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Carole Jones
My husband and I, both novice enamellers, were attending our first Conference and were somewhat overawed at the high standard of enamelling we had viewed on the Friday evening. So on the Saturday morning, when we reached our tutorial workshop, we were both uncertain as to what was expected of us.
Firstly, Sue made us all welcome, briefly outlining the aims of the workshop, namely the basic fundamentals of chain and finding making, as it was, in her opinion, a shame to create a fine piece of jewellery and then finish it off with a mass-produced finding - a philosophy with which we all agreed. As one delegate said," why spoil the ship for a ha’porth of tar ".
She then showed us many examples of her own work, giving details of material and methods used. Other delegates to the workshop showed samples of their own work, which Sue found useful too and a lively interchange of ideas took place.