Jack da Silva owns and operates Jack da Silva’s Metal Arts Studio. He serves as Professor, Jewelry Metal Arts at City College of San Francisco in California. He is a third-generation gravestone maker from a family business of over 100 years. He has researched ancient metalwork. Jack’s work is found in permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK, Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, South Korea, Portugal, Indiana, Tennessee, Sonny Kamm Teapot Foundation and public art installations.
Jack da Silva
Upcoming Workshops
Synclastic Forming – Cuff, Bangle, Small Container
Explore synclastic forms, created with simple tools in this workshop. Synclastic surfaces curve toward the same side in all directions. We start with simple patterns…
Anticlastic Forming – Cuff, bangle & twisted forms
Anticlastic forming techniques stretch the edges in one direction while the central area compresses in an opposing direction. We will discuss and see the specialized…