Continental Breakfast served from 8:00AM-9:00AM
Boxed Lunch 12:00PM-1:00PM
Registration for this schedule starts on 12/01/2025 and ends on 04/24/2026
Participants must be 18 years to 120 years old when the program starts.
Continental Breakfast served from 8:00AM-9:00AM
Boxed Lunch 12:00PM-1:00PM
Registration for this schedule starts on 12/01/2025 and ends on 05/01/2026
Participants must be 18 years to 120 years old when the program starts.
Continental Breakfast served from 8:00AM-9:00AM
Boxed Lunch 12:00PM-1:00PM
Registration for this schedule starts on 12/01/2025 and ends on 09/25/2026
Participants must be 18 years to 120 years old when the program starts.
PUAU SHELL TRIPLET EARRINGS
INSTRUCTOR: MICHAEL BATEMAN
We will be creating super-thin (lightweight) triplet earrings composed of puau shell, quartz crystal, and basanite. We will drill holes in these cabs for hanging on sterling silver ear-wires. The puau shell material is stunning. Learn to make these simple, yet elegant earrings! Everything needed is provided in the class.
For examples of my overall work please see: www.koigemsstudios.etsy.com
Please email with any questions: [email protected]
Lab Fee: $100
*WH TUITION: $100 Includes Breakfast and Boxed Lunch. No additional charge for lodging if taking a class, the week before or after, $60 lodging fee if needed. Please email [email protected] to arrange lodging.
Koi Gems jewelry artist Michael Bateman, is a longtime resident of Tallahassee, Florida, and began working in the lapidary arts in 1975. Since “retiring” in 2018, he has worked full-time in his jewelry studio. He received his training in silversmithing at Florida State University and the William Holland School for Lapidary Arts. He has taken in-person classes with Michael Boyd and Ryan Garder in Colorado, and has had the privilege of individual instruction from Kristin Anderson at her studio in Apalachicola, Florida.
Michael delights in sharing his knowledge related to making and improving cabochons, encouraging students to “push the envelope” regarding lapidary methods. Some of his work can be seen at his website koigemsstudios.etsy.com.Please contact William Holland School of Lapidary Arts if you have any questions.