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Massacusetts

A travel blog entry by jkqm14

... a seat on the Northampton School Board in 1905, this was the only loss Coolidge ever experienced at the polls. This was just the start of Calvin Coolidge’s rise to presidency. Two years later, he was elected to the state legislature. In 1910, the citizens of Northampton selected him as their mayor, and then he won a statewide race for the Massachusetts Senate in 1912, serving ...

Departure Day

A travel blog entry by roadscholarorg

Saturday

Once again I'm up early. I slept very well last night as I have every night since coming here. I have a fantastic roommate who also wakes early. I have enjoyed getting to know her. She will be back next year to work on her kiln glass.

I come down to the cafeteria to work on my blog and Sandy from Collage is already here. She is waiting for the airport shuttle to take her to Bradley Airport to fly home to ...

The Final Buildup and Completion

A travel blog entry by roadscholarorg

... 9 to work on completing ideas. I have a necklace and earrings to complete for a friend and some techniques I want to try as long as I still have Joy there to help me. Joy is a wonderful teacher who continues to show us new things and then allows us to work on completing our ideas and work on our techniques. I complete a couple more pairs of earrings - one pair takes 4 tries before I get what I'm looking for.

After lunch we finish what we are ...

More Exploration into Metal Working

A travel blog entry by roadscholarorg

... made the day before as a demonstration. I made 2 pair. I was excited, they both came out well and I will wear a pair on the morrow.

After breakfast the class gets started. Joy teaches us to make links for a chain using various methods. I immediately get to work and changed the necklace I made yesterday. As I stated I like the hammered look. I like the new outcome much better. But what to ...

It starts to come together

A travel blog entry by roadscholarorg

... on to pins and earrings. My favorite - hammering the metal to flatten and make the wire stronger.

We are all interested in choosing our beads and putting together pieces of jewelry. I work mostly on making pendants out of the glass beads I made and practicing swirls and circles in the metal. One class member, Cindy, has an idea that she wants to put together and practices techniques to be able to create the ...