2015 Glass Craft & Bead Expo ~ Mixing It Up with Mosaics with Carrie Strope and Susan Gamble

Mixing It Up with Mosaics

Friday, April 10th, 2015 from 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Expand your creativity and enlarge your tool chest while experiencing a unique approach to creating a mosaic. Students will each construct a self-framed 6” x 8” mosaic on Wedi board utilizing an impromptu design method. 

Mixing It Up with Mosaics with Carrie Strope and Susan Gamble

You will use a selection of stained glass, your choice of a themed package of beautiful hand-made, frost proof, brightly glazed, 1/8 inch “skinny” tiles. You will take home a completed mosaic that is ready for display, as well as left-over tesserae to get you started on your next piece. 

Previous student project

 Students will receive hands-on instruction and helpful tips for precision cutting of stained glass into squares, triangles and diamonds. You will experiment with and learn the simple techniques for using two amazing heat-activated adhesive products. 

Creating a quick mosaic in SAMA Workshop

 A bonus to these products is they don’t require lengthy drying or curing time so you will be able to grout your artwork immediately during the workshop! The instructors are experts in their fields and will provide demonstrations as well as individual assistance for each step and answer questions that arise during the workshop. 

Student creation from SAMA workshop

Students bring: safety glasses and glass cutting tools. Some cutting tools will be available for classroom use.

Mixing It Up with Glass, Ceramic, beads, dichroic and more!

2015 Glass Craft & Bead Expo ~ Cold Fusion Jewelry with Carrie Strope

Cold Fusion Jewelry Techniques

Thursday 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Cold Fusion Jewelry Techniques with Carrie Strope

You don’t need to own a kiln to create stunning micro mosaic and cold fusion jewelry. Using bezel cup pendants and an assortment of bling, you will learn a whole new technique for adding pizazz to your jewelry! 

Made using dichro dots, No Days Groutless, bezel pendants and sterling chain

Several different methods of working with frit, mica, dichroic glass, UV resin and more will be covered. The tips and tricks Carrie will be sharing take all of the guesswork out of the process, so you will leave with a successful new set of earrings and matching pendant, as well as many new techniques to use for future jewelry projects.
 

Magical millefiore pendant created quickly with cold fusion techniques

If you do have access to a kiln, Carrie will walk you through the steps necessary to create pressed glass, frit balls and dichro dots at home. Students bring: safety glasses and glass cutting tools. Some cutting tools will be available for classroom use.

2014 Glass Craft & Bead Expo ~ Proper Use of Glues and Adhesives with Karen Carney

Proper Use of Glues and Adhesives with Karen Carney

 Join Artist and Instructor Karen Carney at the Las Vegas Glass Craft & Bead Expo on Friday evening, March 28th from 5:30-9:30pm to learn all about the use of adhesives and why to choose one adhesive over another. Karen will be discussing No Days Adhesives as well as other adhesives.

FR_E_53 - PROPER USE OF GLUES AND ADHESIVES IN GLASS WORKING

NOT all glass working involves lead and solder to hold constructions together. Sometimes glue and adhesives are necessary. In this Lecture/Demo/Hands on class you will learn about the different glues and adhesives available in the marketplace. How do you get your mosaic to stay on its substrate material? How do you keep those jewelry findings permanently attached to the glass and how in the world do they assemble those glass crystal figurines, goblets and beveled items with no visible means of attachments? This class will lead you through the decision making process when selecting an adhesive for your product. Standard favorites, specialty adhesives and new products will be demonstrated and available to try. Glue samples and comparison chart will be just one of the hand-out provided.. Students bring: note taking materials.

2014 Glass Craft & Bead Expo ~ Upcycled Yard Art with Jacqui Bush

Upcycled Yard Art with Jacqui Bush

Join No Days Artist & Instructor Jacqui Bush at the Las Vegas Glass Craft & Bead Expo on Wednesday, March 26th from 9am-5pm, and learn how to create gorgeous yard art using her No Days shortcuts!

WE_11 - UPCYCLED YARD ART
What do you do when your wall art meets up with the shipping company and turns into a bunch of different pieces? Cry? Scream? How about getting creative with a little bit of lead, solder, and copper foil to turn it into Yard Art !!! Join us as we take broken glass, rondels, glass globs, copper wire, and anything else we can think of and make bright beautiful garden art for your outdoor areas. A new way to up-cycle your scrap glass. No experience necessary with this class. Students bring: glass tools, soldering iron with rest, flux, 60/40 solder, cutter, running pliers and any interesting items you may want to use.

2014 Glass Craft & Bead Expo ~ Bejeweled Solder Sculpting with Jacqui Bush

Bejeweled Solder Sculpting with Jacqui Bush

Join No Days Artist & Instructor Jacqui Gaudot Bush at the 2014 Las Vegas Glass Craft & Bead Expo on Thursday, March 27th from 9am-5pm for this magical class where you will learn to use Jacqui's No Days secrets in creating mystical crystal wands.
 
