Barbara Becker Simon

Beads & Hollow Forms in PMC

March 25th - 26th, 2010

9:30am-5:30pm

2-Day Workshop Fee: $425.00 (includes all materials and lunch)

Discover new and interesting ways of creating beads and hollow forms in PMC. We’ll cover the simple hollow core bead to more complex core forms for large shapes, and box construction! Learn major techniques from the author of the new Metal Clay Beads book!

BARBARA BECKER SIMON has been a jeweler for over thirty-five years and a lampwork/bead artist since 1996. She received a Master of Fine Arts Degree in metalwork and jewelry from the University of Wisconsin. Her teaching duties have included: the University of Wisconsin, Menomonie, and Iowa State University. She held the position of professor of Fine Arts at Edison Community College, Ft Myers, Florida, is currently on the staff of the Cape Coral Art Studio. When introduced to the world of lampworking, she was gleefully consumed with the drive to create small, intimate objects in glass. "Manipulating hot glass is, for me, an exciting, joyful process. When I can combine my glass with my metalwork, I feel that the best of both worlds has been achieved."

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