Intro to Beads: Prints and Patterns with Kenya Chester

Intro to Beads: Prints and Patterns with Kenya Chester

In this intro workshop, students will learn beginner level beadmaking skills to create their very own glass statement beads!

By UrbanGlass

Date and time

Saturday, August 10 · 5 - 8pm EDT

Location

UrbanGlass

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

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Refunds up to 7 days before event
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

About this event

  • 3 hours

In this 3-hour intro workshop, students will learn beginner level beadmaking skills to create their very own glass statement beads.  The first half of class will focus on detail and decoration to help bring their bead creations to life.  Demonstrations will include pulling strings, using frit, applying dots and stripes, and creating prints and patterns.  The second half of class students will build on these techniques and experiment with sculpting and manipulation the glass to finesse and customize their work.


What to Expect: Beadmaking requires a little practice at heat control with the torch to create successful beads. Students can anticipate making 2-6 successful pieces in this class, along with some failures, while also refining their skills.. 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, August 10th, 5-8pm

instructor Kenya Chester

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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.

$125