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Gino Deskins and Betty Porter
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Gino Deskins Since 2003 Gino has concentrated his time taking over 30 jewelry and lapidary classes at William Holland School. He has studied with Joe DePietro, Terry Higley, Dan Haga, Jim Dalhausen, Will Smith, Randy Armstrong, Preston Kemp and nationally known jewelry designer and wax carver, Kate Wolf. Gino has also studied Scrimshaw with Rich Williams and Sandra Brady, well known scrimshaw artists. When not at the school, he has been actively engaged in casting and jewelry making in his own studio with plans to teach faceting and chainmaking in the near future. Betty Porter Betty is a Graduate Gemologist of the Gemological Institute of America and a Registered Gemologist Appraiser of the International School of Gemology. She has taken classes with Mary Lou Kick, Terri Monagle, Rich Dillon and Sara Lee Boyce at William Holland. Betty has studied scrimshaw with Rich Williams and Sandra Brady, well-known scrimshaw artists. Her love of colored stones began 30 years ago when she traveled for years to Europe to buy antique jewelry. This combined with a Masters from George Washington University and a BFA from Memphis College of Art has given her experience with the design of jewelry and knowledge of the use of colored stones through the ages. Knowing what a stone is and what it's worth -- often dictates what kind of jewelry it should be in. |
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CLASS DESCRIPTION The students will learn the various techniques of hand engraving or etching of ivory, shed antler, bone, and fossil ivory. No previous history of artistic drawing ability is necessary. LAB FEE: $85.00 will include all material needed, including ivory, except for an optivisor (#5 suggested) which the student must bring. Students may take home everything in kit, including scribes, scalpel, inks, extra ivory. No. of Students: 8 Pre-requisite: None |
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