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Great site. I'm enjoying browsing through all the wonderful
resources. I have a question regarding apprenticing. I am just
starting to explore the jewellery making field. I'm interested in
learning the craft, but there's not art school with a focus on
metal/jewellery in my city. I have taken just one weekend workshop
with a German-trained master goldsmith. I will be taking another with
her. She said to me after that I do have a talent for it. I realize
that I can't learn all the skills I need to learn to go anywhere with
this by taking weekend workshops. I'm wondering how apprenticeships
work. I offhandedly asked her, and she didn't seem to know. She's
never had an apprentice. She seemed to think that the apprentice would
pay her. I don't think that's right. Anyways, I'm wondering how I
should approach her, or someone else about becoming an apprentice,
possibly part-time so I can continue to earn money at my current
profession, writing. What if I "volunteer" to help her for free in
exchange for learning more about the craft? Would that be a
reasonable offer. I am told that some jeweller pay other to do basic
work, but at this point I'm not concerned about getting paid...I just
want to learn as much as I can without completely giving up my day
job. Anyways, I'm trying to figure out how to approach someone with
this idea. Or is it riduculous to even contemplate this when I have
no training?
If you can answer this...thanks a lot in advance!
Karen Twitchell
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