Wanderlust! Neckpiece Wander with Color

MULTI-DAY WORKSHOP INFORMATION The following multiday workshops are currently being offered. Click on the titles to learn more about each class. Classes that are not held at local Bead Stores are available for in-studio Workshop Retreats which include 2 full days of instruction plus a full course dinner and wine one day and a brunch and tea the next day. Multi-day Jewelry Workshop Retreats at Beverly Gilberts Studio - $125 per person For more information or to reserve a date for an in-studio workshop, please contact Beverly at jewelry@gilbertdesigns.net or by phone: 425-822-2224. Wanderlust! Netting Neckpiece Wander with a purpose in this 2 or 3 day workshop! Play with color, texture and form to create elegant, wearable art using freeform vertical netting. You will learn how to create the beautiful curves and waves that add depth and intrigue to the neckpiece. You may incorporate focal points such as bezels or large stones imbedded in the design or simply use the positive and negative spaces of the stitch as your point of interest. You will also create a unique bezelled clasp as the perfect closure for your design. This class will experiment with free form style and 'bead soups', and encourage you to break rules! ... but always with an end design in mind! For more Workshop Information and Class Samples Wander with Color Working with color is exhilarating! What better way to play with color than in making bead soups? Just as a painter mixes different pigments on her palette, you will learn how to make bead sopus that contain depth and movement. We will focus on single palettes of color then explore ways to wash them together. you will apply what you learn by designing and making a color wash piece that glows! Whether you are comfortable with your own sense of color or a little intimidated, you will come away with techniques that you can apply in your own beadwork and in your home. This is a 2 or 3 day workshop. For more Workshop Information and Class Samples