Classes
Format
I offer three to six hour classes on
glass bead making. These are hands-on workshops. including
lectures, demonstrations, and extensive workshop practice. I
teach how to use the HOT HEAD, an
inexpensive non-oxygen torch to lampwork unique glass beads
at home with very little equipment. This is great for jewelry
or for adding jazzy accents to fused and stained glass.
Class fees includes everything --
students use our torches, fuel, and we supply the glass for
these exciting classes. No glass experience necessary!
Beginners welcome!
The three hour class is structured
as below; longer classes may
include demonstrations of a few more decorative techniques,
expanded practice sessions, and a break.
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Basic Bead-Making Lecture/Demo
20 minute lecture discussing torch setup, glass
selection, safety, and a demonstration of basic
beads.
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Practice Session
20 minutes of supervised hands-on bead making, with
individualized instruction, focusing on making two to
three basic beads.
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Second Lecture/Demo
20 minute demonstration of simple bead decorating
techniques, including dots and stripes.
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Second Practice Session
25 minutes of supervised practice.
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Cleaning and Prepping
20 minutes to clean the used mandrels and re-prep them
for the next practice session. Simultaneous discussion
of mixing separator, cleaning bead, and
trouble-shooting.
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Third Lecture/Demo
This 20 minute segment presents several more advanced
decorative techniques.
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Third Practice Session
40 minutes of supervised hands-on bead making, either
continuing to work on basic bead shapes or trying out
the decorating techniques as shown.
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Wrap Up
While the last beads are cooling, 15 minutes are spent
answering questions and suggesting further directions
for bead making.
Instructor Biography
Molly Heynis discovered the delight of creating glass beads
in 1992 under the tutelage of Cindy Jenkins, author of Making
Glass Beads. Molly has been active in the stained glass
industry for 25+ years as a designer, teacher and business
owner.
She currently teaches beadmaking throughout the U.S.
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 Students watch and
practice all these techniques in a Beginning 6 hr. Beadmaking
Class.
Intermediate formats vary, but longer formats
will cover complex stringer work
such as twisted dot and pinched chains, silver foil, gold
leaf, casing,
twisties, plunge beads and dichroic.
Close-up of gold leaf application
(intermediate technique)
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Local
Heritage Glass is based in New Braunfels, Texas. We have 5 hour Beginning Beadmaking classes, as well as other levels of
classes taught by Molly Heynis or Visiting Instructors
running regularly in New Braunfels and San Antonio. Click here to see the current Heritage Glass Studio
schedule, or call (888) 554-2323 for details. We also send out New
Beadmaking Class Updates (these are mostly Texas Classes) via e-mail.
To be included on this list, send your request to info@heritageglass.com.
We also have a new Glass Beadmakers'
Group, the La Beada Locas which is meeting monthly
for a social gathering, show & tell, demos, torch time and more.
Let me know at info@heritageglass.com if
you would like information so you can join us!
Regional
The following classes are open to the public, but will require you to
register directly with the sponsor.
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Glass Craft & Bead Expo Classes: April 1 -April 5, 2009 CALL
1-800-217-4527 to register! Las Vegas,
NV
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April 2-4, 2009 |
Glass Beadmaking Classes
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Thursday,
April 2 , 2009
9:00 - 5:00
You Can Make & Teach Glass Beads (Beg.
for the Pro Studio)
Friday,
April 3, 2009 9:00 - 5:00 Decorative Beadmaking Techniques (Intermed.)
Saturday, April 4, 2009 9:00 - 5:00 You Can Make Glass Beads (Beg.)
log onto www.glasscraftexpo.com
for show brochure and more information
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6:00am-10:00pm
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Friday Night Intermediate Workshop
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Tuition/
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The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake
2000 NASA
Parkway
Nassau Bay, TX 77058 To Register, Call 281-335-7777 or Fax
281-335-4546
http://www.taaccl.org/arted.htm to view workshop
schedule |
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Posssible Repeat in the Spring of 2009 |
Hollows and Metals Description pending. Must have
Intermediate Experience to participate.
