lampwork
Make Glass Beads: Intro to Lampworking–this class is full, call to get on a waiting list. We might schedule an additional class.
Read MoreDate and Time: 01/18/2019 from 5:30PM to 9:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience necessary.
Making glass beads is great fun and an opportunity to play with fire in a controlled and supportive environment. This class will teach you the art of lampworking, a technique of using a torch and melting Effetre glass rods to create various shapes. Safety and appropriate equipment handling are emphasized. Your handmade beads will need to stay in a kiln overnight to be annealed.
NOTE: Participants must be at least 15 years old.
This class serves as a pre-requisite for Flame II that will be scheduled in October.
Flame II: Next Steps in Making Glass Beads
$105.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 10/20/2018 from 3:00PM to 6:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Make Glass Beads or equivalent. See class on Sept. 15
Continue to explore the art of lampworking with a torch and glass rods. In this class, you will learn more techniques for manipulating color, making the perfect dot, and shaping with a goal of making a variety of more complicated shapes, including a hollow bead–see the great fish beads in the photo to the left. Your beads will be annealed overnight at the store.
You must be at least 15 years old to register for this class.
Take both Make Glass Beads and Flame II for double rewards points.
NEW CLASS!! Lampwork Headpins through Kirkwood Community College Continuing Education Program
Read MoreDate and Time: 10/18/2016 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic lampworking skills--see Make Glass Beads on
Using silver and copper wire, add Effetre glass to the bottom, and you have a fancy, handmade, glass headpin. Take this technique in whatever direction you please by adding embellishments or encasement. Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisite: basic lampworking skills—See Make Glass Beads on October 10.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
www.kirkwood.edu and go to Continuing Education and then search for Beadology Iowa under the instructor search. On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants. Instructor: Karen Kubby
$45 instructor fee/$28 materials fee.