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Vendor & Artist Demonstrations (Continued) Reduce Cost, Improve Quality and Increase Productivity with CNC Software Presented by Scott Ingram of ArtCam by Delcam. Meeting the ever growing expectations of customers in terms of high Friday, May 17, 1:30–2:00pm quality, detailed and intricate work can put a big pressure on jewelers and their business. With the ArtCam JewelSmith Solution you can design and CNC manufacture or rapid prototype pieces quickly and easily with scalable production techniques. THE CRAFT OF CAD Presented by Shele Letwin of GV Design Canada Inc. Friday, May 17, 2:30–3:00pm Historically, jewellery created using a computer had come across as mechanical, ungraceful-often frozen. Now as technology improves with better "heightfield from bitmap" tools and sub divisional modeling, the designer has greater flexibility to create a "work of art"- as jewellery was intended. We will present a slide show of new exciting designs made with these latest tools and a quick demonstration. MINAKARI: THE PAINTED ENAMELS OF ISFAHAN Presented by Catherine Crowe of Emporium Vitreum. Catherine will demonstrate a traditional Iranian technique of enamelling that requires only two or three firings. She will explain how the technique Saturday, May 18, 10:30–11:00am developed and also demonstrate the uses of traditional Persian painting styles: islimi and khata'i as applied to enamel surfaces. JEWELLERY ILLUSTRATION: FLAT TO FABULOUS Presented by Lisanne Skeoch of Lisanne Skeoch Jewellery. Lisa will show you how to take your jewellery drawings from flat to fabulous! Learn tips and tricks for adding colour and three dimensionality Saturday, May 18, 11:30–12:00pm 64 to your counter sketches and workshop drawings.