A "Journey" for beginners with Miriam through Fused Glass Techniques
Instructor: Miriam Di Fiore
Cost: 630,00 Euro (includes all materials and midday meals during the class time)
Requirements: Love Glass!
Language: Italian, English and Spanish
Date:
July 25 to 29
from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 14,30 to 19:00
Class size: 3 to 7 students
Description: The techniques are grouped under the term "fusing" are many but all are summarized in the expression "thermo-formed", it means that when we heat the glass to make it nearly so much fluid, unfolding before us a fascinating world where the glass will "transform " materializing our imagination into an infinity of possible objects. From the small universe of glass Jewellery to the creation of panels to be inserted into doors and windows, from small decorative object to the fantastic design pieces, from the wall tiles to sculpture, everything is possible with the fusing.
During the course, students will learn all the basic procedures of the technique: You'll see the types of glass used, insulation materials, support and moulding, the kind of kilns and firing controllers, the firing schedules suitable for every kind of product. The use of instruments of quality control (polarized films or stressometer)
We will do many and varied exercises: A project using common glass and metallic elements (copper, brass, gold liquid). A project using coloured glass sheets (fused mosaic). A tile with the technique of "reversal mosaic", a tile with the frits and stringers and with more technical complexity, a plate fused and thermoformed and a cup fused and slumped.
In short, we would do as much as possible in time to be together with the aim to give you all the tools of professional knowledge to start your personal journey into the glass fusing.
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"Light Painting" Techniques
Instructor: Miriam Di Fiore
Price: 750,00 Euro (includes all necessary materials and lunch.)
Requirements: Basic knowledge and experience in glass fusing preferred.
Language: Italian, English and Spanish
Date:
August 4 to 8
from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 14:30 to 18:30
Class size: 3 to 7 students
Description: The great artist Narcissus Quagliata, called with this name the technique that he created to translate in glass his fantastic drawings and watercolours. Using frits, glass powder and glass stringers, you can create images, highly controlled, fascinating and unique, as if we were using the glass as a painter uses the pure colours.
During this class, we will learn how to use tested compatible glass frits, the particularity of each colour available, and the problems concerning the reactions when we mix colours, the correct firing schedules. Choosing
At least three images of different types selected from a photography (a human face, a detail of a paint, classic and abstract, pictures of flowers and landscapes), we will translate them in fusing, using from one to four firings to obtain the highest technical and aesthetic quality and discover the endless possibilities. The goal is to increase the knowledge in the translation in fused glass of several different kinds of images.
 Detail of "11th commandament (Di Fiore, 2011)
Light painting with glasspowder
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Landscapes and Depth in Fused Glass: Di Fiore Technique basic process
Instructor: Miriam Di Fiore
Requirements: Good experience in glass fusing with a good knowledge with frits and stringers (some experience in the "Light Painting" technique will be appreciated
Cost: 1.210 Euro (includes all class materials and midday meals during the class)
Language: Italian, English and Spanish)
Date:
August 19 to 27
from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 14:30 to 19:30
Day free: August 23
Class size: 3 to 7 students.
Class Description: The first day will introduced the technique and choose and prepare the frits and stringers of glass that we will use for the realization of the class projects to obtain the best possible definition of the images. Beginning with a winter woodland image chosen by Miriam, the student will learn to "translate" a landscape image into glass with "Depth." The instructor will demonstrate the basic process used in creating her pieces. Bullseye sheet glass and frit will be used in a layering process to create the landscape. Vitrograph stringers will be made, worked with a torch and used in the piece. The student will follow the process step by step to get the entire image translated into a flat glass piece with depth and an extremely realistic effect. A second image will be chosen by the group and created from photos provided by the instructor.
The projects dimensions cannot be more of 22 cm x 15 cm (near 9 inches x 5 inches) to can be finish in the class period.
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Extreme Landscapes: Rocks, fall scenes,
reactive colors and other difficulties…
Instructor: Miriam Di Fiore
Cost: 1.210 Euro (includes all materials and midday meals during the class)
Requirements: This course is directed to students having had already some experience with this technique and want to improve and resolving troubles….
Language: English, Italian and Spanish
Date:
September 5 to 13
from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 14:30 to 18:30
Day free: September 9
Class size: 3 to 7 students
Class Description: Some images require a combination of different processes to be translated into glass and could be very difficult. Some time is necessary to mix few techniques to can get what we are looking for…
In this class we will pay attention special to the Rocks landscapes and Fall colours.
The instructor will choose the image for the first project. Bullseye glass and frits will be used in a layering process to create the landscapes with rocks, the student will follow the process step by step to get the entire image translated into a flat glass piece with depth and an extremely realistic effect. For the second project, students can choose from a variety of images presented by the teacher or use a photo or paint or their own image if it is compatible with the materials and the degree of difficulty, in the opinion of the teacher, will be sustainable for the student.
The goal is to deepen the capacity to control the images and also apply the technique to any type of image. Both projects exercises should be complete by the end of the class.
The projects dimensions cannot be more of 22 cm x 15 cm (near 9 inches x 5 inches) to can be finish in the class period.
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Advanced Fusing Techniques with introduction to high thickness and Pate de Verre
Instructor: Miriam Di Fiore
Cost: 1.210, = Euro (includes all materials and midday meals during the class time)
Requirements: Basic knowledge and experience in glass fusing required.
Language: Italian, English and Spanish
Date:
September 19 to 27
from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 14:30 to 18:30
Day free: Set. 23
Class size: 3 to 7 students
Class Description: To think in fusing "without limits" During this very intensive class, the students will explore the ways to get special effects with glass fusing to create new and surprising results. The "opening-kiln processes" which includes glass combings and the free-flowing oblique plane technique will be demonstrated. Creating spirals and marble effects during the firing process, and creating pre-fusion patterns will also be included. The resulting components could be used in fusing or used as inclusions in high thickness pieces.
This class introduces the students also to the amazing world of Pâté de Verre techniques. During this class the students will make one project for an "open mold", using clay for the model and one piece using the basic Pate de verre "lost wax" technique, making a silicone rubber form and silica plaster mold.
We also will explore the process to get very thin but strong fine fused pieces (less than 2 millimetres) using the glass powder and will introduce some interesting variations for the technique of "Frost and fuse", extraordinary process very simple to get small three-dimensional objects in glass without the use of mould but using silicone pattern, water and a freezer.
Basic cold working techniques will be demonstrated. (Hand and machines process to cold working).
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