Instructor: Laura Guenther

Wednesday, 22 March 2017 OR Wednesday, 19 April 2017*

Adults // 3-Hour Workshop // 6-9p // $90

Materials included!

Description:

Have you ever wanted to learn how to create your own enameled metal beads & pendants? This hands-on workshop with certified Painting with Fire instructor, Laura Guenther will have you making torch-fired enamel jewelry in no time! We will work with copper and filigree beads, using small torches to deposit colorful glassy layers on the surface. This intensive introduction workshop will include safety, technique, setting up your own bead station at home, and Laura’s tips and tricks after years of experience working with immersion enameling. You will leave with a handful of custom beads to create your next jewelry masterpiece.

Beginners welcome. All supplies included! Space is limited, so sign up today!

All students currently enrolled in a class or workshop at Shelf Life receive 15% off their purchase of any art supplies.

About the instructor:

Laura Guenther is a mixed media artist living in Greensboro, N.C.
She pleased to bring Painting with Fire, a torch fired enamel technique by Barbara Lewis, to the Triad. Laura is the first certified teacher of the technique, visiting Barbara at her Florida studio in 2012. You can find her work on the pages of Belle Armoire Jewelry, Jewelry Affaire, Stringing Magazine, Somerset Life and Mastering Torch Fire Enamel: the Next Steps in Painting With Fire by Barbara Lewis.

Visit BlueAntiquities.Blogspot.com to learn more about Laura and see her beautiful work.

Refund Policy: Refunds will only be given prior to the registration deadline, or in the case that the class gets cancelled due to under-enrollment.

*Two workshop dates are offered. These workshops are the same - please select the date you wish to attend in the drop-down ticket menu.