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Approximate cost for supplies (if you don't bring your JOHN ALMASI own slabs) is $10-$15. A small lab fee may apply. John lives in Melbourne, Fl. He was an instructor at Jems, Inc. for beginning faceting and has taught casting for the Canaveral Club since 1994. He taught casting of TOM & KAY BENHAM *Advanced Intarsia in Tanzania as a consultant for USAID, established a Fair Trade buying cooperative in Lesotho, a Tom and Kay have been involved in and Fair Trade diamond cutting house in Surat, India, and a metalsmithing for many years and have taught Intarsia gold processing facility in Dar es Salaam. John is also a (faceting machine method) at William Holland and facetor of precious - corundum and Wildacres since 1997. . Tom studied Intarsia with Phil Magistro and both For his class, the initial casting will use commercial studied Intarsia with Jim Kaufman in Sedona, Arizona. waxes and the second casting will use waxes designed Tom and Kay have served as President and Vice by the student to “work in wax” as it is easier and more President, respectively, of the Pinellas Geological Society economical than working in metal. A reasonable lab fee and the Florida Society of , WC; they have may be charged and materials are available for served as co-editors for PGS Outcroppings and are the purchase from the instructor. current co-Editors of the FSG State Newsletter. Tom has also taught beginning classes for the City of BETTY BAXTER *Advanced Wirecraft Tampa and together they co-teach programs and Betty has worked in the lapidary arts since 1990; she is workshops for various organizations. Tom and Kay are a member of three lapidary societies in the Atlanta, GA, Contributing Editors for Lapidary Journal's monthly area. She has taught wirecraft for several years at Jewelry Journal column and frequent Step-by-Step project Wildacres and William Holland School. Her course contributors. begins with a review of basic wirewrapping techniques. Sudents must bring their own faceting machines A variety of , , and a will for this class. There is a lab fee and applicants will be be made in this class. A limited supply of gold and silver contacted by the instructors with additional information , cabochons and for use in class are available and material costs prior to the class. for purchase. Students are encouraged to bring their SARAH LEE BOYCE own wire and stones to use. A lab fee may apply. Sarah has been a very active member of the Southeast Students are expected to provide their own tool for Federation serving in the elected positions of Secretary, this class and must have previously taken wirecraft 2nd Vice President, 1st Vice President, and President. courses. She has been a Director at William Holland and served GENE BAXTER Cabachons as North Carolina State Director, as well as being active in her own club. She has lived in Australia and traveled Gene is a member of both Georgia Mineral Society and there recently in her quest for opals. Cobb County Gem & Mineral Society. He has been cutting cabochons since 1979 and has taught at William Sarah been taking classes and cutting opals since Holland since 1995 and at Wildacres. 1991. She has taught and assisted at both SFMS Wildacres and William Holland Workshops. The course covers all the steps involved in producing a cabochon from a slab, including the use of trim saw, In this teaches triplets, doublets, and working with grinding wheels, and polishing pads. Australian and matrix opals. Students will learn about the special properties of different kinds of opal and Page 1 Revised 1-29-03 Note: * indicates classes with prerequisites.

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how to work with them to get the best results. Sarah All tools needed for this class will be furnished and uses a combination polishing technique to achieve a high materials are available for purchase from the instructor polish on the stones. Approximate cost of lab fee for at a reasonable price. A lab fee applies to this class for practice rough and consumable supplies will be $20 to consumable supplies used during the class. $30. Sarah will have variously priced opals for sale to the students. Students may bring their own opal rough if Specific questions about this class may be E-mailed to they already have it. Beginning students are encouraged Bill at [email protected]. to work first from the kit material included in the lab fee before purchasing opal rough. LINDA CHANDLER *Wire Weaving

GERALD BURNHAM Cabochons Linda has been making jewelry for over 20 years. Originally self-taught, her work became very popular. In Gerald has been cutting cabochons and teaching private an effort to expand her knowledge, Linda began lessons since 1994, and has taught at William Holland traveling to different workshops around the country. since 1997. She took lessons in glass blowing and fusing, enameling, metalsmithing, and became a Certified Students will be instructed in the use of the trim saw Clay teacher. Linda has studied at Midwest Federation, and the steps involved in grinding, sawing, and polishing Arrowmount, William Holland, Indy Art Center, stones. This course will cover everything involved in Wildacres, and has also taken many private lessons in producing calibrated and free-form cabochons. jewelry techniques from well-known jewelers.

