Class Schedule for 2010

The dates have been set for our Beginning Lampworking Class for the first part of the year.

As last year, we can only accommodate four students per class so please call as soon as you can to secure the dates that work best for you.

A list of what you can expect during your 15 hours of instruction is listed below.  And remember, you do not half to bring anything to the class other than an expectation of having a good time and going home with some cool looking glass.

Class Dates

June 12-13

This class is full.

We will be setting the dates for the rest of the year by the end of June.

If weekends are not right for you and you have three to four people who would like to take a class together at our Niles studio, please contact us for a special weekday class

All Fremont classes are held at Wayne's Niles District studio from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm both days.

Classes are "hands on," so enrollment is limited to “4” people to provide each student with the personal attention we feel is needed when first attempting hot glass. Wayne will share the basics as well as many special tips and techniques. In addition, you will go home with the beads that you make.

The class fee will be $290.  This fee includes all materials, equipment usage, and a supply/resource reference handout. A $100 non refundable deposit is required to register for class. The balance of $190 is due the first day of class. Payment may be made by check or credit card (VISA or Master Card).

For more information or to sign up for a class, please call (510) 793-8782 or email at

classinfo@corrie-glass.com

And to see an outline of one of Wayne's classes please see below.

 
   "Absolutely No Experience Needed!" An Intro to Lampwork with Soft Italian Glass

Studio Set-up
    Physical space     Floor, ventilation, flammables, good lighting   
    Equipment        Tanks, regulators, torch, kiln 
        (inspect, test, turn on, discuss kiln, flame, oxidizing/reducing)
    Workbench        Table top, chair, placement of tools & glass
       
Let’s talk about Glass
    Types of Glass
    Compatibility - COE
    Annealing  -   Annealing cycle, strain point, stress, thermal shock

DEMO :  Getting ready to make beads

Holding the Mandrel & Glass Rod                                   Turning on the Torch

Heating the Mandrel, Heating the Glass Rod              Melting Glass / The Honey Trick   

DEMO:  Basic Bead making 101

Winding glass onto the Mandrel            The Importance of a good Footprint          

Adding more glass to the middle            Glass wants to be ROUND (Surface Tension)

Using Gravity & Marvering to achieve basic shapes ( Barrel, round, cone, square and bi-cone )                             
STUDENT PRACTICE             Make a Round Bead with “good pucker”

LUNCHTIME DISCUSSION:   Show and Tell - beads, books, & suppliers

DEMO : Pulling stringer (using pliers, 1 rod and 2 rods), simple encased cane, 2 color twisties (make one of each)
STUDENT PRACTICE     PULL STRINGER :  White & Clear

DEMO:  Making latticino cane
STUDENT PRACTICE     Make simple latticino cane

DEMO :  It’s ALL about Dots:

Making good dots: Positioning hands, bead & stringer in relation to your flame   

Making sure Dots are well adhered  -  No Undercut Edges -  Go for half domes

Dot Patterns                   Swirling Dots with Stringer      Raking & Feathering Dots
STUDENT PRACTICE     Playing with dots 

BEADMAKING NOTES     DAY TWO                                                                  

STUDIO PROJECTS :  Cleaning Beads from day one & Dipping Mandrels

REVIEW:  Turning on the torch, laying a good footprint, making a round bead

DEMO – Encasing Goldstone :  More Bang for your Buck

Using Goldstone           Methods of Encasing: Spiral trail versus Horizontal Swipe

Using the Swipe Method – Pushing the glass from Behind

Using Tweezers to Twirl

STUDENT PRACTICE  - Make an Encased Goldstone Bead 

DEMOS:  Shaping :   Flattened Tab,  Vertical & Horizontal holed Heart
STUDIO PROJECT or DEMO : Inclusions:  Making glass frit to use on a bead

STUDENT PRACTICE:  Rolling bead in Frit or practice shaping (choose one) 

DEMO:  Glass Alchemy -  Metallic Frit and the Reduction Flame

Using Metallic frit to achieve luster on a bead

STUDENT PRACTICE:  Make a metallic frit bead

DEMO: Glass Alchemy II -  Chemical Reactions

Use Ivory & Turquoise to demonstrate the chemical reactions between different elements in the glass   -  Copper & Sulphur

STUDIO PROJECT : Bead Design - preparation 
    Choosing colors - opaque cores with transparent over
    Planning order of application
    Preparing stringers & canes, inclusions ready

STUDENT Choice :  Design & Make a bead using 3 elements / inclusions

LUNCHTIME DISCUSSION: Copying and Artistic integrity

 Copying to learn skills versus copying other’s designs and ideas

DEMOS AND PRACTICE based on Student’s Choice

We use the above only as a guideline for anything can change, depending on the students needs.  That is the nice part of having small classes, I can fit the pace to the ability of each person.

I look forward to seeing you at the studio.

Wayne