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W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation Workshops
650 Colfax Avenue
Bellevue, KY  41073
(859) 291-3800
info@glass-on-metal.com

Introduction to Enameling - An Intensive Beginning Workshop

Four Weekly Sessions on Tuesday Afternoons, 1 - 4  pm, starting January 9, 2007.  Instructor:  Tom Ellis. Cost: $80, $10-$25 material fee; $20 deposit to reserve space.

Four Weekly Sessions on Wednesday evenings, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, starting January 10, 2007.  Instructor:  Joanna Maehren. Cost: $80, $10-$25 material fee; $20 deposit to reserve space.

Weekend Workshop.  Saturday and Sunday, January 13 & 14, 2007, 9:30 am -  4:30 pm.  Instructor: Joanna Maehren. Cost: $80, $10-$25 material fee; $20 deposit to reserve space.

Advanced Enameling Workshop

Every Wednesday evening starting January 10, 2007, 6:30-9:30 pm. Instructor:  Woodrow Carpenter.  On alternate Wednesdays, new information will be taught; other Wednesdays will be open work time with instructor available for help.  Cost: $15 per session; supply fee optional.

Introduction to Glass Bead Making

Taught by Bridget Beck and Coleen Girard
Saturday, January 20, 2007, 9 am to 4 pm.  Cost: $80, $10 material fee; $20 deposit to reserve space.  Instructors are members of the Miami Valley Lampwork Bead Makers Guild.  Each student will work at their own station allowing for a full day of torch time.

Bead Making Workshop limited to 20 students.  Reserve your place early. No experience required.

The Fine Art of Cloisonné

Instructed by Margaret O'Brien
February 3 & 4, 2007, 9 am to 4 pm; Cost: $90, $10 material fee (or bring your own 26 gauge fine silver).

Learn the fine art of cloisonné enameling in this weekend workshop.  We will cover washing and application of enamels to domed fine silver for optimum translucency, bending cloisonné wires, and applying delicate shading to your pieces.  No experience necessary, and still something for those with experience.

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