About

Learn to take your torchworking skills from the spherical to flat sculpted objects in this class where you'll focus on making feathers. 

If you've taken an introductory bead or marbles class and would like to know how to manipulate your glass in non-spherical forms, this is a great introduction to making and manipulating flat shapes. You’ll work with borosilicate glass and learn ways to add low-relief surface detail, how to transition between more than one color for an ombre effect, and practice adding bails if you’d like to be able to hang your feathers.

You'll make a handful of plumage that you can use in jewelry or as ornaments and learn skills that are transferable to sculpting other flat objects like leaves without specialty mashers.

Details

Skill level: This is a beginner friendly course (more advanced students are welcome, too) but you need to have some experience melting and forming soft glass or borosilicate at the torch. See "Prerequisites" below.

Details

A $25 materials fee, included in the price of the class, covers everything you need.

Prerequisites

An introductory course like Beadmaking Experience or Introduction to Torchwork: Borosilicate Marbles are ideal preparation for this class.

Class Policies

• Ages 14 and up are welcome.
• Wear long-sleeve shirts and long pants of natural fibers. Wear closed-toe shoes (preferably leather or cotton). Stretch fabrics are prohibited.