There is a lab fee of $12.50. Slabs will be available at a Linda’s work has been displayed and sold in Indiana, reasonable cost or you may bring your own. Students Kentucky, and Tennessee. She has been published in The wishing to bring their own slabs, should bring slabs no Wire Artist Jeweler magazine (November 1999) and in the thicker than 1/4". An Optivisor and apron are needed gallery section of the book All Wired Up by Mark for this class. Lareru. Selling her work as “Jewelry by Linda”, she also teaches jewelry making workshops and provides private BILL CADY Beginning Silversmithing lessons on request. Linda has provided a web site so that interested students may see her works: Bill is a former member of the Jacksonville (FL) Gem www.jewelrybylinda.com. & Mineral and is presently with Henderson County (NC) Gem & Mineral. The same skills used by weavers, textile manufacturers, and basket makers can be used to create beautiful He studied silver fabrication in Florida and silver jewelry jewelry. This hands-on workshop focuses on fine wire and casting through Haywood Community College in weaving techniques. The processes taught may also be Clyde, NC. Bill has many years of experience in applied to jewelry, functional objects, or - “the cabbing and eight or more years in silver jewelry. Bill sky’s the limit.” You will create a sample piece has taught silversmithing at Wildacre and William to learn the technique. This will be translated to a sterling Holland for twelve years. silver .

Students will be introduced to the tools, materials, and You need not be an experienced metalworker, although techniques of basic silver fabrication, which includes manual dexterity is required for this detailed work. The cutting, sawing, filing, assembly, silver and bracelet can be finished using either a non-solder finishing of 3 or more pieces of jewelry including method or by soldering, according to your skill level bracelets, rings, pendants and . and preference. You will also learn to use the rolling mill and how it can make your work unique. This is an excellent course for one to start their adventure into the lapidary world. Page 2 Revised 1-29-03 Note: * indicates classes with prerequisites.

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Materials used will be 22-gauge copper, 22-gauge compatible glasses in a kiln. “Addy Opals” and and 14 & 12-gauge half round wire. Windows will also be made in this class. All projects will Students should bring a metal ruler, wire cutter, jeweler’s be made completely by students and no pre-made , and masking tape. Linda will bring clamps, which blanks will be used. may be purchased for $3.00 each, and any other materials you may need. There is a lab fee for this class. Questions about this class may be E-mailed to Addy at There is a $60 materials fee for the class. There is a [email protected]. prerequisite of having taken at least a beginning wire-wrap class. JOE DePIETRO Opals

ADDY DePIETRO Glass Fusing: Basic and Joe has been doing lapidary work since 1974. He has

*Advanced taught Cabbing and Opal Cutting at his Rock Shop in Avon Park, FL, and at his local gem club workshop Addy began teaching at William Holland in 1991 while where he was workshop director in 1988. He has been owning a full service lapidary rock shop that specialized teaching at the William Holland School of Lapidary Arts in beading materials, stained glass and all lapidary since 1992, and teaches at Wildacres and William supplies. Addy and her husband, Joe, won the AFMS Holland Workshops for SFMS. Joe and his wife, Addy, "Each One Teach One" national award for the year won the AFMS "Each One Teach One" national award 1989, when they were workshop directors for their in 1989. He has specialized in Opal Cutting and Casting local Gem & Mineral Club. She is a retired special since 1998. Joe has developed "Opal Cure" which is a education teacher that has been beading since 1973 and simple method of healing cracks in opals and other soft fusing glass since 1992. She has taught at her Rock Shop stones. He teaches this technique in great detail in his in Avon Park, FL, the local Gem & Mineral Club, Opal classes. Joe also specializes in the many uses of the William Holland and for SFMS both at Wildacres and new space age glues and epoxy, which he will explain. William Holland since 1988. She began fusing glass This class covers cutting of Australian, Boulder, Mexican nuggets for accent pieces for beading projects. Addy and Spencer Opals. Joe teaches doublets and triplets in has her GIA certification in and Design. addition to the free form and calibrated opals.

