Amanda

THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR INFO! I so appreciate the help, you have no idea. Bentiron1946: No, I have not seen the Art Jewelry Magazine, but the article and magazine sound like they would be right up my alley. I am indeed interested in learning how to make jewelry and also larger metal sculpture pieces (my mother is a Gourd Artist from Grayslake, IL and my Grandfather was a Foundry worker by trade, and a woodcarver as a hobby...so I have been raised to have appreciation for the Arts, and I did get lucky since I did get smacked by the Creative Branch so to speak). I feel I've found my calling after 31 years and CANNOT WAIT to get started! Thank you again, all of you, for your kind and helpful words!

Hello Everyone! Just found the IForgeIron site today while searching online for information about metalworking. Does anyone know how to find a sponsor for education? Any ideas? I'd love to go to school, but being a single mom with two little girls- it would be hard to afford the 40 hours a week for classes. AND I would also have to move an hour and a half north to Stoughton, WI to attend the Howard Metal Academy of the Arts- which is where I now have my heart set on going....even if it takes me until I am 60 years old to get there! Any suggestions or ideas are welcome! Even just general information about starting out in learning the metalworking trade would be so appreciated! Thanks! A:rolleyes: