To say that those who attended learned a lot would be an understatement...the
magic wonders of murrini, inside out beads, layered aquariums and explorations
into space were just a few of the experiences participants treasured.
Come take a peek at the workshop! Click on the thumbnail to see a larger
picture!
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Patti working on cane for Flower Garden bead |
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Beginning of Hidden Tiger bicone-adding silvered ivory stringer |
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Continuing Tiger bicone--adding aventurine stringer |
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Marvering heated stringers and latticino into bicone |
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Wrapping pre-cut dichro... |
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coated side facing core, onto base of Flower Garden bead. Dichro is warmed and attached to, and pressed into core. Continue heating dichro near base and press onto core until ends meet. If there is a gap, heat and pull together using tweezers. If there would be an overlap, bend tail end to butt against other end. Marver fold into core. |
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Flower Garden bead-adding dots for buds |
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John Olson blowing sphere for inside-out bead |
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Adding black dots in inside of cup for inside-out bead |
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Closing cup of inside-out bead |
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Heating and condensing inside-out bead to force dots into tube wall |
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Flattening inside-out bead |
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Members enjoying Demo Sunday |
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Patti attaching punty to '2005' cane |
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Stretching '2005' cane into 'dogbone' |
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John's inside-out blown beads with Patti's butterfly murrini pendants in upper right |
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From left: encap of Liz Taylor cane, flower pendant necklace, cased Flower Garden, Flower Garden with butterfly |
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Members wrapping it up with Patti, John and hostess Jean Donaldson |
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We
were fortunate to have the dynamic duo of Patti Walton and John Olson visit us
recently, providing an extensive 2 day workshop for 8 lucky participants, and a
full day of demonstration to eager members.
