I was planning on being the last person alive without a blog. Once again I am proven wrong!
I have decided to put my Jewellery Ramblings on line, I got this info from working in the business for 12 years. I have listened to Goldsmiths, Stone setters Engravers, Gemologists and Casters ramble on about what they do, and now I am going to try and put it all into basic English and let you read it.
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604-839-3636, k-morrow@shaw.ca
About Me
- Karen Morrow
- New Westminster, B.C., Canada
- I am a Jewellery Designer/ Goldsmith with 12 years experience in the Trade. I Graduated from the Jewellery Art and Design program at Vancouver Vocational College in 1995 and was hired by one of the instructors. At first I ran errands, injected waxes and cleaned castings, but as time went on I moved my way up to Head Goldsmith. Everytime someone left, my boss Jon would say "well, we will let you do the job until we find a new Goldsmith", and everytime I made sure there was no reason to advertise for someone new! I worked at Elanda Goldsmiths for 8.5 years and finished my Apprenticeship there. The 'little company the could' was bought by Birks, and after less than a year I moved to Casanova Jewellers, it was an opportunity to learn from a European trained Goldsmith and increase my skill level. I was there 2 years before I was head hunted and returned to Birks in my Boss' job where I stayed for another 2 years. I started my own little company in fall of 2007 and while sometimes it is difficult I have found it very rewarding. I like the intimacy of working one on one with the customer to create a piece, no middle man, no sales clerk to interfere. Call me at 604-839-3636.
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