Monday, July 26, 2010

Upcoming Classes and Workshops

Scroll down through the entire posting to see some pictures of upcoming workshops. I can only post 5 photos per post so, contact me for more images if you wish.

September 2010
16 and 30 Join me at Beadzo in Tivoli NY. In these regularly scheduled evening classes I share whatever new projects I am working on and will gladly teach you any project or stitch you choose. Call to reserve your seat. 845-757-5306
24, 25, 26 I'll be teaching at the Indiana Bead Society. Scroll down to see pictures (first 4 pics) of samples of the workshops we'll be doing.

October 2010
23 Beads By Blanche A BEVY OF BEZELS
29,30,31 Come to Bead Gallery Inc for a weekend of beadwork workshops. Nancy Tobey will have a trunk show during the Glass Bead Inspired Lariat workshop (see bottom picture below). November and December 2010
2nd Thursday, 11th, join me at Beadzo in Tivoli NY. In these regularly scheduled evening classes I share whatever new projects I am working on and will gladly teach you any project or stitch you choose. Call to reserve your seat. 845-757-5306
13 and 14 Bazaar Star Beadery....details to come as they firm up
20, 21 Studio 34 Jewelry Arts Learning Center in Rochester NY. We have filled the weekend with 4 half day workshops. Come for one or all.
Looking ahead to 2011. I'll be teaching in Germany in March at the Creativa Expo for Perlen Akademie and
I'll be teaching in Australia in April. From the 5th to the 9th I'll teach at Jelly Beads of Mogo, then from the 10th to the 16th I'll be at TAFTA Forum. If anything develops with Canberra Region Feltmakers for 2nd to 4th, you'll see it here.
Ostara's Emerging Blossoms Lariat: While creating this versatile lariat necklace, explore innovative variations of polygon stitch in making the pods and highly textured and deceptively quick bezel for the rivoli closure.



Complex Cane Hand Felted Beads and Necklace: In one single magical daylong workshop, begin with selecting your choices of colorful fine merino wool fiber and finish with a necklace composed of your hand felted complex cane beads along with other glass, ceramic or gemstone beads. (The felting process is not aerobic exercise but does require more exertion than beadweaving:)




Wired, Felted and Beaded Bracelet: Felt a bracelet using a wire armature. Embellish the surface with beads that enhance the lampworked bead secured to the wire. Explore various shapes for alternate uses.

Glass Bead Inspired Lariat: Discover the versatility of polygon stitch as you weave this conforming lariat and three-dimensional beaded beads that mimic the lampworked bead by Nancy Tobey.