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I believe the teacher's role is as a guide, an instigator, a devils advocate as well as instructor. A teacher should provoke the student to constant re-examination of their work, guide the student to objectivity and clarity in conceptualization and decision making in their work and to learning how one may apply this approach during the creative process and in terms of ones developmental direction. Teaching is about opening and offering paths to the student.... (1993) Complete Story
Quality matters to Michael Bondanza; he has been known to rebuild entire finished pieces -- some containing hundreds of precisely inlaid stones and articulated component parts -- to ensure that the gems aligned exactly, the hinges opened smoothly, and every detail met his exacting standards. Such dedication to craftsmanship has earned him world renown over his 30 - year career, as well as a clientele that includes The Johnson Familys Diamond Cellar, Lux Bond & Green, and Tivol, to name just a few. Yet not every detail requires great investments of time or money to produce. In this arti cle, Bondanza describes three small improvements that can be made at very little cost, but which can transform the quality of a piece from average to exquisite.... (2006) Complete Story
Four areas in the jeweler's workshop produce harmful substances that MUST be properly removed from the shop in order to maintain the jewelers' health. The toxic particles produced are generally chronic in nature. This means that immediate reaction is not apparent, but twenty or thirty years of continued exposure can lead to poor health and sometimes early death.... (2003) Complete Story
