“Summer Camp for Goldsmiths” For those of you interested in
attending fantastic workshops this summer.
The Florida Society of Goldsmiths’ West Coast Chapter will host
their 16th Annual Jewelry and Metalsmithing Workshops at Wildacres
Retreat, Little Switzerland, NC, June 22 - 28, 2002. Workshops
offered: Marriage of Metals by John Cogswell; Tortured Metal/Patina
by Chris Darway, Enameling Plus by Sidney Scherr, PMC, The Latest &
Greatest by Barbara Simon, Byzantine Hollow Tapered Bracelet by Jean
Stark, and Lapidary, Odd Shapes & Unique Settings by Mary Webb. To
register, contact Bob Maier, Registrar, P.O. Box 408, Aripeka, FL
34679, ( 352) 597-9055.
Wildacres Retreat is a magical experience, held on top of a mountain
high on the Blue Ridge Parkway just 50 miles north of Asheville, NC.
Great workshops, great location, great food, great people! A great
place to network and to meet and study with world-class
metalsmithing and lapidary instructors. Attend once and you’ll be
hooked on this “Summer Camp for Goldsmiths”!
Tom and Kay Benham
FSG, Wildacres Committee, Co-Chair Publicity
tbenham@aol.com or ksbenham@aol.com
727.244.8858
FSG website: www.fsg4u.com