Please welcome our newest members…
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Tricia Callahan
Johns Creek, GA. USA
jewelry hobbyist/junkie
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Linda Meraw
Winfield, BC. Canada
I have been a hobbiest the for ten years now and teach Art Jewelry
in a highschool located in the middle of BC’s beautiful Okanagan
Valley.
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Kris Ducharme
Aurora, IL. USA
I make upcycled jewelry and am currently trying to find my niche in
the marketplace.
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Michele Coombes
Forster, Australia
Hi just starting out in jewelery making, wire wrapping, using apoxy
or some other clay form to add to crystals & maybe use pmc -so maybe
some interesting info & some help with questions might be what I can
find here, thanks
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Cary Grimm
Topeka, USA
Hello, I am a beginning faceter and the owner of a American Facetor
machine, I am in search of gem cutting with the american facetor" by
earl d. montgomery, 1974. As simple as the machine seems to be I
have not figured it out yet.
I also have two other machines, a raytech and a ultra tec.
I will be going to the William Holland School of Lapridary in
Georgia this oct. for two weeks for some more faceting lessons.
I come out of a woodworking background and the use of tools is very
natural to me I have been lurking on your site for some time now and
am totaly awed by your range and depth. I started some study of
gemology at GIA some 40 years ago, but had to retreat because of
family obligations.
Thank you for accepting me in your group.
Cary Grimm
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Michael Earl
Ruse, New South Wales. Australia
Hi, I am a semi retired hobbyist with an interest in collecting
rocks and minerals in conjunction with studying Geology. I intend to
develop my skills in identifying and preparing gem stones for
display.
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Liz Burnett
Vancouver, BC. Canada
I am a GIA gemologist, RMV jewelry appraiser, jewelry designer, and
product quality controller.
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Victor Sedinger
Fort Worth, TX. USA
Thanks for the opportunity to join. I took up silversmithing late in
my 60s. Still only a little better than novice in skills, but I want
to design, make and sell jewelry as I approach retirement next year.
Would like to travel to classes and shows upon retirement to broaden
my skills and experience. Haven’t really settled on a style that I
prefer, but I feel that the more I practice, the more of a personal
style I will develop.
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Denise Smith
Wrightsville beach, NC. USA
I am a beginner, I have been working with metal for about 2 years. I
have taken a variety of workshops and classes. I love mixing metals
to achieve an interesting ancient look. I love stones as well. I
have owned an art gallery in the past and I am familar with the
business side of being an artist.
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Linda Fernyhough
Kirkland, WA. USA
I have been silversmithing for about year and a half and can almost
admit that I am no longer a total beginner. However, I have been
bumbling around on my own, using books and YouTube and think it’s
about time to touch base, at least virtually, with other jewelers.
So here I am ready to get my fe et wet and excited to do so.
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Rhonda Lockhar
Hanceville, AL. USA
I am a beginng jeweler looking for the right education program from
first-rate instructors. Right now I am building inventory so that I
launch my website and social media. I hope to open a bricks and
mortar store in the future, but I’m working with limited capital.
Right now, everything is going in to materials.
Any recommentations about jewelers’ schools would be very welcome! I
live in Alabama and specialize in vintage pieces (or pieces from
vintage molds), and handcarved gems and pearls. I’d like to be
Galatea when I grow up. 
Thank you, Rhonda Lockhart
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