Don and Ann Monroe
350 Lapidary Lane
Young Harris, GA 30582

706-379-9662

annmonroe@windstream.net

Ann began teaching as a wirecraft instructor in the mid-1970's. She has also taught Jewelry Design at Wildacres and Beginning Silver at William Holland. She also teamed with her husband to teach Lost-Wax Casting at the John C. Campbell Folk School. She and Don continue to teach as a team feeling that this approach gives the students an opportunity to learn more than one way to produce jewelry. She has studied with several well-known instructors including Jean Stark, John Cogswell, and Alan Revere. Her studio work consists primarily of commission pieces incorporating casting, fabrication, and PMC. Many of the pieces that she and Don produce feature Scottish or Celtic motifs and are done at the request of members of various Scottish Clans.

Don started teaching at William Holland in 1997. He uses silver, gold and blacksmithing techniques to produce commission pieces based on Scottish, Celtic and Etruscan motifs. He teaches most often as a team with his wife, Ann. Together they operate a jewelry business, “Different by Design". Don has taught at the SFMS workshops at Wildacres and William Holland and on occasions, at John C. Campbell Folk School. He has studied with several well-known instructors such as Jean Stark, John Cogswell, Tim McCreight and Dr. Jim Batson.

CLASS DESCRIPTION

Students in this class will have the opportunity to produce Channel Inlay pieces by fitting carefully shaped pieces of hard stone such as agate and jasper in a variety of silver pattern grids, which have been fabricated by the student. Using patterns developed by the student or from the instructors' library, pieces of jewelry such as pins, pendants, bola ties or belt buckles will be created. The more popular patterns are based on animals or geometric figures. Since channel inlay involves both silver and stonework, it is sometimes regarded as one of the most difficult skills to acquire. Silver and other supplies will be available from the instructors.

CLASS FEE - $50, approximate materials fee is $150 to $250.

Maximum Number of Students: 6

Pre-requisite: Two or more silver courses and good current soldering experience. Stone cutting experience such as cabochons is not required but can be helpful.