TH_31 - BEJEWELED SOLDER SCULPTING
Jewels, dichroic pieces, beads, wire, and everything else in your studio that can be embedded in solder takes on a whole new look!!! Create jewel encased items that remind you of mythical, magical, bright, shiny pretties!!

 Most everyone is attracted to bright shiny objects. Take your soldering to a new level and wow your customers with your artistic creations. Solder sculpting is defined as the art of creating textures in solder. Learn how to create textures in solder using the proper materials and tools by incorporating time, heat, touch and gravity for effect. You will use these techniques to create a crystal wand and embellish it in your own style.

Students bring: 40 watt soldering iron with a 1/8" chisel tip, 80 or 100 watt soldering iron with a 1/4" chisel tip, separate rheostat, soldering iron stand, gel or paste flux, flux brush, sponge,1 roll 60/40 solder, 2 rolls 63/37 solder, 1/4" copper foil, 9" or longer glass cane or glass rod, pointed crystal/prism, ¾” to 1” marble or topper, copper wire, beads, dichroic pieces, jewels, ribbon, ceramic pieces, small gears, steampunk items, whatever you would like to embellish your crystal wand with. Irons and rheostats will be available for rental with prior notice to instructor, tool rental is $30 which includes a 40 watt soldering iron with a 1/8" chisel tip, 80 or 100 watt soldering iron with a 1/4" chisel tip, separate rheostat, 2 soldering iron stands.

Jacqui's magic wand

2014 Glass Craft & Bead Expo ~ Hot Mosaics & Tempered Glass with Christine Stewart

Join Australian Glass Artist Christine Stewart at the Las Vegas Glass Craft & Bead Expo on Friday, March 28th from 8am-4pm as she shares her various mosaic techniques including her use of No Days Mosaic Adhesive.

FR_29 - HOT MOSAICS AND TEMPERED GLASS
Tempered Glass, or safety glass, breaks in a different manner to non-tempered glass; instead of breaking into sharp shards it shatters into a matrix of small pebble shapes which do not have sharp edges. The shattered tempered glass is almost crystalline in appearance and when laid down in a mosaic design has a sparkling textural effect. Combine this with Hot Mosaic Components, the electric colors of Dichroic Glass, or your treasured glass beads and your mosaic projects will take on a very exciting creative form - a new glass adventure to explore!

In this class, you will be working on a clear glass base within a picture frame. You will fire the Hot Mosaic Components of your design in the kiln, be shown gluing techniques and how to lay down your design onto the glass surface with the aim of creating a transparent glass to glass Hot Mosaic project combining the elements of Tempered Glass, Dichroic Glass & Glass Beads, and then add further dimension with surface layering techniques with the addition of Beads and other Fired Components. Reverse painting coloring techniques, gold leaf and decorative papers can also be used to add more depth and shadowy intrigue to the finished piece. Students bring: glass cutting tools, glass mosaic cutters, work surface, Sharpie Marking Pen, small pair scissors, tweezers, notepad & Pen. Wear covered footwear and protective eye wear.

2014 Glass Craft & Bead Expo ~ Hot Mosaics with Christine Stewart

Hot Mosaics with Christine Stewart

Join Australian Glass Artist Christine Stewart at the Las Vegas Glass Craft & Bead Expo on Wednesday, March 26th from 9am-5pm, where she'll be sharing tips and tricks for using No Days in your mosaics.


WE_29_A - HOT MOSAICS - GETS HOTTER & HOTTER
  In this dynamic Two Day class Christine will definitely spark your inspiration and fascination with 'HOT MOSAICS", a technique which combines two of the hottest trends in glass art - mosaics and glass fusing! With a small kiln and basic fusing skills you will fire up fused glass components to incorporate within your mosaic designs. These components will be further embellished by using frit, stringer, confetti, glass paints, 22ct gold and dichroic glass. The effect is unique with the softened rounded edges of the fired components creating a dramatic contrast to the neighboring non fired flat pieces of glass. Students will complete a 10" x 10" Hot Mosaic Project and learn the technical aspects of fusing glass in a kiln while designing specifically for mosaics..... and then it gets Hotter !!! Christine will demonstrate how to apply HOT MOSAICS to acrylic, leather, fabric and metal, adding a gorgeous touch of bling. Just imagine the new project possibilities for you and your students. - creating mosaic designs on leather belts, purses, acrylic frames, watch bands ... even elegant shawls and fabrics. Then you will push the limits even further as Christine shares with you her 'Dimensional Mosaic Layering Techniques"...... this additional decorative layer is added to the completed surface of your mosaic designs - applied after grouting. These additional design elements may either be fired components or decorative beads, jewelry or any interesting shape or material. You will be guided step by step through all of Christine's HOT MOSAIC techniques and also thoroughly cover surface preparation, applications of mosaic and suitable surfaces, which adhesives to use when, how to layer and build up dimension within your designs, to grout or not to grout, grout coloring techniques ... all your questions will be answered. Students bring: glass cutting tools, glass mosaic cutters, glass cutting surface, Sharpie marking pen, small pair scissors, tweezers, note pad & pen. Students must wear safety glasses and wear covered footwear.

