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Raked Glass Raku & Raffia Raku with Mike harbridge

Learn several great techniques in this webinar where you will see items Raku fired LIVE! Michael has combined glass raking with Raku and will show you how to glaze, load and fire in a traditional Raku technique with a little twist of added glass inside the shapes you stir and swirl! This is a great combination done with mold-cast ware or hand-built shapes and scraps of glass. It's easy, fun and inexpensive! Best of all, these items can be sold for big bucks and the technique can be taught at a premium fee. Michael will offer many tips, tricks and a few surprise materials you can add for even more sparkle and pizzazz. Discover how to use almost any electric kiln capable of going to cone 06 (standard low-fire glaze temperature) to fire these cool pieces. The entire process is a low-fire method. As an added bonus, Michael will show you the intriguing method of raffia Raku for dimensional textures with gloss and satin finishes. Firing in digital and manual electric kilns will be covered. It is sure to be an exciting webinar with a grand finale unveiling the wonderful colors of Raku and glass on the piece created.

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How To assemble a Necklass

I will show you how to assemble a necklass from scratch using the appropiate tools and materials. After this short video you will be able to assemble any bracelet or necklass with the pieces you created.

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Stamping & Banding on Bisque

Make your own coordinating ceramics with the use of Royal Clear Choice Stamps and banding techniques. These stamps are not like traditional wooden block stamps. They are soft, flexible shapes you combine with fired or non-fired colors to create patterns and designs on almost any shapes. Best of all you can use them on rounded or concave forms. Michael will also show you how to center and band colors on vertical and horizontal pieces. You’ll also discover how easy it is to load the stamps with multiple colors for this colorful fall design

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Choosing the Right Background with David Hoff

We will be explaining how to use a color wheel, how various color values and hues will completely change a piece and thus creating totally different look to the same design. We will also be working with a stencil design. Our discussions and demonstration will feature sponging, multiple color brushwork, opaque coverage and more.

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Masquerade

David will bring more of his famous brush strokes to life! The Round big brother to the Liner - he will be using the #4 and #6 Round to complete a variety of Comma Strokes completing the Mask piece as shown. During the Webinar David will show how easily the Round is to use for brushwork, for blending/shading and creating bold brushstroke designs. A brushstroke work sheet will be created before painting the actual piece. Have your brushes handy and follow along!

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Tape and Tools with Julie and Robin Cates

We're going to walk you through a project that has been super popular in our studio, a great class, and one of the most copied samples we have ever had! We will be talking about all the different tools we like to use, some of them that we purchased and even more that we repurposed from things lying around our studio! So join us for tape and tools!

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Porcelain Piping - Victorian Heart Ornament

Porcelain Piping - Victorian Heart Ornament/nThis class teaches you a whole new world with porcelain. Being a self taught artist, I have been doing porcelain casting and slip trailing for 10 years now. Decided, it is time to teach and this class piece is so dainty and beautiful./nWith my line of porcelain supplies taught in this class, along with a product from Tony Tanner from The Porcelain Place, you can take your porcelain bisque or greenware to a whole new level by adding beautiful detail with this product. Great for adding to dolls and other various porcelain projects.

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Simply Clay Snowman Featuring Amy Zander

Learn a brand new technique that I designed to bring to life a simple slab shape. I will take you step by step through the process so you will be able to implement this technique to any pattern! It is fun and easy to see how adding dimension to a flat slab of clay can completely change the piece. You become the designer as attachments are added to bring personality. Experience handbuilding with clay and find out for yourself how much fun and creative you can be with just a few inexpensive tools!

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Advanced Pinch Pots #2-Hollow Form-Pumpkin

Continuing with advanced pinch pots. If you are looking for a way to boost your handbuilding skills, this video is for you. Learning how to create hollow forms using pinch pots opens the doors to a whole new branch of ideas and projects. This video will show you how to take the simple hollow form and create many spectacular pieces. I will explain how to create salt and pepper shakers, pumpkins, vases, garden globe and even snowmen and birds. Experience for yourself how easy working with clay really is with a fun, informational and interactive video. You do not have to have watched the first advanced pinch pots video to participate in this one. I will show you everything that you need to know to take pinch pots to the next level and create hollow forms. We will have "balls" of fun!

