Norikazu Kogure class before Gathering....

[SharonP]

**** THESE CLASSES ARE ON - WAS A DATE TYPO, FIXED... if you're interested, contact Sharon ****

Norikazu Kogure
Japanese Decorative Techniques
Aanraku Glass Studios, San Mateo CA
SAT/SUN, August 2/3, 2008
MON/TUE August 4/5, 2008
Cost: $500 includes ultral-soft Japanese glass. Volcano torch provided; bring your own didyms/tools

NORIKAZU KOGURE CLASS IN AUGUST: interested? RSVP asap, please!

Norikazu Kogure will be in the Bay Area for the ISGB Gathering in August, and he's interested in teaching classes pre-conference. These would be his first classes in America.

Gure's internationally famous, and has even done a lampworking competition on Japanese TV - we're lucky to have this opportunity.

Gure is featured in The Masters: Glass Beads, newly published. He demo'd core formed vessels at the Glass Art Society (GAS) conferences in 1998 and 2005, and was a featured presenter at the ISGB Gathring in 2001 - remember the guy who started his presentation by making popcorn on a volcano torch?

The classes will be held at Aanraku Glass Studios in San Mateo, CA - south of the SF Airport.

They will cover Japanese Decorative Techniques, and are Intermediate level. He'll have a Japanese Translator.

You can see some of the techniques Gure will be teaching in his book, 'Tonbo-Dama Japanese Glass Beads' - book & video available from ArtcoInc and other suppliers. There's a picture of his work down below (scanned from the book, sorry for the quality!)

The cost is $500 for two days, and volcano torches & glass will be supplied as part of the class cost.

The first class is Saturday/Sunday August 2-3. If there's interest we'll open a Monday/Tuesday August 4-5 class. These classes are pre-conference.

Please email sharon.peters@smartassglass.com ASAP if you're interested.

[ArtcoInc]

For anyone that has read the Tombo-Dama book, or watched the Tombo-Dama DVD, and wanted to learn how to do this type of work, here's your chance!

For anyone that has been curious of how to work the ultra-soft glass, or what's it like to work on a Japanese air-burning torch, here's your chance!

For anyone that will be at the Gathering, and wants a unique glass 'fix' before the conference, here's your chance!

If we can't get enough people interested in this workshop, we'll have to cancel it. Don't let this opportunity slip away!

Malcolm

[SharonP]

The classes are ON! HORRIBLE DATE TYPO FIXED...... Here's the real dates:

Norikazu Kogure
Japanese Decorative Techniques
Aanraku Glass Studios, San Mateo CA

SAT/SUN, August 2/3, 2008
MON/TUE August 4/5, 2008

Cost: $500 includes ultral-soft Japanese glass. Volcano torch provided; bring your own didyms/tools