Soft Glass Flameworking Classes
Beginning BeadmakingIn this class, students will learn skills to make a wide variety of basic beads. Students will learn how to work with a torch, heat and manipulate glass, how to make basic bead shapes, some uses of bead-shaping tools, how to use heat and gravity in shaping beads, how to make dotted beads, lined beads, and if class time permits, basics of working with stringers, twisters and raking. No experience necessary. All ages from 14 and up are welcome. This is a 5-week series held on Monday nights.
Fee: $350 Pre-requisite: None Max. # students: 6 Min. # students: 3 Click here to sign up
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Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 & March 5
March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 23 | Time
6pm-9pm
6pm-9pm | Instructor
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Creativity and the Glass Corsage
Sara Sally LaGrand
9:00am – 4:00pm
Saturday and Sunday, June 23-24, 2012
Fee: $450
Pre-requisite: flameworking experience
Max # of students: 7
Min # of students: 3
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Create a glass corsage in two days with the highly popular artist and international teacher, Sara Sally LaGrand.
Students will be shown how to create glass sculptures using creative methods with the final design in mind. They will be making glass corsages of their own creation, not the exact piece shown, so each piece they create will be unique to them. Experimentation with color combinations will be encouraged. During the first day, students will learn how to create flameworked sculptural shapes. On the second day, they will learn wire working and assemblage of their corsages. Several years of flameworking experience required.
Class fee includes supplies.
Students need these tools:
Personal lampworking tools
Raking tools
Pointed tweezers with no teeth
Writing materials
Wire working tools
– jewelry pliers (chain nose) with no teeth
- both heavy-duty and smaller wire cutters
Bio
Sara Sally LaGrand has had the great fortune to study with many gifted teachers both in Italy and the U.S. She has been melting glass since 1996. In that time she has won numerous awards and has the great privilege to teach workshops all over the U.S. and Europe.
She earned a BA in Glass Formation at Park University of Missouri with the collaboration of the award winning public glass artist, Dierk Van Keppel. She continues to study and grow, pushing the limits of the glass and combining it with unconventional materials for an eclectic look at nature, life and pop culture. www.prettybabiesglass.com | 
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To Register: Either register online, call 408-993-2244, or send an e-mail to studio@bagi.org. Payment is required upon registration. We accept Visa, MasterCard & personal checks if received 2 weeks prior to the scheduled class.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made at 7 days prior to the first day of a class will receive a 100% refund. Cancellations made 3 days prior to the first day of class will be issued a 50% refund. In the event that BAGI were to cancel a class(es) a full refund, for the class(es) will be issued.
Liability: Students must be 9+ years of age for glassblowing related classes. Students must be 12+ years of age for flameworking & kilnworking related classes. Students under the age of 18 must have a parent or legal guardian sign a BAGI issued liability release form. Students must inform BAGI, at the time of registration, if they have special requirements due to health related conditions.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made at 7 days prior to the first day of a class will receive a 100% refund. Cancellations made 3 days prior to the first day of class will be issued a 50% refund. In the event that BAGI were to cancel a class(es) a full refund, for the class(es) will be issued.
Liability: Students must be 9+ years of age for glassblowing related classes. Students must be 12+ years of age for flameworking & kilnworking related classes. Students under the age of 18 must have a parent or legal guardian sign a BAGI issued liability release form. Students must inform BAGI, at the time of registration, if they have special requirements due to health related conditions.
