Spring One-Week Session III
April 18 - 24, 2010

Classes are open to serious students of all levels unless specified in course description; beginners welcome.

NOTE: As of March 18, there are still spaces in Chela Metzger's book conservation class. If you are interested in this class, please call the registrar, 828-765-2359, ext. 15. If you live in Western North Carolina or Eastern Tennessee, or you are a K-12 teacher, you may be able to take this class at half tuition as part of the Penland Standby Program.

Books

Chela Metzger

Chela Metzger - Principals of Book Conservation

Book conservation relies on a vital exploration of book structures. In this hands-on class, participants will deepen their understanding of common book structures and typical bookbinding materials by practicing repairs on discarded books. We will look at damaged pages, damaged connections between pages, damaged text block to case connections, and damaged cases. Students are encouraged to bring in a personal book they hope to repair. All levels.

Book conservation educator, lecturer at University of Texas at Austin; workshop teaching: Book and Paper Intensive, Taller El Maromero (Mexico), Universidad de Francisco Marroquin (Guatemala), University of Utah, Sun Yat-Sen University (China).

Metals

Tom McCarthy

Tom McCarthy - Pearl Opportunities

Pearls have been used in jewelry for a long time. Come learn numerous ways to incorporate them into your work. We will discuss types of pearls and make pearl settings. We will string them and create pearl chains with wire. We will half drill them and enlarge the holes of predrilled pearls. By the end of the week you will begin to think of each new piece of jewelry as a pearl opportunity! All levels.

Studio jeweler; teacher of workshops for more than twenty years; Florida Fellowship in the Arts; work in private and public collections including the Mint Museum of Craft + Design (NC); author of a chapter in The Penland Book of Jewelry (Lark Books).

tommccarthyjewelry.com