Beginning Fused Glass Class covers compatibility of The students will uses Genie and Pixie machines and flat glasses and ways to combine dichroic and other glasses laps, band saws, trim saws and buffers, as well as to produce jewelry nuggets. Classes start with simple anything else that is new to the market to cut and polish pieces and advance to "Addy's Opals" and Windows. opals. Appraisal of the students’ finished opal pieces is Holes using special paper, mandrels and a drill press are also covered. made in the glass pieces. Different fusible , glass stringers, noodles, fusible decals and any new items or There is no prerequisite for this class however, previous techniques that become available are also used. Many cabbing experience is helpful. finished pieces of jewelry using glass nuggets are also shown and discussed. Lab and Glass kits required for A Class Lab fee of approximately $12 is charged for the class cost approximately $20. Additional glass and consumable supplies. Opal rough, supplies and supplies are available for purchase as well as kilns. equipment may be purchased from Joe. Questions about Joe’s class may be E-mailed *Advanced Glass Fusing: Bracelets & [email protected]. Bands This class has a prerequisite of Beginning Glass Fusing MARY ANN & KEN DEVOS and requires experience in fusing glass. Bracelets and Precious (PMC) watch bands will be produced from scratch using

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Mary Ann & Ken have been involved in the creation of techniques in using PMC+. The student will receive art & craft items for more than 30 years. They have step-by-step instruction on six projects. Class kits that worked in many media, mostly three dimensional. They contain most of the supplies needed to complete this have studied at several community colleges and craft workshop and cost approximately $200. schools, such as Penland School of Crafts and with the Florida Society of Goldsmiths. Mary Ann has been a DAN HAGA *Gold Fabrication potter and a studio jeweler. She now works almost exclusively with silver clay. Mary Ann has trained in Dan learned the art of jewelry making over the past 15 Japan in the use of silver clay and is a Master Instructor years - but feels his real education was in the making of for silver clay in the US. Ken concentrates on making more than 7,000 fabricated pieces. His work is sold in chains and the use of silver clay for the creation of galleries and stores throughout North Carolina. He has jewelry. Both Mary Ann and Ken have taught jewelry- taught at William Holland School since 1995 and taught making around the US, as well as in Europe, Canada Goldsmithing at Wildacres in 2002. and Japan. Their new book, Introduction to Precious Metal Prerequisite for gold fabrication is at least 2 classes Clay, was published in 2002 by Wardell Publications. EACH of Silver I and Silver II. A very good Both believe in making an effort toward continual knowledge of soldering, sawing and buffing are a must. growth through education. Questions about their class Students work from projects selected by Dan with may be E-mailed to them at [email protected]. prices for each ranging from $45 to $100. A student PMC Level I: Imagine the ability to form silver using should expect to spend between $250 and $350. only your hands and a few simple tools. With Precious Students will have a good knowledge of gold jewelry Metal Clay Plus, a student can mold silver to a shape creation upon completion. Students must bring their within a short time and create a work in solid, pure hand own tools. A lab fee may apply for consumable silver. It is possible to combine PMC+ with gemstones, supplies used during the class. ceramics, glass, and almost any material which is BILL HARR Casting compatible with the heat requirements of PMC+ It is amazing to see how this new material can be used. The Bill collected opal in Australia and took cabbing, casting only boundary is your imagination. The Level I and silversmithing there. He is a member of two local Certification Workshop presents basic techniques in gem and mineral clubs; has taken cabochon cutting, using all four forms of PMC+: clay, paste, syringe, and silversmithing and casting classes. He was the President sheet. The student will receive step-by-step instructions of The Canaveral Mineral and Gem Society of on the creation of eight PMC+ projects. Class kits that Melbourne, Florida, in 2002, and was reelected contain most of the PMC+ supplies needed to President for 2003. Bill has managed the local CMGS complete this workshop cost approximately $200. workshop since 2002 and has taught casting and *PMC Level II: For those artists and teachers silversmithing there. interested in furthering their knowledge of silver clay, Students will be instructed in the three systems of this class is the next step in their journey. It builds upon casting; centrifugal force, steam and vacuum casting. the techniques learned in the Basic Silver Clay They will use wax patterns and wax made articles. Certification class. The projects presented provide (Perhaps little flowers and/or insects.) Once the castings instruction on more complex forms and techniques than in the basic class. Projects include the use of PMC+ with are made the students will learn how to finish them. enamels, porcelain and other metals such as gold and There may be a $5. lab fee charged in this class and . Each project will enable the students to expand materials will be available for purchase from the their appreciation of PMC+ in their jewelry design. The instructor. Level II Certification Workshop presents advanced JO HARRISON Seed Beading/Bead Design Page 4 Revised 1-29-03 Note: * indicates classes with prerequisites.

