Toscana Americana Workshops

Instructor: Warren Feld
Cortona, Italy
May 22-29, 2010

718 Thompson Lane, #123
Nashville, TN 37204
615-292-0610
warren@landofodds.com

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ITINERARY: OUTLINE

Saturday – Arrival in Cortona

Sunday – Cortona

THE PARTS
Morning Session:

- Orientation to Beads, Jewelry Findings, Stringing Materials, Tools

Afternoon Session:
- Basics of Bead Stringing (This session will conclude on Monday morning, with basics of Bead Weaving and some simple Wire Work techniques of making simple and coiled loops)

Monday – Cortona

THE TECHNIQUES
Morning Session:
- Basics of Bead Weaving and some simple Wire Work Techniques(continued from Sunday Afternoon)

DESIGN THEORY/APPLICATIONS: COLOR
Afternoon Session:
- Color and Beads

Tuesday – Florence
Morning and Afternoon:

Bead store visit, glass bead making studio visit, shop and sketch, museums

Wednesday – Cortona

DESIGN THEORY/APPLICATIONS: THE DESIGN ELEMENTS

DESIGN THEORY/APPLICATIONS: PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION

Morning Session:

- About Jewelry Design and The Design Elements
- History of Etruscan and Roman Jewelry
- Intro to Contemporizing Traditional Etruscan Designs
- Ten Principles of Jewelry Design Composition

Afternoon Session:
- Contemporizing Traditional Etruscan Jewelry – Bead Strung Project

Thursday – Cortona
Morning Session:
- Continue With Contemporizing Traditional Etruscan Jewelry – Bead Strung Project

Afternoon Session:
- Jewelry Design: Components and Forms
             -- The Butterfly Bracelet

Friday – Cortona
Morning Session:
- Contemporizing Traditional Etruscan Jewelry – Bead Woven Project

Afternoon Session:
- Continue With Contemporizing Traditional Etruscan Jewelry – Bead Woven Project

Saturday – Finale and Departure

Morning Session:

BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL JEWELRY DESIGNER
- Review and Discussion of Ideas and Techniques Presented During the Week
- Developing a Personal Style
- Promoting Your Work