Heirloom Fire: Czech Glasswork Presentation & Workshop

Heirloom Fire: Czech Glasswork Presentation & Workshop

Minnesota jewelry artist Andrea Turini brings audiences inside the living traditions of Czech glass and beadmaking. Her presentation, Heirloom Fire: Czech Glasswork, draws on firsthand experiences in Jablonec nad Nisou, a region long recognized as a world center of bead and button production.Cultural StorytellingInteractive DemonstrationStep-by-step look at how a bead and a button are madeSample beads at different production stages for audiences to handleA Czech button mold and examples of finished jewelry featuring Czech glassFollowing the presentation, participants can enjoy a one-hour hands-on jewelry design session. Each person will design a coordinating set of jewelry.Participants select from Andrea’s curated collection of authentic Czech glass beads to create their designs. Andrea demonstrates design concepts and assists with selection, then completes the technical finishing (wrapping, crimping and assembly) during class.Earrings + Bracelet: $50Earrings + Necklace: $55Participation requirement: Enrollment in the jewelry workshop is only available to those who attend the presentation.Register for the workshop at http://austinareaarts.vbotickets.com/.../czech.../189635This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund. See less

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