Open Book & Sarasota Pen Women

Intermediate Jewelry – Saturdays, Wendy Thurlow

Wendy Thurlow, B-I

Saturdays 9:00-1:00

This class is for the beginner to intermediate student who wants to expand creativity and skills. Students must feel confident enough to solder on their own or with little assistance. In this class we will move away from beginner projects and start to expand your skill set into more complex designs and techniques. Focus on craftsmanship and finishing will be emphasized. Complex soldering techniques, fabrication, texturing, forming and much more will be introduced. Tips for creative problem solving will be discussed. New techniques and original projects will be shown each session. Students must know studio safety. Supplies can be purchased in class. See website for added class dates not listed.

 

S1: 6 wk: Sep 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 12, 19
S2: 3 wk: Dec 7, 14, 21
S3: 3 wk: Jan 11, 18, 25

3 wk: $115 ACM Members $140 Future Members

6 wk: $226 ACM Members $251 Future Members

Intermediate Jewelry Monday Day – Wendy Thurlow

Wendy Thurlow, I

Mondays 12:00-4:00

In this class, students will expand on existing skills. Focus on craftsmanship and finishing will be emphasized. Complex soldering techniques, fabrication, texturing, forming and much more will be introduced. Tips for creative problem solving will be discussed. New techniques and original projects will be shown each session. Learn new skills while developing your creativity. Students must know safety of studio.

S1: 6 wk: Sep 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 14 Class Full, Call For Waitlist
S2: 5 wk: Oct 28, Nov 4, 11, 18, 25 Class Full, Call For Waitlist
S3: 5 wk: Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb 3
S4: 5 wk: Feb 17, 24, Mar 3, 10, 17 Class Full, Call For Waitlist
S5: 5 wk: Mar 31, Apr 7, 14, 21, 28

5 wk: $188 ACM Members $213 Future Members

6 wk: $226 ACM Members $251 Future Members

Micro Mosaic Jewelry, Lisa Markowski

Lisa Markowski, B-A

Wednesdays 9:00-12:00

Create your own micro mosaic jewelry! Choose your favorite colors and start designing. A tempting array of materials will be provided, including many types of glass: Filati, Millefiori, rods, Stained glass, Italian smalti and numerous other embellishments. We will discuss how to design, cut the materials and securely place the small pieces. You can make either square, round or rectangle sterling silver plated pendants or earrings. All tools are provided. The supply fee is $20 per piece payable to the instructor. Earrings are one piece. Come have fun and leave with a finished piece to wear or gift.

 

S1: Jan 15
S2: Feb 12
S3: Mar 12
S4: Apr 9

$59 ACM Members

$84 Future Members

Sculpture for Everyone, Linda Sheffield

Linda Sheffield, B-I

Wednesdays 4:30-7:30

This is a fun class! You can sculpt whatever you like, from people to anything in your imagination. I am here to help you achieve success. All levels welcome. Please make sure you get a supply list. Class fee includes 25 lbs of clay & firing.

S1: 6 wk: Sep 4, 11, 18, 25, Oct 2, 9
S2: 5 wk: Oct 23, 30, Nov 6, 13, 20
S3: 5 wk: Dec 11, 18, (no Dec 25 & Jan 1), 8,(no Jan 15), 22, 29
S4: 6 wk: Feb 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar 5, 12
S5: 6 wk: Mar 26, Apr 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

5 wk: $179 ACM Members $204 Future Members

6 wk: $215 ACM Members $240 Future Members

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Explore Clay Handbuilding Techniques, Ted Camp

Ted Camp, B-A

Wednesdays 1:00-4:00

Slab construction is the easiest and fastest form of hand building for beginners to learn while presenting the more advanced student with a variety of challenges involving aesthetics & scale. This class will cover a variety of building and design techniques, including coils along with the use of a clay extruder that play well with the physical characteristics of clay. Demonstrations will focus on the making of quality utilitarian or sculptural objects. Students will be introduced to numerous glazing techniques that allow them to fully explore colors and effects possible with mid-fire (cone 6 electric) and hi-fire (cone 10 reduction) glazes. Bring your own tools or purchase a beginners kit at the front desk. Class fee includes 25 lbs. of clay, firing, and in-studio glazing.

S1: Sep 4, 11, 18, 25, Oct 2
S2: Oct 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6
S3: Nov 13, 20, (no Nov 27), Dec 4, 11, 18
S4: Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, Feb 5
S5: Feb 12, 19, 26, Mar 5, 12
S6: Mar 19,(no Mar 26), Apr 2, 9, 16, 23

$179 ACM Members

$204 Future Members

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Working with Glaze Chemicals, Ted Camp

Ted Camp, I-A

Thursdays 1:00-4:00

This course explores the chemical constituents of glazes in non-technical ways and would interest any student who is interested in making their own glazes. Knowing what a chemical contributes to the glaze formula is critical in choosing chemicals that provide the surface or color a student is looking for. Another important area of concern for students making functional glazes is that the glaze needs to be food-safe and durable in its use. Students will receive a special computer glaze calculator, which will help them to see when a glaze is properly fluxed to produce a durable surface and will help them to know what it will look like before the glaze is made. Students will test their own glazes and adjust them to produce desired results on test tiles. Time will be spent applying test glazes to test tiles (not constructing work). No clay is provided.

S1: Oct 10, 17, 24, 31, Nov 7, 14, 21, (no Nov 28), Dec 5
S2: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27, Mar 6, 13, 20, (no Mar 27), Apr 3

$289 ACM Members

$312 Future Members

RAKU – Fire & Smoke, Ted Camp

Ted Camp, B-A

Thursdays 9:00-12:00

Using previously developed construction skills, students will produce either handbuilt or wheel thrown work and apply special glazes to their bisque-fired work PRIOR to each class. During class, those pieces will be fired quickly and students will then remove their work from the hot kiln and place their work into smoking chambers where the glazes will develop a serendipitous variety of surface and colored effects unique only to raku while rapidly cooling. In addition to regular raku glazing, students are encouraged to try naked raku, obvara, and horse-hair techniques as alternative choices to glazing for their surface patterns. Class fee includes 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.

S1: Sep 5, 12, 19, 26, Oct 3
S2: Oct 10, 17, 24, 31, Nov 7
S3: Nov 14, 21, (no Nov 28), Dec 5, 12, 19
S4: Jan 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
S5: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27, Mar 6
S6: Mar 13, 20, (no Mar 27), Apr 3, 10, 17

$179 ACM Members

$204 Future Members

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Playing in Mud, Judith White

Judith White, B-A

Saturdays 9:00-12:00

Our main focus will be wheel throwing. (Hand builders with experience are welcome). We will have challenging projects where you’ll learn new techniques incorporating structure and flow. You will have hands-on instruction and learn how to stretch your skills, from forming and shaping clay to incorporating decorations and embellishments. Included in fee:

25 lbs of clay, in-studio glazes and firing.

S1: 6 wk: Sep 7, 14, 21 (no Sep 28), Oct 5, 12, 19 Class Full Call For Waitlist
S2: 6 wk: Nov 2, 9, 16, (no Nov 23), 30, Dec 7, 14
S3: 8 wk: Jan 4, 11, 18, 25, Feb 1, 8, 15, 22
S4: 8 wk: Mar 8, 15, 22, 29, Apr 5, 12, 19, 26

6 week: $220 ACM Members/$245 Future Members

8 week: $289 ACM Members/$314 Future Members

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Our Location

ArtCenter Manatee
209 9th St West
Bradenton, FL 34205

MFS 9-5, TWTh 9-6. Closed Sunday

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