In my December E-newsletter I discussed that I’ve modified jobs. That is germane to this submit as a result of now I received’t be going TDY (enterprise journeys) as a lot; subsequently, I’m going to have extra courses every month (3 or 4). Identical to my Valentine’s Couple’s class, I opened this “Your Selection” class to my neighbors. Evidently, they got here out in help of my small enterprise. Once more, it was a chilly snowy day, albeit I nonetheless had 3 individuals attend the category. All neighbors and but strangers, and now buddies. It takes quite a lot of work to arrange for these courses, so I scheduled one at 0900 and the opposite at 1400 (2pm). Here’s what it seemed like after my top quality and what it seemed like for my 1400 class college students. Good and neat for my college students.
As with the Valentine’s Couple Class I all the time have my legal responsibility varieties and a free reward. I saved the fused glass hearts as my reward to my college students – nonetheless so many nice decisions.
Since I posted photos of every of my rooms within the earlier weblog, I believed I’d simply submit simply panoramic photos of every of my glass rooms; Studio, End & Inspiration room, completed room, and Gallery space.
I don’t require all my college students to make the identical fused glass mission and so they have a number of decisions, listed below are only a few.
My college students took me up on the coverage of constructing totally different fused glass tasks. Kim needed to make casted doggy paws. So, I confirmed her tips on how to make 1 then she made 2 extra as her fused glass mission (the remaining within the mildew are my paws). Kim additionally made a dichroic slide magnet for her free method. The following row are the paws and free method Kim made. The final row are my samples (for inspiration), and a few of my samples. The brown paw is what to not do, the distinction on the brown one wasn’t robust sufficient.
Kim’s husband, Jeff took inspiration from two of my fused glass dishes and created a wonderful dish, his intent is to make use of it as a spoon relaxation. Didn’t he do a superb job. His free method, he used dichroic slide as properly and made a fused glass key chain.
This casting doesn’t take very lengthy, and Kim desires to take one other class and watched Cindy make her evening mild.
Cindy is new to the neighborhood and was actually excited concerning the fused glass class. She went on my web site and took a number of photos of what she needed to make. She made this gorgeous evening mild. She used a few my items for inspiration as properly (1st image 2nd row). She created this gorgeous nightlight, didn’t she do a surprising job!
As with my Valentine class I supplied my college students the chance to make use of premade cabochons and add decals, mica, dichroic slide, and many others. to create free magnets, pocket charms, pendants, and many others. Listed below are some samples for of every sort of waterslide together with mica, black – white – gold – coloured decals, dichroic slide, and glow-in-the-dark.
Listed below are the items Kim (dichroic slide pet paw), Jeff (dichroic slide coronary heart key chain), and Cindy (dichroic slide coronary heart magnet) made. Aren’t they stunning.
I like exhibiting college students tips on how to apply the waterslide decals, so I made the next items. The center is a magnet, the rose is a pendant, and the butterfly … I don’t know what do you suppose?
As well as, there was a little bit of room within the kiln, so I made these 2 hearts. Aren’t they wonderful! LOVE them.
I like instructing fused glass courses; Kim, Jeff, and Cindy loved the category a lot that every of them desires to take one other class and I obtained a hug from every of them. I’m a hugger so this implies loads to me.
If in case you have any questions or want to have a non-public fused glass class, please let me know (elegantfusedglass@gmail.com), all you want is 3 individuals to create a category (most of 5).
If you want to see extra of my fused glass work, please seek advice from my web site Elegant Fused Glass by Karen. For those who get an opportunity, try all my web site and my Elegant Fused Glass by Karen YouTube. If you want to remain abreast of what I’m up-to try our e-newsletter. For those who’d prefer to take a category, please try the info on my web site about my courses. It’s printed the final day of every month.
Karen