About Dr. Ari Roark 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 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
Question you answered a question on 5/30/09 in which you mention the Sunshine polishing cloth also the 3M anti tarnish strips. I have searched far and wide for these items and have been unable to find where I can purchase them. I do not want a crate of the sunshine cloths and their information does not say where to buy them. Your help would be appreciated. This is my first question I did not ask the question you responded to.
Answer Hello Louise,
I apologize for the delay I was on vacation from AllExperts when your question came in!
Rio Grande sells both sunshine polishing cloths and 3M anti-tarnish strips, Contenti sells the strips, not the cloths, Fire Mountain sells both at largely inflated prices ( over Rio that's saying a lot!!!)Indian Jewelers Supply, Thunderbird Supply, Rosenthal's in Miami ( one of my favourite US companies !) Cookson's UK, Karl Fisher GMBh , and even Foredom Co.a sell the 3M strips ..a tip- try writing 3M's Creative Arts division and request some samples of the strips and I'm betting they will furnish them to you!
The strips come in rolls of 1000, a pkg of 10 ( foredom), and all sizes in between. They are quite expensive in smaller quantities so try and find a fellow jeweler to split the roll of 1000 and you'll come out ahead.If you have a retail business they are a good addition to the final total if you offer them as an impulse addition to the final ticket price!
