MJSA Seminar Schedule
MJSA offers a range of seminar programs that help jewelry makers and designers learn new skills and advance their careers. Below is the schedule to date for 2012. Click on the links for more information. New seminars will be added, so please check back.
MJSA’s At the Bench Live at AGTA GemFair Tucson
January 31
Step to It: Tricks for Soldering Multiple Joints in Silver
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m
Presenter: Arthur Anton Skuratowicz
February 1
History Detective: How to Identify Previous Repairs in Jewelry
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m
Presenter: Arthur Anton Skuratowicz
February 2
Working with Gemstones: The Designer’s Challenges
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m
Presenter: Alishan Halebian
February 3
Mythbusters: Challenging Tradition at the Bench
Presenter: Ann Cahoon
February 4
Using Handmade Chain in Custom Designs
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m
Presenter: Ann Cahoon
February 5
Compound Interest: Creating the Optimum Polish on Metals
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m
Presenter: Arthur Anton Skuratowicz
MJSA Expo New York Seminar Series
March 11
Selling Your Message—No Matter the Metal
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Moderator: Andrea Hill, StrategyWerx. Panelists: Robin Haley, Robin Haley Jewelry;
Gloria Maccaroni, Gurhan; Alex Woo, Alex Woo Inc.; Killian Rieder, Chamilia.
March 11
MJSA’s At the Bench Live: The Finishing Touch
1 to 2 p.m.
Presenter: Joel McFadden, JMB Custom Jewelry.
March 11
Subcontracting Jewelry Work
2:30 to 4 p.m.
Moderator: Tina Snyder, MJSA. Panelists: Kitty Hundley, Sierra Design Studio;
Nancy Schuring, Devon Fine Jewelry; Rosemarie Billanti, Billanti Casting Co. Inc.;
Jane Bohan, Jane Bohan Inc.
March 11
Finding Inspiration
4:30 to 5:15 p.m.
Presenter: Alishan Halebian, Alishan.
March 12
By the Numbers: What’s Ahead for the Jewelry Industry
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Presenter: Andrea Hill, StrategyWerx, based on information developed by
Ken Gassmann of the Jewelry Industry Research Institute.
March 12
MJSA’s At the Bench Live: Secret Shop Weapons
1 to 2 p.m.
Presenter: Ann Cahoon, Flying Marquis Studio.
March 12
Critique My Website!
2:30 to 4 p.m.
Moderator Eugene Brill, Rio Grande. Panelists: Michael Schechter, Honora Pearls;
Jennifer Gandia, Greenwich Jewelers; Kathy Maurella, Greenwich Jewelers website consultant.
March 12
Green Shop Practices
4:30 to 5:15 p.m.
Presenter: Christine Dhein, Revere Academy of Jewelry; editor, Green Jewelry News.