Greetings!
It is summer in San Francisco! As I look into the studio several graduates from the recent JTI class are completing their JA Bench Jeweler Certification exams. This Friday we will roll out our Summer / Fall Open Session, full of opportunities to learn more about what you love to do...make jewelry.
In this issue of RevereNews you will find information about our new faculty members, new scholarships, job opportunities, elective classes, bench tips, and more. And take a look at the award-winning box rings from our recent Jewelry Technician Intensive. Thank you for being part of the Revere community. See you in class! - Christine Dhein Assistant Director    |
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Revere Welcomes New Faculty Members
Dilek Sezen, Jenny Reeves & Deana Fukatsu
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The Revere Academy welcomes several new faculty members who will be joining us to share their knowledge and expertise with our students starting in Summer/Fall 2011. We are very pleased to add such esteemed experts to our team. Please welcome Dilek Sezen, who will teach Rendering, Jenny Reeves, who will teach Argentium 1 and Argentium 2, and Deana Fukatsu, who will teach Casting.
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Dilek received a classical Italian training in painting and sculpture, in her native Istanbul, Turkey. After attending John Cass University in London, Dilek worked in New York for several prominent jewelry design houses, eventually relocating to San Francisco, where she operates her own jewelry design studio. Visit dileksezen.com. Dilek teaches Rendering.  | | Cobblestone Pendant by Jenny Reeves |
Jenny Reeves is a studio jeweler whose award-winning work is sold through local galleries and has been featured in Metalsmith Magazine. Jenny completed Revere's JTI and Graduate Jeweler diploma programs. Visit jennyreeves.com. Jenny teaches Argentium 1 and Argentium 2. 
Deana Fukatsu is a graduate of Revere's JTI and Graduate Jeweler programs. After gaining industry experience, Deana opened her own studio in the Phelan building, where she designs and works for the trade. Visit octopusmejewelry.com. Deanna teaches Casting. |
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JTI Grads Earn Diplomas & Awards
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 | | Best Stone Setting: Chris Root |
 | | Technical Excellence: Juliana Greenaway |
 | | Most Dramatic: Ben Faryna |
 | | Best Engraving: Ravipa 'Par' Veerasaksri |
 | | Facebook Favorite: Amanda McLaws |
The Revere Academy awarded its Jewelry Technician Diploma to 20 s
tudents who graduated from the recent JT Intensive program. The two-month Jewelry Technician Intensive Program, led by Alan Revere, is the most effective way to build the skills and confidence to succeed with a career in jewelry. The program includes instruction in fabrication, stone setting, casting, polishing, repair, trade practices, and hand engraving. Students in the program also meet designers, bench jewelers and manufacturers who offer advice based on their own experiences. Each semester the JT Intensive concludes with a juried competition. Students work on an independent design project for Revere's classic Box Ring, from his book, Professional Goldsmithing. The assignment combines students' creative talents along with the technical skills they learned in the JT Intensive. Students and faculty voted to select winners in a number of categories. All the work was painstaking made and displayed excellent technical mastery. The following award-winning students received gift certificates donated by jewelry tool supplier Otto Frei: Best Stone Setting: Chris Root, Technical Excellence: Juliana Greenaway Duncan, Best Design: Skye Schulte, Most Dramatic: Ben Faryna, Most Marketable: Jennifer Still, Best Engraving: Ravipa 'Par' Veerasaksri, Most Fun: Toni Voge, Most Outside the Box: Evan Hauser, and Facebook Favorite: Amanda McLaws. The next JT Intensive program will be offered October 10 through December 6, 2011. Register now!  | | Best Design: Skye Schulte |
 | | Most Marketable: Jennifer Still |
 | | Most Outside the Box: Evan Hauser |
 | | Most Fun: Toni Voge |
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Revere Announces
New Scholarship for Beaders
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The Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts is offering a new scholarship aimed at the beading community. Anyone who makes beaded jewelry and would like to learn more about traditional jewelry making can apply to win this complete scholarship for any of the Academy's 3-day classes. The winner will choose from dozens of classes offered each year in a wide range of subjects such as fabrication, stone setting, jewelry design, and more.
The scholarship winner can select the class of their choice and receive full tuition plus airfare from anywhere in the U.S. as well as lodging in San Francisco, and kit fees. Applications ask for examples of your beaded jewelry along with a statement of why you want to attend the Revere Academy.
"This is a great opportunity for anyone who is passionate about making jewelry and would like to take their skills to the next level," says the school's director and founder, Alan Revere. "In just 3 days, the winner will learn an incredible amount from professionals who are eager to share their skills."
Leslie Strong, a beaded jewelry maker from Bellingham, WA summarized her experience at Revere by saying, "I started out working with beads but soon felt limited by what I could find in catalogs. As a designer, I wanted each element to be of high quality and fit my design. I needed to know at least the basics of fabrication. After a few Revere classes, I learned so much that the possibilities of what I can create are wider than ever before. And the jewelry I make is of greater value too."
The application deadline is October 15, 2011 and the winner will be announced November 1, 2011. There is no fee to complete the online application. More details.
