Beadmaking

Jelveh Jaferian Johnson

In my class you will learn all kind of awesome secrets of making glass beads from rounding your beads to making my Tornado Ribbon beads, working with Silver Laden Glass & Encasing Sculptural Flowers…This is a two week course, you can take the entire two week course which I recommend, or you can take one of the two 5 day sections of the class. The first 5 day class will be Beginner/Intermediate, the second 5 day class will be Intermediate/Advanced…
During the first part of class I will cover some Safety Topics, Soft Glass Properties, Pulling Stringers, Forming Round Beads, Applying Dots & Changing the dots with different techniques & the ever after skill of Stringer Control.
Those of you who may have already taken a beginner class are also encouraged to take my class, as we cover so much information that you will for certain to learn all kinds of new skills. These include, but are not limited to; two new Encasing Techniques & Encasing Basics, Making & Using Encased Stringers, Creating Simple & Complex Canes & Murrines. We will also cover the use of all kinds of Bead Decorations including how to use Silver Foil, Dichro Glass, Frit, Enamels & even a bit of Copper. I will even share with you the use of my Key Mandrel, the new Hold Me Tight Rod Holder & an easy silver coring tips…
During the second Intermediate to Advanced part of the class we will continue to add to your skills and expand our understanding of working with melted glass. We will cover the basics of color theory. I will cover the use of some of the newest Silver Laden Glass Rods such as Triton, Echo & Clio from Double Helix. We will cover the use of Glass Presses & molds. We will discover the magic of making hollow beads & bring to life some creatures & motifs such as trees, fish and other animal beads, including my favorite turtles. I will show you how to use the canes & murrines we made in the first week to their maximum potential. You will learn how to encase flowers, both simple surface encasing and heavy encasing. I will share with you the secrets of my organic landscape beads, such as Night, Day, Sunset, Sunrise, Rain, Snow, Desert & Ocean. We will cover the basics of blowing small vessels & ornaments at the torch. Every student will be gifted at the end of class with one Jelveh Designs sculpture or landscape bead. There will also be a few surprises in class as well, like my new Jellyfish & Under Water Beads, but you have to wait and be there for them... See you in class!

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Jelveh Jaferian Johnson

Jelveh moved to the US during the Iranian revolution in 1978, and her artwork is infused with a unique blend of colors, textures & themes from both Persian & American cultures. Her art form of choice has progressed from collage work to quilting, mosaics, clay & stained glass-each of which reflected her funky yet sophisticated style & attention to detail. Finally, in early 2001, her husband introduced her to her first lampworking kit & her artistic passion truly caught flame. She started torching beads in the end of her tiny kitchen about the same time she stopped cooking meals. Now known especially for her Silver Glass, Landscape & Organic Designs, her commitment to constant innovation is well known, & each bead, from shape to dimpled holes, is finished to exacting standards. Now if she could only provide the same attention to detail in other areas of her life, like housekeeping. From the curly wild poof of hair on top of her head to her bubbly taskmaster personality in class, she is often told by her students that "she is the most fun teacher they've had" and they come away having learned a great deal about flameworking & glass. Jelveh's work has been featured in two Bead Trends Books & recently in Bead Style Magazine…Jelveh works & lives in California where she & her friend opened their own Glass School/Studio in September of 2009.

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* An additional €20 registration fee is charged during application
** The amount of deposit to be paid is €300
*** The accommodation is full board and the fee is € 35 euro per person/per night in room for 3-4 people. Single and double rooms are limited.
Please click www.glassfurnace.org/yeni/kampus_en.php link for details.