[Jewelry making - Article 00213] - Re: [Orchid] Ideal length of workshops

[MrsRAntiks]

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Hi Judy and Gabriel,

    First of all, Judy, it's going to be in the 30s here in northern
    Vermont one of these nights, soon, actually already has been. Send
    some rays our way. On length of workshops: interesting question to
    me, since this summer I signed up for a large number of workshops at
    Snow Farm in MA and Fletcher Farm in VT, and I was at the beginning
    level for all including the silver fabrication I and II. (The MA
    workshops were for lampwork beads). the workshops I attended varied
    from 2-day weekend extensive workshops to the two week silver
    fabrication class, which I adored and would have kept on
    indefinitely. On the whole, though, the four day workshops felt good,
    because you had time to get over feeling shy and incompetent and
    could actually produce something of value by the end of four days.
    For the instructors, five days seemed to tire them and their patience
    grew a little short on the last day; on the other hand, I think the
    shortest workshops were frustrating because the instructors barely
    got into their subject when it was time to finish up and leave, and
    they really didn't have a chance to get around to everyone (6-7 in a
    class) and assist in trouble-shooting. Or, they would actually finish
    a person's project themselves just to get it done in the constricted
    time frame. The days typically were 9-12 in studio, 45 minutes lunch,
    1-5 in studio, 1 hour dinner plus 1 more hour break, open studio 7-10
    pm. Thanks for letting me air my comments since I am new to Orchid. 

Nancy in Vermont
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