Kate Wolf     Marlene Richey     Blaine Lewis    Remy Rotenier

Open Studio Days with Kate Wolf 1-2 days - All skill levels welcome.  
July 7-8, Tues-Weds (9-5, Portland, Maine
August 6-7, Thurs-Fri (9-5), Portland, Maine
Oct 14-15, Weds-Thurs (9-5), Portland, Maine
For those who have taken a class with Kate. Bring ongoing projects and questions, Kate will spend one on one time with each student and do demos.

More Wax with Kate Wolf 3 or 4 days - All skill levels welcome.  
Aug 31- Sept 3, Mon- Thurs (9-5)
For those who have taken a wax carving class with Kate. Emphasis is placed on helping each student take their skills to a higher level. Tricks of the trade, new tools and innovations will be covered. There will be time for tool making and modifying. We will be working with Wolf Wax by FerrisÅ and Cowdery Extrusions. Students are encouraged to bring projects, questions, requests, wise ass comments and jokes.

Kate's Bio



Creative Marketing Workshop with Marlene Richey - 2 days   
May 8-9, Fri- Sat, (9-4) , Portland, Maine
Would you like to make more money? In two hard working, fun filled days, you'll learn how to promote, advertise and market your business. Expand your possibilities with hands-on projects such as: write a press release, artist's statement, collection statement; organize a press kit. Discuss your image (or lack thereof) and ways to get free publicity. Oodles of tips, hints, examples, handouts, and exercises will help you determine and achieve goals, and look professional. www.marlenerichey.com

During Marlene Richey's 30+ year career she ran a wholesale design business, a retail gallery and participated in hundreds of craft and trade shows. She traveled for a decade selling jewelry throughout the US. Marlene served on numerous boards of directors (currently Society of North American Goldsmiths), consults with emerging artists nationally and internationally; teaches seminars and classes (including at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC); gives speeches, participates on panels; writes articles for jewelry/craft publications including a regular column in Art Jewelry magazine called "Business Savvy." Marlene's new book Profiting by Design is receiving critical acclaim.



Counter Sketching with Remy Rotenier - 4 days  
August 18-21, Mon- Thurs (9am-5pm) Portland, Maine
Have you ever had a customer who knows what they don't want, but can't communicate what they are looking for? Remy Rotenier teaches design development techniques that make it easy to produce designs that please your customer. This workshop covers the whole process: from making a quick rough sketch through turning it into a wonderful colored drawing without losing its energy. We'll spend three days with pencil‚ developing sketching skills, learning how to render elements and stones then successfully incorporate concepts into jewelry design. We'll complete 3 view technical drawings. Then we will spend two days on color rendering techniques‚ exploring the use of transparent and opaque water colors, for true to life illustrations of metal and gemstones. We'll also cover special orders‚ helping the customer through design decisions and preparing customer documents.

Remy Rotenier was born in Paris where he studied jewelry design and gemology. He worked for high end European jewelers until he became one of Tiffany's in house Jewelry Designers in New York. He was Design Director for Kabana for twelve years and opened Remy Design two years ago. He is now an independent jewelry designer with prestigious clients across the United States. Remy believes that a successful designer should be a balance of creativity, technical skills and work ethics. Remy is a generous, attentive, and gifted educator. www.remydesign.net




Stone Setting Workshop with Blaine Lewis - 4 days  
June 23-26, Tues- Fri (9-5) , Portland, Maine
Many innovative techniques revealed in this hands-on workshop can dramatically improve craftsmanship and reduce breakage of fragile gemstones such as tanzanites, emeralds, and opals. This course teaches expert advances in the following: Bezel Setting, Gypsy Setting, Flush Setting, Tube Setting, Channel Setting Rounds and Princess Cuts; Tool Making, Graver Sharpening and many other topics. For those with bench skills.

Blaine Lewis is widely recognized as the premier diamond setting instructor in the US. He is the director of New Approach School for Jewelers in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Blaine innovated stone setting techniques for fragile colored stones. His video sets Classroom in a Box: Bezel and Flush Setting and The Fine Art of Setting Princess Cuts have received critical acclaim. Blaine's 8-12 week Bench Jeweler program, nicknamed Boot Camp for Bench Jewelers, sets the industry standard for jewelry education in the stratosphere.
www.newapproachschool.com and www.jewelryvideos.com