Class Schedule

2010

• Jan 11 & 12
  Metal Clay Workshop
  Jan 13 & 14
  Bronze Clay Workshop
  Jan 16 & 17
  Glass Beadmaking Workshop
  At:
  Creative Glass MHS AG
  Volketswil / Switzerland
  (Zurich area)
• Jan 21 & 22
  Bronze Clay Workshop
  At:
  Creative Glass
  Wels / Austria
  
  For details:
  info@creative-glass.com
• Feb 13, 10am-5pm
  PMC Clasps and Findings Workshop
  At Barbara's Studio in Cape Coral, FL
  $100.00
  Learn to create various styles of clasps with metal clay, sterling wire, Argentium and fine silver wire. This class will cover using pliers properly, manipulating wire, implanting wire in metal clay, firing procedures and finishing techniques. Students will learn to make and fire at least one type of clasp in this workshop and are encouraged to bring their clasp ideas and questions.
  Email Barbara for payment and supply information.
• Feb 14, 10am-5pm
  Texture Plate Workshop
  At Barbara's Studio in Cape Coral, FL
  $80.00
  This class will present a minimum of 8 different methods of making texture plates to use with metal clay. Everything from making molds of textures to photo polymer plates will be demonstrated. Some of the techniques will be hands on and students will take home an example of the texture plate.
  We will also learn the best ways to utilize the plates and explore sources for textures.
  Email Barbara for payment and supply information.
• March 4th
  Evening Champagne Reception & Trunk Show
  Fire & Friends Z Art Studio
  8550 N. 91st Ave #49, Peoria, AZ 85345
• March 5, 6, 7
  Rio Rewards PMC Certification Class
  Fire & Friends Z Art Studio
  8550 N. 91st Ave #49, Peoria, AZ 85345
• March 8th & 9th
  Box Beads & Related Hollow Forms in PMC
  Ways of creating hollow bead forms in PMC will be explored with an emphasis on the angular box bead and it's variations: Polygons, Chain Links, and Complex Boxes. Experience with PMC is necessary to take maximum advantage of the subject matter.
  Fire & Friends Z Art Studio
  8550 N. 91st Ave #49, Peoria, AZ 85345
• March 11th & 12th
  Amp Up Your Beadmaking with Hollows, Stringer Control and Other Flights of Fancy
  This class is intended to hone your lampworking skills and help you step up your beadmaking to another level. Several advanced techniques will be featured. We will make hollow beads in a half a dozen different versions which will provide a ton of experience and a wealth of design possibilities. A demonstration of a hollow core vessel will be presented, as well. We will learn to make and control stringer with precision; sampling various dot and linear pattern techniques. Creating rich surfaces using metals, reduction frit, enamels, and dichroic glass will be explored. And who knows what else we might delve into!
  Fire & Friends Z Art Studio
  8550 N. 91st Ave #49, Peoria, AZ 85345
• For details on the Peoria AZ classes other than the Certification class: glassjunkie@cox.net
• March 26,27 & 28
  Workshops at Wired Designs
  San Antonio, TX
  Subject matter TBA
• April 9, 10, 11, 2010
  Metal Clay workshop including BronzClay "Washer" bangle bracelet
  for the PMC Guild of Central Florida
  Altamonte Springs, FL (Orlando area)
  details to follow...
• April 16
  Look, Ma! No Solder! Wirework Workshop
  April 17 & 18
  EXPLORING TEXTURE PLATES and METAL CLAY BEADS WORKSHOP
  At:
  Polymer Clay Express
  9890 Main Street
  Damascus, MD 20872
  http://www.polymerclayexpress.com
• May 7 & 8, 2010
  Amp Up Your Beadmaking with Hollows, Stringer Control and Other Flights of Fancy
  This class is intended to hone your lampworking skills and help you step up your beadmaking to another level. Several advanced techniques will be featured. We will make hollow beads in a half a dozen different versions which will provide a ton of experience and a wealth of design possibilities. A demonstration of a hollow core vessel will be presented, as well. We will learn to make and control stringer with precision; sampling various dot and linear pattern techniques. Creating rich surfaces using metals, reduction frit, enamels, and dichroic glass will be explored. And who knows what else we might delve into!
  At
  Vitrum Studio
  6824 Industrial Drive, Studio 105
  Beltsville, Maryland 20705
  Phone: 301-595-0736, Fax: 301-595-0081
  Email: vitrum@vitrumstudio.com
• May 9 & 10
  PMC Armatures for Hollow Beads
  We will explore several different methods for creating a PMC armature which will then be the base for a hollow bead. The armature will be fired, polished and then mounted on mandrels. Techniques for ways of applying glass to the PMC will be explored as well.
  Previous experience with glass is necessary. Experience with metal clay is preferred but not necessary.
  At Vitrum Studio
• May 11, 2010
  All Day Workshop: Texture Plates for Metal Clay
  This class will present a minimum of 8 different methods of making texture plates to use with metal clay. Everything from making molds of textures to photo polymer plates will be demonstrated. Some of the techniques will be hands on and students will take home an example of the texture plate.
  We will also learn the best ways to utilize the plates and explore sources for textures. No metal clay work will be done, just textures, textures, textures!!
  At Vitrum Studio
• June 27-July 3
  "Lampwork Beadmaking--Beginners and Beyond"
  Have you always wanted to make glass beads or have you taken a class but still feel tentative about your skills? This class will be for brand new beginners and those who have some experience but would like to have a refresher course for a firmer foundation and more concentrated time on the torch. We will begin at the beginning and advance along as far as we can. Come one, come all!
  Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
  Gatlinburg, TN
  http://www.arrowmont.org
• September 9-12
  Glass bead and PMC workshops to be announced
  Atlanta, GA
• October 1-3
  Rio Rewards PMC Certification Class
  Hanover, PA
  Go to http://www.riorewards.com/ for registration for this class
• October 16-17
  PMC Bead workshop, details to follow
  Cape Coral, FL
  Cape Coral Arts Studio