3 one day workshops at Wired Up Beads
April 15 th
Twist and Shout
This one day workshop is all about twisted cane and the beautiful beads you can make with them. Students will learn how to make several complex twisted canes Latticino, Reticello and Zanfirico. You will be amazed at the cane you will pull in this workshop. The next step will be to use them to make some spectacular beads. We will make encased beads and disks with the canes made in the workshop. This is a fun workshop and the techniques presented have endless possibilities for you beads.
Techniques in this workshop:
Twisted Cane
Encasing
Disks
Heat Control
April 16 th
Floral Beads
Love to stop and smell the flowers? This is an intensive one day workshop. You will learn to "grow a garden" right on your beads. We will start with simple dot flowers and encased plunge/bubble flowers. Students will learn make petal and vine stringer which they will use to "paint" raised flowers on the surface of their beads. We will learn to lay down the landscape of your garden with foils and dichroic glass to make beads with depth and interest. The final bead will be encased in clear and include all the beautiful elements we have learned throughout the day.
April 17 th
Sculptural Flowers
Come join Sam Hibler for a day of sculpting with fire! She will be letting you in on the secrets of the making fabulous flowers featured in her award-winning necklaces.This will be an intense full day workshop covering many techniques that students will be able to add to their glass work repertoire. Students will learn to sculpt three-dimensional flowers of several types. Sam will also teach shaping and a variety of ways to attach petals for functional use with shanks and loops. In this class, you will develop your heat control skills and learn some new glass color combinations.
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Nina "Sam" Hibler - Dallas/Grapevine Texas
