About

**This workshop will be conducted via live streaming with Zoom.**

Join us via Zoom to learn more about the Certificate of Craft: Advanced Jewelry Apprentice (AJA) program. In this 60-min seminar you will get a visual tour of the Jewelry Studio and see some of the projects past students have made. We will discuss the broad range of class topics covered in the AJA and how they apply to modern, on-demand manufacturing. You will learn of career possibilities and AJA program expectations. Q & A is available throughout the presentation through the “chat” feature in Zoom as well as the last 15 minutes of the seminar.

Details:

• Class Level:  Open to all. Must be 18 to apply for the program and attend classes.
• Prerequisites:  An interest in a creative, hands-on career option.
  
• This class will be taught via the Zoom video conferencing program. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial.
• A Zoom link to join this online presentation will be sent to the email you registered with one day prior to the start of the event. Please watch for this email. You may need to check your spam folder for emails from BARN.

Instructor Bio:

Nanz Aalund’s wide ranging career as a jewelry designer, goldsmith, and educator, began with high school shop classes. After serving as a fine jewelry designer and marketing consultant for Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Tiffany & Co., Aalund taught jewelry and metals classes at the University of Washington and at the Art Institute in Seattle. Earning a Masters of Fine Art (MFA/Metals) and a Masters of Education/College and Technical Teaching Curriculum (CTTC). Her work has been exhibited both national and internationally since the 1980’s. She authored the book, “Masters Gold,” published by Lark Books in 2009 and her most recent publication, “A Jeweler’s Guide to Apprenticeship” published in 2017 for MJSA, received a national AM&P Excel Award in 2018.