Duration: 9 hours, spread over 3 sessions
Schedule: Friday, January 27, February 3 and February 17, 6:00 -9:00 pm.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Glass Beadmaking - The First Steps or equivalent; completion of safety orientation
Class size: Limit 4
Fee: 
$210, includes all materials and equipment
When 2 to 4 students sign up together, each receives a $20 discount
Participants will be taught and will practice how to:
- Use heat and tools effectively to shape beads and preserve decorations
- Create round, barrel, tube, and hollow beads
- Encase beads to create a sense of depth
- Depending on class interest and time permitting, additional techniques may include masking, stacked dots, flowers, raking, intentional air bubbles, implosion beads, creating and applying simple murrini
Complimentary practice time:
To help students master their skills, each participant who completes this class receives 2 free rental hours, including tools
NOTE: Because beads must be placed in a kiln to cool gradually, your work will not be available for pick up until the day after the class. If you prefer, beads can be shipped to you for $5.
