Monday, April 4, 2011

Workshops Glass Bead Making

by Marian Abath


Workshops Glass bead making April – June 2011

Dear all, herewith a schedule with workshops for the glass bead making….
Apart from what is mentioned below, we have beginners workshops every Tuesday evening (7-10pm) and Thursday morning (9 am – 12 pm)! Local youth always gets 50% discount on workshops.
Kind regards, Marian Abath 5922978  

Tue 5 April (7-10pm) or Thu 7 april (9am-12pm):
Reducing the flame!  - STEP 2
See the shiny results of a flame with less oxygen and the use of reduction frits and get to know your torch better.

Tue 19 April (7-10pm) or Thu 21 april (9am-12pm):
Have fun with Little Animals – STEP 2 and 3
Making little animals is not only fun, it is challenging for your technique. For those who are ready, we can do the animals off mandrel (without a hole!)

April 30 queensday:
OPEN HOUSE 3-7 pm

Tue 10 May (7-10pm) or Thu 12 May (9am-12pm):
Making discs and hollow beads – STEP 2
Discs and hollow beads are beautiful and give you a lot of possibilities…. Also as a start for the workshop blowing on 21/23 June!

Tue 24 May (7-10pm) or Thu 26 May (9am-12pm):
Encasing flowers with clear glass – STEP 2
Make your flowers look real by covering them with clear!

Tue 7 June (7-10pm) or Thu 9 June (9am-12pm):
Making Marvelous Marbles! STEP 3
Make solid implosion marbles and attach a loop to it.

Tue 21 June (7-10pm) or Thu 23 June (9am-12pm):
Blow glass – STEP 3
Blow glass behind the torch with the blow mandrel or blow pipe…. Exciting!

Tue 5 July (7-10pm) or Thu 7 July (9am-12pm):
Murrini’s in glass beads – STEP 2
Use murrini’s with the shape of flowers, hearts, letters and stars to cheer up your glass beads!

 GROUP?
Would you like to come with a group? Birthday party? Bachelor? A colleague that leaves your department? For afl. 750,- you can rent the bead making studio including the teacher! 6 participants can do the full beginners workshop or –if your group is bigger, up to 12- all of you can make a few beads and take them home or make a bracelet out of it for the main guest. A memory forever.  The date can be decided together, weekend or evenings possible!



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Ciro & Marian Abath
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+ 297 5922978
arubaglassceramics@gmail.com
www.arubaglassceramics.com