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    Critique request Celtic High Cross

    Overall very inviting and attractive, I would be proud of most of it. I like to see stricter symmetry as well, borders and holes as well as holes and dots. I would have liked to see some additional repetition of this symmetry throughout. On religious pieces, golden ratios seem to always work or...
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    Help, please: Trying to Find Traditional, Long Term Educational Opportunity

    I'm not hot under the collar, and I would hope no one has a big enough ego to let a truly random newcomer fluster them just by being direct and without dramatic "cow tailing" flourishes. The point I think that was missed is not everyone can start to learn just by watching. I reviewed the sticky...
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    Help, please: Trying to Find Traditional, Long Term Educational Opportunity

    I will add that it most certainly is not even close to a living wage. Fast food pays $16 in the city. It's an opportunity for someone like me that would be collecting social security and a pension with a commute to Jersey. Last time I took the family to Madison Square Garden, a slice of pizza...
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    Help, please: Trying to Find Traditional, Long Term Educational Opportunity

    Apologies! Xeno I thought this was the thread I started. Pm me if you have had any new thoughts on approaches. If you happen to consider this opportunity, let me know if you can think of any reasons why I shouldn't call with the questions I mentioned.
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    Help, please: Trying to Find Traditional, Long Term Educational Opportunity

    Incredibly kind of you to remember to share this with me. I'm contacting them on Monday for guidance on what kind of experience they'd consider the most likely to stand out from among applicants. The time frame is just about right too, I have about 3 years left of teaching to find opportunities...
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    Help, please: Trying to Find Traditional, Long Term Educational Opportunity

    I did explain the classes were no longer available, several times... You hit the nail on the head with the idea that lots of hobbies have people that truly don't WANT new people around... That would apply for me and mushroom hunting lol... But when someone comes to me ASAP for knife sharpening...
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    Help, please: Trying to Find Traditional, Long Term Educational Opportunity

    I don't think anyone owes me anything and I appreciate your clarification that the ONLY way I may be able to try to get into this is by traveling ACROSS THE COUNTRY for several weeks a year. You made that simple. A lot of the "experts" were condescending as if I asked for anything but advice...
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    Help, please: Trying to Find Traditional, Long Term Educational Opportunity

    I exhausted these options. Once you have called and checked the websites of the local community and public schools, asked the NRA (I am a life member), and done my best to Google both famous engravers and jewelry schools, I am confident in telling you that no, these classes you mention are in...
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    Help, please: Trying to Find Traditional, Long Term Educational Opportunity

    There's tens of thousands of videos of people that have used rotary tools to engrave incredible designs and I dislike the idea for all the reasons I have already mentioned. I'm trying to do things right, I am sorry if looking for a mentor and being patient until I can find the proper way to...
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    Help, please: Trying to Find Traditional, Long Term Educational Opportunity

    The jewelry Institute in Clifton is just a Facebook page maintained by someone that lives in Clifton. They don't list any contact info for classes or anything . I checked all over around here. How do I answer "how much time are you willing to invest...." with no experience? I am looking to do...
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    Help, please: Trying to Find Traditional, Long Term Educational Opportunity

    If you read a few of the posts on this thread before commenting, you might understand why your comment was frustrating. Too many people just want to drop a comment without reading context first, it's not helpful. There are no people or programs within hours or days of me. I specifically said I...
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    Help, please: Trying to Find Traditional, Long Term Educational Opportunity

    There are not "lots of classes" out there. Remote learning is garbage, I am a professional teacher of over 20 years, you kids *think* easier =better, but even in simple subjects in person instruction is exponentially better, and in my area I have never seen a class advertised. I have a family, I...
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    Help, please: Trying to Find Traditional, Long Term Educational Opportunity

    I disagree with a lot of this. I was the worst one at lettering in my "mechanical drawing" class, which you probably don't know about if you a under 45.my high school teacher sat down for a week and guided my work on each letter. I can still print on blueprints like an architect or engineer...
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    Help, please: Trying to Find Traditional, Long Term Educational Opportunity

    Lol can I come with you? Seriously I am even MORE depressed reading you already took one course and still need more hands on with experts to make a go at it. If you pm me I will give you my details and I would love to see if we can help each other. I am in NJ. I have summers off and am...
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    How do I find an expert to study under?

    Thanks for the leads. I have never engraved before I just know myself well enough that I will not do well trying to learn unless I am in person. I will check out whether any local community colleges offer a course though I doubt in my area they would run one. I only mentioned an organization...
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