The Blackstone Valley School of Crafts: June 2011

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Still Waiting

Yesterday we found out that we'll have to wait another two weeks before the town of Uxbridge makes a decision about the school occupying the old building. I really want to get this venture under way and start offering craft classes to the community. We are excited about becoming members of the local community.
Oh well- we'll just have to wait. Thank you to those who follow our blog, we appreciate your loyalty and hope we can meet you all at the school's first open house. Keep your fingers crossed for us'

Classes/Workshops

Here a sample of some of the classes you can expect too see when we're finally up and running. In the meantime we are running small workshops out of our private studios. Workshop dates and descriptions below. If you ave any questions please feel free to contact Steve Butler or Liesl Carlson at www.blackstonevalleyschoolofcraft@gmail.com

Stained Glass

Introduction to stained glass: This is a great class to learn the language of stained glass. Through the making of objects such as sun catchers and other window adornments you'll learn the tools and techniques involved in stained glass making.

Jewelry:

Bangles, Rings and things.

Instructor: Liesl Carlson
http://www.lcarlsonjewelry.blogspot.com/
Tuition: $245
Lab Fees: TBD
This is a great class for the beginner jeweler to learn the tools and techniques used to create beautiful rings and bangles in sterling silver.

During this class students will learn the tools and techniques to make several forms of bangles. Soldering, forming, texturing, and finishing techniques will be covered. By the end of this course students will have the knowledge and skills to create bangles, rings and things.

Skill level: Beginner/Intermediate.

Hollow Form Jewelry:

Instructor: Liesl Carlson
http://www.lcarlsonjewelry.blogspot.com/
Tuition: $245
Lab Fees: TBD

Learn how to create a substaintial looking piece of sterling silver jewelry without the weight and mass.

During this class students will learn the tools and techniques to make several forms of hollow form jewelry, from pendants to rings. Learn new techniques such as soldering , texturing and finishing

Skill level: Beginner/Intermediate

Blue Willow Jewelry:

Instructor: Liesl Carlson
http://www.lcarlsonjewelry.blogspot.com/
Tuition: $245
Lab Fees: TBD

Do you have a set of old dishes you inherited and one plate is cracked or broken. Why not turn it into a piece of stylish heirloom jewelry. In this workshops students will learn techniques such as bezel setting, formig, soldering, texturing and finishing.

Woodworking:

Build a Wooden Hand Plane.

A great class for the beginner. Learn how to build a nd use a Krenov style hand plane. There is nothing more romantic than building and using your own woodworking hand tools.

No jointer, No planer, No problem':

Learn how to build a shaker style side table with off the shelf lumber. You don't need all of the bells and whistles to create fine furniture.

Cigar Box Guitar:

Learn how to build this beautiful, creative three string instrument using a classic cigar box. Visit you tube and search " stevebutlersgarage" to see a short clip of me building a playing one. All of the music in the video was played on a cigar box guitar.

This is just a brief description of the classes. If you would like to know more about a class please email us and we'll get back to you right away.

All of these classes and more will be available at the school or privately. We can also create a course just for you, to suit your needs and wants. Please contact us for more information.

Thank you for your interest in our creative endeavour.
Regards

Steve Butler

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Still Waiting