Larry Brickman Teaching

Hey everyone..

I just wanted to let everyone know that due to high demand for this class, we have added a second date. We need a minimum of 6 people to make it a go for sure, so if you are interested please let us know asap so we can book him for the extra time!

Here is a copy of the class description and other info

Dates :
1st class Feb 2nd & 3rd (full)
2nd class Jan 31st & Feb 1st (thursday/ friday)

Cost : $550 includes everything.
Payment will be due in January

Larry Brickman is a full-time glass artist we whose work is represented throughout through out the United States and Internationally. He has worked with jewelry since 1992 and has been focused on torchworking glass since 1996. Larry has taught beadmaking to over 1500 students. He instructs glass torchworking classes extensively through nationally known art schools and glass companies through out the United States, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Germany, and Australia.

The “Bigger, Better and More Dots” class is designed to further enhance your skills with eye or dot techniques and the many ways to manipulate them, for example- stacked, swirled, raked, and plunged dots and induced bubbles. This class will focus primarily on focal beads. The student will learn about glass control, larger and better core beads, large mandrel beads and proper bead holes. Larry’s vast experience as an flameworking engineer, past general manager of Frantz Art Glass, long term glass artist and instructor will enable him to answer all your questions on studio setup, fuels, torches, tools, equipment, glass, ergonomics, product vendors, and new products and materials. Larry is well known for FUN, informative workshops and passing on many “tricks of the trade” to enhance and help in your everyday flameworking.

www.brickmanartglass.com

For more info or to sign up please contact Amy Johnson or Jill Cribbin at TANK fire + metal
103, Case Goods Bldg. 55 Mill St, Toronto ON

647-430-8589

HUGE STUDIO SALE

The three of us at TANK fire + metal are busy getting ready for our annual holiday sale. So many things going on... parties and get togethers, and shows... so many shows.

I know you're busy but we'd love to see you at our HOLIDAY SHOP TILL YOU DROP... you won't be sorry!

Cynthia, Jill and I will all be baking yummy treats and goodies, and there will be warm apple cider aswell, so please come join us and take advantage of our great prices.

Remember it's only for one day... DECEMEBR 1st Noon - 8pm

ETSY

It's good to branch out right! Well this fall I decided to try selling my work online through a website called Etsy. It's a great do-it-yourself website full of handmade items and art created by people like myself. It's very easy to use both as a seller and a purchaser (i've bought quite a few great items myself.)
Well on the weekend my heart pendant was on the main page of the site, and it was fantastic! It made a huge increase in sales for me this week. Very exciting!
I have found the more I poke around the site the more I'm starting to come across great work, and not just cheap stuff but also very high end things.
A tip! When you come across someones work you like... look at their favorites list, chances are they will already have bookmarked a bunch of rad stuff.

VINTAGE LOVE

Recently I've come across these amazing vintage flower components... so i thought i would share some of what i've made with them so far. I've turned them into pendants and combined them with other beads that i've made, and also some of the vintage lucite we're selling at the shop.

WORKSHOP DETAILS...

PLEASE CLICK TO VIEW FLYERS LARGER.

CALENDAR

NEW BEAD INVENTORY AT TANK fire + metal

It's very exciting... We have found some excellent VINTAGE LUCITE beads, and are selling them at the shop! Oh my god... they are so juicy looking, I can't wait to make stuff with them. I've been using them in my own jewelry for a while now, and I thought they would be a fun to share.

I'm posting some pictures of the beads we have in our inventory so far, but we're only about half way into it so there is plenty more to come.. with patterns, stripes, and more flowers than your garden!!!

It's all really affordable too, which is the best part! We are selling it both by the strand and individually. It'll range from about $4-$8 per strand or $0.25 -$3 each per bead.

The History of My Heart...

For years I have been making jewelry and beads inspired by our all important organ. I have been working away on new items for christmas and again, I've come back to my favorite place. So I thought it would be fun to share my little collection of hearts.

Here's a little history on my work... and how the heart is very much tied into so many of my designs.

stuck on you... circa 2001

sucker rings...circa 2001

sucker necklace detail... circa 2001


tubes of you necklace... circa 2002













complete heart ring (collaboration with cynthia archer) circa 2003


paradise painted heart pendants... circa 2004













thinking cap pin... circa 04

anatomical heart pendant... 2007

heart droplet pendants... 2007

lillipad heart ring... circa 2006

black heart... 2007

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

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Michele Goldstein Visits TANK

This past weekend our good friend Michele Goldstein from Salem Oregon came to visit and also teach for the first time. All the students loved the class and none of us are sure why Meesh waited so long to start teaching! It was all about making hearts, bones, skulls and buttons. Lots of working both on and off mandrel.


Aside from the classs it was great to hang out and catch up... Meesh is super friendly and hillarious, and she's always got a great story about something her kids are up to. You can check out more of Michele's work on her website and blog.