Tess Young is a jeweler and metalsmith based in Cleveland, Ohio. She has studied under several different jewelers in Chicago and San Francisco, and has been teaching various metalsmithing classes since 2018. Her work is made entirely by hand, including hand-cut gemstones and recycled metals that fabricated from melted down scrap. She enjoys teaching folks how to hammer, solder, and set gemstones out of her studio in Cleveland, and is excited to teach at BAYarts.