I'll be taking a two week course at Alchimia, the contemporary
jewelry school in Firenze, Italy, and I wonder if anyone who's
been there has any advice, tips, warnings, etc., they would like to
share about their experience and that would be helpful to know
before going.
You will love this school. But, if you have a particular gauge of
silver you like to use, you may want to bring some, because they
only use a very thick stock, and you have to draw down the wire, or
mill down the sheet, it takes a lot of time. You should also bring
your own saw blades, not because they won’t have any, but if your
blade breaks, you have to wait a while for the teacher to get you
one. If you have a particular type of flux you like, bring a bit of
it also. The kind they had was fine. I would like to say more, but I
am out of time this eve. I was there last year for the last two weeks
of Oct. It was wonderful!
Roxy Lentz