{"id":93,"date":"2010-07-18T19:25:42","date_gmt":"2010-07-19T02:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silvergoldberry.com\/?p=93"},"modified":"2010-07-18T20:36:52","modified_gmt":"2010-07-19T03:36:52","slug":"back-from-the-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/silvergoldberry.com\/?p=93","title":{"rendered":"Back from the Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Carly Burke wears her new creations with delight.<\/p><\/div>\n

Yesterday was my travel day back from Floyd, VA, home of the Jacksonville Center for the Arts<\/a>. My five day Basic Jewelry Fabrication class went over very well. With a full enrollment of 5 creative women, we transformed the glass studio into a metalsmithing mecca. I was impressed and inspired by the original designs each of these students finished.<\/p>\n

I’ve enjoyed teaching in the past, but this class really energized me as much as the students. Once they got started I couldn’t wait to see how they would finish. During the process of explaining the techniques and helping the students to learn them, I realized that it’s really fun to teach something that I so love doing.<\/p>\n

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Chris Cox made this piece to give as a gift.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bronze Links Bracelet by Heather Carter<\/p><\/div>\n

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A Turquoise ring created by Linda Motley<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

Part of what I love about repairs and custom work is design. Decisions about design and fabrication methods go hand in hand. Challenging a student, but not over reaching their new skills was a fine line. Helping the students design the pieces while learning the techniques was, surprisingly, \u00a0a lot of fun. It’s where art meets craft.<\/p>\n

But I must say, I was extremely impressed with their final pieces. And for these five ladies, it’s just the beginning.<\/p>\n

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Designed and created by Deborah Carter, this pendant can be worn three different ways.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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