Greetings!
We have exciting news! The Revere Academy is now on Facebook. Please visit our page and become a fan, learn more about the school, post on our wall, and write a review. We are looking forward to using Facebook to connect and share with the Revere community. We'll continue to send out our newsletter with all of the news, information, and tips you have come to expect. In this issue of RevereNews you will find news and success stories from our students, opportunities, bench tips, information about new
electives, added class dates and more. Revere is now taking registrations for the Summer / Fall 2010 Open Session, with new elective classes. Check our web site for schedule and descriptions. We encourage you to register on-line. Classes are filling quickly and I am always disappointed when I have to tell students that the classes they want are full. So if you are thinking about registering, do it today! Thank you for being part of the Revere community. See you in class, - Christine Dhein Assistant Director  |
Revere Grad Trains
Indian Slave Trade Survivors
| Revere graduate, Dianna Badalament trains
Indian slave trade survivors  |
Revere graduate, Dianna Badalament, recently traveled India, to teach jewelry making skills to abused women. The organization, Made by Survivors, is a non-profit that provides skill training to survivors of human trafficking and slavery. Based in Kolkata, Dianna joined the program to introduce basic metalsmithing and jewelry making skills to a selected group of women. The project is intended to give the victims with little income potential an alternative to working in brothels or becoming re-enslaved.
Both the Jewelry
Artisans Collective and the Revere Academy donated over $1500 in used hand tools for Dianna to take with her. When they received the tools, Dianna stated, "Made By Survivors and I were overwhelmed at the generosity of the San Francisco jewelry community. The donated tools are essential in stocking our metalsmithing studio in order to teach the survivors a greater breadth of skills. These tools will also enable me to offer a learning opportunity to new girls who would like to join the program."
JAC will continue to accept donations of tools and materials. Contact Jenny Reeves.
For further information and to add your support, visit www.madebysurvivors.com.
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New & Elective Classes in Summer / Fall 2010
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Student Success Stories
| We are very proud of our students' achievements and we are happy to share stories of succes with the rest of the Revere community. Please email me with information about your recent awards and achievements so I can include you in the next RevereNews.
Three Revere
Students win 2010 AGTA Cutting Edge Awards
AGTA Cutting Edge Winners; Robert Kane (left),
Darryl Alexander (middle), and Naomi Sarna (right)
Three
Revere students, Darryl Alexander, Robert Kane, and Naomi
Sarna, were winners of the 2010 AGTA Cutting
Edge Awards. These students when Bernd Munsteiner taught
at
Revere, 11 years
ago. After class, these three students kept in touch as each pursued different
paths in
the gem world. Award-winner, Naomi Sarna stated, "Bernd's class opened
our
minds to the possibilities which allowed each of us the knowledge to
create
award-winning pieces and we are all very grateful for the opportunity to
have
studied with Bernd at your school."
International Revere Students Launch
New Web Sites
Ring by Jocelyn Vanni  | Jocelyn Vanni, a Revere
student living in Chile, recently launched a new web site featuring her
jewelry designs.
Pendant by Diane Brazeau  | Revere
graduate,
Diane Brazeau, of Canada, launched a
new
web site featuring her jewelry designs. The photo on her home page was
taken by
Cristina Amador, one of her classmates during the JTI program.
Revere Student & Emerging Artist
Achieves Success
Brooch and Ring by Chris Nelson | Revere
student, Chris Nelson, was accepted as an
Emerging Artist into the American Craft Exposition,
2010 and will participate in a total of 11 jurried fine art festivals
this
year. Chris states. "My first formal class was in April, 2002 in Marne
Ryan's
Fusing class during the Master's Symposium. My accomplishments are a
success
for Revere and the excellent staff, faculty and visiting masters. By the
way, I
will be 62 in early May, so artists at any age can be 'emerging'."
Design
Symposium Wrap-Up
Students Win Design Contest
Revere
students Chris Halaburka and Julia Behrends were the Grand Prize
winners of the Design Contest held during the 2010 Masters Symposium
class, Jewelry Design with Alan Revere & Friends.
Award-Winning Jewelry Designs
by Chris Halaburka (left) and Julia Behrends (right)  |
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Bench Tip from Alan Revere
Lean On Me: Soldering Tweezers As Angled Weight |
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One of the most difficult aspects of soldering is often just holding the
pieces in place long enough to heat them. Added to that, when the
solder flows, it can lubricate the contact area so that the top piece
can literally swim around uncontrollably. The key here is to find some
way to hold the pieces in place. Binding wire is always a
possibility, but it can be cumbersome and time consuming to apply. Clips
and clamps might work, but here is a simple way to use a tool you
already have, for a slightly unintended purpose. Most jewelers already
have a "third hand," on their bench. These are soldering tweezers
mounted on a stand, intended to hold an assembly in the air for
soldering. But like most tools, it you look hard, there are other (often
unintended) uses. The next time you need to hold something down,
use the third hand as a weight. Do this by adjusting the angle of the
tweezers in relation to the base, so that the tip of the tweezers is
over-bent, so that the front of the base of the third hand is partially
lifted off the bench top. The angle can be adjusted to add weight. This
technique is perfect for holding any slippery little bits of metal in
place for soldering. This series of tips is from Alan Revere's continuing column in MJSA Journal, and will be collected into a book. Find more tips like this one in Mr. Revere's first bench tips book, 101 Bench Tips, published by MJSA. Illustration is by Sean Kane. Order now! More Bench TipsVisit our new and improved Bench Tips page with clever and time saving tips taken from the book, 101 Bench Tips for Jewelers by Alan Revere; Alan's Bench Tips 102+ that have been recently published in his column in "MJSA Journal." Old Bench Tips from Alan Revere, and Green Jewelry Tips from Christine Dhein. New tips will be added each month, so be sure to check back often. |
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Thank You for Reading RevereNews!
