We learned how to fabricate a pair of dangle earrings & ear wires, a cuff bracelet that involved sawing/piercing a design into the metal, a bangle bracelet, & everyones favorite, a ring with stone setting. The studio is located near the Big Chicken off Cobb Pkwy in a really cool artist community youd never know was even there. I went back & forth for a year before deciding to take this class & now I cant wait to go back for another 8 weeks to build upon the fundamentals I just learned. Thanks Dana, Ill see you & Ollie (the studio dog) again soon!

My fiancé and I took a wedding band workshop today, and it was so awesome!!!! Dana was such a patient and informative teacher. I learned so much, and we came away with two beautiful rings!

Ms. Dana is so much fun! Took the beginners class in Oct and truly learned so much. She will teach you great skills to build off of. Making the bezel ring was my favorite. Totally worth it.

Ring making class was interesting but overcrowded, unfortunately instructor really struggled with communication and appropriate language skills. Would not recommend.