The final workshop on carving the Queen Conch shell, the official shell of the Virgin Islands, will take place Saturday at the Department of Labor on St. Croix from 8:30 a. m. to 5 p.m.
The workshop, a collaboration between Labor and Rare Earth Studio, is a venture for promoting fine art crafts in the territory.
The workshop will feature Alfonso Vitiello, whose family has been involved in cameo carving since 1790, and professor Gaglione Crescenzo, a renowned teacher of fine cameo carving.
Cindy Richardson, Labor’s director of grants and special projects, said the workshop will be for existing jewelry designers and those interested in learning a new trade. Participants will learn the business benefits of fine jewelry design.
