Class Title:  8 From 1: Intensive Flower Cane Workshop

TWO DAY CLASS with Instructor: Lynne Anne Schwarzenberg 

Type of Class:  Technique Class in polymer clay design

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How would you like to learn to make 8 different flower canes from ONE skinner blend? 

 In this intensive caning workshop you'll learn just that.  You'll make realistic-looking rose and daisy canes, tiny accent flowers, flowers with spots, variegation stripes, "folded petals" and several other designs. 

  This class teaches the fundamentals of caning and skinner blend manipulation.  Learn to tint or "shift" the color of your blends, choose the best translucent clay for "caulking" the canes, fast and easy cane reduction with very little waste, and cutting thin slices. 

At the end of class, students can swap pieces of their canes so they can leave with a whole bouquet of flowers. (Note: we can take some time in this class to arrange the cane slices into tiles or beads, but the class is mainly focused on making the canes, rather than using them.

From Lynne Anne: You'll learn the techniques I used to create all of the flowers shown here, and even some that are not in the photograph.  All you have to do is change the colors of your blends and components and you can create an infinite array of flowers to use in your designs.

Class Fee: $190

Materials Fee: $5.00

Dorm Fee: $35/night for shared room,
 $40/night for single room 

Learn more about complicated millefiori design in Lynne Anne's FRIDAY ONE-DAY CLASS, #LAS1:      

To see more of Lynne Anne's work, go to her website: http://www.riverpoetdesign.com/

Necessary tools to bring with you to the class:
• Either a single one pound skinner blend, or 4  identical (4 oz) skinner blends.  Blends need to have a definite light side and dark side...Some suggested blend colors: magenta, violet, purple or red to white, alizarin crimson to ecru, purple to pink or blue to lavender or white) (Kato, Fimo Classic or Premo clay only)

• Clay: 4 ounces gold, white; 2 oz each black, 2 ounces scrap or “mud”

• A selection of other colors to make centers for the canes and shift their colors (at least 4 colors)

• Thomas Scientific tissue blade (brand new) ( I will have these available at the class for $3 each)

• Pasta Machine (motors ARE permitted, and encouraged!)

• large ceramic tile or other preferred work surface

• any additional blade

• X-acto or scalpel

• notebook/paper and pen for additional notes

The following items are included in the $5 materials fee and will be provided to you:

• translucent clay mix which has been leached and prepared for use
• pre-made centers for flowers
• Detailed hand outs, color photo guides