Florida Society of Goldsmiths North East Chapter

We are one of the seven regional chapters of the Florida Society of Goldsmiths. Did you know that our chapter covers 17 counties? We range from the NE corner of the state, Nassau County, down to Indian River County zig-zagging over to Orange, Lake, and Marion Counties and everything in between. Wow – that’s a lot of territory!

To join FSG, just fill out the Membership Application. Our members live and work throughout a wide section of Florida, and we have a NEW well-appointed workshop in DeLand where we hold classes. In addition, over the past 15 years, the Northeast Chapter has been host to the most respected names in art jewelry education, both cutting edge design and time honored tradition--artists such as John Cogswell, Andy Cooperman, Barbara Becker-Simon, and Todd Reed, just to name a few. We host an Winter Workshop in January. For Winter Workshop, we bring together a faculty, many of international renown, along with students from all over the US, for classes that will jumpstart your creativity the whole year long.

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Under New Management!

Congratulations to our new Officers and Board of Directors:

Jim Biond, President ; Karen Tweedie, Vice President; Chris Carlson, Secretary; Lia Biond, Treasurer. Other board members: Deb Blazer and Sid Sharples.

New classes in our Studio! Many new classes! Click on "Jewelry Classes" on the left to find detailed information, including registration, for jewelry classes held in our studio. To arrange to work on your own project in our fully equiped studio, click "Open Studio".

14th Annual Winter Workshop -

Plans are underway for Winter Workshop 2010!

Save the dates:

Registration Sunday, January 3, 2010.

Classes Monday, Jan. 4 - Friday, Jan. 8

Location: The Plaza Resort and Spa, Daytona Beach!

Faculty: Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez, Mary Hettmansperger, Tom McCarthy, Pauline Warg, Joan Dulla and Marcia DeCoster.

Courses: (tentative schedule)

3 Day: Mon - Wed

Forging and Fabrication, Designing with Pearls, Crocheting with Wire, Altered Metal Jewelry, Fabricating Metal Beads, Free Form Beading Techniques

2 Days: Thurs - Fri

Surface Embellishments, Metal Beads, Coiled Cables, Fabulous Woven Jewelry, Hydraulic Press Bracelets, Beaded Beads

Course details, photos, and complete registration information will be available soon. Click the "Contact Us" link at the left and send us an email if you are interested in receiving the workshop information by email. We will add you to our list. Spaces in the classes will be limited, so sign up as soon as registration details are available.