Classes and Workshops 2012!

It's been a while since my last update - I have been filling up my time with workshops and classes with several master jewelry artists, along with getting together with several talented JAR friends for a week of sharing fresh techniques and camaraderie.  


How do to keep your art fresh and interesting for you and your customers?


Here are a few shots from recent workshops with James Carter Studio, Carrboro, NC.  Check out his jewelry gallery.


Tube set diamonds

Suggested tools

Practice with CZs

Variations on Bezels

My finished bezel set pendant

Backside of my finished bezel set pendant

My next posting will be on my recent excursion 

into cloisonne enameling with Lillian Jones. 

New Skill - Lampwork Glass Beads

 

 

I keep taking classes and workshops to enhance or update my jewelry making skills.  The latest course I took was in a totally new area - making beautiful beads, melting glass rods with a torch!  I took a week long class at William Holland School of Lapidary.  My friends in the Jewelry Artists Retreat (JAR) group turned me on to this great learning resource.

Lampwork beads may soon be my newest passion!

Check out more photos of my first beads on my Facebook photo album.