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Dan learned the art of jewelry making over the past 18 years,
but feels his real education was in the making of more than 7,700 fabricated pieces.
His work is sold in galleries and stores throughout North Carolina.
He has taught at William Holland School of Lapidary Arts since 1995. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: SILVER I For Beginners Only!! In this class, students will learn the basics of silver from lighting and how to handle the torch, soldering, sawing, and hammering. You will learn how to buff and polish your pieces. Approximately 4 projects will be completed at a cost of $25 to $40 each, most students will spend approximately $125.00 to $150.00, based on 4 to 5 projects and on a $30.00 lab fee, which covers the use of paste solder, saw blades, ultra cleaner to clean finishd work after polishing, use cupronil to prevent fire scale. It will not be necessary for you to bring tools to this class, but bring any you have. PREREQUISITE: Absolutely NO previous silver experience!! SILVER II Silver II students will advance their skills well beyond Silver I. Students will work from projects selected by Dan. There will be from 5-7 projects with prices ranging from $35.00 and up to a high of $100.00. Sometimes 14K gold accents will be used in a project. Cost of class will run from $200.00 to $250.00. Please bring your own tools. PREREQUISITE: at least 2 classes of Silver I are required. SILVER II, SOUTHWEST JEWELRY The student will learn the art of overlay-design stamping, design, and use of Turquoise in designing this jewelry. PREREQUISITE: It is required that the student has completed Silver I and II before they will be able to keep up in this class. COURSE SCHEDULES: (as of February, 2008) Please visit the website at the William Holland School of Lapidary Arts for the latest course and schedule information.
Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc. Dan will be teaching the following classes, which are offered through the Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc. (SFMS): SFMS classes at William Holland School of Lapidary Arts
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