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Anticlastic Raising: With Michael Good
College for Creative Studies April 25-27, 2025
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Anticlastic raising produces forms in which the axes curve in graceful opposing directions (saddle shapes).
Join Michael and MSG in this 3-day workshop and learn to use various hammers and stakes while exploring the wealth of design possibilities that this exciting technique brings to your own jewelry, sculptural and vessel projects.
Registration is limited to 12 participants, so sign up early.
Workshop Fee:
$500 for members (includes lunch each day)
$600 for nonmembers (includes lunch each day)
Location: College for Creative Studies
201 E. Kirby, Kresge-Ford Building B-211
Metalsmithing and Jewelry Studio
Detroit, MI 48202
(Maps and directions will be included in acceptance email)
About Michael Good:
Michael Good has developed and expanded the anticlastic technique so much that his name has become synonymous with anticlastic raising. In the words of jewelry writer Ettagale Blauer, "Tucked away in beautiful and secluded pockets of the vast American landscape are goldsmiths whose work rivals the best the world has known. Pre-eminent among them is Michael Good, a goldsmith whose use of what he calls the anticlastic process has forced the commercial jewelry world to expand its definitions and ideas about how American jewelry should look and how it can be made."
Born in Pittsburgh, PA and raised in both the US and Europe, while working as a social activist in NYC in the 1960's Michael learned some rudimentary metalsmithing skills from a sculptor. Largely self-taught and augmenting his skills through workshops, in 1969, he moved with his family to a small town in northeast Maine, where he spent several years doing all sorts of odd jobs while continuing to work on his jewelry. In 1977 Michael took a workshop with Finnish metalsmith Heikki Seppa, who introduced him to the fundamental techniques of making compound curves in sheet metal. Fascinated with the process, Michael dedicated his attention to pushing the techniques further. By 1981-1986, his work had advanced to the level of his winning several prestigious awards, including Intergold, Diamonds Today, and Diamonds International, laying the foundations for a long career designing jewelry and sculpture using anticlastic raising techniques.
Today Michael is a member of the American Jewelry Design Council, Gruppe ASPECTS, the Society of North American Goldsmiths, the Manufacturing Jewelers and Silversmiths of America, the Maine Crafts Association, among others and is a prolific workshop teacher. His work is found in a limited number of elite galleries, as well as his own gallery in Rockland, Maine.
If registration is full please email to be added to the wait list.Bi-Monthly Meetup
March 2025 Meet Up
College for Creative Studies
Sunday, March 9, 2025
1:00-3:00PM
Our March 2025 meet up will be held at, College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit, MI on Sunday, March 9, from 1:00-3:00. For those of you who have attended our MSG annual meetings or any number of MSG workshops, the venue will be quite familiar. For those who have not, the CCS campus has 2 sites; the Art Center Building is located on the Ford Campus, located at 201 E. Kirby. The Jewelry Studio, in the Kresge-Ford Building, room 211 is located on the 2nd floor and is equipped with almost every tool a jeweler could want; our brief tour will whet your appetite to try new techniques! As per our usual agenda, the Meet-Up will cover brief introductions, a short tour of the jewelry studio, and time for networking and sharing:
Show off new creations; tell us how it was made
Share what we’re working on - successes/challenges/frustrations
Get feedback from fellow metalsmiths
Discuss new techniques, resources and upcoming events
Note: There is free parking at the parking garage on Brush St., one block north of Frederick Douglas. Brush St. is one-way and can best be accessed from either Warren or Frederick Douglas. Simply tell the attendant on duty that you are participating in a meeting. From there, it is a quick stroll across the campus.
This is a great opportunity to meet like-minded metals aficionados, explore another teaching studio, to see familiar faces and meet new friends, so grab a friend or two and stop on by.
Light snacks will be provided, and you are also welcome to bring your own snacks.
Plans are in the works to have our May Meet Up in Traverse City, MI; look forward to more information on that meeting in April. Also, we are always looking for venues throughout the state, and we welcome your suggestions. Please let us know if you have any ideas.
Questions?
Contact: Charlotte Allen: charlotteallenjeweler@gmail.com (734) 417-0069 or
Tom Madden: tmadden@collegeforcreativestudies.edu (734) 807-9905
Directions to CCS Ford Campus:
Search on Maps: Center for Creative Studies – Walter and Josephine Ford Campus
Anticlastic Raising: With Michael Good
Anticlastic raising produces forms in which the axes curve in graceful opposing directions (saddle shapes). Join Michael Good and MSG in this 4-day workshop and learn to use various hammers and stakes while exploring the wealth of design possibilities that this exciting technique brings to your own jewelry, sculptural and vessel projects.
Registration is limited to 12 participants, so sign up early.
Workshop Fee: $500.00 (includes lunch each day)
Location
College for Creative Studies 201 E. Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202
Kresge-Ford Building B-211
Metalsmithing and Jewelry Studio
Registration is open to all CURRENT MSG members.
Please email your registration to Mary Kernahan at mckernahan@yahoo.com and include Michael Good Workshop in the subject line.
Required information for registration:
Your name:
Street Address:
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Is your MSG membership current?
If the workshop fills, do you wish for your name to be placed on the wait list?
Registration Deadline
Registration will close when all seats are filled. Applications will be processed by date and time in the order received. Additional applications will be placed on the wait list if requested.
Payment for Workshop Fee
Accepted registrants will receive an invoice from MSG’s Square account. Because of the high demand for this workshop, please make your payment within 24 hours to secure your registration. If payment is not received within that time frame, the next applicant will be moved into your spot, and your name will be moved to the wait list.
For questions please contact Mary Kernahan via email at mckernahan@yahoo.com or by text at 734-890-4536.
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