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	<description>Observations and news from Metalwerx, Inc., of Waltham, Mass.</description>
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		<title>Holly Gage: Inventor, Negative Space Caning With Metal Clay</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since precious metal clay was introduced in 1990, artists the world over have tried to find ways to take this wondrous material in new directions. Holly Gage has developed a technique using combustible clays to create canes and hollow forms. She will lead a workshop May 19-20 at Metalwerx, “Negative Space Caning with Metal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Munya has a Dream: Alchemy 925 to open April 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ “Sharing beautiful work with the public” has been Munya Avigail Upin’s dream for more than 25 years. Her fantasy is rapidly transforming to reality as she and her colleague, Kirsten Ball, prepare to open a contemporary jewelry and fine craft gallery in Belmont, Mass. Munya, a member of Metalwerx’ Board of Directors, and Kirsten, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Doremus: Cold Connections for Art Jewelry</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Metalwerx</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jewelry took an innovative turn in the late 19th century when artists like Rene Lalique began using materials other than gold and precious gems in their work. Some of Lalique’s most famous pieces featured glass and ivory, materials uncommon to jewelry for the time. For example, the wings of his dragonfly pins were made with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spotlight: Dan Grandi on Expansion Plans for Racecar Jewelry</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/metalwerx/2012/02/03/spotlight-dan-grandi-on-expansion-plans-for-racecar-jewelry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Metalwerx</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dan Grandi returns to Metalwerx on Feb. 17 to teach mold making and casting. It’s a very busy time for Dan, who is the midst of making major changes to his company, Racecar Jewelry Company, Inc. The expansion plans include moving from Cranston, RI, to a new 10,000 square foot facility in Pawtucket, RI. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JEWELRY-MAKING SUPPLIES &amp; FREE LECTURES AT METALWERX VENDOR DAY</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/metalwerx/2011/10/14/jewelry-making-supplies-free-lectures-at-metalwerx-vendor-day/</link>
		<comments>http://ganoksin.com/blog/metalwerx/2011/10/14/jewelry-making-supplies-free-lectures-at-metalwerx-vendor-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Metalwerx</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oct. 23, 2011, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Armenian Cultural Center, 47 Nichols Ave., Watertown, MA Tools, Jewels and the people who use them are once again the focus of Metalwerx’ 7th annual Vendor day! Vendor Day is an opportunity to meet some of the best vendors in the business!  Aspiring and professional metalworkers, beading enthusiasts, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Metal Clay a winning choice for MW instructor Michela Verani</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/metalwerx/2011/09/06/metal-clay-a-winning-choice-for-mw-instructor-michela-verani/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winning four awards in as many months has left Metalwerx instructor Michela ‘Mikki’ Verani ecstatic: “It’s amazing. I’m shocked. On cloud nine.” In April, Mikki won second prize in the Bead Dreams Competition  for her metal clay scatter pin, &#8220;Dragonfly Nymph&#8221;. One month later, Mikki was awarded the Employee’s Choice Grand Prize in the Fire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Move that Jewelry! Kinetic Jewelry Workshop with Sarah Doremus</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/metalwerx/2011/07/29/move-that-jewelry-kinetic-jewelry-workshop-with-sarah-doremus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Metalwerx</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Sarah Doremus’ short video, the hand at the end of the putty-pink plastic arm commands you. As the hand silently rotates, palm cupped in a warm ‘hello,’ slender fingers pointing heavenward, one feels comforted by&#8211;and in obeisance to&#8211; its approving gesture. It is the Queen Elizabeth wave, enveloping all in an imposing, loving embrace. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Argentium Silver: Microfolding, Fusing, and&#8211;Mithril?</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/metalwerx/2011/07/01/argentium-silver-microfolding-fusing-and-mithril/</link>
		<comments>http://ganoksin.com/blog/metalwerx/2011/07/01/argentium-silver-microfolding-fusing-and-mithril/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Metalwerx</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Argentium sterling silver has been commercially available in the U.S. since 2005, but not all jewelers have scrapped their traditional Sterling in favor of this wonder metal. The industrial market has been even slower to adopt this patented silver alloy, in which germanium has been added to the sterling/copper mix. To its faithful in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning From the Masters: Students Weave Beauty and Success Into Their Work</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/metalwerx/2011/06/15/learning-from-the-masters-students-weave-beauty-and-success-into-their-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Metalwerx</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The surprised look on her customers&#8217; faces is what pushes Kiki Kinney to try new methods in her jewelry-making. Barbara Gross discovered it’s a great way to continue metal working while snow skiing in Maine. And both artists are finding success by incorporating weaving to their designs, be it soumak, knitting without needles, or twining. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking Back on Craft Boston Spring 2011</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/metalwerx/2011/04/05/looking-back-on-craft-boston-spring-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last weekend of March, we packed up Metalwerx’ display cases along with many fine examples of jewelry created by our students, faculty, and resident artists (a.k.a. Studiomates). With office manager Kelly’s car filled to the brim &#8211; off we went to set up our booth for Craft Boston, New England’s finest exhibition and sale [...]]]></description>
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