Flash Courses: Stringing Pearls and Enamel at LAO 2024

1. Stringing pearls by Maria Laura La Mantia
Dates: 9 – 10 September (16 hours).
Price: €500
The course involves the creation of a pearl necklace from start to finish. Participants will learn the fundamental basics of the eading and how to use the necessary materials for this art. The course is aimed at those who, for creative, commercial, and hobbyist purposes, want to learn this technique
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2. Liquid enamel by Jennifer Wells
Dates: 9 – 11 September (18 hours).
Price: €600
Students will be guided through exercises that teach them how to understand the material and how it will respond to certain situations.
The students will then be asked to begin layering techniques and application methods associated with liquid enamels, pushing the boundaries of what they are learning. Alternative materials will be incorporated into the enamel and firing process. The enamels will be kiln and also torch fired ( this depends if we may bring one torch into the studio), offering more variation to the surface of the enamel. Exploring the possibilities students will be expected to present a collection of their research as a demonstration through several pieces with appropriate documentation of their processes. Advanced students will also be asked to develop one process into a completed piece that may be wearable or sculptural.
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3. Fire enamels, wet enamel, dry enamel, champlevé by Sachiko Chino
Dates: 19 – 20 September (8 hours).
Price: €250
The course aims to provide the student with the knowledge of the main techniques of fire enamel applied to metal and in particular on jewellery objects. Practical lessons and exercises. Dry enamel, Wet enamel, and Champlevè
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