Paperweight Weekend
Class project will produce a small floral paperweight. Floral setup techniques include using blended colors, ribbed cane and overlays as components for creating leaf stock, stems, buds, ball flowers, petals, stamen, buds. You will then assemble and arrange the floral components into a "setup" with a quick lesson in frit making to use as a background. Schott crystal will be used to vacuum encase a sculptural or floral setup in the flame using a Stumpsucker. There is no prerequisite for this class although you should be aware that this class covers advanced techniques and at least a year of flameworking experience is advised.
March 13th,14th,15th, 2009
Tuition is $750.00
Loren II - The Butterfly Class(5 days)
For people who have already taken Loren I or have extensive flameworking experience. The techniques covered are similar to the Loren I class but at a more difficult level. The Murrini portion of the class will concentrate on creating repetitive patterns which will be used to construct a butterfly. Murrini cold working techniques includes sawing and polishing Murrini chips to be included in the paperweight. Sculptural techniques will examine several different methods for achieving human body and animal sculptural forms that offer more challenges than the Loren I class. The techniques include cold assembly, hot sculpture, detail overlay, temperature control, tool use, drilling holes with hot tungsten pick, and the correct application of murrini. Encasement involves a larger amount of Schott crystal and several layers within the paperweight so the butterfly appears to be hovering over the floral setup.
March 17th-21st, 2009
Tuition $1200
Contact Jim at Blue Moon Glassworks 512-380-0770
or email at
jim@austinbluemoon.com
Loren Stump in Austin, Texas March 2009
