Yesterday was a fun day at Dancing Beads. From 11:00am until a little after 5:00 there was a lampworking class. Throughout the day (and between customers), I’d pop in with my little video camera to film beads having their birthday.
The first scene is Persis demonstrating pulling stringer. Stringer are thin rods of glass used for applying surface decoration to a bead. In the next scene, Kori is busy forming her first bead. The last scene is Kori hard at work making her last and largest bead. She chose really bright colors, and after applying red dots, she went for an organic look by dragging vivid blue, and green stringers onto the surface of her bead. As you can see in the still shot of Kori’s handful of beads, the big one is now two cabochons. A huge air bubble in the center of the bead caused it to sheer in half.
After class, I talked to Kori about her experience. She had this to say:: “I had a lot of fun! Persis was a wonderful teacher. She’s calm, and really patient. I liked that. I’m so glad I took this class. Now, I have a real appreciation for lampworking, and what it takes.”
Persis was equally pleased with her student. Kori did a great job, asked terrific questions, and quickly grasped the techniques. I was impressed by the size and shape of her beads.
This was the only beginning lampwork class scheduled for the Spring Session. Persis will be offering another class for our Summer Session. We limit seating for this class to no more than two students. It’s a day filled with personal attention, creativity, and wonder.
Just ask Kori!
… and if you’re interested, the music I used is “Sunday” by Nick Drake from his Bryter Later album which came out in 1970.
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