Graceful Customs Lampwork Glass & Jewelry Studio: February 2015

Thursday, February 26, 2015

"Just Encase" Class with Jelveh Jaferian. March 28, 2015

Jelveh will be teaching 5 different techniques for encasing glass beads. Student must have basic lampworking experience. More info to follow, e-mail Grace@Gracefulcustoms.com; see Jelveh's work at http://www.jelvehdesigns.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Lampwork Marble Class- Sat. April 11, 2015

Ever wonder how handmade marbles are made?

Tim Siemon will be teaching his unique marble making process with soft glass in this day long class. It is designed for intermediate soft glass flameworkers with a good grasp on heat control. Tim will demonstrate how to make a marble, then coach you through making a clear marble. You will continue to develop your marble making skills as you learn and practice marbles with surface stripes, surface spirals and encased spirals.

This will be a one-day class. e-mail Grace@GracefulCustoms.com for more info!

Monday, February 9, 2015

Schedule changed: Open House to "Meet the Artist," Wes Fleming, Mar. 20, 2015

We changed the time of the open house: Come meet or greet again, the sculptural glass artist Wes Fleming, on Friday, March 20, 2015, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm! Wes will be here to teach a soft glass sculpture glass class on March 21 & 22, however, he would also like to meet our local community interested in the arts! e-mail Grace for directions: Grace@GracefulCustoms.com,
see Wes' art at http://wesleyfleming.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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