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Carly Burke learned the fundamentals of wearable art while attending Savannah College of Art and Design where she majored in Metal and Jewelry Design. With more than ten years experience, a passion for metal manipulation drives her creativity. Bending, chasing, and connecting wire and metal to enhance the beauty of materials is an inspiring process. With a focus on quality design and quality materials, Carly is able to create elegant and durable jewelry that is sure to enhance any collection.
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James Quinn was born between the Korean war and the Cuban Missile Crisis, in Greensboro NC, where he attended school… sometimes. In his mid twenties he developed an interest in sculpture and blacksmithing. Modern techniques seemed necessary to build tools and equipment and along the way they became standard in his shop and work. He has traveled and worked in blacksmith shops and foundries in Colorado and Montana, learning about sculpture casting, the forging of materials and attending college in Flathead Valley in Montana. Making kinetic sculpture and forging have been his favorite pastimes, but he enjoys all areas of metal working and will try just about anything.
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A complete tool kit will be provided for each student's use during the workshop. No purchase is necessary to participate, but tools will be available for purchase after class if students would like to continue to practice what they've learned. For stone setting exercises, brass ring blanks and CZs are available for purchase. Students may bring their own faceted gemstones if they are round cut and 2.5mm to 3mm in size. A copper bracelet blank will can be purchased for an engraving exercise that will result in a finished piece.

*A "ball vise" is essential for small scale engraving work, but can be an expensive investment (upwards of $280) for the novice engraver. In fact, this cost has certainly prohibited beginners from exploring the art of engraving. In order to preserve this art form, NC BLACK Co has invented an affordable version of the ball vise to be used in their workshops, making it a cost effective option that will open the door to beginners. Purchase of NC BLACK Co.'s affordable ball vise is not necessary to take Les Bryant's engraving class, but due to repeated requests from students, the ball vise has been made available for purchase to students after the workshop. It is priced at $130.

All tools are provided for this workshop. Materials required:
• 18 gauge copper sheet, cut into 15 squares, approx. 2" x 2"
• Optivisor magnification necessary

Andrea Kennington, co-founder of NC Black Co., received her MFA in Metals Design from East Carolina University, studying under the prodigious John Satterfield. She then apprenticed with Betty Helen Longhi and has maintained the studio of Kennington Designs in Mount Airy with Chuck Kennington, a carver and practitioner of chase repose gold work. She is an instructor at the Sawtooth School of Art and teaches workshops worldwide. Andrea was then one of the co-founders of the Yadkin Valley Craft Guild and has served on the Board of Directors and Jury Committee of Piedmont Craftsmen, Inc. for several years. She has created a handcrafted Christmas tree ornament for collection of the White House and was among the artists across the nation honored at a special reception that occurred due to the tragic events of 9/11. Her work is held in many private collections and corporate institutions.

Les Bryant, Le Graveur de Vol, is a master engraver, goldsmith, metalsmith, and stone setter. Mr. Bryant has worked with Andrea Kennington, of Kennington Designs in North Carolina, on a range of jewelry, decorative art, and small sculpture. He has studied with a number of leading craft professionals, including Johnny Wyerts, Betty Helen Longhi and David Huang. His work is becoming renown in the custom knife making, gun engraving and fine jewelry arenas, and his engraved pieces have been shown in the pages of Blade Magazine and Knives Illustrated. Working with Andrea and Chuck Kennington, he helped form a specialty tool manufacturer, NC BLACK Co, to supply the tools that will enable aspiring metalsmiths to be equipped for the task. Mr. Bryant has become a master at teaching as well, imparting his passion for this unique art form to others today. He is now a frequent instructor in engraving and design in numerous professional schools across the country.

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