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Master Classes

Pick Your Master - Carol Wilcox Wells
Master Class - Beads

If you have questions regarding any of the Master Classes, please contact Customer Service directly at 800-554-0197 or by e-mail.
Meet Carol Wilcox Wells
email Carol to ask additional questions about this outstanding workshop with a "master jewelry designer and legend in her own time."

Artist, teacher, and author, Carol left a successful career as a graphic artist to become a major presence in the field of beading design and teaching. Her work has been collected and exhibited internationally, and she has been featured in numerous industry publications, including Bead& Button magazine, as well as in a number of books. She has taught basic and advanced bead weaving techniques to hundreds of students across the U.S. and in the U.K. Carol's books, Creative Bead Weaving, The Art & Elegance of Beadweaving, and Masters: Beadweaving are bestsellers. Carol lives in the beautiful mountains of Asheville, North Carolina with her husband where she continues to pursue her unique creative spirit.
Following A Creative Thread
Join Carol Wilcox Wells on a journey of the creative process ...the threads that lead from one piece to the next. This Master's Class should be called "an experience of sharing the Carol Wilcox Wells creative process." The three day class will stretch your artistic processes for Carol's creative thread which she is calling Cone Flowers and Pearls. The first project will involve an open bezel, a box chain, and how to incorporate an odd shaped (stick) pearl. As the class continues into day two, Carol will review why and how the second project works with the first, how they differ, and why they are strong enough to be worn alone or together. The second project will involve a triangular embellished chain, an embellished pearl, a component that incorporates a metal bezel, a CZ, and Ndebele herringbone. The closure is in the front and is integral to the design. On day three, the third necklace pulls from the other two, but is best worn alone - seemingly simple, yet complex. A discussion of the types of closures and why the one Carol selected works best. Why something simple is sometimes best - limiting the number of colors used, the number of stitches, etc. Students will then begin the third project which involves captured pearls, tubular right-angle weave with an innovative clasp. Through the process of making these pieces and listening to their birth stories, Carol is hoping that your creative door will open a bit wider as she shares herself with you, and you'll be able to apply and carry these techniques to your own beadwork at home or in the studio.
Who should take this class?
This class is for true intermediate to advanced bead jewelry designers, artists, and students who have good foundation knowledge of peyote and Ndebele herringbone stitches. Students must be proficient in right-angle weave.

Class Fee: $1,100

Kit Fee: $135.00

Kit Materials:

Carol's kit includes the following:

2 grams - 15/0 round seed beads

46 grams - 11/0 round seed beads

5 grams - 8/0 round seed beads

2 grams - Charlottes

50 grams - 3 mm magatamas

15 pieces - 10 mm round natural pearls, center drilled

70 pieces - Approx. 5 x 4 mm natural pearls, drilled lengthwise

10 pieces - Approx. 22 x 6 mm natural stick pearls, drilled horizontally

1 piece - 4 mm prong snapset bezel

1 piece - 4 mm CZ stone

1 piece - 12 mm Swarovski fancy stone #4470 unfoiled

Thread: Nymo D and B

Needles: Beading size 12, 13



This is a sample of what students may design in class. The photos are representive only and not the actual class designs.
Supply List for Students
Please bring the following items to class:


Magnifier (if you need one)

Task Lamp

Chainnose pliers (for pulling that needle through a tight space)

Awl (for picking out knots)

Scissors

Thread Zapper

Beading Wax

Writing materials

Beading mat or work surface (if you prefer working on one)
Where will this Master Class be held?
All of the Master Classes will be held nearby at the
Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC).

Thank you to the administration and staff of MATC for hosting our Master Classes and our Fundamentals in Glass-Bead Making course.

Transportation by school bus will be provided in the morning from the Hyatt Hotel to the university studios each day. In the evening, students can be dropped off at their downtown hotels.

Students can also drive and/or walk to the college, if they prefer. It is a four block walk to the campus building. Parking is available at the nearby Bradley Center - across the street from MATC on 6th Street or the nearby surface lot.

MATC
700 West State Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1443

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