Bead Soup

Just a tease for the 6th

Bead Soup Party!

I'm taking part again in the fun Bead Soup Party, organized by the talented Lori Anderson, of Lori Anderson Designs, and 

Pretty Things blog. Lori puts her heart and soul in to this party, and there are over 400 participants, wow.  How does she do it?

This year I have a Bead Soup partner from Germany.  How cool is that?  I still haven't received her beads, nor her mine, but we are getting very anxious to see what the other sent!  Here is a little tease of what I sent to Kathrin Lembke. She wrote and told me she has a river that runs in front of her house, and another river near by, close to the North Sea.  Sounds like a fabulous and scenic place.  She says they have the biggest fruit growing areas in Germany and freshest fruit around. Wow, that is very cool. I am always so amazed at how well people speak English overseas, a good lesson for we Americans.

I hope she likes what I sent.  She is a talented glass artist, and doesn't use vintage in her work, so this was a challenge for me.  So we shall see what she does with the goodies.

The minute I receive her goodies, I will post them.

Take a look at Lori's blog post here, and see the list of all the participants, and you can spend the day blog hopping.  My reveal isn't until August 25th though, so you won't see what I made with Kathrin's goodies until then!

AND.... if you are interested in learning more about torches, lighting them, filling them, this is a perfect class for you.  My Overcoming the Fear of Fire class starts tomorrow!  At Artful Gathering, and you can see more about my class and many other amazing classes here:

Artful Gathering

This video is a little over an hour long, and goes over many of the techniques you can accomplish with a mixed gas torch, a micro butane torch and a power butane torch.  I tried to make this a very informative film for beginners, remembering what I knew when I started.  Nothing!

So take a look at the promo, and if you are interested, you can sign up now, or up to two weeks from now, then registration will be closed.  I will be available for six weeks to help and answer any questions I can along the way.

Happy creating everyone!  

Hugs,

Riki

Artful Gathering Session 2

Thank you SO much for taking part in my first class at 

Artful Gathering. What a fun time! I know the creations are going to be amazing. Can't wait to see them all.

Today is the last day for registration for 

Session 1, and there is still four weeks left of class!

It's time to sign up for 

the second session!

Overcoming the Fear of Fire

Artful Gathering

Session 2

July 15-August 25

All on line, and interactive with your instructor, me, for six weeks!

Here is a little promo I made, to give you an idea of the fun we will have.

This workshop is designed to help the beginner become familiar with butane torches, the variety available, and how to use them.  
What can you do with them? 
How do they work?
Can you ball wire? Float solder?


That is all here, plus how to set up mixed gases, and what are some possibilities with the Smith Little Torch.


Why not take this journey with me...
step outside your box,
introduce heat to your creations?


Here are some examples of how much you can do when you incorporate a torch into your creations...

 

solder rhinestones onto metal....

solder found objects onto metal...

you can even use a butane torch to enamel  (this is not shown in the workshop)

just a few examples of the wonder of mixing heat into your creations!


I am so excited about bringing this workshop to you, 
and ALL ON LINE!  
It is the first time being offered and I will be demonstrating many processes for you.


How to ball wire?
How to float solder on metal?
Just a few of the basics demonstrated.


If you have any hesitations on how to use your butane torch, or mixed gas torch,
this is the workshop for you!!


Get help using your micro butane torch with this workshop, time to get it out and make some fun jewelry or mixed media art!


Hope to see you there. 
Registration is now open. Just click the link at the top and class begins on July 15th!


Time to overcome that fear of fire!!


Riki

What is an online class?

What are my online classes like??

Here's a little preview of one of them.

I've had a few questions about what an online is like, how does it work, can you really learn something useful, is it fun, and stuff like that.

So I thought you might like to see a little sample of one of the classes.  Hopefully, this will give you an idea, and the amount of education involved.  There has been great care in showing everyone from beginners to experienced jewelers, step by step instructions of each and every detail in making these fun frames.

This is a preview for the upcoming 

Romantic Relic Frames workshop.

www.ArtfulGathering.com 

I had a blast making this little trailer, I hope you enjoyed it!

So what are your thoughts about online classes?

Have you ever taken one?

What was the experience like for you.

Have you taken one from Artful Gathering?

I wish you could see and hear the amount of care that has gone in to each and every workshop for the upcoming Artful Gathering online classes.  Every teacher has poured endless energy and their wisdom into each class.  It has been such a great honor to be associated with the talent lined up for the upcoming workshops.  I am blown away by their helpfulness, talent and generosity.

Each teacher will be available to chat with every student on line for six weeks.

You can ask me anything about techniques, methods, my favorite supplies, where to buy supplies, well you get the picture.

And you will be able to chat with all the students, and publish pictures of your progression on your project. You will not be left in the dark, and you will not be alone.  If there is any hesitation about taking my workshop because it might be too difficult or you don't have all the tools, this is the perfect venue to jump in. The tools are very common and the materials are inexpensive.

  

If you've been wanting to learn to solder with a butane torch, I show you every step.

If you've been wanting to learn how to use a jeweler's saw, learn my method of "zen" sawing!

If you have always wondered how mini hardware works, it is here.

If you have wanted to know how to attach brass stampings, we cold connect some.

