Mark Erickson mid-way through helping another group get started building bracelets
Bob Hutton
What fun we’ve had over the summer! My daughter says we live at “Senior Citizen Day Camp.” That about sums it up. Hands-on “cerebellum exercise” and dexterity improvement are important additions to a healthy, active retirement. Have you considered silversmithing and lapidary?
Of the many classes held in the Silversmithing and Lapidary Club, one particularly successful idea has been the inlay bracelet. Mark Erickson has been offering these classes for some time now and has tutored more than 60 students, both guys and gals. The fee is for materials only. Every one of us has successfully completed at least one bracelet, and most of us have done several or many. Both copper and sterling silver are beautiful. The endless array of ideas available offers designs to fit any whim.
The club offers beginning classes in silversmithing and lapidary, as needed. Please stop in on Wednesdays and Fridays after 9 a.m. Stop by and look around and see the happy faces creating masterpieces!
Various patinas, enameling, and forming and joining metals are just some of the many classes coming up in the Turquoise Room of the MountainView Arts and Crafts building, west of the SaddleBrooke TWO Administration office. Check out our website at SSLC.club for a detailed map.