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| William Holland Workshop |
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Louise Coulson 662-436-7153 |
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Design team of Don & Louise Coulson have been married for 37 years; raised two great kids; rebuilt a boat; and hand built a cabin on the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway. They have moved 39 times in the 38 years and traveled thousands of miles on their boat and in their camper. They are fortunate to have seen wilderness from Canada to Mexico. From birds to bears and orchids to cacti, they have observed the natural world. The beauty of the water, rocks, sky and nature combined with historical textile techniques form the basis of their designs. They are juried exhibiting members of the Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi, have taught in several states and had pieces published in Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry. Louise has recently completed her book "Showcase: Develop, Maintain and Market Your Own Jewelry Web Site". Don is a Civil Engineer with a background in Construction Management. He brings the attention to detail and precision in his craftsmanship to everything he does. His designs are developed through painstaking experimentation and research. Louise has a background as a teacher and fiber artisan. She is a writer with a long-running column in a national boating magazine. She definitely has both feet firmly planted in mid-air. She designs "outside the box" with a fanciful constant questioning of the materials and their possibilities both accidental and by design. They use many techniques on the wire that they have used on yarn. After many years as a knitter, a weaver and a hand spinner, it was just a natural transition to use fiber-related techniques on the wire. They coil, twist, knit, know, braid, tat and even sculpt the wire into jewelry that is intended to be timeless and elegant. Precision and craftsmanship as well as imagination and creativity are critical to the success of this type of wirework. Their design process is a journey of discovery. It consists of sketching, modeling and making practice pieces to get the proportion, technique, and detail set before the pieces are rendered in gold or silver wire. They incorporate the historical tradition and techniques for knitting, weaving, lace making, knotting, braiding and nailbinding in the work. Working closely together, they design and create each piece of jewelry using their combination of natural skills and learned expertise. CLASS DESCRIPTION We plan 5 projects for the class with an extra project and an extra technique for those who have finished their projects early. At the end of each day, we will have a show, discuss the pieces and take photographs. At the end of the week, we will give everyone a CD to help them remember their week at Wildacres. CLASS FEE - $90.00 for 5 projects. Baskets - $20.40 Optional Projects - $26.00 Ring (woven or
knotted) - for those who have finished the other projects - $10.00 Lab Fees for 5 projects in copper wire rather than using silver and gold-filled wire ($20.00 total) LIST OF THINGS TO BRING Silver cleaning
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Maximum Number of Students: 15 Pre-requisite: Must have wire experience |
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