So I hope this gives you some clarity on what you get when taking one of my online workshops with Artful Gathering.  Please let me know if you have any other questions about it, or the entire process.  The workshops run for six weeks, but you can view them all, once the session begins, within the first day if you like. Then take your time going back over the lessons, one at a time, and make your own frame.

And my Overcoming the Fear of Fire workshop is so cool, because it is a shorter film, slam packed full of how to choose the right torch for your needs.  Whether it be one of a variety of micro butane torches, MAPP gas or mixed gases using the Little Smith Torch.  I show them all, and explain how to operate them, set them up, fill tanks, etc.  The whole idea is to get you comfortable using some kind of fire in your creations!

So there you have it.

Talk to me, leave me a comment, or two.

Fill me in on your thoughts.

Would LOVE to hear.

And don't forget to sign up for my contest to win a workshop, two posts back.

The contest ends Sunday night April 29th, at 10pm PST.

Good luck ya'll!

love and hugs,

Riki

Win a Workshop

Don't forget to enter my contest to win a workshop with me!!

It's on the post before this one.

Here's a little promo Artful Gathering did about my workshops.

I'm so excited about these classes and meeting each of you.

The Artful Gathering Blog Hop is concluding! Be sure to visitJerry's Artarama Blog Page for the last two words in the collection. Winners will be announced on May 7. W Registered attendees will receive access to our private event starting May 3rd. Workshops will be available for purchase & kits will be offered by instructors for sale in their Etsy Stores.  Join the fun!   Romantic Relic Frames  Riki Schumacher June 6 - July 17 Personalize your own unique customized relic frame while learning many creative  techniques at the same time.You'll be drilling, and soldering, and designing your way through this fun and in depth workshop. And, what's even more awesome is that it is appropriate for all levels. Get your feet wet in this fabulous art form, or add some new applications to your metalwork experience. Includes rich detail and demonstrations.  Overcoming the Fear of Fire July 15 - August 25 There are different types of torches used in soldering and metal  work, which one to get? Which one to use? Big torch? Little torch? Maybe it's all just too scary to think about. No need to worry! Riki is here. Fire is good! Especially when you can use it to create so many beautiful works in a variety of metals.  No reason to hesitate here, in this class Riki will introduce you to different types of torches used in metal work, along with some clearly demonstrated  examples as to how to use them and when.Overcome your fear of fire, and step into a whole new world of creating.     Art Workshops! Random Prize Drawings! Fun! Creativity!  No Travel. No Fuss.  We bring our Art Retreat to Your Computer ArtfulGathering.com   Workshop Spotlights.... Still Pursuing Portraits Pam Carriker   Elements of Chinese Landscape Painting Henry Li   Mixed Devotions Cristina Zinnia Galliher   Up, Up, and Away Iva Wilcox We Love Our Sponsors...   Questions or Comments: info@artfulgathering.com

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The next blog hop for Artful Gathering!

Our Next Artist is Up for the Artful Gathering Blog Hop!

Oh wow, go take a look at Kecia Deveney's art,

get the next secret word

and continue to play for prizes!

Fun, fun!

Celebrating Artful Gathering 2012 Online Art Retreat, 
Open for Registration!

Blog Hop your way for chance to win!

From June to August 2012, ArtfulGathering.com will be presenting TWO exciting semesters of premiere online video workshops offered by fabulous artists who are known nationally and internationally. We are all very excited to share out knowledge, skill, and creativity with you, and we hope that you will join us for this AMAZING annual online event.

Blog Hop with us for a chance to win a prizes from Jerry's Artarama!

Each week the faculty of Artful Gathering will be announcing a featured blog to visit.

You can hop along with us until the final destination blog is reached, and where ONE Grand Prize winner will be chosen at Random for a chance to win a $200.00 e-gift card from Jerry's Artarama!!!

Two Runner Up winners will also be chosen at random for a chance to win a $25.00 e-gift card from Jerrys.

Each week I will announce the next featured blog for you to visit, and there you will find a new secret word or words that you will need to collect along your way from blog to blog. Once you have collected all the words from each blog you visit, they will work out to say a very artsy phrase. Here are the rules:

1. For your chance to win, you must collect all the secret code words and submit them upon the final destination blog in May. A random drawing will be conducted from those contestants who have submitted the complete collection of secret words!
2. Three winners will be randomly drawn. One for the $200.00 e-card to Jerry's, and two runner's up for the 25.00 e-card to Jerrys.

Week by week we'll go from one blog to the next!

Remember to collect all the secret words. These words will work out to say a very artful phrase, and you'll need all the pieces to be eligible for the final prize drawings!

Please HOP over and visit the Amazing Mixed Media Jewelry Artist...

Kecia Deveney

http://lemoncholys.blogspot.com/

(Pick Up the Next Secret Word)

AND....

"Clara" and I are getting more organized for the upcoming workshop

WRAPTURE

at Gilding the Lily!

Isn't she sweet? My little Clara antique suitcase is just the perfect size to store my beautiful sari silks, on cabinet cards. It will make it so much fun for you to choose which silks you want to adorn your project with!  Thanks for the idea Diane Cook!! That was just the inspiration I needed.

Thanks for looking.  See you soon.

love and hugs,

Riki