[Jewelry making - Article 00206] - Re: [Orchid] The Craft Student League Is Losing It's Home!

[Natasha Wozniak]

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Dear Orchid members,

    I really want to thank Joel for bringing up this urgent issue. As an
    instructor at the Craft Students League, I am deeply saddened by the
    thought that this great organization could be dissolved. I find it
    very difficult to put into words the value that CSL for myself and
    everyone involved with it.

    During the time I have been associated with CSL, I have come to see
    what an important place it is to both new and returning students. We
    have so many people who have been coming for decades.  It is the
    highlight of their week to spend time working on their craft.  There
    are the elderly students who thrive because of their creative work,
    and there are also the people who have stressful corporate jobs who
    take classes at CSL as a way to relax or to explore an alternate
    career path. Not only do the students benefit, but the greater
    community of craftspeople benefits from the great appreciation that
    our students have for all handmade work, even if they take only one
    class.

    My own association with the school has allowed to reach certain
    stages in my own career that would have been far more difficult
    otherwise.  Where else in NYC could I have found a studio with so
    many open hours? It was the first place I found after college to go
    and work on my own projects.  I also began my jewelry line so that I
    would have some work to sell at the annual sale in December. It was
    with the encouragement and support of my fellow staff as well as the
    students that I have been able to stick with it in the slow
    times.

    We have a considerable amount of physical equipment and tools, but it
    is the human capital and collective knowledge of the instructors and
    students that would be impossible to replace. I know that the Craft
    Students League can be a self-sustained organization on it's own. We
    just need help at this critical moment to keep the momentum. 

    Please contact Fran or Janna, as Joel mentioned.
    Thank you all in advance,

Natasha
Natasha Wozniak
natasha AT natashajewelry.com
http://www.natashajewelry.com
http://www.artnatasha.net

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