Silver III: Southwest Jewelry - Marji Ferrell
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SILVER III: SOUTHWEST JEWELRY
INSTRUCTOR: MARJI FERRELL
Let's travel together to the Southwest to learn both traditional and contemporary Indian style jewelry making. Students will learn multiple techniques employed by American Indian craftsmen including overlay, stamping, creation of embellishments, use of shot plates, taps and dies, the types of stones used and piercing. Individual creativity is encouraged. I will have reference books and magazines available to inspire your designs and I'm always there to help. Cabochons and silver will be available for purchase. If you have your own tools, stones or silver you may bring them with you, an OptiVISOR is invaluable and strongly recommended. The class fee covers solder, a cabochon and silver for the first project, saw blades, educational materials and other expendables.
Class Fee: $150
Est Materials Fee: $200-300
Prerequisites: Silver I & Silver II
Marji Ferrell
Marji began artistic life as an art major in college but decided that being a “starving artist” was not such a good idea, so she returned to college and became a nurse. She never gave up on her love of art, however, and began taking stained glass lessons in the 1970s. Shortly after, she started taking jewelry lessons and was hooked. After moving to Florida, Marji opened a stained-glass studio in Sarasota and in her spare time continued taking jewelry classes. In 2003, Marji and her husband relocated to Murphy, NC—just miles from William Holland. Now retired, Marji devotes herself to the design and fabrication of custom jewelry and passing along her knowledge to others.