Linda's Magic Workshop - Linda Britt Design

In the Tucson Mountains For months,I've been looking forward to Hadar Jacobson’s class on mokume gane using base metal clay.   I also knew this was an opportunity to learn more about her new clay. ( http://hadarjacobson.com /)  Lyle Rayfield ( www.lylerayfield.com ) hosted the class in the Tucson Mountains.  What a beautiful setting for an intense 3 day class!  Taking a class with a master teacher like Hadar adds so many dimensions to the process.  I have all her books and now that I know some techniques first hand, it will be so much easier to follow the text.  Meeting other people interested in the same things helps make the class more fun and creative.  I have new friends I can email and share information. I love the texture and ease of the base metal clay which makes constructing something a joy.  It’s that carbon and firing that makes me crazy.  So I’m going to focus on using Hadar’s clay for the next few months and improve my metal clay skills as well as make frie

Pre-Workshop Necklace Hadar's Clay - my pre-workshop necklace February means Tucson!   It’s the Gem Show and The Bead Show with warmer weather than Prescott!   This year I started with a 3 day intensive class with Hadar Jacobson.   Twelve artists met at Lyle Rayfield’s studio in the beautiful Tucson Mountains to learn how to make architectural style jewelry using Hadar’s clay.   Our Class! As a member of a Face Book group, I’ve been reading for quite a while of artist’s challenges occurring in the process of sintering (when clay becomes metal), firing, etc.   I was totally intimidated.   Intimidation is not a state I’m comfortable with but I continued to delay using the clay myself.   One day I received an email and phone call from my good friend, Lyle, who also certified me in Art Clay.   Lyle wanted to invite Hadar to teach ‘Pictorial and Architectural Jewelry’ and needed attendees.   I whined a little and said, “OK.   I guess it is time to tackle this.”   I sent

Art Unraveled is a gift I give to my creative self.   Linda and Chuck started this art workshop in 2003.    A variety of classes are scheduled all day and evenings.   It lasts a week in August in Phoenix AZ.   Hot! But we are all inside the hotel playing and learning.     Deryn's Balanced Bangles  This year I met my good friend Judi from Tucson.   We roomed together for 2 nights and had catch up friend time.   We also took Deryn Mentock’s class “Balanced Bangles” on Friday and went shopping at the ‘Shopping Extravaganza on Saturday.   The attendance has grown to 400 people and I’m sure will continue to expand both in number of people and classes.   The website lists the classes and instructors and also has the information on ‘Adorn Me’.   www.artunraveled.com  Deryn's Work Table and Her Tools   My Stash for Charms  I took my tools, hammers, pliers, torch, wire, found objects, charms and more.     We drew beads on 14 gauge bronze wire, then hamm