Bringsty Art Studio Courses - Jewellery making

**Petal** · 27-09-2009, 07:58 AM

Hi All,

I'm still researching jewellery making courses and found this one:-

Jewllery.

Have any of you been on couses here before? What do you think of it??

Cheers

**Di Sandland** · 27-09-2009, 08:36 AM

I don't know of them, Jules, but it looks good to me. He looks a little stern maybe - but who can tell from a pic! My woodturning tutor was incredibly stern but he taught me well. Basically I succeeded out of bloody-mindedness of the 'I'll show him' variety!

**Petal** · 27-09-2009, 08:49 AM

Hi Di,
Stern I don't mind, because you learn. Useless teacher I do. ummm I think I'll will wait to see if others have been on any courses, but will prob. go for it.

thanks for that...
outside for some gardening, see you later
thanks xxx

**mizgeorge** · 28-09-2009, 11:06 AM

Ian and Sue will roll around on the floor when I tell him he looks stern!!!

They are just the nicest people you could ever wish to meet, and Sue lays on some fantastic lunch too.

I had a weekend at Bringsty earlier this (the only course I've ever been on, so I can't compare to anywhere else), and loved it. The workshop is fab, Ian's a superb silversmith, and teaches so well. You work on whatever you want to, and learn from both what you're doing, and from the pieces being made by others in the group.

I was due to be going again this coming weekend, but had to cancel because of this stupid wrist, but I'll definitely go back in the New Year.

Can't recommend it highly enough - Jules, feel free to PM me if you want any specific info

**Di Sandland** · 28-09-2009, 11:25 AM

Oooh, don't embarrass me by telling them, George. I might just want to go there and I'll never live it down!

**lesley** · 28-09-2009, 11:37 AM

Where is it - Herefordshire?

**CDW Designs** · 28-09-2009, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by Petal

Hi All,

I'm still researching jewellery making courses and found this one:-

Jewllery.

Have any of you been on couses here before? What do you think of it??

Cheers

Hi Petal
I looked at this one last year but it is not in my area but at the time it looked good. It says |£75 a day which I think is reasonable. Go for it and then tell us all about it.

**Petal** · 28-09-2009, 07:08 PM

I've been having a PM conversation with George about this course and she knows the guys running the course. She did say, knowing the type of things that I want to learn, that I should bear in mind that Ian is a silversmith rather than a jeweller though - and doesn't cover anything like wrapping or wirework, which I want to improve.

So, for those of you who are thinking of going on the course they should go to their website and find out what they want to gain from the course, before deciding on whether to attend, or not.

Hope that helps

must go, dinners ready (or nearly burnt!).