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Glass Expert Webinar™ with Brent Graber September 13, 2016

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Like fire?

If you've always wanted to light up a torch and work borosilicate glass but weren't sure how to begin, join us for this flameworking Webinar: Boro Basics, Pendants and Off Mandrel Techniques featuring Mr. Smiley himself, Brent Graber. Brent will lead you on an artistic journey into the joys of flameworking and using colored boro.  Learn how to create three different projects including a drop pendant, frit pendant and a "delicious" donut pendant.

With his ready wit and cheerful manner, Brent will guide you in mastering:

  • Working with fire; how to adjust your torch to produce neutral, oxidizing and reducing flames
  • Using those flame settings to control and develop borosilicate color effects              
  • How to make a gather including time-saving techniques
  • Two different ways to pull a boro stringer
  • Creating a layered boro twisty
  • How to encase and make dots
  • Annealing
  • How to strike the Amber Purple family of colors
  • How to ream a large hole in boro using a few simple tools
  • How to make a Maria
  • How to rake boro using clear stringer
  • And much, much more...

So come join Brent and gain valuable insight and instruction in the world of flameworking!

No travel required!

To Register for this class, click here

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