Rhode Island School of Design
Etienne Perret is a 1978 graduate of the
Rhode
Island School of Design also known as RISD.After attending University of Vermont for 2 years where he studied forestry and sold his jewelry in the girl’s dormitory and at local craft fairs Etienne decided to pursue the design and making jewelry as a serious occupation. While at RISD Etienne had the good fortune to be able to study silversmithing with John Prip and glassblowing with Dale Chihuly in his pursuit of his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture and Jewelry Design.
If you are serious about a career in the arts there is no better school than the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. It has just less than 2000 of the most intense art driven students that are totally into their study of painting, sculpture, fashion design, architecture and many more fields in the arts.
Gemological Institute of America
Etienne
Perret earned his Graduate Gemologist Degree from the Gemological Institute
of America also know as GIA in the early 1980s through their extensive distance
learning program. There is an extensive selection of classes that can be
taken by correspondence. They have every subject from Gem Identification
to Diamond Grading. If you can devote your full attention and go to their
Carlsbad California campus I highly recommend going and taking the classes
there. However if you are not able to go and must study from Home their
correspondence program is the finest in the world.Revere Academy
The Revere Academy in San Francisco is the leading hands on
learning center for those who want to learn more about the various aspects
of jewelry making. It has short-term classes for those who can only spend
a few days at a time. For jewelers that can spend a few weeks it has a master
goldsmith program that teaches a complete set of jewelry making skills.
Since 1979, thousand of people from around the world have come to take our
classes. From beginners just starting out to bench jewelers with decades
of experience, there is something in our program for everyone. 415-391-4179
Maine
College of ArtThe Maine College of Art is right in the heart of Portland, the largest city in Maine. It has a great selection of art classes for those who want to pursue a life in the arts. If you do not have the good fortune to be able to attend RISD then MECA is a great choice. It is considerably less expensive to attend and has a very respected faculty.
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Located 5 hours north of Boston on the coast of Maine Haystack Mountain School of Crafts is one of the most incredible places to take classes in crafts. Masters of their field in the arts teach small groups of mostly older mature students that wish to expand on the areas of the arts they truly love. Built on a cliff overlooking Jericho Bay in the Atlantic Ocean, Haystack’s campus has served as a muse to many who have come here to create. The school is located on 40 quiet, wooded acres in the small island community of Deer Isle. The campus was designed in 1960 by noted architect Edward Larrabee Barnes, and in 1994 was awarded the American Institute of Architects Twenty-Five Year Award.
Ganoksin
Ganoksin is an amazing web site devoted to the art of making
jewelry. It is run by Dr Steven Aspler, also known as Hanuman. He and a
loyal group of participants have put together the world's largest collection
of jewelry articles that are free to download. The subjects range from technical
how to article to a large gallery of jewelry designs. One of the best parts
of Ganoksin is "Orchid" the busy forum where crafts people share their jewelry
making experiences.
Metalcyberspace
Created in 1999 by Susan Sarantos metalcyberspace is a labor
of love.
Her intention is a one-stop info site for research about contemporary jewelry
designers, metal artists and the metalsmithing field. After years of networking
people together from different groups in the past, she realized once she
got online that the Internet was the perfect venue for what she had always
dreamed.
Susan Sarantos has an archive in her studio of 200 binders (and growing)
with information on anything jewelry related, which she has collected over
the past twenty years. Books, magazines and catalogues also take up a huge
section of her space. My file collection is sorted into categories, which
is the basis for this web structure.
