[Jewelry making - Article 00138] - Re: [Orchid] Self taught Vs Formal training

[Daniel Spirer]

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>     Anyone have any experience with the training at Rhode Island
>     School of Design? 

    My son went to RISD as a painter. RISD is a college, not a trade
    school. It's education level is college level. It is an exceedingly
    good college, has stiff entrance requirements and yes, it is
    expensive. A degree from RISD can go a long way in the art world. I
    have met a few people who have come out of the jewelry program. Some
    of them have become quite successful designer/jewelers. Some of the
    others have no clue how to actually make jewelry, but are great
    artists. As with any program it depends on the commitment of the
    individual as to what they take out of it and how much they are
    willing to learn on their own. Again, if you want to enter the art
    world, it's probably one of the top 3-4 art colleges in the US. My
    son, incidentally is doing incredibly well after only two years out
    there--earning a great living, working as an artist's assistant to
    an internationally known artist, and selling his own work too. So
    there's some proof that it does work. 

Daniel R. Spirer, G.G.
Daniel R. Spirer Jewelers, LLC
1780 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
www.spirerjewelers.com


 
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