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Teaching exclusively online for ZGS we would like to present master lampworker Shane Fero from the USA. Shane Fero teaches goblets, vases, figures and birds.

 

In this course Shane Fero will teach you how to blow with tubing with a focus in soft glass. No special equipment other than your normal lampworking torch is required. Our course will look at the core elements essential to using tubing to create sculptures. Shane will show us how to both pull points and create long point ends which act as both handles and blowing tubes. Centering those initial points is an indispensable aspect of the process and Shane will show us how it is done.

 

After perfecting these initial tasks, Shane will help us learn how to blow a bubble by sculpting the shape with both breath and hand movements. He will instruct us on how to adjust asymmetrical or misshapen bubbles as glass is the art of readjustment, and arguably a percentage of our work is spent fixing things that are not correct. Shane will also show us how to adjust the thickness of the wall of our tubing and prepare us for setting up our bubble in the form of creating spheres, donuts, elongated ovals and other variations.

 

Finally, Shane will introduce you to adding color. "We must think of the coloration of our glass as a form of painting in that we can apply color in stages with layers of powders, frits, shards and canes to create tonal qualities as well as shades to achieve our results. The viscosities of the particular chemistries of glass add an extra problem or resolution to our results. It can be challenging, but also rewarding to experiment and bring about new effects and colors."

 

What Shane is creating is tricky and takes A LOT of practice, logic, patience and an inquiring mind. This e-course is a stand-alone course that is complimented by our Shane Fero 1: Back to Basics course and Shane Fero 3: Finding your artistic voice course. This Shane Fero course will push your skill level and give you confidence in your own abilities and empower you to own other types of blown sculpture.

 

You will also receive a complimentary free 30 minute online one-on-one consultation with Dr Julie Anne Denton the founder of Zurich Glass School or a complimentary free 15 minute one-one-one consultation with Shane Fero to help you through the tricky bits.

 

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 to blowing/Intermediate level flameworking must have own torch.

 

Run Time: Thirteen demos - 285 minutes

 

What our students are saying: "For almost a year I've been taking online courses at zurich glass school and there's no doubt that the courses of the master Shane Fero are one of the most charming. I haven't passed the current course yet, but the other two I did and they were amazing to my taste. In addition to his beautiful works that he teaches, the lessons are accompanied by professional explanations from Julie Anne Denton that adds a deep understanding of the use and work with glass.

Shane Fero 2: Intro to Blowing with Soft Glass E-course video channel

CHF299.00Price
  • You will be sent a dropbox invitation to a shared folder via email which compliments the instructional demos. Enjoy and do not hesitate to book your one on one consultation with the maestro if you are finding any aspects of your e_course tricky - You have one 1 on 1 consultation which comes for free with this e_course. Please use your consultation as our participants find these sessions extremely helpful.

    Please allow 24 hours to gain access to your channel. Look out for emails from atelier315, dropbox & info@julieannedenton.com in the coming days.

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