[Jewelry making - Article 00513] - Re: [Orchid] Summer classes feedback?

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Dawn:

    Touchstone has changed considerably in the last two years.  They now
    have an incredible new blacksmithing studio that is fully equipped,
    with lots of natural light and breezes. There are always plenty of
    classes for beginners, if you feel the urge to really pound some
    metal! 

    The jewelry studio has just undergone a major remodeling, including
    the addition of a "hammering room" surrounded by windows, and new,
    professional benches, torches, and equipment in the jewelry room.
    The view from the studio is beautiful and inspiring: you look out
    into a woods filled with ferns and flowers, along the banks of a
    trout stream. There are some very interesting classes offered this
    year. Enrollment is kept small, so you get a lot of personal
    attention, but this also means that classes fill quickly. 

    The cabins are primitive, surrounded by woods, and the bathrooms are
    located in a central building. Early spring or late fall can be a
    little wet and cold, but this is a really wonderful time to visit.
    "Falling Water," Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece, is located
    nearby, and you can also spend a day running the whitewater rapids
    on the Yougegheny (probably not spelled correctly, but everyone
    calls it "The Yock") river. They have just completed a large Admin
    building, with a great room lounge area with a huge stone fireplace,
    library, gallery, gift shop, etc. 

    I really enjoy teaching here. Classes run for a week during the
    summer, and weekends in the spring and fall. Check out the web site. 

    I can also highly recommend the workshops and classes offered at
    Revere Academy in San Francisco, and New Approach School in Virginia
    Beach. Both of these schools offer top notch professional workshops.
    The studios are very well equipped, and the instructors are
    professional metalsmiths who make their living doing what they
    teach. 

    I have also heard great things about Metalwerks and Kate Wolf's
    school in Portland Maine, but I personally have not taught at either
    school. 

    Hope this helps, Doug Zaruba  

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