Greetings!
Next week, Michael David Sturlin will be at the Revere Academy sharing his knowledge with our students. Register today to learn from this highly sought after instructor. For those of you who don't know Michael, he is an award-winning designer, goldsmith, and master marketer. Students agree Michael is a top-notch instructor. I have included some of their feedback in this email. Michael's work
appears regularly in many magazines including AJM, JCK, Lapidary Journal,
Modern Jeweler and Professional Jeweler. To see Michael's work, visit michaeldavidsturlin.com.
This semester, Michael will teach Marketing, Wire Wrapping, Sawing & Piercing, and Forged Rings. To help you get a better idea of the material each class will cover, I have included images of the class projects.
I hope you will take advantage of this special opportunity. Classes are filling quickly, and some have only a few spaces left. I don't want you to miss out. Learn skills today so that you can use them tomorrow. Best wishes,- Christine Dhein Assistant Director |
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Sawing & Piercing
New 1-Day Class!9 am to 6 pm September 11, 2008 $185 + $25 kit This is your chance to learn to saw and pierce complex patterns with ease and confidence! We all use a jeweler's saw for many steps in making jewelry.
Through the process of piercing, goldsmiths can delicately pierce
intricate and complex designs in metal. Aside from being an essential
skill for all metal artists, piercing is not the only task accomplished
with a saw. Others include filing and engraving with a saw blade. In
this class students learn to layout precise designs directly on metal
and to transfer printed designs from paper, as they learn to perfect
their skills. Students practice in copper and brass and then execute a
complex pierced pendant in fine silver. 8 hour s Register Now!
Wire Wrapping9 am to 6 pm September 15-16, 2008 $339 + $75 kit Michael
David Sturlin has spent many years mastering wire working techniques.
This class will take wire wrapping to new levels in both the quality of
execution and in origniality of design. Wire wrapping is a
popular technique that enables anyone to make jewelry with just a few
basic tools and using readily available materials. Since the work is
accomplished entirely with cold connections and soldering is not
necessary, this technique is highly portable and endlessly adaptable. Class
covers the tools and process of wire wrapping; wire sizes, shapes and
temper; basic elements and structures; advanced designs and principles.
Working with copper and silver, students construct a variety of
projects including: swirl rings, band rings, bezels, pendants, prong
settings and cuff bracelets with a cabochon. 16 hours Register Now! Forged Rings
2-Day Weekend Class!9 am - 6 pm on Sept 13-14, 2008 $339 + $70 kit Forging is one of the oldest, most basic and most effective metal forming techniques. An essential skill for goldsmiths and jewelry makers, forging employs hammers to shape and stretch metal in different ways. In this class, expert instruction is followed by your own hands on exploration of the process. Learn to feel comfortable using a hammer, anvil and mandrel as you create classic and creative rings in copper and silver. 16 hours Register Now! |
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Here is some recent feedback we received from a student about Michael:
"Michael is a very thoughtful and patient instructor who really knows his stuff. He was able to get us going quickly to please the Type A's among us, but also gave us the benefit of all the subtle tricks and tips he has developed over his many years of practicing the techniques. As with all Revere instructors, it was clear that his long practical experience gave him the knowledge to speak with authority on his subject. I look forward to to the opportunity to study further with Michael at Revere."
-Tom Colson
Sunnyvale, CA
Thank you for taking the time to read this announcement about these exciting classes offered by an exceptional instructor. I hope to see you in class!
Sincerely,
Christine Dhein
Revere Academy
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Radical Jewelry Makeover
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Donate Your Old, Unwanted Jewelry Before
September 11, 2008!
RJM is a community-based mining and reuse project designed to create awareness of and improve access to sustainable and ethical precious metal sources. You can participate by donating your old, unwanted jewelry so it can be reworked by Revere Faculty and selected students into contemporary designs that will be exhibited and sold at the cutting-edge San Francisco gallery, Velvet da Vinci. Donations are tax-deductible and donors will receive discount coupons, which will be available and redeemable at the gallery during the exhibition. Sale of "makeover" jewelry will benefit Ethical Metalsmiths' efforts to educate and connect people with responsibly sourced materials.
Bring your donations to Revere by September 11, 2008. Download a donation form, or fill one out at the school. |
Revere will host a three-day Radical Jewelry Makeover Open House from October 13-15, 2008. Students and the public are welcome to drop by to observe and take a tour as faculty and selected students transform donations into new and exiting pieces.
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Marketing Designer Jewelry
with
Michael David Sturlin
September 12, 2008
9 am to 5 pm, $179 + $15 kit
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Want
to get your work into stores and see it featured in magazines?
Perplexed about pricing? Confused about consignment? Worried about
copyrights? Get answers to these questions and lots more. Learn to
promote and sell your jewelry. This class offers invaluable information
for jewelry designers, metalsmiths, craftspeople, artists,
manufacturers, and entrepreneurs as well as those entering the field.
Topics include product development, image, advertising, press releases,
trademarks, sales reps, trade shows, crafts fairs, credit,
competitions, photography, display, security, catalogues, and lots
more. 7 hours
Register Now!
"Mr. Sturlin gave us LOTS of guidelines for developing a jewelry business. This was not only helpful but inspirational."
-Sylvia Cox
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