Christine is the author and designer of five art glass books and three pattern packs with CKE Publications which are distributed worldwide. Christine is also the recipient of fourteen ‘Gallery of Excellence Awards’ in both the Professional Mosaic and Professional Glass Bead & Jewelry Categories, Glass Craft Expo. A glass artist who is internationally recognized for her dramatic designs, innovative techniques and eccentric use of color.

Christine travels to the USA annually sharing her skills and in recent years developed the ‘HOT MOSAIC’ technique.

2014 Glass Craft & Bead Expo ~ Glass Mosaics with Christine Stewart

Glass Mosaics with Christine Stewart

Join Australian Glass Artist Christine Stewart at the Las Vegas Glass Craft & Bead Expo on Saturday, March 29th from 8am-4pm.
 
SA_02 - GLASS MOSAICS - An inspiring informative visual and hands on journey!

This class is designed to both inspire and inform all those who attend. Discover the shimmering transformation that glass mosaic creates adorning a myriad of surfaces for both indoor use and outdoors.

Christine - author of “Mosaic Mirrors, Platters and More”, “Mosaic Pots’, Mosaic Pictures in Glass” and “Mosaic Unlimited” will share her techniques with you, discuss project possibilities and provide detailed information on how to adorn almost any surface with glass mosaic designs; cutting, assembly and finishing techniques will be covered in detail.

Have you ever wondered how to color your grout and make it glitter with gold or appear a deep purple or red? Can you apply mosaic to your fire place hearth, kitchen backsplash or BBQ area wall? All of your questions will be answered. This class includes hands on demonstrations and great tips and shortcuts for you to build and create fabulous glass mosaic designs. Details about the new “Hot Mosaic Techniques" will also be shared along with firing schedules. In the afternoon you will work on a small mosaic project using the cutting techniques you have learned in Christine’s previous demonstrations of using the Mosaic Cutting tool like you have never seen before. You will view a visual gallery of both Christine’s work and a collection of her students work, an inspiring visual journey into glass mosaic art - the unusual - the practical - the zany!! Students bring: glass cutting tools, glass mosaic cutters, glass cutting surface, Sharpie Marking Pen, small pair scissors, tweezers, note pad & pen, safety glasses and wear covered footwear.

2014 Glass Craft & Bead Expo ~ Frit Wafers in the Oven with Jacqui Bush

Frit Wafers created using Jacqui's special No Days technique

Join No Days Artist and Instructor Jacqui Bush at the 2014 Glass Craft & Bead Expo on Saturday, March 29 from 8 am - 4 pm for an exciting new fusing technique for creating quick frit (& powder) wafers for fusing.

SA_24 - Frit Wafers in the Oven
What?!?! No Fusing!!!!! Yes, you heard correctly. Frit wafers in the oven. Tired of trying to get frit where you want it to go? Tired of the mess when you breath on your project or try to spray it with hair spray? Tired on the time it takes to fuse the frit wafer then fuse your project? Wouldn't it be easier if you could quickly make a frit wafer, that isn’t fragile, and place it on your glass and then fuse it? Or make a bunch at one time and then create your project without waiting on the kiln? YOU CAN!!! These wafers are very sturdy and travel well - unlike the wafers you create on a kiln shelf. You will also learn other techniques for working with frits, powders and enamels that take all of the frustration out of being able to transport them. You will make several frit wafers and create two 4 x 4 fused tiles using 2 different techniques. Come see what you can do with your oven besides cooking dinner. Hobby Knife, dust mask, copies of designs, stencils, drawings, etc that you might be interested in using . Contact instructor for more information if needed.

Saturday 8:00am - 4:00pm

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Jacqui Bush took her first copper foil class in 1997 and hasn't looked back. From flat glass to warm glass, and silver art clay to enamels, her classes and experimenting continue. In 2004, she could no longer resist the call of the glass and left her career in technology to open a studio. She has a contagious passion for glass in all its forms and loves to share it with others through teaching and demonstrating. Some of her favorite places to share glass art in all its glory include: local schools (K-12), colleges, Historic Living History Day demonstrations at a local century-old village, city festivals, Library openings, and anywhere she can. One of the most rewarding, and popular activities, are her frequent "Teach the Teacher" workshops and her many students, aged 4 to 94. Jacqui is certified in the Unique Glass paints, a member of AGA, RAGS, and is on the Board of Directors for the KBW Education Foundation. Learn more about Jacqui on her website: Stained Glass of McKinney.