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... the strike.
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated failures. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” -Calvin Coolidge
until we meet again, this is James ...
Departure Day
... is the one who came due to Road Scholar. We talk about other possible Road Scholar trips and about coming back to Snow Farm. I would love to come back, but don't know if I would take a jewelry making class or something else. Joy and Nancy were wonderful instructors and great people to get to know. They made learning fun and I have a new hobby thanks to them. Of course I don't see myself setting up a glass bead making spot at home, but one ...
The Final Buildup and Completion
Friday
Once again I'm up early and head down to the metal working studio. During the night it occured to me that I needed bronze earrings to go with the bronze jewelry I've been making. So at 6am I am making bronze earrings - most of my jewelry has been done with bronze wire as the color goes well with the beads I have made. Around 7am I am joined by Diane who had some ideas during the night as well.
After breakfast, everyone is in the ...
More Exploration into Metal Working
... a clasp? Joy comes through again and showed us various clasps.
There is much more banter and sharing in the class while working on the metal. While making the glass beads we were so intent on our melting glass that there was very little cross talk. Now there is conversation flowing and we learn more about our fellow classmates and teacher. For instance - Joy has 2 hedgehogs for pets. How fun ...
It starts to come together
Wednesday
Today is the first day of metal working - the part we do to put the beads together. Our instructor is Joy Raskin. Most of us start the day by cleaning up the rest of the glass beads, then we proceed to the metal studio.
Joy starts us of by demonstrating basic metal wire bending after telling us the difference between the various grades of wire. She introduces us to making rings first. Then ...
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