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9:00am- 4:00pm each day
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A Two-Day
Beginner/Intermediate
Workshop
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Tuition/ $250 (TAACCL Members /$225).
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The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake
2000 NASA
Parkway
Nassau Bay, TX 77058 To Register, Call 281-335-7777 or Fax
281-335-4546
http://www.taaccl.org/arted.htm to view workshop
schedule |
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Saturday & Sunday,
Possibly Spring 2009 |
If you
seriously want to try your hand at Glass Beadmaking, then
this class is for you! No prior experience is necessary,
but if you have had an introduction to Beadmaking, you
will learn some new approaches and be able to hone your
skill in this workshop. It is fun and
easy to create your own lampworked beads in a torch!
You'll learn to use the Hot Head, a safe, non-oxygen
torch and have extensive workshop time learning beadmaking
basics and numerous decorating techniques as well.
This class is half lecture/ demonstration and half
hands-on practice, with plenty of individualized
instruction. Torch set-up, safety concerns and glass
selection are discussed, as well as beadmaking theory and
technique. Along with basic beadmaking, you'll
work on textures, dots and stripes. You'll also
make stringers and twisties & apply them to your
beads, creating an unlimited pallet for your
imagination! You'll even practice using frit,
millefiori, silver foil and dichroic chips!
In "Day Two" of this
weekend's Beadmaking Workshop, our focus will be on
learning more about heat control and how to work in and
out of the flame so we find the right "heat
zone" for many different techniques!! We
revisit pulling stringer, making twisties, and try lots of
new decorative techniques with stringer. Also, we
will experiment with gold leaf, enamels, make Floral
Plunge Beads and a small Fish Bead utilizing dichroic
strips!! Come ready to be inspired!!
Bring a sack lunch.
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Sponsoring a Class in Your Area
You can bring me in to teach a class or two in your location if you
can provide:
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Adequate work space: Each student ( minimum of
seven) will need a place 3 feet wide by 18 inches deep. The work
table should have a surface that could be marred with a few minor
burn marks. Each student should have a stool suitable for the
height of your table. The room should be as well-ventilated as
possible. Ideally, one end of the room will have a fresh air source
while the opposite end of the room has a large window exhaust fan.
The floor is preferably a non-flammable material.
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Seven to Twelve Students: There is no experience
necessary to learn beadmaking, however I do recommend that
participants are at least 14 years of age. My fees are based on the
number of students and the length of the class. The fee you set for
your students will vary, depending on my travel and accommodation
expenses and the margin of profit that you determine. Please call
to discuss my standard fees and the variables you will need to
consider. Most sponsors will offer longer classes and perhaps a
Beginning Class on Saturday and an Intermediate class on Sunday. We
can arrange any reasonable schedule that meet's your
student's needs.
Supplies
I bring in a deluxe "student kit" including torch head,
tools and glass rod for each student to use during class, No
additional purchase is necessary. However, most students will want to
continue to make beads at home after they've acquired the skills
in class. The Basic Starter Kit is a popular seller after class.
If you are a Retailer, in the Bead World or the Stained
Glass Industry, sponsoring a Beadmaking class always generates a
profit for the host. I can help you establish yourself as a local
source for beadmaking supplies, or you can profit without an
investment in inventory. Call for your specific options regarding
supply sales.
If you are a Bead Society or an Independent group, you
may qualify for a significant discount on sales after class. Call to
hear about discount or rebate options.
If you want to TAKE a class in your area, but do not wish
to sponsor one, pass this information along to a local stained glass
store or large bead store that offers other types of classes. I will
be happy to discuss sponsorship advantages with them.
Promoting a Class in Your Area
View the sample flyer to see how easy it is to
promote this class!! I can send one to you with your specific
information, or use the one on the link, which you can copy and
distribute.
Bead societies are an excellent resource. I have a complete listing if
you want to notify them of your class. Most have a monthly newsletter
with very affordable advertising.
BEADS make great advertising! I can supply you with sample beads
and/or photos to show your potential students what they can expect to
learn.
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Last revised: Aug. 24, 2006