Intro to Beads: Minis & Multiples with Julia Aneiro
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Intro to Beads: Minis & Multiples with Julia Aneiro

Learn beginner beadmaking techniques with a special focus on making and shaping multiple beads at a time!

By UrbanGlass

Date and time

Saturday, May 17 · 11am - 2pm EDT

Location

UrbanGlass

647 Fulton St Floor 3 (Enter on Rockwell Pl.) Brooklyn, NY 11217

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 3 hours

In this 3-hour introductory workshop, students will learn beginner beadmaking techniques with a special focus on making and shaping multiple beads at a time. A collection of mini beads opens up worlds of possibility - whether that’s stringing them on their own, complementing larger statement beads on a necklace, or adding handmade flair to clothes and accessories. Together we’ll go over techniques like working with graphite paddles and controlling temperature on and off the torch. Students will learn how to create small-scale beads in an assortment of fun, organic shapes and a rainbow of colors.


What to Expect: The class will start with a few short demonstrations (no longer than 30 minutes) and the remainder of the time will be given to students to create their own beads using the techniques from the demos and working with Julia to answer any questions. Beadmaking requires a little practice at heat control with the torch to create successful beads. Students can anticipate making at least a handful of mini beads, along with some failures, while also refining their skills and growing more comfortable with hot glass. Read more about how to prepare for class on our Registration Info page.


Eligibility: No previous experience required. Open to ages 12 and up.


Pick-up: The glass needs to cool down overnight then be carefully removed from the mandrels, so the students will have to return to UrbanGlass once notified to pick up their work.


This is an in-person class taking place on-site at UrbanGlass. Health and safety guidelines will be emailed to you upon registration


1 Session, Saturday, May 17th, 11-2pm

instructor Julia Aneiro

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UrbanGlass

UrbanGlass fosters experimentation and advances the use and critical understanding of glass as a creative medium. The organization provides access to and an education in glass for professional artists, seniors, students, and members of the public of all backgrounds and familiarity with the material. We offer year-round free and low-cost programming through our 17,000 square foot studios, robust class schedule, fellowship and scholarship opportunities, exhibition center, and in-house printed magazine.

Founded in 1977 by a group of dedicated artists, UrbanGlass sought to confront the many barriers limiting creative access to glass such as the high costs of real estate, equipment, and the scarcity of technical expertise. From the organization’s conception it served as it does today: As a creative hub and unparalleled resource center for artists, enabling this material to become available for experimentation beyond the confines of factories and universities in New York City for the first time. Today, glass is seen as an integral component of contemporary art’s complex landscape.

$145