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Jo, a native of Missouri, lived in California, where she to class at [email protected] or at her shop, designed and created stained glass windows for 864-457-3257 or 2422. restaurants and country clubs. She sees making beads and bead weaving as a natural progression of her work SARAH HOUSE Raku Pottery in glass. Sarah is the daughter of Wildacres Manager Mike House In 1965, she became interested in the Native American and his wife, Potter Kathy House. When Sarah was culture, and learned the basics of beading from a Native about twelve, she got the opportunity to tag along to a American woman, and afterwards teaching herself. few workshops at Wildacres Retreat. She mostly tried Weaving with seed beads is a passion close to Jo's heart, to stay out of the way of the paying students, but she especially the mystical medicine (amulet) bag. Jo’s did get a chance to learn to throw and begin to experience with beading covers multiple techniques, understand the processes of clay. Six years later that Peyote being her favorite; “you can Peyote onto experience helped her get a job as a studio assistant at anything” she says. She feels the higher the degree of Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC. There she difficulty, the more satisfaction you will achieve. She began to take classes in clay and soon realized that she enjoys combining fused glass and PMC with the beads had found what she was meant to do. After three to create unique personal beauty to the amulet bags. She semesters at WWC, Sarah decided to move on and became fully certified in Precious Metal Clay and spent a year throwing in her parents basement. In that combines all of her art forms to make wonderful time she also took a class focusing on teapots at Penland artistic beaded, fused, wirewrapped and PMC pieces. School of Crafts. In the fall of 1998, she enrolled in the She owns her own business in Campobello, SC, and has Professional Crafts Program at Haywood Community done trade shows and festivals since retiring from College. There she watched her work progress from California to South Carolina in 1987. individual pots that were OK to a professional quality body of work. After graduating, in the spring of 2000, Jo has been teaching beading since 1969 and has been Sarah set up her own studio in the mountains near Little teaching for several years at Chevron Trading Post & Switzerland. Her workspace is deep in a valley, miles Bead, in Asheville, NC, and Tryon Art & Crafts in from either neighbors or a paved road. There she Tryon, NC, as well as William Holland. She offers a continues to make the pots she love. Her work is number of patterns or you can provide your own. She primarily thrown stoneware fired to cone 10 (2400 will also touch on the easiest method of designing your degrees Fahrenheit) in a reduction atmosphere using own projects. Basic Beading will include a number of propane as fuel. She makes a variety of pieces ranging stitches such as Peyote, Brick, Netting, Square, Right from dinnerware to lamps. Sarah prefers glossy glazes Angle Weave and design. There will be time in the class and tend toward greens and blues with accents of tans to learn what you want to learn. Advanced students will and browns. choose an amulet bag, most having 20 to 50 colors in them, and Jo will show you the easiest way to achieve In Sarah’s class, students will make a variety of hand- the finished item. built clay pieces to be Raku fired. Raku is a technique which allows the pottery to be fired very quickly for Supplies and class materials are from $25, depending on fast, beautiful results. The wheel may be used to design the projects selected by the students. Students may bring bowls and pots if the students wish. Clay and glazes will their own beads or Jo will have Declia, 11* round, be provided by Wildacres for a fee of approximately 15* around, Charlottes, some bugles and some fire $30. polish trim beads. No experience is required for this class and all If you have a photo of a child or animal you'd like to tools will be provided. The raku firing process convert to an amulet bag, let Jo know 60-90 days prior produces a lot of smoke so individuals with breathing difficulties should wear a mask for this class. Page 5 Revised 1-29-03 Note: * indicates classes with prerequisites.

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Examples of Sarah’s work may be seen at the web site class but safety glasses are a must and must be she shares with her mother: www.skhpottery.com. provided by the student.

