~ Loren Stump - August 7-11 2010!! ~
Five Day Loren I Workshop  DATE: Sat. August 7th to Wed. August 11th, 2010 (4 seats available) TIME: 10:00 am to 6:00pm (incl. lunch break) Loren is known for extending class hours until midnight which you must be prepared for BUT... that is at his discretion and is not to be expected. FEE: $1,650.00 (includes all supplies) A $200.00 deposit is required to register and the balance of $1,450.00 is to be paid on June 15th. I will not be taking monthly payments this time. REQUIREMENTS: This is an intensive 5 day high-intermediate class which includes working with very large gathers of glass for very long hours where you will work both standing and sitting. Be sure you are ready to register for this class. If you want advice call Deb and she'll advise. Must have reviewed the Glass Firenze Liability Waiver and "Class Policies" and agree to provide a signed liability waiver before start of class. Must be at least 18 years of age. Must sign "Loren's Waiver." COURSE DESCRIPTION: 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. |