We will spend these two days creating butterflies and integrating them into a more complex sculptural pendant. Margaret will guide students through creating wings, full butterflies, foliage, and other nature-inspired elements out of borosilicate glass. We will work entirely off-mandrel, starting with simpler shapes and detail and move toward more complex shaping and patterning. Students will learn several strategies for creating loops and bails for pendants, as well as multiple methods for adding detail and layering color. Please join us…

Come spend these two days with Margaret and learn to create nature-inspired beads, pendants, and small sculpture.  We will spend the first day at the torch, working both on and off mandrel.  Content is sure to include many of the insects that Margaret creates: beetles, bees, butterflies, caterpillars, leaves and other foliage.  Margaret will then guide students through adding additional detail and complexity using vitreous enamel. This class is great for bead makers who want to cultivate skills working off-mandrel…