2018 POLYMER CLAY WORKSHOPS
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My new favorite! - one exciting cane teaches color, contrast, movement and line. Each petal can then be shaped differently to form a new flower design. The petals in these samples are radiating from a polymer cast of a vintage buttton, molded and polished to a gleaming shine.
FEE: 4 hrs $75
Supplies needed: black, white and translucent clay, work surface, flexible and stiff polymer blades, pasta machine, roller, small dish for sanding and soft rag. All other materials supplied.
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Cast your mood with a pendant that features molded polymer faces and words of wisdom. The techniques are easy and the results are fabulous, especially when the dice is stacked dramatically in a unique pendant. Class project creates the dice and students are encouraged to embellish the pendant with complimentary beads and chain to make a balanced fashion statement. A real potpori of techniques in one class!
FEE: 4 hrs $75
Materials needed: White, ecru and translucent clay, Liquid Sculpey, All other materials supplied.
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Everybody loves a butterfly and what a great building block these colorful creatures are for beautiful work. This class offers a choice of either butterfly or dragonfly canes with a painterly effect in mind. The first presentation will consist of color blending and the rest of theclass in building the canes. The final summary will focus on working with the canes to make bead sets, pins and gorgeous jewelry applications, complete with professional finishing.
Fee: 6 hours $85
Materials needed: A basic supply of white, black, translucent and pearl clay is required. Students will need work surface, blade, pasta machine, acrylic roller with handle. All other materials and tools supplied.
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Dragonflies and Butterflies
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Faces – the most challenging cane of all! But an investment you will have for years to come. This class helps to understand shape, proportion, and coloring to create a life-like image with personality. Individual component canes includes eyes, nose, lips, brow and optional cheeks (as time permits). Also includes a demo of how to adjust and embellish a finished face cane for use in work. Prerequisite! – this is an advanced class. Students should have complete knowledge of a Skinner Blend and previous cane building and reduction experience.
FEE: Face Canes - Two days (12 hrs) $190.
Materials needed 1 ¼ lb translucent clay, black, white, brown, ecru, eye color and pearl clay, work surface, blade, pasta machine, acrylic roller with handle. All other materials and tools supplied.
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POLYMER CLAY & Mixed Media
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Big, bold and modern, these earrings are show stoppers! The better news is that options for highlights are essentially scrap from your ‘surface design’ table. You will learn the secrets of creating a few key caned elements, and how to balance a design with texture and bright brbilliant color. The earrings are completed with embellished spiral ear wires integrated into the design.
FEE: 4 hrs $75
Materials needed: black, white and translucent clay, work surface, flexible polymer blade, pasta machine, and roller. Students should bring or arrange to borrow wire tools including a flush cutter, round nose and chain nose pliers. All other materials including bead accents and Sterling wire are supplied. Gold filled wire and additional sterling c also available at a surcharge.
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Art meets Doll in this feminine reflection of stories wrapped up in time. The winged doll tells a personal journey through a poem scribed on the wound spindle. Polymer is the ultimate building block as the body and face take form in your hands. A wondrous mixed media expression.
FEE: 6 hrs. $85 Includes spindle.
Materials needed: Polymer clay white & translucent, work surface (preferably tile), flexible polymer blade, pasta machine and acrylic roller with handle, stiff bristle brush for antiquing, soft rag. Students are welcome to bring clay surface designs, canes or found objects to include in the assemblage. All additional materials supplied by the instructor.
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Create as many Divas as you wish with this popular expression of a female form. The class focuses on making the doll, but finished work can be worn as a pendant, pin, or captured in a frame. Working in translucent clays, this technique invites inclusions. A crash course on molds is also included as you enjoy Barbara’s collection of faces, textures and script.
FEE: $4 hrs $65 Class fee includes templates, and a 3x5 impression stamp for texturing (a $16 value).
Materials needed: Polymer clay – 2 blocks translucent, work surface (preferably tile), flexible polymer blade, craft knife, pasta machine and acrylic roller with handle, bone folder, stiff bristle brush for antiquing, soft rag, 400 & 600 grit wet sandpaper, small dish for sanding. All additional materials supplied by the instructor.
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Develop Barbara’s favorite Brand of Mokume Gane one step further with design by intention. Since random mokume slices have a delightful element of surprise, just imagine what you can do with an intentional element added just where you want it – even after the slicing! This class also explores the use of an alternative to real gold leaf while still creating luminous, iridescent and metallic layers. New design applications for 2012.
FEE:5 hrs. $85 Class fee includes 5x7 stamp set (a $20 value).
Supplies needed: black, white and translucent clay, work surface, flexible and stiff polymer blades, pasta machine, roller, small dish for sanding and soft rag. All other materials supplied.
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