JOHN IACULLO Casting MARILYN JOBE Glass Bead Making

John has taught a number of classes at both Wildacres Marilyn was a tole painter for many years. Her love of and William Holland Workshops. His class will cover color led her to work with glass fusing and bead basic vacuum casting and wax working techniques, making as well as enameling, and most recently in including proper methods of attaching sprues, investing, Polymer Clay. Since 1992, Marilyn has taught both burnout, casting, and final finishing of a piece of jewelry. lampwork bead making and glass fusing. Her focus is The class also includes mold making and gravity, steam, on jewelry; she exhibits at various shows, mainly in the vacuum and centrifugal casting may be demonstrated Southeast. and experienced. John will have gold and silver available for purchase as well as some commercial patterns. She has taught at William Holland School of Lapidary Students may bring their own gold and silver to recycle Arts since 1996, at John C. Campbell Folk School, if they wish. John recommends that each student bring Brasstown, NC, and at numerous SFMS workshops at an Optivisor and if they have one, a Foredom or flex Wildacres and William Holland. shaft, since the school does not have enough for each Marilyn’s Beginning Basics class will include hands-on student to have one. A lab fee of $25 will be charged to work with a torch, introduction to glass materials that cover consumables and some waxes. can be made into beads, and the tools used in forming Questions about John’s class may be E-mailed to him at various shapes. Students will practice creating fancy [email protected] finishing touches using stringers, twisters, foils and millifiore pieces, feathering, and annealing, as well as ALLEN JEWELL Beginning Silversmithing safety and studio setup. The class will also include some simple, fun things like hearts, bubble beads and an Allen started studying lapidary arts over thirty years ago animal head. 100% cotton clothing should be worn. while living in southern Africa. He studied silversmithing Applicants will be contacted by Marilyn with through Adult Education in Louisville, Kentucky. He information on what to bring for the class. A lab fee of has taught and led work sessions in cabochon cutting, approximately $25 will be charged and materials will be faceting, and silversmithing for the Kyana Gem and available for purchase. Mineral Club in Louisville and the Blue Grass Club in Lexington, Kentucky. His work is sold at arts and craft JULIA LARSON Stained Glass shows as well as at lapidary shows. Julia was born in Michigan, grew up in Orlando, lived in Allen’s class will concentrate on the use of tools for Tallahassee, New Orleans, Coral Gables, Bradenton and cutting, forming, soldering, and polishing silver. Projects now calls St. Petersburg home. She has a BA from will include a bracelet, a ring, and a . Each Florida State University and worked for the State of student should be able to make at least five projects of Florida for about 25 years. In 2000, she decided it was jewelry and go home with the ability to continue. time to go into glass full-time. She has been doing glass for about 15 years, first under different instructors, then Silver will be available for purchase from the instructor. largely self-taught. Her work is at the Beverly Fleming A lab fee may be charged for this class. Gallery in the Towles Court Artist Colony in Sarasota. In addition to selling at the Beverly Fleming Gallery, All tools needed for this class will be provided. An Julia does private sales, commission work, and teaches Optivisor is recommended and is optional for this classes out of her home studio. Some of her work may be viewed at www.towlescourt.com. Julia is a

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member of the Towles Court Artists Association and Students will make a variety of hand-built clay pieces to the Art Glass Suppliers Association. be Raku fired. Raku is a technique which allows the pottery to be fired very quickly for a fast, beautiful In Julia’s class, students will learn how to use the tools; results. “We will have fun, get dirty, and create a lot of how to score and break glass safely; how to prepare smoke and great pieces for show and tell” Cindy and lay out patterns; how to solder, and how to finish reports. their work Clays will be available for purchase from Wildacres for Using the copper foil method, students will complete a a nominal fee and glazes are available for a reasonable small panel, approximately 16x10 inches. A selection of fee from Cindy. Tools will be available for use in the patterns will be available, with glass for each pattern. class or a took kit may be purchased for a few dollars. Cost for each student is $95., which includes all materials and use of tools. Additional small projects No experience is required for this class. Individual who will be available at the student’s option for an a fee of are sensitive to smoke and dust should bring a dust $15 to $25. mask to wear during raku firing and clean up. Students should also bring an apron and wear old clothes for this Students must have steady hands and good eyesight. class. Cutting glass does not require a lot of hand strength, but you must be able to cut and follow pattern lines with a DONALD MONROE *Intermediate marker and with the glass cutter. Breaking the glass Silversmithing requires a certain amount of dexterity to develop the right “touch” to accomplish the job. Foiling takes a keen Don is a Past President of the SFMS, has been a eye and a steady hand to ensure it is placed properly Director at both SFMS William Holland and Wildacres around the pattern pieces. Soldering should be done Workshops. He started teaching silversmithing at smoothly; the iron and solder must be held in steady William Holland in 1997, and has also taught at hands to ensure a good solder line and to avoid Wildacres workshops and John C. Campbell Folk accidents. School in Brasstown, NC. Don does commission pieces in silver and gold, specializing in various Scottish Small nicks and cuts will probably occur. Safety glasses motifs produced for members of the Scottish Clans in will be provided and must be worn when cutting and the U.S. grinding. For safety reasons, students must wear closed- toed shoes and older clothing or an apron is suggested Don saw a need for an Intermediate Silversmithing class and has agreed to teach this for the first time at SFMS CINDY McDOWELL Raku Pottery William Holland Workshop.

