A
Kaleidoscope Pendant Intensive
Have fun developing your
personal color palette and style while learning Carols unique approach
to kaleidoscope design and pendant construction. Topics will
include:
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Selecting a color
palette you love for your master cane
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Color mixing to
achieve color harmony and strong value contrast within your selected
palette
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Ways to
modify/control your clay for better caning results
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Applying a painterly
approach to component cane design (using new and old Skinner Blend
techniques)
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Component cane types,
ranging from simple to detailed, and how to construct them (level of
difficulty and types of canes will depend upon interest and
experience of participants)
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Strategies for
complex cane design (how to use different cane types to create
rhythm, balance, emphasis, contrast and flow in the master cane)
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Constructing and
reducing the master cane.
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Slicing the cane with
the “Simmons Slicer”
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Information on how to
store/transport/handle the slices.
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Making and using
angle templates
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Combining sections of
slices to produce a wide variety of beautiful, unique but
coordinated designs
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Creating base forms
from scrap clay
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Applying veneers to
base forms
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Finishing a pendant
(making holes, firing, sanding, buffing)
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Finishing a
coordinating adjustable cord.
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Earring construction
techniques (if time and interest)
There will be several
opportunities for participants to complete short projects at different
stages in this process. These will be entirely optional; the overall
balance of activities will be determined by you, the participants.
Note: One or two slicers
will be available for use by participants. They will be available for
purchase after the workshop.
To see some of Carol's work, go to
http://carolsimmonsdesigns.com/index.html and
http://clsdesigns.wordpress.com/ |
Date: Sunday,
October 2 - Saturday afternoon, October 8, 2011
Time:
Begins at 4:00 on Sunday,
October 2, 2011
Class time each day will be 9:
00 - 4:00 with evening studio time
Experience Level:
Intermediate and advanced
Format:
6 1/2-day class
Class Minimum:
4
Class Maximum:
7
Class Fee:
$660
Dorm Fees:
Variable, see
Dorm Info
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