About Wayne Werner

Wayne Werner - Jeweler/goldsmith, Educator is a third generation metal smith from Maryland. A jewelry maker for over 30 years. With clients worldwide.

Wayne Werner has traveled around the world to learn with metal workers from Italy and Egypt to Java and Bali. Specializing in cold forging precious metals, Werner has incorporated the traditional techniques of gold and platinum smithing with his artistic vision of paying homage to the fertility cults of the ancient world.

Werner’s work explores the relationship to metals liquid opus and the opus of mankind, both being a product of the earth cooling down. Through his work Werner attempts to remind people of the miracle of life and the cosmic happening that we all are.

Primarily making a living retailing his work, Werner has participated in over 250 high-end craft shows nationally. He has received many awards for his work including the World Gold Council’s Gold Distinction award and the MJSA Vision award for Mokume Gane. Werner is a former instructor at the Fuji Studio in Florence, Italy, and was adjunct faculty at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore Md for 17 years. He has also taught over 100 workshops in universities and craft schools around the country. In 2006 He was asked to demonstrate his craft at The Mint Museum of Craft and Design in Charlotte, NC. An event marking his 40th birthday. He is founder and host of THE ALCHEMIST PICNIC, a Metalsmithing retreat at Touchstone Center for craft, now in its 6th year. Werner is also an accomplished musician who has appeared on both television and Movies as himself. His clients are some of the most interesting people on earth.