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Bench Tip from Alan Revere
Drop by Drop: Saving Your Flux Brush | 
Anyone who has ever soldered jewelry, has a searing memory of sacrificing a flux brush in the name of expedient soldering. This occurs when, in the middle of an extended soldering operation, you observe that although the metal is hot enough, the flux is not sufficient for the solder to flow. Perhaps there was never enough or it burned off during extended heating (which should be avoided). So you put your flux-wet brush on the hot metal to add more of the vital liquid, which of course sears and ruins a few bristles on the brush. That's okay if your family owns a flux brush business or if you use the cheap kind. But I use a #00 Red Sable (artist's type) as a flux brush, and I want them to last. So try this the next time you need to re-apply flux to a hot piece of metal. Use the sharpened end of the brush to transport it. After removing the paint, which would burn upon contact with hot metal, dip the bare wood into flux to saturate it and transport it to the needed joint. The flux splatters of course, but it winds up in the right place without loosing a hair on your favorite brush. 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 book, 101 Bench Tips, published by MJSA . Illustration is by Sean Kane. Order now! More Bench Tips Visit our new and improved Bench Tips page with clever, time-saving techniques taken from the book, 101 Bench Tips for Jewelers by Alan Revere. Also included are 102+ bench tips that have been recently published in his column in "MJSA Journal," and Green Jewelry Tips from Christine Dhein. New entries will be added each month, so be sure to check back often. |
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Thank You for Reading RevereNews!
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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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Learn To Make Jewelry this Summer!
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"Never put off until tomorrow what you
can do today."
- Thomas Jefferson
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Scholarships
at Revere
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| Revere Academy
New Student Scholarship
Scholarship for any 3-day class includes tuition, transportation, and lodging in San Francisco.
Deadline: Sept 15, 2011
More details
Revere Academy
Mort Abelson Masters Symposium Scholarship
This scholarship honors Mort Abelson, who was instrumental in promoting the American designer jewelry movement. The winner receives all expenses paid (tuition, fees, transportation and lodging) in San Francisco for any class during this year's annual Masters Symposium.
Deadline: Sept 15, 2011
More details
Revere Academy
Scholarship for Beaders
Scholarship for any 3-day class includes tuition, transportation, and lodging in San Francisco.
Deadline: August 15, 2011
More details
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Job Opportunities
| Bench Jeweler Positions Available
| There are bench jeweler positions available with prestigious jewelry designers in Southern California, Boulder, CO, and Scottsdale, AZ. If you are interested in learning more, email Alan Revere for more details.
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Featured Classes
Two-in-One
Weekend!
| Here's your chance to take two classes in one weekend with Christine Dhein!
Surface Sampler
Aug 20, 2011
| Add exciting and fun textures to the surfaces of your work. Learn a wide range of ways to add depth, color, texture, patterns, and drama with techniques including roller printing, embossing, subtraction, hammering, stamping, punching, patinas and more. Make a "surface sampler" of textures in copper to keep for reference in your studio. Prerequisite: Fabrication 1 or experience. 8 hours Register now!
Keum-Boo August 21, 2011 
| Learn this awesome Korean surface technique of bonding pure gold foil over silver Begin by fabricating a pair of dangle earrings and a pendant in sterling. Then learn the step-by-step process of depletion silvering and adding gold with keum-boo. Bring scrap 24k gold and make your own gold foil. Prerequisite: Fabrication 1 or experience. 8 hours
Register now!
Christine Dhein will teach Surface Sampler and Keum-Boo. Learn more.
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Last Copies of Professional Goldsmithing Found!
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| | We have been doing some spring cleaning around the Academy and we came across one last box of Alan's classic book, Professional Goldsmithing.
Professional Goldsmithing
has been out of print for years and copies go for big bucks on eBay.
These last few pristine copies are priced at $150 each, personalized for you by the author. Call Glenda at 415-391-4179 to reserve your copy before they are all gone!
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The Right Tool
for the Job
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Otto Frei now carries
Revere pliers.
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Organic Tees for Summer!
| This new women's Revere Wear shirt is the classic T-shirt style, designed specifically for women.
Women's Short Sleeve Classic T-Shirt
100% Organic Cotton $15
Women's Long Sleeve Classic T-shirt
100% Organic Cotton $20
| 100% organic cotton shirts are black with white logo.
Made in the USA.
Sizes M, L, XL
Order now!
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Student Success
| Revere at SNAG
Dustin Wylie attended the Seattle SNAG conference with a SNAG Student Scholarship. 
Tara Brannigan exhibited work in the Seattle Metals Guild exhibition at the Concourse Exhibition Center and did a live blog for SNAG. 
Janet Underwood participated in the SNAG Trunk Show at the SNAG Conference in Seattle on May 29,2011. |
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MAG 60th Exhibitions
Call for Entries
Movement
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Conspicuous
are juried exhibitions that will be presented in conjunction with Forging Communities, a one-day symposium presented by the Bay Area Metal Arts Guild.
Call for Entry
MOveMENT is juried exhibition of 3D works by California metal and jewelry artists will be selected by Julie Muniz and Harriete Estel Berman. It will showcase the convergence of metal arts (sculpture and jewelry)
November 4-17, 2011
Deadline: July 31, 2011
More details
Call for Entry
Conspicuous is an intimate exhibition that speaks to jewelry and how we can put it on view in our personal settings. Jurors Sienna Patti of Sienna Gallery, and Jonathan Anzalone and Joseph Ferriso of Anzfer Farms will select from a national call.
Deadline: July 31, 2011
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MAG One-Day Symposium
Forging Communities is a one-day symposium with a fascinating line-up of speakers in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco to be held at the Oakland Museum of California.
Nov 12, 2011
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Call for Consignment Jewelry
Raquel Settels Metalsmith, a new jewelry and accessories boutique in Noe Valley is looking for high quality jewelry and accessory designers to carry on consignment at her new 24th Street location. Email a small sampling of photos to Raquel.
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