Playing with Fire! Glassworks & Gallery - Rockland, Maine
will be hosting
Barbara Becker Simon
for three amazing workshops!
PMC Armatures for Lampworked Glass Beads
-- Sat /Sun -- May 7-8, 2011 -- $475
Texture Plate Workshop for Metal Clay -- All Textures All Day!
-- Mon, May 9 -- $240
PMC Clasps and Findings
-- Tues, May 10 -- $240
-- less $75 discount if taking all three classes.
-- Lunches included. Materials not included.
-- Workshop descriptions below. Please see our
website for materials list and more info
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PMC Armatures for Lampworked Glass Beads
-- Sat /Sun -- May 7-8
This 2-day workshop will explore several different methods for creating a PMC armature which will then be the base for a hollow lampworked bead. On the first day of the workshop the armature will be constructed, fired, polished and then mounted on mandrels. On the second day, techniques for ways of applying glass to the PMC will be explored. Hollow beads or solid beads can be applied to the armature. We will also discuss the application of metal clay paste to annealed beads and the use of commercially manufactured fine silver tubes as armatures for lampworked beads.
***Previous experience with glass is necessary. A comfortable skill with hollows is an advantage. Minimal experience with metal clay is required.
-- See our
website for materials list and more info
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Texture Plate Workshop for Metal Clay -- All Textures All Day!
-- Mon, May 9
Want to personalize and make all your metal clay (or polymer clay) projects uniquely your own? Do it by making your own custom texture plates!
This class will present more than a dozen methods of making texture plates to use with metal clay. Everything from making molds of textures, carving and 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.
-- See our
website for materials list and more info
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PMC Clasps and Findings
-- Tues, May 10
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. We will also cover the use of PMC Pro as a material suitable to function for findings. 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.
-- See our
website for materials list and more info
To Register:
Please call 207-594-7805 to reserve your seat, and please download our
Class/Workshop enrollment form, and mail with your payment by check or credit card, or Fax your form to us with your credit card info.
Accommodations: We recommend the
Old Granite Inn, conveniently located just a few doors down from the studio. They extend 20% off any room rate year-round to Playing with Fire! students.
Barbara Becker Simon - Rockland, Maine - May 7-8-9-10, 2011
come join us!
