[Jewelry making - Article 00411] - Re: [Orchid] William Holland vs Wildacres

[Catherine Gaber]

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dear noel,

    i have been going to wildacres for the eastern federation sessions
    since 1990. i highly recommend it. the only requirement is
    membership in an eastern federation club or one of the other
    federations. (joining a club is easy and inexpensive. if you are in
    florida, i can help you find the closest eastern club, but there may
    also be a southeast club near you.) the faceting instructors, reivan
    zeleznik in the june session and steve weinberger in the sept.
    session are both excellent teachers and every student produces a
    beautiful faceted stone. in addition we have a number of other
    activities such as a guest speaker who gives five talks during the
    week, a free day to visit local rock shops and other attractions, a
    tailgate session, a benefit auction, a "sharing time" to learn about
    other aspects of the hobby and the last night is fun night. In june,
    our guest speaker is Bob Jones, editor of rock and gem magazine. In
    september Steve Chamberlain, noted NY state mineral collector and
    co-chairman of the Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, will be the
    guest speaker. for more details, check the website and feel free to
    contact me off list. in june, i will again be teaching PMC and
    mineral id. 

    http://www.amfed.org/efmls/wildacres.htm 

    i know a lot less about william holland and the southeast sessions
    at wildacres and william holland, and I am sorry but I am not
    familiar with any of the faceting instructors. william holland i
    believe is generally open to the public, but here is their website: 

    http://www.lapidaryschool.org/ 

    The southeast federation of mineralogical societies requires
    membership in a mineral club in southeast or one of the other
    federations in the american federation. the websites for their
    sessions aRe: 

    http://www.amfed.org/sfms/william-holland-retreat.html 

    http://www.amfed.org/sfms/wildacres-retreat.html 

    one of the main differences between eastern and southeast federation
    sessions is that in eastern, we have a lot of different activities
    and the guest speaker. from what i understand, the southeast
    sessions focus much more narrowly on learning the craft and they
    spend more time in class. food is family style at wildacres and is
    generally pretty good. rooms are doubles with a private bath. I
    think william holland is somewhat more rustic, but i have no
    personal experience with it. i think you will find that the average
    age of participants in both places will lean to the grey hairs. when
    we joined at 40 and 48, we were referred to as "the youngsters"!
    good bunch of people though and lots of experience. good luck and
    enjoy! 

cathy gaber
bg AT his.com


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