Conference: Nov. 12 & 13, 2016 Sat. No

8:30–4:00 Registration and Raffle ticket sales, cup sales.  Coffee & Water available at Restaurant.

9:00–4:00 Vendor Room – Room 202

10:00–11:00 Lecture 3^rd Floor – Keynote by Charles Lewton-Brain

11:10-11:45 Being an Analog Artist in a Digital World & The Tiny Low-tech Studio by Susan Saul.

11:45-1:00 Lunch

1:00–2:00 Lecture3^rd Floor – Design by Brenda Smith

2:15-2:45 Lecture3^rd Floor What Do I Want to Do When I Grow Up by Julia Woodamn

3:00–4:00 Lecture 3^rd Floor – Panel discussion of Selling Your Work:

 with Michele Tuegel, Adrienne Gaskell, Melissa Yungbluth

4:15 Silent Auction Closes Room 101

5:00-9:00 Gallery Opening, bar, hors d’oeuvres

5:30 Jewelry Show Awards by Charles Lewton-Brain, in the Morean Gallery

Sun Nov. 13

8:30–4:00 Registration and Raffle ticket sales

9:00–4:00 Vendor Room– Room 202

10:00–11:00 Lecture 3^rd Floor – Crafting Error- Thinking Through Things by Phil Renato

11:15-11:45 Demonstration of 3D Printers by Jackie Kaufman

11:45-1:00 Links in a Chain Necklace Raffle Drawing – Lunch break

1:00–2:00 Lecture 3^rd Floor My Etsy Success, It’s not SEO by Deb Blazer

2:15-2:45 Demo -   How to Use Paste Solder by Beth Katz

3:00 – 3:30 Demo - Tampa Bay Mineral and Science Club – Lapidary (stone cutting)

POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS:

Monday, Nov. 14^th- Design Workshop with Brenda Smith (1 day) - $200

 

DETAILS:

10am, Keynote Speech: Charles Lewton-Brain

11:15 Being an Analog Artist in a Digital World & The Tiny Low-tech Studio by Susan Saul.

In our fast-paced culture of digital media and disposable goods, it’s easy to become disconnected, unfocused and terminally distracted. Devoted jewelry fabricator and metalsmithing instructor Susan Saul will be discussing the surprising multiple benefits of making jewelry by hand. She will also give participants a tour and list of her most beloved and essential tools, with her opinions on what to splurge on and what you can do without. This talk is designed to be especially beneficial to newer metalsmiths/hobbyists who have either space or budget limitations.

1pm Brenda Smith, Design Lecture – Finding inspiration.

2:15 What Do I Want to Do When I Grow Up by Julia Woodman

As an empty nester and retired Army wife, I decided to discover what mischief my new surroundings could possibly offer, I chose to explore Atlanta. I loved art but knew nothing about it..SCULPTURE! Yes! Attend Georgia State? Yes!  Learn silversmithing and blacksmithing?  Heck yes!!

Known for being a Studio artist and teacher; Fulbright Fellow, certified master silversmith in Finland (first American); exhibitions: Tiffany & Co, (NYC), Goldsmith Hall (London), Signature Shop & Gallery (Atlanta); collections: Boston Museum of Fine Arts, High Museum (Atlanta), Cathedral of Saint Philip (Atlanta), Temple Sinai (Atlanta), Georgia State University, Victoria Albert Museum (London).

·        Michele Tuegel, owner of  Michele Tuegel Contemporary Gallery, http://www.mtcontempo.com/ . 

·       Adrienne Gaskell, award winning jewelry artist, http://www.adriennegaskell.com/ .

·       Melissa Yungbluth, Curator of Morean Arts Center, Potter, http://www.greenbenchceramics.com/melissa-yungbluth/

FSG is asking for all artists to donate a link for a chain/necklace (or two) to be raffled off.   Each link should be of the artist’s own design, with a jump-ring or other method of attachment at each end. 

To enter the drawing send a link and $5.   Additional tickets are $25.  It is not necessary to be present to win!  You may still enter the raffle without adding a link for $50. The chain(s) will be on display at the FSG conference.  See FSGmetal.org for more details.

Sun Nov. 13, 10am, Crafting Error- Thinking Through Things. by Phil Renato

What do the interfaces between theory and application, intent and rendering, source and work look like? Are the things that we covet and consume peripheral to, directly drawn from, or atomized into our creative output? How does an artist collect, make sense of, parse, and ultimately benefit from their various influences? This lecture is based on a collection of essays and photographs undertaken in 2015 and published as a book in the fall of 2016. Crafting Error addresses fundamental and idiosyncratic questions about influence and creativity in the context of a specific body of CAD/CAM based jewelry that has evolved over the past decade, from highly ordered to the curated chaos. This lecture will contain very fast moving images and video, loud music, and irreverent opinions on the state of craft.

11:15am Demo – 3D Printers – Alex and Jackie Kaufman

1:00pm  My Etsy Success: It's not all SEO, you know. By Deb Blazer, former president of FSG, will talk about her escalating online business and give tips to aid in building a more effective online presence. Topics covered will include customer service, SEO (search engine optimization), photography, pricing, product design and efficiency. She will touch on common fears of operating online and offer advice to help you thrive in this new sales venue.  http://blazerarts.com/ https://www.etsy.com/people/debblazer

2:15 -   How to Use Paste Solder Beth Katz This informative demonstration will show you when paste solder can assist in easier soldering, and the particulars of how to use this form of solder.  Several of these demonstrations are planned during this time, to allow participants to move to better viewing positions.   Presented by the owner of MyUniqueSolutions.com.  http://myuniquesolutions.com/index.html