Teaching exclusively online for ZGS we would like to present master lampworker Shane Fero from the USA. Shane Fero teaches flame chemistry, introduction to blowing and creating animals in soft and hard glass.
 
In back to basics Shane Fero will teach how to blow with tubing and work with solid glass in both soft and hard glass. No special equipment other than your normal lampworking torch is required and a set of hot fingers and a graphite reamer for opening bubbles.
 
What the course includes - 85% boro |15% effetre:
1. Flame chemistry - Flame neutrality, working in and around the flame, reduction, boiling the glass and making the flame work for you and the glass.
2. Centering points revisited - Pulling points properly and what to do if you mess it up.
3. Blowing small vases - Making small vases by setting up the point to blow the vase and the foot bubble: 
   a.) solidification of the point for separating the foot and vase bubble 
   b.) blowing vase shapes 
   c.) blowing the foot bubble and flaring it out 
   d.) finishing the top of the vase
4.) Blowing different shapes - 2 perfumers plus stoppers incl. bird stopper
   a.) solidification of the point for separating the perfumer and the foot bubble 
   b.) blowing the perfumer shapes (two shapes) 
   c.) blowing the foot bubble and flaring it out 
   d.) finishing the top of the perfumer 
   e.) making the stopper of the perfumer
5.) Solid Birds 
   a.) setting up shapes and gathers 
   b.) establishing the body 
   c.) adding the head 
   d.) adding the tail 
   e.) adding wings
6. Solid Fish and marine animals - Making two fish types and a dolphin from start to finish.
7. Horse Making the horse from the toe to the head *Special Tools: Eye tool
 
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 2: Introduction to Blowing course and Shane Fero 3: Finding your artistic voice course. This Shane Fero 1 course will push your skill level and give you confidence in your own abilities and empower you to own other types of blown and solid 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 course but experience in flameworking or beadmaking is essential must have own torch.
 
Run Time: Twelve demos - 310 minutes