[Jewelry making - Article 00065] - [Orchid] Tucson Electric Park Learning Center

[Hans Durstling]

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Hi everybody,

    Time at last to let the pigeons fly out of the hat. Not before time
    for that matter either. 

    Some of you may recall my mentioning some months ago the new
    "Electric Park Learning Center", a stand-alone dedicated show tent
    offering three-times-a-day scheduled (and free, open to all comers)
    presentations, demonstrations, introductions of new machines, new
    jewelry and lapidary materials and techniques. 

    It's fifteen full days of public show-and-tell, watch, talk, learn
    and meet people. There's nothing quite like it at Tucson, not as far
    as I know. 

    The web site is at last up. It's not complete. There are blanks in
    the schedule, and in the presenters' biographical information. But it
    is solid enough now that I can at last take the wraps off, and here
    it is: 

    electricparklearningcenter.com 

    Be aware that the schedule will change some but probably not by much
    as Tucson approaches, so keep checking. 

    Now as to those blanks in the schedule. Are there any of you
    estimable Orchideans who might like to give a session? I'd very much
    like to see one on the topic of effective jewelry display for
    example. This is a skill I believe many of us need and me more than
    most. How about enameling? Any enamelists with time and inclination
    to give an introduction to the art? Beadwork, lampwork - what else?
    I'd be grateful if you'd let me know your suggestions, proposals,
    ideas. Email me off list. Or make it an on-list discussion. I think
    it's going to be a great beginning but it is a beginning, so to know
    Orchidean's thoughts on what kinds of topics would be most useful
    would be tremendously helpful in structuring the programs of future
    years. 

    That being said, now to the opal inlay. Some while back in a thread
    on the subject I called opal inlay "the lapidary's friend" because
    they tend to need repair often enough to help pay the lapidary rent.
    At the Electric Park I'm going to be doing a Learning Center
    presentation (which is not yet in the schedule) on making/repairing
    an opal or other inlay. But I don't at this moment have a broken one
    to work on. Would any of you folks have one that you might be willing
    to lend to be repaired in that public demo? For this, definitely
    email me off list. 

    Cheers all and a great two-double-oh-seven to all of you. 

Hans Durstling
Moncton Canada
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