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Jewelry Making/Expert Profile

Dr. Ari Roark

U.S.

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Expertise

Metalsmithing, Goldsmithing,Jewelry Making, Gemology,Metallurgy,Art Jewelry,Jewelry Appraising,Metal Mill Work,Jewelry Education,Group Projects Adaptable to Special Populations as well as ordinary groups,Ethnobotany,Metal Clays, International Jewellery Law,Trade Law,Rock hounding,Industrial Health and Safety Assessment and Education as it pertains to Jewelry Studios (of all sizes and manufacturing concerns relative to the Trade, Jewellery Trade Organisations,Objective US Jewelry School critical Analysis,Applied Anthropology,goldssmithing,lapidary,metals,refining

Experience in the area

More than 35 years experience in the Jewelry Industry, Juris doctorates, PhD's in Anthropology, Cultural History, Cultural Geography, Mining Locations Assessments, Industrial Health and Safety Inspector to the Jewelry Industry, Montessori Educator, Occupational Therapy, Natural Historian, Scholar of Jewelry Evolution, PhD in Creativity ( the analysis of the divergent genres of thought on the process and impetus of the essence of creativity as a state of being expressed tangibly),Extensive Fieldwork with populations of Traditional craftsmen worldwide, former Peace Corps volunteer, Former VISTA volunteer, Etc.

Organizations

too numerous to list

Publications

prefer not to answer for reasons related to plagiarism

Education/Credentials

PhD Anthropology( Applied(1), Cultural(2)Ethnobotany(1),PhD -Physics (Metallurgy 1)( Wave and Particle Dynamics 1),,JD,MD,MFA-Metals/Jewelry,,MFA-Printmaking, MFA-Sculpture, Extensive undergraduate degrees, extensive post doctoral work, Montessori Educator Certification (Primary and Secondary)..many, many Degrees, Grants, and Awards in my past as an Academic turned Jeweler, OSHA Certifications

Awards and Honors

too numerous to list including 3 Honorary Doctorates, Two Humanitarian Related Awards, and Service on Many Boards of Directors

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

Learning is a lifelong experience and in jewelry making there are no absolutes, there are standard practises but not one single approach is right or wrong, they are all part of the continuum that began with the first humans adorning themselves .

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Mona	03/22/11	10	10	10	Thank you so much for your very .....
Dave	02/28/11	10	10	10	Ari- Thank you VERY MUCH for your .....
Laurie	02/14/11	10	10	10	Ari, Thank you very much for the .....
Danielle Loncar	09/21/09	10	10	10	Very concise and helpful.
chandrakant	09/21/09	8	10	10

Recent Answers from Dr. Ari Roark

2011-03-20 silver stamped 925:

Hello Mona, 1) Absolutely NOT- you can't trust anything from China stamped with any fineness /assay mark- i.e.- much Tiffany & Co. NY "sterling" jewelry counterfeited in China (and largely sold

2011-03-13 flatware:

Hello Jim, The John C. Campbell Folkschool in Brasstown NC, USA may be just the place. Could you tell me if you want to make art-flatware or traditional silversmithing style pieces? Also, please

2011-02-26 Resin Coated real Flower:

Hello Kurt, Sorry for the delay in answering but it's Carnival time here in New Orleans... You are on the right track with the silica gel preceding resin preservation. If the flowers are thick

2011-02-14 Propane Torches:

Dave, Pencil torches are fine for very small jobs on silver, or perhaps attaching a jump ring to chain with 14-18 kt gold.No major heat requirements, no extended time with the flame on as in

2011-02-14 victorian cuff links:

Hello Laurie, Unfortunately i can't tell you much more about the company than you have already found out.They stopped producing in about 1910 at which time they were bought out by Breadner manufacturing

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