| Ms. Louise Briggs |

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Louise Briggs has been a professional jewelry designer ever since she received her Master of Fine Arts degree from the Boston Museum School in 1977. She has worked for some of the largest firms in the jewelry and giftware industry including Swank, Swarovski Jewelry, Reed & Barton Silversmiths, and the Franklin Mint, and her designs have appeared under the Givenchy, Nina Ricci, Hanae Mori, and Kia-Yin Lo labels. Yet her foremost interest has remained creating her own unique and limited edition designs.
Over the years, Louise has taught jewelry design at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology, the Boston Museum School and the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts. She has been a Visiting Artist at the University of Delaware and the Philadelphia College of Art and has spoken to student and industry groups around the country on topics ranging from titanium and tantalum to women in the arts.
Louise's jewelry was featured in the DeCordova Style show at the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts, "Crafts Forms 2002" at the Wayne Art Center in Pennsylvania, Greene & Greene Gallery's "Discoveries 2003," and the annual benefit for the Smithsonian's James Renwick Alliance in 2005. In the past, Mrs. Briggs has been included in numerous prestigious events including a Three-person Invitational Show at the Delaware Art Museum, in Wilmington. She was also the recipient of the Juror's Choice cash award in that museum's 23rd Annual Crafts Exhibit and, for several years, served on the Board of Directors of the Bristol Art Museum in Rhode Island.
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 | March 20, 2010
| | | Starting A Craft Business | | | In order to make a living doing what you love, you have to develop not only the skills to create art but also get your work into the marketplace. This class will help you understand the steps necessary run a successful craft business. |  | Read more... | | | |  | March 26, 2010
| | | Mold Making and Casting | | | This course is designed to demystify the lost wax casting process. You will gain a clear understanding of what will work well and be cost effective in a production environment. |  | Read more... | | | |  | April 09, 2010
| | | Bead Making with Precious Metal Clay | | | Create a series of appliqued, hollow, enameled, and colored beads in PMC. Projects introduced will be based on, but not replicates of, projects in Linda Kaye-Moses new book, "Pure Silver Metal Clay Beads" |  | Read more... | | | |  | April 23, 2010
| | | Stone Sale - Gustave Hebert of Trinity Imports, LLC | | | Come to Metalwerx on Wednesday and Friday, April 23, 2010 between 11 AM and 4pm for a special private sale of precious and semi-precious gemstones by Gustave Hebert of Trinity Imports, LLC. (and a regular at Metalwerx Vendor Day!) |  | Read more... | | | |  | August 23, 2010
| | | Art Jewelry Week for Teens | | | Spend the week experimenting with making jewelry. Through soldering, cold connections and basic metal fabrication (incl. bending, filing, piercing, & drilling), learn how to make one-of-a-kind jewelry! |  | Read more... | | | |
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