Beads Glass Craft Festival

17th - 25th July 2010

Jayne Persico

Jayne Persico has work in stained glass, kiln formed glass and hot glass for more that thirty years and has been a popular workshop speaker for over a decade. Credited in books, magazines and on national television for her work, she is widely known for her glass design and groundbreaking finishing techniques, particularly in bracelets and watches.

As innovator of the kiln formed bracelet technique and her trademarked glass embossing system, Jayne has also developed the precision tools that support these procedures. She is a partner and developer for Colour de Verre, a company that produces reusable glass casting molds for the art glass industry.

She is the author of Innovative Adornments: An Introduction To Fused Glass and Wired Jewelry, Jayne Persico Presents Kiln Formed Bracelets, Jayne Persico presents Kiln Casting and Jayne Persico presents Illuminated Art Glass. She has produced six instructional videos on fusing, glass & wire jewelry designs and kiln forming. Recently acknowledge by Waterford Crystal for her achievements, Jayne was invited to work with their designers in Ireland to incorporate her bracelet technique into their crystal. She is also involved with Crystal Studio Ireland, an educational glass program in Ireland. Her unique work is represented in galleries in the United States and internationally and she continues to present her products and techniques to glass artist around the world.

Kiln Formed Bracelets-2 Days –

Explore the fascinating art of kiln formed bracelets and watches from the developer of this technique, Jayne Persico. In this hands-on, comprehensive course you will learn the fundamentals of designing, cutting, layering and firing. Jayne will also lead you through sizing and bracelet forming and introduce you to wiring techniques for complementing and finishing your designs. The manipulation of glass forms, using bracelet molds and tools designed by Jayne, will be a particular focus. As a result you will create several beautiful bracelets and stunning watchbands and come away with a through knowledge of forming bracelets in the kiln. This is a beginner/intermediate class open to students with basic glass cutting skills.

Kiln Casting with Colour de Verre – 2 Days

Innovator, Jayne Persico will present the basic foundations of the ancient and re-emerging art of Pate de Verre. She will provide you with an invaluable background for making exquisite pate de verre components that will be incorporated into a beautiful sculptural glass forms. This workshop will focus on the process of color development, mixing, weighing and filling the component molds with frit. It will also cover mold preparation and firing schedules. After the components are cast they will be fused onto a base piece of glass and slumped. This is an intermediate class requiring some fusing experience.

Jayne Persico will be running 4 classes at the festival.

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Jayne 1 Bracelet class 17^th – 18^th July $650.00

Jayne 2 Bracelet class 19^th – 20^th July $650.00

Jayne 3 Casting with Colour de Verre Class 21^st – 22^nd July $650.00

Jayne 4 Casting with Colour de Verre Class 23^rd – 24^th July $650.00

237 Charters Towers Road, Mysterton. QLD. 4812 Telephone +61 7 4728 8626

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