| The Revere Academy is a professional jewelry school where
master craftsmen pass on their skills and knowledge to students at all
levels. Beginners and hobbyists as well as experienced working bench
jewelers come for dozens of short, intensive classes (just 3-days!) and
diploma programs lasting 2-4 months. I hope you will be able to join us
for a class soon!
Sincerely, Christine Dhein
Assistant Director
Revere Academy
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Summer / Fall Registration
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For Summer Classes
Now!
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View our Summer / Fall schedule and check our our Open Session new and elective classes.
Above: Class projects from
Sawing & Piercing -Sept 27-28
Instructor: Michael David Sturlin
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The Right Tool
for the Job
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Otto Frei now carries
Revere pliers.
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Featured Class
Fabrication 2: Carving & Chains
| Fabrication 2 Class Projects  | |
July 9-11 - Register Now!
or
Aug 2-4 - Register Now!
This class builds further fabrication skills in
sterling silver. Through hands-on experience, you will learn to layout
and carve a patterned wedding band, make a twisted bi-metal ring, and
create a cable chain bracelet with a toggle clasp. Prerequisite: Fabrication 1 or experience. 24 hours
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Faculty Exhibitions
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|  Adornment and Excess
Jewelry in the 21st CenturyJan 21 - July 23, 2010 The work of Revere staff, emiko oye is featured at the Miami University Art Museum More detailsTransmutations:
Material RebornJune 22-July 16, 2010 The work of emiko oye will be featured in this traveling exhibition based on 500 Plastic Designs book at Gallery Loupe in Mont Claire, NJ. More details California State FairJuly 14 -
Aug 1, 2010 Christine Dhein's 21st Century Breastplate is a finalist in the Recycled Art category and will be on exhibit at the California Fine Art exhibition in Sacramento. More details |
Revere on the Road
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| MetalwerxBoston, MA Revere Instructor, Christine Dhein, will teach Green Jewelry on Aug
11 and Surface Embellishments & Riveting Techniques on Aug 12-15,
2010 at Metalwerx in Boston, MA. More detailsSurfaces & Rivets
with Christine Dhein  | Design WerkstadtRevere Instructor, Ronda Coryell, will teach Anticlastic Raising in Braunwald, Switzerland Aug 1-6, 2010 |
Setting 1B: Basic
Tentative Dates for Additional Class
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Setting 1B:Basic
September 17-19, 2010
We just filled the last space in Setting 1:Basic. We will add a second section Sept 17-19, 2010 if we get enough interest. If you would like to be on the list for the September class, please contact Glenda, registrar. |
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| Opportunities |
Call for Artists and
Artwork
ATTA Gallery,
Bangkok
Send digital images jewelry of exceptional quality to be
considered for a new gallery opening soon in Bangkok by Revere graduate,
Atty Tantivit. All jewelry artists, including those who make jewelry
from non-precious
materials are encouraged to apply.
More details
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Call for Entries
METAL Inclinations2 International
This juried exhibition will include selections of the most
exemplary fine metal art jewelry created by metalsmiths, silversmiths,
goldsmiths and jewelers all over the world.
Deadline: June 30, 2010
More details
Call for
Entries
2011 American
Craft Council Show Season
This an
opportunity to exhibit and sell your handmade work across the country to
thousands of craft buyers, collectors and enthusiasts.
Deadline:
July 25, 2010
More
details
Pearl
Jewelry Design Competition
Cultured Pearl Association of America announces new International Pearl
Jewelry
Design Competition.
Submit pearl
jewelry designs by sketch, drawing, painting or digital image $150 for first
entry. $100 for additional entries
(maximum 5).
Deadline: Sept 1, 2010
More details
2011 NICHE Awards
Winners will be featured in the Spring 2011 issue of NICHE.
Deadline: Aug. 31 for
professionals.
Sept. 30 for students
More details
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| Revere in Print |
Now Available!
| Professional Goldsmithing Reprint
Alan Revere's classic book on the art of goldsmithing is now available as a high-quality, spiral-bound, black and white reprint with the original color cover. This text documents the fabrication of 30 projects in detail and is only available from Revere Academy Books.
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