INSTRUCTORS
Jessica Kidd
Jessica Kidd
Jessica Kidd
Jessica Kidd has been teaching silversmithing at the Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts for four years, and practicing her art for seven. She took her first silversmithing class at the Center for the Arts and fell in love with the creation of wearable art. Largely self-educated, she has refined her skills by taking many workshops with master craftsmen, including legendary locals Jerry Scavezze and Harold O’Connor. Facilitating her students’ ability to turn their newfound skills into a profitable venture is her primary focus.
Christine Grininger
As a jewelry designer, both color and intriguing forms serve as the foundation of my medium. Often a striking aspect of a gemstone will invite duplication in the metal to accentuate its brilliance. Or at times, I emphasize gemstone color by incorporating colored gold in the piece. Also, blending color by using diverse stone combinations equally presents a fascinating, creative challenge. Nature endlessly continues to offer inspiration as I strive to produce clean lines and quiet elegance in my jewelry treasures. Most “Quantaurus Creations” utilize casting with fabrication in 14kt gold. Impeccable quality construction and meticulous attention to finishing are required standards I have set for myself as a goldsmith. My creative goal is to capture the feelings of beauty and value through fine, one-of-a-kind, imaginative art jewelry.
A little background… In 1973, I received my Bachelors Degree in Liberal Arts from Webster University and later a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Phoenix (1998).My jewelry designing business Quantaurus Creations, was established in 1980 as a vehicle for custom jewelry and bench trade work. I have been involved with teaching jewelry making, stone setting and repairs through adult education since 1977. Past teaching positions include Jefferson County Adult & Continuing Education, Arapahoe Community College, Naja Jewelry Academy and The Denver Jewelry Academy.
Jerry Scavezze
Jerry Scavezze
Over the last 35 years I have worked in all facets of jewelry fabrication, including; casting, construction, forging,stone setting, repousse, reticulation and raising. The last 20 years I have been using a technique called “Anticlastic Raising”. I have studied with both Heikki Seppä and Michael Good. It is a technique used to deform sheets of 14 Karat or 18 Karat gold by compressing the center and stretching the edges of the piece. This work is all done with polished hammers of varying shapes and sizes. To this finished form we then sprinkle on Diamonds, Rubies, Sapphires, Fancy Sapphires, and other gem stones. Each piece is individually made.
Jerry Scavezze
Anticlastic raising is very sculptural and 3-dimensional in nature. A lot of jewelry looks good from the front, but from the side or back is really not very interesting. The pieces I make are meant to be viewed from all directions as they do not have an obvious front or back.
Patsy Croft
Patsy Croft
Patsy Croft is the sole proprietor of Alohi Lani Designs. She is a self-taught cloisonné enamellist who incorporates gold fusion into the designs she creates. Patsy, studied fine arts at Florida State University and has extended her knowledge of metalsmithing by attending the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
Patsy Croft
She is recognized for meticulous quality and attention to detail with her exquisitely colorful and uniquely designed jewelry. Her work is in numerous private collections and she has exhibited in Atlanta Georgia, Honolulu Hawaii, Grand Caymans, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.
. Patsy has been recognized for her meticulous quality and unique design with a “Best in Show” award from the Society of North American Goldsmiths (2004). Called upon by Grammy Award Winner Andre 2000 of Outkast to design and make a pendant for his hit album and video.(2004)
Jerry McClure
Jerry McClure
My career in knife making began in 1965 after learning to forge steel in high school welding class. Using simple, as well as state of the art materials, I make many fixed and folding blade design knives. I use the liner lock system and my own jeweled pivot system on my specialty; gentleman’s folding knives. Many of my fixed blade knives are hand-forged, one of a kind Damascus blades which are my original design and will not be duplicated. I use a variety of steel in the construction of my knives such as hi carbon, stainless, my own patterns of welded Damascus as well as several other knife maker’s Damascus for my knives.
Jerry McClure
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