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Fundamentals oF Stenciling Featuring Arlene Smith

Plan to join Arlene as she shows you how to create designs, enhance designs and create great backgrounds using "Crafter's Workshop Stencils". She will also share two great holiday designs that are so easy you will be amazed. These techniques are great for kids, customers or you too!!!! They are quick, fun and will be great for gift giving for family, friends or co-workers

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Groovey Tie-Dye Glass Featuring Cara DiMassimo

Create colorful, flowing tie-dye effects in your fused glass with a technique called cold-combing. Cold-combing is safe, easy and fun for all ages.There is no special power equipment required to create these unique effects. Quickly create pieces for trade-shows or offer this as an option in your fusing studio - our summer campers and customers love it! Tie-dyed glass can be made into jewelry, dish ware, decorative panels and more - I'll even show you some top-secret tips and tricks to create even cooler effects that will make your art pieces truly unique.

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Everybody Loves A Candy Cane Featuring Frank Kahanic

Let Frank walk you through this project for the Christmas season. This video is a sure winner when looking for a "different" Holiday project to do as a "group-class" - or say for a "team-building" night with a gang from the office! This would also make a cool and EZ project to do at a "Holiday Home Party" while enjoying the festivities of the season with family and friends! Traditional and Contemporary Studios will find this eye-catching platter a terrific display piece for their counter, or a window display. The dramatic BLACK background is something a bit different than the typical "white" or clear-glazed backgrounds you often see everywhere. Frank will talk about (and provide) two completely different Candy Cane techniques for taking this Webinar. BOTH patterns are provided at no extra charge!

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Scene Painting

Join me Liz Goobie in Learning how to create a scene painting

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"Free Video" Tye-Dye Basics with Melanie Malsam

Tie dye is everywhere you look, from kids and women’s clothing to the pottery painted in Contemporary Ceramics Studios. Are you profiting from the current tie dye fashion craze? If not, then let’s start today! In this video I’ll show you the ease of using professional grade fiber reactive dyes, the chemicals used the in the process, and how to keep the mess under control while teaching classes. Plus, you’ll learn the ever-so-popular swirl and how to crumple dye. Crumple dying is a great background for peace signs or hearts and is a fun and easy way for kids to create! Peace out and happy tie dying!

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Combining Glass Frit with Clay

Combining Glass Frit with Clay Can you fire glass frit with ceramic surfaces? Discover what can and cannot be done when combing clay and glass. Find out how to create a clay shape over a bisque plate with inset areas carved away with the use of ribbon tools and textured with inexpensive pottery tools. Michael will show you how to fashion your pattern with and without a pottery wheel. He’ll cover the building and finishing procedures before showing how to add glass and fire.

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Eat, Drink and Be Scary Spider Featuring Julie and Robin Cates

Join us Julie and Robin Cates as we create this fun project. Halloween is just around the corner and this project will be a huge hit. This is a must video for studio owners or anybody that want to create a fun project for the holidays.

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Combining Clay, Glass & Raku Featuring Michael Harbridge

Join Michael Harbridge for en exciting webinar on combining clay, glass and raku! See how to create the clay shapes, add textures, glass reservoirs, fire, glaze, add glass and finally raku fire. The results are outstanding and no two are the same. The live show is on April 17th, but even if you can't make it that night, sign up anyway. The show is recorded and anyone who registers in advance gets the recording at no additional charge. You also get complete written instructions

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Pinch Pot Tulip Garden Stake with Amy Zander

Learn how to take a basic pinch pot and turn it into a super sized beautiful tulip for your garden. If you have made pinch pots before and have rolled out a slab of clay, then this video is for you. We will be taking a few basic handbuilding with clay techniques and putting them all together in this project. From pinching pots, rolling slabs, using sculpture tools to cutting and attaching pieces, shaping cutouts and designing as you go! As a bonus I will explain how to create easy and quick pinch pot flowers to make with the left over slab pieces.

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PIERCING CUT-OUT POINSETTIA'S & PIERCING DAISIES

PIERCING CUT-OUT POINSETTIA'S & PIERCING DAISIES Join Frank for a fun, yet challenging, Christmas project! You will learn how to "pierce" wet - or "Leather-hard" Greenware. Terrific fun for those who are looking for something "a bit different" - OR want a Keepsake that will be treasured each and every holiday season for many years to come! Frank says; "This technique is as easy as slicing warm butter" - and Jaque (Frank wife) says; "This project has made BIG money in our studio for the past several years without fail - PLUS, the students simply love it".

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Clay Puzzled Birdbath with Mike Harbridge

Learn how to create a clay-puzzled birdbath with the use of a puzzler mold and large bowl as forms. Embed natural materials in the base and natural of rubber leaf forms in the top clay shape. The shapes can also be used separately as a vase and bowl if you don't want to use it as a birdbath. Firing and finishing techniques will be covered in addition to business basics for introducing this method in a studio setting and how to make tons of money from clay.

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