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Presentation: Incorporating Glass with Metal Clay
Presenter: Katie Baum
Glass and metal clay, especially fine silver, play very well together. Silver is lovely and classic, but it is, at the end of the day, colorless and grayscale.
Glass is an excellent way to add color, dimension, and character to your pieces – so long as you know how to keep both your silver and your glass happy so that they work with each other rather than against each other during creation.
Each media has their own unique and specific characteristics, and these must be considered at each step of the designing, making, firing and finishing processes in order to ensure a successful outcome that is as well-made and structurally sound as it is beautiful.
Presenter – Katie Baum, USA
Katie began focusing on metal clay full-time in 2007. With degrees in Biology, Psychology, and Education, she tries to balance creative expression with logical instructions, enabling students of all backgrounds to comfortably experiment with and learn about metal clay techniques.
Katie’s classes are known for their fun and relaxed atmosphere.
She is the President of Art Clay World USA and an Art Clay Master Instructor, and was also the Director of the international Art Clay Society from 2007-2013, when the group was disbanded.
Katie has been teaching across the U.S. and internationally at venues including national and international conferences and accredited schools/institutions. While metal clay is her most frequent medium of choice, Katie loves to work with mixed media, most frequently including mixed metals, glass, and ceramics.
Find Katie at www.ArtClayWorld.com
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