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Education
I am offering two different mentorship programs.
The one week intensive skill development program. Times are five days 7 - 8 hours a day. You are given exercises and projects to do that will help you master one particular skill. The most basic of and the core and most valuable of Goldsmithing skills is to be able to make strong soldering connections. To develop this skill you will be given the project to make a sterling silver hand made curb link chain. Upon successfully completing a 16 to 18 inch sterling silver curb link chain you will have mastered the art of doing strong soldering connections that will be invaluable in your career in all the goldsmithing assemblies that require soldering. Other skill development areas are, stone setting, Pave’ diamond setting, Piercing, forming, Repousse and chasing, just to name a few. The tuition cost for this course is $1599.00 Canadian.
The 10 month Apprenticeship style tutoring. In this program you will have the opportunity to work side by side with me making and repairing jewelry along with helping run and operate the business the same as an employee would, giving you the real life experience in the running of a custom jewelry making business, along with being tutored to master the craft of advanced world class fine jewelry making. The complete program to become a master goldsmith is doing four of these tuition based 10 month Apprenticeship programs. The tuition for this program is $15,999.00 Canadian. Scholarships are available to qualifying applicants, based on the skills and experience and upon financial need.