Learning from a Master!
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