METAL CLAY: AWESOME OWLS & BUGGING OUT
MICHAEL MARX
Awesome Owls: Having a Hoot with Metal Clay!
(Sunday – Tuesday)
Owls are a symbol of wisdom and knowledge. In this two-day class, we will be making owl pendants using fine silver metal clay. We will start off by making a hollow-form textured base, then, make the main facial details and embellishments. Next, we’ll explore expressions using different methods of creating eyes and the added details of eyebrows. We will further embellish them with more layered textures, feet, and a hidden bail. Amazing results are possible and the outcomes are limitless. This class is good for advanced beginners or experienced metal clay artists.
Bugging Out: Insects, Arachnids and Bugs in Metal Clay
(Tuesday - Friday)
Join Master instructor Michael J. Marx of Unsane Art in an exploration of all things creepy crawly! In this two-day advanced technique class, you will learn how to design, create, fire and finish your own piece of wearable sculpture using hollow-form construction, sculpting, coil rolling and texture layering techniques. Starting with a basic understanding of the method, students can push the design possibilities with further embellishment and their own creativity. We will also cover methods of using glass in your designs if time allows. This class is for the experienced metal clay artist who is very comfortable with coils and to do assembly of wet to wet, wet to dry and dry to dry components.
Class Fee: $400
Materials Fee: Class Kits $35 per project, Metal Clay is $126 per 50g pack with 1 pack per project recommended (students can supply their own)
Prerequisites: Must have experience with metal clay and have confidence rolling out textures, ability to roll coils and to do assembly of wet to wet, wet to dry and dry to dry components.