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SAWDUST ART EDUCATION NEWS
January Jewelry Class for Adults

Learn the fine art of jewelry-making from experienced Sawdust artist-jewelers in a relaxing, creative setting at the Sawdust Art Festival.

Date and class times:	Saturday, January 24, 2009 from 10am to 3pm
Class size:	Limited to ten (10)
Location:	Healy House on the Sawdust Art Festival grounds
Fees:	$150 per student for one-day session. Includes a $25 non-refundable registration fee.
Tools:	All necessary tools will be provided. Each student will receive a packet with metal; six (6) saw blades and other necessities for their own use. *Please bring to class a drawing tablet, pencil, eraser, ruler and unbridled enthusiasm to create. Also bring a sack lunch.
Description:	An introductory class in the design technique of making hand fabricated jewelry from metal sheet. Students will learn about the American Arts and Crafts Movement of which beauty of nature and simplicity of design were the foremost values. Students will explore the technique used in metal fabrication. Using examples, students will design and hand make one piece of Jewelry from start to finish, orchestrating artistic techniques along the way. Students will gain knowledge of the tools and methods used to fabricate metal jewelry. A final objective in this course will be to instill in students an appreciation of and introduction to the design and creation of handmade fabricated jewelry, along with the sense of accomplishment by taking home handmade jewelry of their own creation.
Instructor:	Marla Burns is a Laguna Beach gold and silversmith with 41 years of experience. She is a founding member of the Sawdust Art Festival, having exhibited and demonstrated her metalsmithing in the show for 37 years. In the 1960’s Marla studied metalsmithing at the side of master teacher Clarla Ilgner.
How To Sign Up:	Click here for downloadable registration form, or call Jennifer Tye at 949.497.0515 or Jan Sattler at 949-637-5807