Lampwork Program/ glass bead making
INSTRUCTOR: Linda Ward White

BEGINNER LAMPWORK
(no prior experience needed)
Saturdays
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
lunch break on your own
12:30 - 1:30 pm

Workshop for those who just want to whet their appetite and gain some experience with a good "hands on" foundation that will allow them to continue working on their own. The first part of class is spent getting an overview of glass coes, tools, safety and a bit on the annealing process, and then we get right into the demo! I start with basic round and dot beads and trapping an air bubble under a dot of transparent glass, and then students get the first hands on. Then we pull stringers to be used for surface decoration you will be making beads in the first hours and it only gets better from there! Some bead demo’s are:  heart bead, bee bead, fish bead etc.

Time: 7 hours

INTERMEDIATE LAMPWORK
(Beginner workshop or prior experience required)
-Saturdays
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
lunch break on your own
12:30 - 1:30 pm

The intermediate workshop is more tailored to the students’ capability and interests. Things can be covered i.e.: complicated stringers i.e.: twists, encased. Complex beads i.e.: hollow beads, small vessels, dragonflies, mermaids, encased striped & encased triangle pattern, large focal beads, pendants, buttons, frogs, fish etc.

Time: 7 hours

ONGOING WORKSHOP
(Pre-requisite: at least one of the above workshops)
Wednesday evenings
6:30 – 8:30 pm

At least two demos per day. One geared to beginners and one for the more advanced students. This may include working with frits and dicroic glass, silver leaf, silver wire, florals, and holiday themes i.e.: pumpkins, candy corn, ghosts, black cats etc.

The Industrial Arts Center provides tools, safety glasses & annealing, everything except for the glass!  (The instructor has some glass available in the studio for a fee.)