Introducing guest lampworking artist Guido Adam from Germany. He creates magical borosilicate objects which push the technical boundaries of colour and form through the medium of wearable art. Adam has been working in soft and hard glass since 2002 using traditional techniques derived from his studies in Murano, the States and Japan. This class will cover a variety of borosilicate techniques to add to your glass repertoire.
 
Guido Adam will be working with hard glass. He will concentrate on translatable techniques utilising two forms, namely the heart and the jellyfish. Adam will introduce us to adding opals to our glass creations, intermediate techniques with silver and gold fuming, use of the Vinpin to create detailed implosions and compressions. Moving on to advanced design techniques he will show us how to make tube implosions and create hollow pendants with dot fuming. Class will begin with the ALL IMPORTANT prep demos on borosilicate colour tech talk, how to prepare hexagon screws for mounting your own wearable art and prepping your opals ready for inclusion in your work.
 
In this class we aim to further and enrich your skills in a fun and easy manner by teaching you a combination of techniques which can be turned into your own personal projects as you progress through this E-course. Two thirds of the time we will be looking at sculptural wearable art techniques, but we will also spend demonstration time with the comfort of a mandrel.
 
Please remember, what we are creating is tricky and takes A LOT of practice, logic, patience and an inquiring mind. This E-course is a stand-alone course which is complimented by both Guido 2:Beauty of the space chaos marble kingdom & Guido 3: Beauty of the animal kingdom courses.
Our Guido Adam 1 course will push your skill level, help you understand tricky design techniques and give you confidence in your own glass making abilities whilst empowering you to own your creativity. 
 
You will also receive a 30 minute complimentary online one-on-one consultation with ZGS founder Dr Julie Anne Denton to help you with the tricky bits, whilst receiving personal help and encouragement with the projects. It is advisable to use this consultation as our participants find them invaluable.
 
One can work through this course of video tutorials at their own pace, but on average this course takes six weeks to complete. Once you have purchased this E-course it may take a few days to subscribe you to the video demonstrations. You will have six months unlimited access to your channel from this point. A folder full of complimentary material is also included with this video demo E-course channel which includes written demo transcriptions, a visual guide of the technical steps of the demos at a glance, other technical data sheets which compliment your demo, helpful pictures, tool, material and supplier lists and photographs of previous participants efforts. All transcribed demos are available upon request in 30 different languages.
 
Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate level. Own torch or access to a flameworking studio is a necessity. Experience in flameworking or beadmaking is a must.
 
Run Time: Twelve demos - 382 minutes