This month’s Member Spotlight is on William Elmer Ranney, whom we call “Bill” and who turned 90 this year. Bill wasn’t very busy until he and wife Cathy started selling all the jewelry, earrings, pendants, and necklaces that he makes in the Sun Lakes Rock, Gem & Silver Club. It all started back in Bloomington,…
Doug Williams OK, so let’s pretend you were (maybe) just barely interested in the Rock, Gem and Silver Club, not that you would actually take a class and learn how to become a jewelry designer, but that you really are kind of interested in some very nice jewelry that you would wear and then…
John Harrill Our club is one of the oldest and largest clubs in Sun Lakes. We welcome new members who are complete novices to experienced artists. Our club-member volunteers teach people who have never “been handy” how to make jewelry and art objects they are proud to wear and show. Not only do our members…
We’ve seen you – gazing longingly at the beautiful window displays at the Cottonwood Shop, the showcase at the Cottonwood restaurant and in the hallway of the Sun Lakes Country Club (SLCC). We’ve invited you into the shops to see what we’re working on. Some of you join us and learn to produce your own…
The following are three special notices for 1) members of the SLRGS and 2) people planning on joining by attending club’s general meetings. 1. First, for ALL SLRGS club members, there will be a mandatory safety class at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 5. Members should attend the class in the shop they usually work…
Nancy Espy-Martin is teaching gourds at the Sun Lakes Rock, Gem and Silver Club and has 17 students and open shop people that are working on the age old hobby/activity of gourd art. The recent Art at the Lakes event gave attendees the opportunity to see and purchase amazing examples of gourd art. Gourd art…
Joe Schwab Ron D’Angelo, a member of the Sun Lakes Rock Gem and Silver Club and I visited recently to introduce the opal class. Ron teaches the six week class and is very knowledgeable on the selection and process around building and finishing a jewel quality opal. Opals are extremely fragile but beautiful stones that…
Joe Schwab Silver One is a class offered at the Sun Lakes Rock, Gem and Silver Club that introduces the member to the art of making pieces of jewelry using metal fusion. Members are taught how to form and fit solder brass, copper and silver into functional pieces of art. Once the desired piece is…
Joe Schwab When I first arrived at Sun Lakes and looked up the range of activities, I was struck by the quality of the rock and gem art that was displayed around the area. I joined the Sun Lakes Rock Gem and Silver Club and began the learning process. One of the more appealing classes…
Joe Schwab The Sun Lakes Rock, Gem and Mineral shops are open. Oakwood, Sun Lakes Country Club and Cottonwood are all comfortable, air-conditioned places to spend the morning or hot afternoon, brushing up on skills and finishing that special project. Vic Hermann brought in an array of handles on knives, letter openers, magnifying glasses and…