Registration for this schedule starts on 12/01/2025 and ends on 04/10/2026
Participants must be 18 years to 120 years old when the program starts.
LAMPWORK 1.5
INSTRUCTOR: GEORGIA VAN ZYLE
Have you already taken a beginner class and want to further refine or refresh your skills? This Beginner/Intermediate lampwork class is for you. This course is designed for those who have a basic understanding of lampworking and want to expand their techniques and creativity. Join us for a journey into the art of lamp work bead making. Leave with beautiful beads and the knowledge to create more on your own. Cotton clothing, didymium glasses and closed-toe shoes are required.
What You’ll Learn:
Shaping Techniques: Master more complex shapes created with gravity and marvering or bead presses.
Make encased beads and more.
Surface Decoration: Explore the use of stringers, frit, enamels, and metallic foils to add texture and depth to your beads.
Precision and Control: Improve your flame control and precision to enhance the quality and consistency of your beads.
Class Structure:
Refresher and Safety Review: Overview of safety measures and equipment handling.
Demonstrations: Step-by-step demonstrations of techniques by an experienced instructor accompanied by handouts.
Hands-On-Practice: Ample studio time to practice and refine your beadmaking skills with individual guidance. You will work at your own propane/oxygen torch in our ventilated studio.
Feedback and Review: Constructive feedback sessions to help you improve and develop your technique.
Materials Provided for Use in Class:
Glass rods (104 COE) in various colors are included in your class fee.
Torches and fuel
Mandrels and bead release
Assorted tools and safety equipment. Didymium glasses are provided.
Additional supplies needed for each project
Handouts
If you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected]
Class Fee: $100 includes everything you will need in class.
Prerequisites: Completion of a beginner lampwork bead making class or equivalent experience is required. Maximum number of students: 6
Georgia Van Zyle
Georgia retired from a 37-year career as a special-needs teacher. In 2007, she began taking classes at William Holland. Making Lampwork beads is her passion. She assisted in classes and began instructing classes at William Holland in 2016. Her work has been published in Soda Lime Times, an e-magazine for lampworkers and Reactive Twisties + Murrini, an e-book. She is a member of the International Society of Glass Beadmakers.
Please contact William Holland School of Lapidary Arts if you have any questions.