Cindy has over 28 years of experience working in clay. The class is for students who have already had at least She studied at Waubonese Community College, Sugar two classes of basic silver, but feel they are not quite Grove, IL., as well as other art schools. She teaches at ready for Advanced Silver. the Orlando Museum of Art and the Maitland Art Center. Her works are in personal collections Students must be able to solder well and should bring throughout the United States, Europe and Australia. an Optivisor and their own hand tools. Don will Cindy has exhibited across the Southeast and has won contact the applicants directly to determine what they numerous awards. She was commissioned to make a would like their projects to be. A lab fee of clay angel, for President and Mrs. Clinton, which was approximately $20 will apply to this class. Questions displayed in the Blue Room of the White House. about Don’s class may be E-mailed to him at: [email protected].

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DORIS MOTT Chainmaking chain class.

Doris and her husband, Arthur, were invited to attend a *Advanced Chainmaking (fused): Students must meeting of the Gem & Mineral Society of Louisiana, in have experience with soldering silver. The students will New Orleans, in 1991. Since that time both have been learn how to form, cut, and fuse fine silver rings to actively involved in some aspect with their local club make loops and then form and weave the loops to and both have held holding many different positions make simple and complex chains. Students must within the club. Arthur and Doris were Registrars and provide their own small hand torch, soldering Directors at Wildacres Workshop. Doris is Past supplies, and hand tools. President of the Society of Louisiana Artists in Metal (SLAM) and a member of the Florida Goldsmiths. RANNY PARHAM Beginning Wirecraft

Doris has taken numerous classes sponsored by the Ranny retired from Lockheed Martin as a SFMS, SLAM, and Florida Goldsmiths. She has studied test/manufacturing manager and has been involved in chain making with Bob Kennedy, Seymour Trepel and lapidary work since 1991. He has taken classes in Hagan Smitman. She has taught numerous classes wirecraft, cabochons, faceting, intarsia, chainmaking, sponsored by her local club as well as workshops at gold casting, glass fusing and mineral identification. Wildacres and William Holland. She currently enjoys chain making, wire weaving, wirework, cabbing, He has taught classes in wirecraft, wire sculpture, beading, and silversmithing. Doris also demonstrates chainmaking and cabochons since 1992. He has won chain making and wire angel making at many shows awards in several Florida shows and likes to travel, go throughout the southeast. Questions about Doris’ classes on field trips and “collect pretty rocks.” may be E-mailed to her at designs-by- [email protected]. Ranny’s class teaches the basic techniques to construct wire bracelets, pendants, and rings using 14K gold-filled Beginning Chainmaking: Doris teaches beginners to wire. All equipment need for the class will be wind wire to form coils, proper use of jewelers saw to available, and supplies are available for purchase from cut the coils and techniques of forming chain patterns. the instructor. There may be a small lab fee for this

