issue 28 // volume 41 arts // 9 Celebrate silversmithing with Workingsilver » Local studio presents jewellery show and sale Cheryl Minns Arts Editor Marts @theotherpress.ca 2 ew Westminster’s Workingsilver retail store and teaching studio is a silversmith’s paradise, with supplies and classes available for various projects and expertise. On May 2 and 3, store owner Kathy Brandon presented the studio’s first semi-annual jewellery show and sale featuring pieces created by her, nine of her students, and three of her staff and instructors. “The whole intention of the show and sale is to showcase the lot of the students were hesitant because they’ve never been in an artisan fair before, so this is a real learning curve for them.” The show featured a variety of jewellery on display, most of it for sale, including earrings, rings, cuffs, bangles, and some pendants. Prices range from about $20 to $265 per item or set. “This show will hopefully build to the next show on October 24 and 25,” Brandon said. “When more of my students have done this time, they'll be more eager to join in the next show.” With supplies and tools : for sale at the front of the store : and classes offered in the back, : Workingsilver has something : for every silversmith. All of the : staff members are knowledgeable : in the craft and ready to help : newcomers as well as experts. “They have experience with : silversmithing, they know the : tools and how to use them,” : Brandon said. “If somebody : comes in and says, ‘I want to : make a ring. What do I need?’ : They can help, since it’s a very : specialized hobby and we're a : specialized store.” : There are two types of classes : : available at the Workingsilver : studio, an 18-hour beginners’ : class and a one-day, project- : specific class. The class fee work of our students,” she said. “A ; includes the cost of the project , : materials, and students can : use the studio tools instead of : purchasing their own. “If somebody doesn’t know if : they want to start this as a hobby, : then they haven’t made a huge : investment in tools,” Brandon : said. “When students come and : have a lot of fun and enjoy the : project that they're making, : they’re happy with the techniques : : and they’re really happy with the : instruction,” she said. “We've had: see what the students in the show ; close to 170 students, and some of : those students have taken eight > or nine classes.” Workingsilver began as an : online store for silversmithing : tools and supplies at : Workingsilver.com. After building a following through the website, : Brandon opened a silversmithing : studio in Nanaimo, BC. “One year I had my website, and then the second year I had : my teaching studio too. I didn’t : havea retail store, but I had all of : my products for the website at the : studio, so I sold to my students,” : she said. Brandon closed her teaching : studio and downsized her website : when she and her husband : moved back to the Lower Mainland. Later, when she had an : opportunity to start a business, : she decided to open her own : silversmith store and studio. “I realized what I needed to do was reenergize Workingsilver. > com, restock because I had sold : out of everything, do the teaching : studio again, and open a retail : store,” she said. On March 22, 2014, Workingsilver opened its doors at > #102-131 E. Columbia St. in New : Westminster. “We've been here for one year. We're really happy with the : way that the store and the studio have been received,” Brandon : said. To learn more about Workingsilver and see the studio’s : latest creations, check them out : at Workingsilver.com and on : Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, : and YouTube. Deciphering Icons: Sacred and Profane at Amelia Douglas Gallery By Cheryl Minns, Arts Editor A re you wondering about the animal rtworks adorning the Amelia Douglas Gallery this May? Artists Deborah Putman and Elizabeth Carefoot will be at the gallery at 7:30 p.m. on May 21 to field questions and present a talk about the art in Icons: Sacred and Profane. Carefoot plans to share a few insights and techniques of her art practice, such as striving for excellence and not perfection. Putman plans to explore the inspiration behind her work, such as the "llama Artist Deborah Putman stands beside her artwork ‘Generation DNA I in the Amelia Douglas Gallery Photo by Cheryl Minns : love story" that influenced her series of llama : paintings. : Want to see your artwork on display at the : Amelia Douglas Gallery? E Consider submitting an art piece for the : upcoming Avocations student and employee : exhibit. To submit your work, send your images : and a brief statement about yourself, your field, : and your art to Douglas College's arts events officer : Krista Eide at eidek@douglascollege.ca by June 1. Photo by Cheryl Minns Photo by Cheryl Minns THE OTHER PRESS IS FIRING DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Always dreamed of being a newspaper delivery __ person? Here's your chance! The Other Press is hiring a Distribution Manager. The Distribution Manager is responsible for transporting newspapers from the printer, and completing full distribution to all issue. Should collect and arrange for appropriate, environmentally conscious disposal of out-of-date copies of the Other Press not picked up fram stands. Must haves: - Reliable transportation for performing the distribution duties; preferably access to a vehicle capable of transporting 1,000 copies of the paper and a valid BC driver's licence. - Availability to complete distribution every Tuesday in an orderly and effective fashion. 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