by Elaine Luther on February 3, 2010
The WJA Student Scholarship Application for 2010 is now available!
Attention students and teachers, the WJA Student Scholarship is
now available online at www.callforentry.org.
This year we are awarding scholarships in two different
categories: the Designer Category (based on images of finished pieces
that are designed and created by the student), and a Non-Designer
Category (essay based for those studying to be a gemologist,
appraiser, watch-maker, bench jeweler, or retailer.
Our application is completely on-line through
www.callforentry.org Follow the link and fill out your application
today. Applications are due April 15th, 2010. Any questions, you can
e-mail Lisa Slovis Mandel, WJA Scholarship Chairperson at lisa (at) lisaslovis ( ) com
Learn more about WJA at their site www.womensjewelry.org.
by Elaine Luther on February 2, 2010
I saw this how-did-live-without-it tool at the Metal Clay World Conference last year and am so glad to see that it’s online now at Naturescape Studio.
It’s next on my gotta-buy list.
http://www.naturescapesstudio.com
by Elaine Luther on February 2, 2010
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by Elaine Luther on January 23, 2010
Pam East has published about her successful experiments on how to fire Art Clay Copper so that you can enamel on it. It’s here: http://www.pameast.net/library
by Elaine Luther on January 20, 2010
A member on Metal Clay Gallery recommends Bead Manager Pro for the macintosh. I haven’t tried it, but thought I’d pass on the tip, since this is a question that often comes up.
It’s downloadable and costs $127.00.
Here’s the website: http://www.beading-software.com
by Elaine Luther on January 20, 2010
There are a number of different ways to bend tubing without crushing it. One of them is to use the spring type benders. Here’s where to buy them: http://www.micromark.com.
by Elaine Luther on January 20, 2010
