 ~ Loren Stump August 2008!! ~ I can hardly believe this one!!!
Yes!! Loren Stump is teaching at Glass Firenze in August 2008!! YeeHaw!!! ;-) lol ~This is an "Intermediate to Advanced" Class ~
To receive the full benefits of studying with Loren you should have a strong intermediate understanding of lampworking. Wed. August 20 - Sun. August 24, 2008 (Full)
Loren I ~ 10am to 6pm (but could last a lot longer)
$1,500.00*
 This course will be divided into three parts: Murrini, Sculptural Techniques and Encasement. Murrini will result in a Franchini-style shaded face and your signature cane. You will start with color mixing and blending which will be used to make shaded colors for a face. Eyes, nose and mouth cane will by built in the flame and then pulled down to a smaller size for component parts to construct the final face. In a like manner, letter canes will be assembled to create signature canes. Sculptural Techniques will examine several different methods for achieving human body and animal sculptural forms. The techniques include cold assembly, hot sculpture, detail overlay, temperature control, tool use, drilling holes with hot tungsten pick, and the correct application of murrini.  Encasement will produce a small floral paperweight. Floral setup techniques include using blended colors, ribbed cane and overlays as components for creating leaf stock, stems, buds, ball flowers, petals, and stamen. You will then assemble and arrange the floral components into a "setup" with a quick lesson in frit making to use as a background. A Stumpsucker will be used to vacuum encase a sculptural or floral setup in Schott crystal.   For more amazing and wonderful examples of Loren's work visit his web site at: Loren's Class is an Intermediate to Advanced Level Class. And as with all classes at Glass Firenze you must have reviewed our "Class Policies" and have a liability waiver on file before registration. To register please call (907) 726-1080 or click on "Contact" to send an email. *A personal note on this class price: If you've priced Loren's classes elsewhere (i.e., the lower 48) you will notice a definite rise in the class price here at my studio. I truly did my best to keep this price down but with the strong possibility of long sessions and the much higher prices in Alaska for oxygen and other supplies and/or costs such as travel, including our small 7 student class, this was truly the best I could do. For us Alaskans this is a fantastic deal as traveling to study with Loren would cost us a lot more... for those from out of state the cost is higher BUT... you do get to study with Loren in the amazing and beautiful "Alaska" and that, in my humble opinion, is a great opportunity!  Whether an Alaskan or a Visitor... Your patronage is greatly appreciated! Deborah |