[Jewelry making - Article 00631] - Re: [Orchid] Grizzly flex shaft

[E. Luther]

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    I am so thrilled that Bekka has found us while still in high school.
    I wish more aspiring jewelers could get their start younger. 

    Did I say this already?  Sorry if I did, I'm a bit forgetful this
    week. 

    In addition to art school, I encourage you to spend your summers at
    TRADE SCHOOL. 

    Go to jewelry trade schools, get a diploma if you want.  Then when
    you graduate from art school you'll have a BA, which will be nice
    for putting on your wall and having a degree or whatever, and you'll
    have lots of useful jewelry making skills from trade school that
    will help you get a job or help you work for yourself. 

    Take some gemology classes. 

    Heck, if you have time, take some appraisal courses too. 

    Apply to do work study at Arrowmont, free tuition, free room and
    board.  Totally worth it.  Spend 8 weeks at Penland. 

    Join up all your local guilds NOW.  Women's Jewelry Association,
    your closest metals guild, etc.  They'll adore you for knowing what
    you want to do so young and will help you.  People can't help but
    help people that they see themselves in.  It's like they're helping
    themselves as a young thing. 

    Consider a women's business group as well, such as Business and
    Professional Women or Women in Management or National Association of
    Women Business Owners. 

    Print up cards.  If you don't have a business, just print up
    personal cards with your contact info.  You'll need them as you
    become a networking queen. 

    Go ahead and make plans to start your own business.  Read every book
    by Barbara Brabec.  Go see SCORE at SBA.  I started my business at
    19. 

    Send me your address off list, I have an extra flex shaft hand piece
    I'll give you.  Happy graduation. 

Elaine
Elaine Luther
Metalsmith, Certified PMC Instructor
http://www.CreativeTextureTools.com
Hard to Find Tools for Metal Clay

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