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Barbara Becker Simon
2 Day Metal Clay Workshop
Chain Link & Picture Frame Beads
Saturday July 14th & Sunday July 15th
10:00am-4:00pm
Location: The Bead House Studio
Level: Intermediate
Class Fee: $350.00 + materials
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Description:
Two types of box-in-box beads will be constructed in this workshop.
The Chain Link Bead has an opening all the way through. It can be used by itself or linked to another similar bead. The Picture Frame Bead has a recess in which students can embed an image or an object held by resin. Students will learn dry construction and mitering in the creation of these hollow forms. These are both complex constructions requiring students to have a good amount of previous experience with metal clay.
Artist Bio:
Barbara Becker Simon has been a jeweler for over thirty-five years and a lampwork/bead artist since 1996. She received a Master of Fine Arts Degree in metalwork and jewelry from the University of Wisconsin.
Her teaching duties have included: the University of Wisconsin, Menomonie, and Iowa State University. She held the position of professor of Fine Arts at Edison Community College, Ft Myers, Florida, is currently on the staff of the Cape Coral Art Studio.
Recently, she has traveled the country as a Senior Instructor for the Rio Rewards Precious Metal Clay Certification Classes. 2004 saw her in Japan teaching PMC workshops in the land of its origin. In 2001, her necklace, "Winter", earned the Grand Prize "Millennial Metal, The Art of Precious Metal Clay," held at the Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT. Her work appears in CeCe Wire's book, Creative Metal Clay Jewelry: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration. Barbara's own book "Metal Clay Beads," (Lark) is now available. It has been met with high praise as an incredibly informative book for all levels of metal clay fans. Signed copies are available in the online shop.
In addition to her metalwork she has gained a national reputation for her Lampworked glass beads and jewelry. The third edition of Contemporary Lampworking by Bandhu Dunham features her hollow core vessels on the cover. Formed of Fire by Bandhu Dunham and Cindy Jenkins' book, Beads of Glass, contain examples of her work and a how-to on hollow core vessels
She has garnered recognition for both her metalwork and her glass work in such publications as Lapidary Journal and such venues as the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C..
"I have been an artist all my life. I can't remember when I wasn't drawing or making something. I distinctly recall drawing ballerinas in kindergarten.
Within the first week of jewelry class in college, I knew that this was where I wanted to be: designing and creating art to wear.
And when introduced to the world of lampworking, I was gleefully consumed with the drive to create small, intimate objects in glass. Manipulating hot glass is, for me, an exciting, joyful process. When I can combine my glass with my metalwork, I feel that the best of both worlds has been achieved."
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Please contact the store to register for a workshop.
401-253-1188 |
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