JewelryLessons
Let’s not forget that there are some wonderful sources online with instructions to learn specific skills or make specific projects. Not all of them are free, but if you’d like to get the very best instruction and can’t go somewhere to take a class, these might be just the ticket!
On the other side, these are also sites that you might be able to tap into for selling your own projects if you are interested in pursuing that line of business this year.  I just heard from Eni Oken yesterday, and she says that although her site is best known …read more

Elaine Luther is teaching this Spring at the Indianapolis Art Center in Indy, IN. She’s teaching a patinas weekend workshop and a PMC/BronzClay weekend workshop.
Elaine also told me about the Metal Clay Academy, which has lists of training opportunities.
Metal & Color
Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. & Sunday 12-3 p.m.
April 26 & 27
Lab Fee (included): $50
Non-Member Price: $234
Member Price: $225

BronzClay + Precious Metal Clay
Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. & Sunday 12-3 p.m.
March 14 & 15
Lab Fee (included): $50
Non-Member Price: $234
Member Price: $225

Always available, anytime day or night, whatever suits you, even in your jammies!  Don’t forget that there are online ways to learn jewelry skills to improve your techniques this year   My favorite place to start is Tammy’s list of e-courses on About.com’s Jewelry Making site.

In western North Carolina, the John C Campbell Folk School is only two hours from Asheville, Atlanta, Chattanooga, and Knoxville, with a shuttle that will pick you up at the Atlanta airport if you make arrangements! How nice is that? Dozens and dozens of classes are running all the time. You can browse the list by date and by subject! There’s not much going on in the craft world that this school doesn’t know about
From Basketry to Writing, you can choose from over 860 weeklong and weekend classes each year …read more

More Tucson news!  February 3 through 8, the Manning House will be open for beady business.
At the gorgeous Manning House, Exhibitors offer classes and workshops demonstrating how to create artistic pieces such as the ones they exhibit. These classes and workshops are held throughout the day, every day of the show.  Classes range from beginner to advanced, and cover beading, polymer, metal, glass, and business savvy!  The fabulous John Winter and Linda Gettings are just two of the names you’ll recognize!!

Zig-Zag Exposed Wire Necklace
Friday February 6th 9-noon
Instructor Margot Potter
Create Your Style Event
525 North Bonita Avenue
Tucson AZ 85745
$55.00 (includes supplies)
(Tools will be provided for use in class)

Every year, I feel that I need to add some new techniques to my repertoire. I haven’t quite decided what it’s going to be this year, although I’m leaning towards BronzClay. I hope you’ll take this challenge as well, and pick something new to work on, and maybe even to master, in 2009.
To help us get going on our quest, I contacted some folks to teach classes and workshops, and asked them to share their teaching schedules with you. In addition, we’ll be looking at other ways of gaining new jewelry making and beading skills all throughout …read more