
Classes for 2011
MiraCosta College
Please contact MiraCosta College to register for a class. (NOTE: You can sign-up on a waiting list for the classes that are labeled FULL to see if you can get in if someone drops. Please contact MiraCosta College to sign-up on the waiting list.)PLEASE NOTEDue to budget cuts for the school district, MiraCosta has reduced the number of available classes for upcoming sessions. So please register early for any classes you might be interested in taking, as they may fill-up earlier than usual.Thanks,Lorraine
MiraCosta College - Community Education Classes
Open Workshop - Fused Glass Jewelry
Instructor: Lorraine Yamaguchi
Have you taken the Fused Glass Jewelry Class? Would you like to have the opportunity to make more fused jewelry pieces? Everything will be provided for you to design and create your jewelry items! Come and join us!
No Classes Tentatively PlannedClass Fee:
Basic Jewelry Wire Wrapping
Instructor: Lorraine Yamaguchi Have fun learning basic jewelry wire wrapping techniques in this new and exciting class. You will use sterling silver wire, beads and findings to make unique pieces of jewelry during this class. You will design and make earrings, a bracelet, and a wire warpped fused glass cabochon. Saturday 11/5/11
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Beginning Glass Bead Making
Instructor: Lorraine Yamaguchi Have you ever envisioned a piece of jewelry that you could not find anywhere? Now you can transform your creative ideas into reality by making your own glass beads. Through demonstration and practice, you will acquire the basic skills of bead making, including techniques for using a Hot Head torch. At the end of class, you will walk away with your very own bead creations. No Classes Tentatively Planned
Fused Glass Jewelry Making Instructor: Lorraine Yamaguchi If you love wearing jewelry or giving it as a gift, this workshop is for you! In this one-day, hands-on course, you will learn to fuse glass to create jewelry that reflects your unique style and taste. While using small glass-fusing kilns to make pins, earrings, pendants, and other types of jewelry, you will learn the basic principles of compatibility, kiln preparation, adhesives, slumping, and annealing. 1 Class OfferedSaturday 9/24/119:00 am - 3:00 pm