Graceful Customs Lampwork Glass & Jewelry Studio: January 2013

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Lapidary & Wire-wrapping Classes 2013

Check our calendar for monthly Lapidary & Wire-wrapping Classes this year.

Lapidary Class March 16, 2013

Once again, Jim and Jennifer will be here to teach lapidary techniques using rough and pre-shaped stones! We will have all our equipment set up, all materials included! If you have experience, you can use our equipment for your stones for $15.00 hr. and one of the instructor will be available for assistance as time allows in the class. Class is $75.00, starts at 10:00 am and ends at 4:00 pm. . You will learn how to select, shape and polish a rough stone into a finished, polished cabachon to make into a necklace or bracelet or ring! e-mail Grace@gracefulcustoms.com or the instructors at: zig888@comcast.net

Wire-Wrapping class with Jennifer, Feb.23,2013

On Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, 10 am. to 4:00 pm., Jennifer Lee will be here to teach a basic wire-wrapping class. The cost is $75 and practice wire will be provided. You may bring your own stone cabachon or we will provide you with one. You will take home a completed wire-wrapped pendant. Written instructions are provided, a small class size is planned. If you have already taken this basic class and would like to work on a specific project, Jennifer is available on other days. E-mail her at zig888@comcast.net if you have questions on wire-wrapping; E-mail Grace for registration for this and other classes and our location. Grace@GracefulCustoms.com

OPEN TORCH DAYS IN STUDIO

Fridays, are open torch days, free use of our torches, fuel and kiln. If you have taken a beginners lampworking class, or have experience to work on your own, you are invited to join us to practice, network, and share techniques, hours are 9:00am to 1 pm, other hours with arrangement with Grace. Bring your own supplies and tools, our torches are Nortel Minors and Mega, with oxygen and propane. You must be able to work independently, only general safety instruction is provided, if you are planning to join us e-mail me at Grace@GracefulCustoms.com. There may be some Fridays we will be closed due to vacations or other commitments, and days available may be subject to change. E-mail us for address and directions

Jennifer Le to teach wire-wrapping here!

Who is Jennifer, you ask? Jennifer lives in Santa Clara, CA, the heart of the Silicon Valley. Her long, successful career in high tech was creative, but not very artistic. Although Jennifer is proficient in many skills, such as cooking & gardening, she never applied herself to art until about four years ago. At that time Jennifer & her husband Jim immersed themselves in rockhounding.

Gems, minerals, specimens and the lapidary arts soon became their passion. After some introduction to the lapidary arts with the help of friends and the local club, they were soon creating cabachons, free-forms, flats and even an attempt at faceting! Those pieces looked just great in a display box, but they needed to be seen more often. Jennifer quickly saw the potential for jewelry! Here was the opportunity to create and enjoy something wonderful. Wire wrap was the best way to bring those bright shiny stones out of the box.

Her favorite subjects are pendants, earrings, bracelets and rings of many varieties, sizes, & colors. One needs only to examine Jennifer's work, her showcase and the jewelry she is wearing to see that this is distinctive art. Jennifer learned the fine art & skill of wire-wrap from her mother only four years ago. Since then she has refined her skill into a signature style that is very clean, elegant & striking. She teaches her skill to others in a straightforward and clear manner. Her teaching style & her patience makes her class a valuable experience!

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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Lapidary & Wire-wrapping Classes 2013

Lapidary Class March 16, 2013

Wire-Wrapping class with Jennifer, Feb.23,2013

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