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Dive into metalworking and express your personal style with this beginner-friendly workshop! Join artist Kirin to learn the basics of using metal to create wearable art. You’ll explore working with copper and brass, using stamps on metal, and how to finish pieces for wear. Kirin will work with participants to design their pieces and bring their vision to life. Everyone will leave the class with their choice of a pendant necklace, pair of earrings, or purse charms.

All supplies will be provided for this program. 

Kirin Kane is an artist using ceramics, metal, and printmaking to explore mundanity and its meaning through the lens of multiracial queerness. After earning their Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics from Northern Illinois University, they set down roots in Chicago, IL where they currently reside. Kirin enjoys teaching and exhibiting with galleries, craft centers, and community spaces across the country and takes pride in fostering community wherever they are. They have been featured in New City magazine, held a residency at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, and are the current Director of Ceramics Programming at Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago.

This program is part of Teen Winter Challenge 2026.  Share what you created and submit your artwork to the 2026 Teen Winter Challenge!

Teen Winter Challenge is a Chicago Public Library Teen Services initiative that supports teen art making. Learn more at chipublib.org/winter. 

This event is for teens ages 13-19.

Accessibility
Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email access@chipublib.org to request accommodations. Requests must be made at least 14 business days before the event