Make Hollow Flameworked Beads with Barbara Becker Simon July 10, 2025

 

Join GPQ for a live Webinar with glass artist and teacher, Barbara Becker Simon on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Eastern, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Central, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Mountain, and 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pacific. For our international customers, you may use the following Time Zone Converter.

Making hollow beads is easier than you think!

Barbara Becker Simon will demonstrate how to make basic hollows, use a puffy mandrel to blow a bead, and create both hollow and solid beads with a silver clay core. It's a flameworking webinar and instruction on creating with silver metal clay, all in one!

   

You'll also see how to apply enamels for accent and decorate with stringers. Barbara uses COE 104 glass, ("soft glass") at a torch to create her distinctive flameworked beads. A well known author and instructor, Barbara is back with us again by popular demand. Don't let this great opportunity pass you by!

Some of the concepts and techniques covered in this webinar include: 

• how to properly apply the glass to the mandrel
• how to keep the walls of the bead a consistent thickness
• how to read the heat base of the glass and evenly heat the bead
• how to prevent bead collapse (and how to fix it when it happens!)
• how to apply enamels and stringer decoration
• how to create, apply, and finish silver clay bead cores with decorative end caps
• how to create a beautiful hollow (and a solid bonus bead) over the silver clay cores

—No Traveling Required!

Please be sure that the email address you provide on your order is the one you wish to use to receive webinar information. You will receive a reminder email the day before the webinar. Please read it carefully as it will contain important instructions about the webinar process. On the day of the event, you will receive an e-mail with a link that will allow you to access the workshop 15 minutes before showtime. Sign in as a guest using your first and last name.

For the best possible webinar experience, we suggest using a desktop or laptop computer with a fast, stable internet connection. If you have trouble connecting, try using a different internet browser. For help with Adobe Connect call 800.422.3623.

Within a week after the live webinar, everyone who purchases the class will receive an e-mail with the link to the class recording that will provide unlimited viewing with no expiration date! Watch as many times as you like for as long as you like. Participation in the live event is not required to receive the recording.

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