[Jewelry making - Article 00363] - [Orchid] Wildacres: Revere Academy East

[Karen Christians]

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Hi all,

    I just returned from a week at Wildacres taking a workshop Silver
    and Gold Granulation with Revere Academy East and organized by the
    Florida Society of Goldsmiths. This was the first time I have taken a
    week long workshop. 

    Wildacres is about 1.5 hours outside of Asheville, North Carolina.
    Alan Revere, along with his excellent staff, created an amazing
    school out of literally nothing. With 60 people attending the
    teachers were Doug Zaruba, Vaskin, Christine Dhein, Alan Revere and
    Ronda Corywell. Ronda taught granulation. 

    Each class was at near capacity, with 16 or so in each class. The
    classes were, Stone setting, fabrication, wax working, rendering,
    mechanisms, surface applications in gold and granulation 

    Granulation has been a love of mine, and the opportunity to work in
    gold with a master was an experience I wasn't about to miss. Ronda is
    an exceptionally skilled teacher. She went through all the paces of
    teaching us fusing, that by the time the week ended, I had taken gold
    to temperatures that I would surely thought would melt. 22K gold is
    lucious and ductile, and for the first time, I discovered what all
    the fuss was about. 

    Every time I stepped into a classroom, all the students were hunched
    over intently working. There was something special about that
    intensity, and to have an opportunity to really drive yourself to
    perfect a technique that was completely engaging. Is an experience I
    won't forget but plan to repeat. I loved every minute. The evenings
    were on your own to go back into the studio and work or to hang out
    with other people. I heard laughter, stories, drank martinis (not in
    the studio) and enjoyed the commaraderie of my fellow goldsmiths. 

    Presentations were made by Allan, Ronda, Vaskin, Doug, Christine and
    myself. It was inspiring to see the work created by all these people. 

    What this experience gave me was some time away from my job. My cell
    phone did not work, no access to the internet anywhere, no tv or
    phone in my room. I spent 8 days off the communication grid,
    completely absorbed into my work. In a word...sublime. 

    This week away gave me the opportunity to reconnect my work with my
    heart. Thank you FSG and Revere Academy and to all the students. You
    were amazing. I look forward to attending the next one in 2007. 

Karen Christians
M E T A L W E R X
50 Guinan St.
Waltham, MA 02451
Ph. 781/891-3854 Fax 3857
http://www.metalwerx.com/
Jewelry/Metalarts School & Cooperative Studio


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