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| William Holland Workshop |
| Silversmithing, Beginning |
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Don and Ann Monroe 706-379-9662 |
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Ann began teaching as a Wirecraft instructor in the mid-1970's for the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical Societies at Wildacres Retreat and for her local lapidary club. More recently, she has taught Jewelry Design at Wildacres and Beginning Silver at William Holland. She also teamed with her husband, Don, to teach Lost-Wax Casting at the John C. Campbell Folk School. She and Don continue to teach as a team feeling that this approach gives the students an opportunity to learn more than one way to produce jewelry. She has studied with several well-known instructors including Jean Stark, John Cogswell, and Alan Revere. Her studio work consists primarily of commission pieces incorporating casting, fabrication, and PMC. Many of the pieces that she and Don produce feature Scottish or Celtic motifs and are done at the request of members of various Scottish Clans. Don started teaching at William Holland in 1997. He uses silver, gold and blacksmithing techniques to produce commission pieces based on Scottish, Celtic and Etruscan motifs. He teaches quite often as a team with his wife Ann and they operate a jewelry business known as "Different by Design". Don has taught at SFMS workshops at Wildacres Retreat and William Holland and on occassions, at John C. Campbell Folk School. He has studied with several well-known instructors such as Jean Stark, John Cogswell, Tim McCreight and Dr. Jim Batson. CLASS DESCRIPTION Their beginning course teaches the basic techniques of sawing, soldering, forging, cabochon setting and a strong emphasis on properly finishing the jewelry pieces. The students will only do one mandatory piece and their remaining work will incorporate the personal design ideas of the student where possible. Silver and other supplies will be available from the instructors. LAB FEE: Approximate cost of class including lab fee will be $100.00 to $200.00 Maximum No. of Students: 6 Pre-requisite: None |
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