DO WHAT YOU
LOVE FOR A LIVING

EXPLORE YOUR CREATIVE FUTURE AT LOST ART GOLDSMITH SCHOOL

Are you looking to become a part of intimate creative community where you can be fully engaged in pursuing a fine jewelry-making career? Do you want the chance to apply imaginative thinking where possibilities know no boundaries?

What you can make with your own hands is limitless at Lost Art Goldsmithing School.

School director and master goldsmith Daniel Sommerfeld is actively recruiting apprentices who exhibit the passion and dedication to complete a long-term technical immersion program in the art of fine-jewelry making. Applications are open to novice artists just beginning their artistic pursuits and to experienced jewelry makers seeking advanced technical development.

Explore your passions and career path in a studio-based hands-on learning environment where just outside the door, mother nature provides one of most inspirational settings in the world - Waterton Lakes, Alberta, Canada.

The School Premise: Keeping the lost art of goldsmithing alive

The most outstanding and inspiring work today is not made by machines or technology or designed by computers or software programs. It is a person using a simple tool in a trained hand that produces the most beautiful and long-lasting jewelry. It is Daniel's desire to nurture the passion of today's aspiring goldsmiths and jewelers by connecting them to the applied techniques of yesterday so that the beauty and tradition of handmade jewelry does not become a lost art.

LOST ART GOLDSMITHING SCHOOL APPRENTCESHIP PROGRAM

Everyone has to start somewhere. If you are an aspiring goldsmith or jeweler there is no better place to learn your craft than at the bench in a real workshop where you can hone your skills and qualifications under the direct supervision of a 'Master'.

What does the Apprenticeship entail?

You will receive intense studio-based technical and educational training under the direct supervision of master goldsmith Daniel Sommerfeld on location in his private Waterton Lost Art workshop for up to six years depending on the level of specialization you choose. In accordance with your current skill set, you may be required to learn core skills before progressing on to more complex techniques.

 

 

Apprentice progress will be assessed continually. As students refine their jewelry and metalworking skills they will hand-fabricate pieces that contribute to production within the Lost Art Jewelry business. Students will have the opportunity to produce and sell their original works on location as a means of offsetting the cost of their apprenticeship training.

What will happen after I complete my apprenticeship?

Achievement Certificates

With the completion of each year of study, apprentices will receive Certificates of Achievement relevant to the skill set studied.

Employment Opportunities

If appropriate aptitude and commitment is demonstrated throughout the immersion program, you may be offered the opportunity to join the team of Lost Art goldsmiths at the end of your apprenticeship. Alternatively, you might set up your own business and become a Master in your own right.

How do I apply to the Lost Art Goldsmith School apprenticeship program?

The Lost Art School apprenticeship is a rare opportunity for a select few who can demonstrate an authentic desire to not only learn the intricacies of direct metal work, but also the commitment to rigorous training over the long term.

To receive a program application form, please contact master Daniel Sommerfeld at

daniel@danielsommerfeld.ca