The Bead House
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Guest Instructors 2010

Robert Dancik  - Jonathan Glatt -   Micki Lippe  -  Ronna Sarvas Weltman  -  Kathleen Dustin  -  Kathryn Osgood  -  Janice Berkebile  -  Victoria Lansford - Stephanie Sersich  -  Cynthia Rutledge - Richard Salley

Janice Berkebile
Dewdrop Bangle
Bloom
Steampunk Bracelet


Friday June 25th - Sunday June 27th

Class Fee: $125.00 per class + materials
Dewdrop Bangle
Friday June 25th - 10:00am-4:00pm

Description:
Fuse, Sculpt, size and add Dew Drops to create a Bangle.
Techniques covered include; Fusing, Sculpting, Texturing, Sizing and Drawing a bead to add Dew Drops. Try wrapping for a variation on the dewdrop.

Level: Beginner to Intermediate


Bloom
Saturday June 26th- 10:00am-4:00pm

Description:
Out of the wire bursts an organic wire blossom! Form the petal frame and weave the base. Vine up the stem and sprout leaves around the bloom. Watch each one unfurl as it takes on it’s own blossomy character!
Bloom can be used as a pendant, earrings & for sculpture.

Level: All Levels

Steampunk Bracelet
Sunday June 27th - 10:00-4:00pm

Description:
Inspired by the texture and forms of the cogs and wheels of the Steampunk movement, create a bracelet using mixed metals. Textured discs provide the base. Weave wire and headpins through punched holes to create various cog~like textures. Add a strong clasp for a fabulous bracelet!

Level: All Levels
Artist Bio:
Being a native to the Pacific Northwest, Janice is inspired by the organic forms found in nature, Japanese motifs, textiles techniques and the sinuous lines found in the Art Nouveau movement. Her focus is wire and metalwork. Her passion is becoming intimate with the subtleties of this medium and sharing these techniques with her students.

She teaches locally at Quiltworks NW in Bellevue WA,  and these beads stores across the country; The Beading Frenzy, The Bead House, The Bead Gallery in Hawaii, Crystal Creations, Creative Castle, Alaska Bead Co, Beads by Blanche and The Shepherdess.  The shows that you can find Janice at are; Interweave Press Bead Fests, Bead & Button,  Adorn me and BABE!

Janice and Tracy Stanley have partnered to form Wired Arts. Check out their website! www.wiredarts.net.

Please contact the store to register for a workshop.
401-253-1188