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1 Day Glass Bead Making Courses
at Flux'n'Flame with Liz Guilmant-Cush
Learn the ancient art and absorbing skill of glass bead making as made famous by the Italians on the island of Murano. Glass beads can be used for all sorts of jewellery, textiles and crafts.
Liz, from Dorset, is an experienced glass bead maker and tutor. Her work is featured in several local galleries and has taught beadmaking for nearly 2 years.
During this course aimed at beginners you will learn to form a round bead, basic shaping and decoration techniques.
Glass beads are made by melting thin glass rods in a torch flame and winding the melted glass around a steel rod.
You will have sole use of a hothead torch and a selection of tools to make your first collection of beads.
Saturday 22nd January
or
Saturday
12th February
Time: 10am – 5pm
Venue; Flux 'n' Flame, Milton Abbas, Dorset
£92.00 per person (max 6 people)
Materials are extra – glass rods are available from tutor at #1 each on the day. You will require between 3 and 6 rods for one day.
For more information or to book please visit www.liz.guilmant-cush.com or call 07842 133357 or call Flux'n'Flame. Full payment is required on booking by cheque or cash only.
2 Day Glass Bead Making
at Flux'n'Flame with Liz Guilmant-Cush
Learn the ancient art and absorbing skill of glass bead making as made famous by the Italians on the island of Murano. Glass beads can be used for all sorts of jewellery, textiles and crafts.
Liz, from Dorset, is an experienced glass bead maker and tutor. Her work is featured in several local galleries and has taught beadmaking for nearly 2 years.
During this weekend fun course aimed at beginners and those wishing to progress a bit more, we will review basic bead making techniques and then introduce new shaping and decorating techniques, including stringers, making canes, encasing, application of other materials for you to practice.
Glass beads are made by melting thin glass rods in a torch flame and winding the melted glass around a steel rod. Decorations are added through application of more glass in a variety of forms and other materials.
You will have sole use of a hothead torch and a selection of tools to make your first collection of beads.
Saturday 5th March
2011
- 10am
- 5pm
Sunday
6th March 2011-
10am – 4pm
Venue;
Flux 'n' Flame, Milton Abbas, Dorset
£195.00 per person (max 6 people)
Materials are extra – glass rods are available from tutor at £1.00 each on the day. You will require between 3 and 6 rods for one day.
For more information
or to book please visit www.liz.guilmant-cush.com
or call 07842 133357 or call Flux'n'Flame. Full payment is required on
booking by cheque or cash only.
1 Day Beginners Enameling Course
Use
copper and or silver with powdered enamels to experiment with simple techniques
from champleve to plique-a-jour. you can either make a special piece,
have fun experimenting with samples or come with a piece ready prepared
to enamel. Just have FUN.
6 places available
10am
- 5pm
£92 inc vat and materials
(except silver which can be purchased on the course if required)
November 6th
Dates for 2011 to be confirmed as Sally is having a Baby!!!
1 Day Colouring Anodized Aluminium
A really fun day experimenting with colouring anodized aluminium.
Using a special pallette of inks and dyes create fabulous texture, colour and pattern on your metal. Seal it in and then make some stunning jewellery! You will learn how to cut, shape, rivet and attach other metals / materials to your piece.
10am - 5pm
£92 incl vat and materials
Dates for 2011 to be confirmed as Sally is having a Baby!!!
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Thinking Outside The Box ®
In a nut shell (and you can use them too) it’s a couple of days experimenting and learning ways to fabricate stunning objects from almost anything you wish.
From the initial idea in your head or the sketches on paper, through the construction materials to the assembly methods and finally onto the maquette OR a full size work of art!!! BIG or SMALL what ever it is!
We have the equipment to MIG Weld, Spot Weld and Solder, as well as the 101 other ways to join stuff together without heat!!!
All you need to do is have the Idea and to TOTB.
Once you have booked your place on the course we will to liaise with you to get an idea for the project and the materials you would like to work with, (just in case you decide to work with Unobtainium and we don't have any!!!).
We can help you source the materials if you need something special or at least point you in the right direction.
Due to the fun we all had another TOTB
course will be run on
November 20th / 21st 2010
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