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Courses with Lynne Glazzard
in the beautiful surroundings of the North Yorkshire Moors
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Introduction to art clay 1 Introduction to art clay silver
A relaxed and enjoyable day using art clay silver to make pretty pieces of jewellery. This course is suitable for complete beginners.
You will be shown how to handle the clay and use either texture sheets or natural textures to make patterns in the clay. The pieces will be dried and fired in the kiln. You will then learn how to finish them and add simple findings.
Introduction prices 
10am until 4pm £125
Dates by arrangement during winter on a one-to-one basis, use the contact form for dates
Includes 10g of Art Clay Silver, use of tools and equipment, tea and coffee (Bring a packed lunch)
You will leave with two or three small pieces of finished jewellery
Examples shown here are all by students
Textures in art clay Textures in art clay silver
A one day course where you will learn to use two different textures, one on each surface of the piece
You will construct a pendant by first choosing a texture, rolling out and cutting the main shape. You will learn how to add a constructed bail and add patterns to the other surface using paste or syringe. You will have the option of setting a small stone before drying, firing and finishing your piece.
Includes 20g of art clay silver and one small fireable stone, tea and coffee
(Bring a packed lunch)
10am until 4pm £140
Ring making Rings in art clay silver
A one day course for students who have a little experience with art clay silver (Introductory level).
You will learn how to construct a ring to a chosen size embellishing it and, if you wish, adding a fireable stone. After firing you will learn how to polish and finish your ring.
10am until 4pm £140
This includes 20g of art clay silver and one small fireable stone, use of tools and equipment,tea and coffee
(bring a packed lunch)
Dates available on a one-to-one basis
Use the contact form for further details
Top photo 'Ring of Roses' by Lynne
Bottom photo ring by student
Hollow beads in art clay Hollow beads in metal clay
Learn how to construct a hollow focal bead in art clay silver. Suitable for those with some metal clay experience
10am until 4pm £140
Includes 20g art clay silver (enough to make one large or two smaller focal beads)
Use of tools and equipment
Tea and coffee provided
Bring a packed lunch
Hollow beads 2 
Why not combine this with a one day enamelling course and add colour to your focal bead?
Introduction to enamel Introduction to enamel
Suitable for those who have some experience of art clay silver and wish to learn techniques for adding colourful enamel to their work.
You will learn about preparing the enamel and the surface of the piece, adding enamel using the technique of wet laying before drying it and firing in the kiln. You wil then learn the principles of finishing.
Includes 10g art clay silver, three enamel colours, use of tools and equipment
Tea and coffee (Bring a packed lunch)
10am until 4pm £140
Cloisonne Introduction to cloisonne enamel
This is a historic and beautiful technique using thin silver wires to create cells into which enamel is applied. In this one day class you will learn the basic technique and make two small pendants or charms using fine silver round or oval blanks.
10am until 4pm £140
Includes two silver blanks a small amount of fine silver wire and three enamel colours, tea & coffee
(Bring a packed lunch)
Dates available on a one-to-one basis
Use the contact form for further details
Cloisonne prices 
Why not combine this with a one day art clay silver course and make your own shape to enamel onto?
Embellish a silver bead Embellish a silver bead
Aimed at those interested in beading and with some experience of enamelling.
In this one day course you will learn how to prepared a sterling silver bead and then add fine silver wires to create cells on the surface. You will then learn how to apply the enamels to a curved 3D form and how to support the piece in the kiln before firing and finishing your bead.
10am until 4pm £150
This includes two sterling silver beads, a small amount of fine silver wire and three enamel colours
Tea and coffee provided,
bring a packed lunch
Silver bead prices 
Dates available on a one-to-one basis
Use the contact form for further details
Why not combine this with a one day art clay silver course and make your own silver beads to embellish?
Art Clay Certification level 1 Art Clay Certification
The certification courses are based on the curriculum developed in Japan by the DAC Creative Studios of Aida Chemical Industries. This ensures that your certification will be recognised worldwide. The certification courses have been planned carefully to assure a quality programme. There are two levels of certification; Level 1 and 2.
Samples made by
Lynne from the selection
of set projects
Level 1 Level 1
The Level 1 course consists of 7 projects and is taken over three or four days
At the end of the course you will have made 3 rings, 2 pendants a brooch and a pin or a brooch and a pair of earrings. This will give you a comprehensive understanding of the main types of art clay silver available -
650 Clay; Slow dry clay; Syringe and Paste types. You will learn how to attach findings, set stones, embellish your work and finish it to a high standard
This course can be taken either as 4 consecutive days or as four seperate days over a four week period.
Dates available in 2012 by arrangement
Use the contact form for details
Level 2 This is a course for students who have already successfully completed Level 1 Certification. It will build on your skills and projects include making a small fused glass cabuchon and constructing your piece around it, adding gold to the surface of your piece using the ancient Korean technique known as Keum Boo and an optional project using Gold clay.
The price varies according to the projects selected
Email Lynne for further details or booking
Dates available
February and March 2012
Faux bone 1 Jewellery using Faux Bone™
Faux Bone™ is a versatile form of plastic that can be cut, carved, sawn, sanded, filed, drilled, stamped, riveted, inlayed, dyed, and painted. It can look like ivory, bone or ceramic. You can heat and bend it with a small embossing heat-gun. It is so strong you can rivet on it, die form right into it, or hammer metal around it.
It has been explored and taught by the talented Robert Dancik (see link below)
http://www.fauxbone.com/
Special days 1 Special days
I can arrange to come out to a suitable venue and run a workshop for a group of friends.
Page 22 If you can't find what you are looking for I can structure a course to your specific needs. I have experience in teaching silver-smithing, wire work, glass fusing with metal clay, making settings for beach or fused glass, resin jewellery, jewellery in re-cycled materials.
email lynne.glazzard_gmail.com
