Flamework Glass Beadmaking with Harlan Simon
Experience the lure of Hot Glass!
Using small, clean burning, and environmentally efficient propane-oxygen torches, Oakland resident and professional glass maker Harlan Simon takes you step by step through the basics of flamework glass beadmaking.
Flamework is the crown jewel of the vitreous arts. More than 4,000 years old, the process involves the magical, mesmerizing winding of molten glass onto hand spun metal rods. In a safe, supportive environment, Harlan’s workshop offers: glass making history, from its ancient Mesopotamian Past to its modern Present, safety and tool review, numerous demonstrations, and plenty of practice time. By week's end, participants will have created a multitude of glass beads.
Workshop content varies depending upon participant interest and skill level, but generally includes the following: Basic bead formation and shaping, making and using design components, including glass stringers and multicolored “twisties,” use of design techniques, such as dotting, casing, color shading, air bubble entrapment ("plunging"), pin-wheeling, ancient "Roman"/Venetian raking, discussion of color and design theory, use of specialized tools, sculptural aspects of glass beadmaking, as well as many other topics.
Flamework glass bead making is an unlimited, "scaleable" art form, offering something for everyone, from beginner to advanced alike. The beadmaking workshop may also be suitable for teens, subject to instructor approval. Due to intensiveness of tools, materials, and instructor time, the Feather River Art Camp Flamework Glass Bead Making Workshop will have two sections, a morning section and an afternoon section. For those wishing maximum instruction & practice time, enroll for both sections. For those wishing a more relaxed experience, register for just one section.
If you take the morning class and also wish to participate in the afternoon class, then there is a $130 fee applied to the afternoon class.
If you are enrolled in a separate subject class in the morning, and wish to enroll in the afternoon Bead sessions, add $145 to your registration.
Material fee is $69.
