Your ISGB Regional Pages Southwest Region
Southwest Region
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Diane Sepanski, Regional Director
Email - southwest @ isgb.org
Welcome to the Southwest Region of the ISGB. Here you will find what’s happening in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Are you interested in finding or starting an ISGB chapter in your area? Drop me an email at southwest @ isgb.org. If you’re already a member, please make sure to let me know what is going on in your area or group so I can highlight it here. We love pictures!
Updated December 20, 2011
Events - Calendar coming soon!
EVENTS
Feb 1-5, 2012
The Best Bead Show http://www.bestbeadshow.com/
Classes March 28-April 1, 2012; Exhibits March 30-April 1
Glass Craft and Bead Expo http://www.glasscraftexpo.com/
CLASSES
MESA ARTS CENTER
Mesa Arts Center hosts many glass classes including lampworking Check out their link to find out more www.mesaartscenter.com/index.php/classes/search
- Classes to consider...
- Beginning, Intermediate and Advance Boro
- Beginning and Intermediate Lampworking
- Independant Flameworking
Let it Bead Studio
7150 N. 57th Ave, Glendale AZ 85301
Beginning Lampwork Bead Classes every month with Jodi Hesting
4 week course every month beginning in January for $175
Find out the details at http://www.beadworx.com/Classes.html
The Arizona Society of Glass Beadmakers is proud to sponsor the following classes at "Let it Bead Studio" in Glendale AZ:
Hayely Tsang
Explore the Magic of Silver Glass with Hayely Tsang
Two - 2-day classes
February 9th & 10th, 2012 and Sat/Sun February 11th & 12th, 2012
ASGB member price $275
In the two-day workshop, you will explore the many facets of working with silver glass. For reducing silver glass you will learn how to work with different reduction flames, varying length of reducing time, and changing placements and positions of the bead in the flame, to achieve various results. For striking silver glass you will learn how to achieve and recognize the “first strike”, thus enabling you to duplicate the striking sequence on your own.
Once the basic technique of working with silver glass is achieved, you will learn the different ways of using silver glass to expand your repertoire. Some of the techniques we will cover include encasing silver glass, surface decoration with silver glass, silver glass twisties, and using silver glass in gravity swirls. In addition to how to achieve the best results with this mysterious glass, special emphasis will be placed on design and perfect bead shaping.
With the exception of the initial instruction on how to strike and reduce spacer beads, you will be making large bicone/tubular shaped beads.
Students should be at an intermediate level and comfortable working on an oxygen/propane torch,
Kerri Fuhr
2-Day Advanced Lampworking Classes
March 22-25, 2012
ASGB member price $275
The first day of my two-day workshop is devoted to stringer control using my Tapestry Scrollwork design as the teaching outline. This is a fun-filled class that will show students a variety of ways to achieve purposeful stringer design on their beads.
The second day is further work on surface embellishment using the dragonfly as the example. The class will learn a variety of techniques to help them create their own personal designs on their beads. One hour at the end of the class will be devoted to diagramming on the board their own design ideas so that they will have some concrete skills to take home to the torch!
This class is intended for Intermediate to advanced lampworkers.
Arizona Society of Glass Beadmakers
President: Penny Dickinson - firedandfused @ msn.com
Meets third Sunday of the month at various homes in the Phoenix valley. Check website for details.
http://www.azsgb.org
Submissions for The Bead Release (e-newsletter) are due by the 15th of the month. Just me an email with your info and I will add your info here!
Have questions about events, activities or anything pertaining to the Southwest Region? Email your regional director!
