"I had the incredible opportunity to have a one-on-one class with Bill and I loved every minute of it. I call him the educational oasis for Florida artist. He is a real talented artist with an unselfish passion for teaching. Bill is a real master, who truly enjoys
giving away all the knowledge that he has accumulated in
his years of experience. He patiently conveys all the
information in an orderly and logical progression, and
teaches different angles to tackle a task. He is also a
humble and warm person who makes you feel comfortable in
the first five minutes with him; and a very amiable
lunch companion." "In
Jan of 2007, I had the honor of visiting Custom Design
Metal Arts in Ocala Florida. The purpose of this visit
was to see the jewelry scale casting process from start
to finish. While I had previously been exposed to lost
wax casting on a very large sculptural scale, and had
done some very crude sand casting on my own, the
microscopic scale of jewelry work fascinated me. My
intention was to get to witness the process; maybe if I
was lucky, cast one simple thing myself. In the end, I
got to cast three original pieces from scratch. The
experience is one that I will never forget.
"I wanted to tell
you thanks again for what you have taught me. To me,
it was invaluable. It provides the foundation I needed
to begin practicing. I will remember you always for
that After I got home, I wrote down a lot of what I
had learned so that it
wouldn't disappear from my mind. You are right,
practice, practice, practice. That is the way I learn
best anyway.... "Thank you so
much, Bill. I can't begin to express how grateful I am
that we found you. I couldn't be more pleased with the
rings and the experience :) "You're a great
teacher and I never felt apprehensive about asking the
most simple questions. Thanks again for the wonderful
experience." |