Pre-cut links for class projects will be provided for class. purchase. There will be a class lab fee of $25 which includes a kit containing 3 mandrels, jump ring opener, LISA ROBERTS Beginning Wirecraft and leather, a devise to hold coil in place for manual cutting *Advanced Free-Form/Sculpture of jump rings and written instructions for all class projects and other helpful information. The Lisa Roberts is a past president and current member of approximate cost of materials for the 5 bracelets that The Knoxville Gem and Mineral Society. She has will be taught in the class is $100. All tools needed studied at William Holland School of Lapidary Arts and for the class are provided by the school. Students the SFMS Wildacres Workshops. Lisa has been doing should bring an Optivisor and a cloth or towel to work wirework for more than 4 years. She has incorporated on. her chain making, glasswork and other Lapidary arts into her work. Lisa’s talents are recognized in both *Intermediate Chainmaking Chain patterns will be traditional wirecraft and wire sculpture. more difficult to assemble in this class. Pre-cut links will be available for purchase from the instructor. A $10 lab Beginning Wirecraft Class will teach students how to fee will be charged.. Students should be able to create bracelets, pendants, rings, and earrings using gold- complete a minimum of 3 to 5 chains. Students must filled wire. All tools needed for this class will be bring their own tools and have taken a beginning supplied and materials may be purchased from the instructor at a cost of approximately $60. to $100.

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depending on the projects chosen for the class. There is Gemologists Association. He is a member of the a $20 lab fee and students should have good eyesight or Central NC Mineral Club in Chapel Hill, and holds a bring an Optivisor and have good dexterity. Master Craftsman Certificate in Faceting. He has been involved in the purchase an sale of gem rough and *Advanced Free-form/Sculpture Wirecraft Class. gemstones for over 40 years and has taught more than To enroll in this class, students must have taken previous 40 classes at SFMS workshops. wirecraft classes and have their own tools. Depending on the interest and skill of the students, the use of In Ben’s class, students will learn procedures used in the prongs and other advanced techniques will be used to proper identification of gemstones in an interesting and construct rings, bracelets, earrings, and pendants. The stress-free atmosphere. Instruments used include the use of faceted stones may be used also. Students may binocular microscope, refractometer, polariscope and bring their own materials or purchase them from the dichroscope. No prior experience is necessary. instructor. A $20 lab fee applies to this class. There is no lab fee for this class.

JEFFREY SHEER *Advanced Metal TIM & JANET STEEPER Wax Work/Repair Modeling/Casting

Jeff, a retired US Air Force Dental Technician, is Tim and Janet, a husband and wife team, are involved President of the Sandhills Gem & Mineral Society in in all aspects of jewelry and gems. Tim started cutting Southern Pines, North Carolina. He has been involved gems and goldsmithing in 1962 at the age of 13; Janet in lapidary work and jewelry for more than 36 years started goldsmithing and faceting about 1980. and has taught at Wildacres Workshops for many years. He also teaches at Sandhills Community College, Tim and Janet have taught numerous casting classes Pinehurst, NC. He is a Certified Gemologist and owns through continuing education courses at USC Aiken, a jewelry and design business in Southern Pines. His Wm. Holland School of Lapidary Arts, and SFMS work includes lost wax casting, jewelry repair, jewelry Wildacres Workshops. In 1992, they opened The making, and silversmithing. Raven's Hoard, a jewelry store and gallery in downtown Augusta, Georgia. Students will need to bring their own hand tools and must have taken silversmithing classes and have This course will teach several approaches to making silversmithing experience. Advanced techniques will be wax models for the lost wax casting process. The introduced and developed in producing class and emphasis will be on wax working techniques including individual projects and repairs. Students should bring carving and filing, soft wax sculpturing, and build up of any jewelry they have that needs repairing. Gold may be and three dimensional pieces. Waxes will be cast used as well as silver. There is a $33 lab fee for this class in either gold or silver as desired, but there will be no and materials are available from the instructor for attempt to teach the techniques necessary purchase. Questions regarding the class and to complete the pieces. There will have one or two class prerequisites may be E-mailed to Jeff at projects, which everyone will make, to learn the [email protected] or check out his web site at: techniques, then they will help the students make their http://home.earthlink.net/~jasheer/index/index.html own designs.

BEN SMITH Gem Appreciation No prior experience is required. beginners will be able to learn enough to make three or four high quality Ben, a SFMS Past President, holds the title of F.G.A. waxes completely from scratch. Experienced (Fellow, Gemological Association of Great Britain), has casters/wax modelers should be able to learn some a Certificate in Diamond Grading & Evaluation issued new techniques. A lab fee of $5., plus the cost of gold by GIA, and is a Senior Gemologist from Accredited

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and/or silver used, will be charged for this class. Students will be instructed in the use of the trim saw Students must have an Optivisor for this class. and steps involved in grinding, sanding, and polishing stones to produce finished cabochons. The instructor DAVID TUTTLE Soapstone Carving will have slabs available for purchase or the students may bring their own. No materials will be slabbed at David retired from the Florida Air National Guard and the school and corundum may not be used for this Publix Grocery. He has been a member of the class. Jacksonville Gem & Mineral Society since 1977, and served as the club’s President. David was President of A Lab fee of $20 includes a kit containing slabs, dop SFMS in 1994, and attends most Federation meetings sticks, ruler, pen and findings, etc., as well as an with his wife, Barbara, who is always ready to help instructional handout. The students can then make pieces when a need arises. of finished jewelry with their polished cabochons.

David started carving soapstone one summer at a Boy Students should bring an Optivisor (not mandatory), an Scout camp near Greenville, SC. He has used Dremel apron and a towel or some rags. Making cabochons can tools and hand tools for carving and has taught be messy work. soapstone carving several times at Wildacres Workshop and William Holland. David will be taking a sculpture Questions about her class may be E-mailed to Anita at class, at his local community college this spring, and [email protected]. hopes to bring some new ideas to the class. TOM WILKIE Beginning Faceting, *Advanced There will be no lab fee for the class; students will be Faceting and Beginning Intarsia charged a materials fee for clay used on the first day for molding model (about $6.00) and soapstone at Tom began faceting in a Wildacres workshop 1991. about $2.50 per pound. After taking Advanced Faceting from Harold Smith and Intarsia from Phil Magistro at Wildacres, and cutting a Students should bring rough and smooth wood files few hundred gemstones, he began teaching in 1997. An (one of each will be sufficient), X-acto-type knife with Information Technology Manager for Eastman several blades. The rest of the equipment (sand paper Chemical Company in the working world, Tom retired and small saw blades, etc.) will provided. A Dremel is in 1995. He is a past president of the Unaka Rock and not needed for this class, and should not be brought to Mineral Society of Johnson City, Tennessee, and Past the class, as use of a Dremel will create too much dust. and Current President of the Kingsport Gem and While there isn’t a lot of dust created using hand tools, Mineral Club in Kingsport. For several years he taught a students with any breathing problems should bring a gem appreciation class at the Kingsport Senior Center. mask. Tom and his wife, Jenny, have a small business, L & G Crafts, for custom cutting of faceted gemstones, cabs, ANITA WESTLAKE Cabochons and creation of intarsia pieces.

Anita is a native of Atlanta, who has been interested in Beginning Faceting course is designed for individuals visual arts all of her life. For more than 12 years, she with little or no faceting experience. The students will be has nurtured her love of rocks and minerals through taught the basic fundamentals of faceting and should participation in the Georgia Mineral Society, where she complete at least one round standard brilliant stone. An learned to make cabochons. She has taught numerous Optivisor or other magnifier is needed for this class. A workshops in cabochons and talc carving. Anita is $10 lab fee will be charged and rough material will be currently pursuing a degree in geology and hopes to available for purchase from the instructor. Faceting teach earth sciences to future generations of kids bitten machines will be provided. by the geology bug.

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*Advanced Faceting course is intended for intermediate and advanced students with a program designed to meet the individual’s needs. Intermediate students are introduced to new stone shapes and different methods of polishing. There is no lab fee for this class, but rough material may be purchased from the instructor. Students must bring their own faceting machine, laps, Optivisors, calipers, and miscellaneous equipment required to facet a stone.

Beginning Intarsia This class is devoted to teaching the students how to design and create intarsia pieces using a faceting machine. Each student should complete two, and perhaps as many as five, beautiful pieces. All students are required to provide their own optivisor, calipers, and apron. They are encouraged to bring their own faceting machines, but are not required to do so. Smoothing and polishing laps are provided by the instructor. Cabbing and faceting experience is very helpful but not required. The instructor will prepare kits (precut rough) for the first intarsia project. Both synthetic, and natural rough will be available from the instructor for purchase. Any questions about the course should be directed to Tom (E-mail: [email protected] or phone: (423) 247-6608. A lab fee of $20 will be charged to cover the cost of the kit, polishing materials, and miscellaneous supplies.

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