ICCT members receive 15% off nanopod studio workshops or courses
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8 week Metal + Glass
(Next course starts up Monday August 18th) Form • Fabricate • Flamework • Fuse
Learn basic Goldsmithing + Flameworking techniques
6:30-9:30pm
8 weeks
1 evening per week Monday or Wednesday evenings
$280 per person, 6 people max, 3 people min.
$100 deposit necessary to hold space
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Ring band workshop 11am – 2pm
$85pp 6 student max per workshop/session
Next workshop is Saturday, July 26th (noon to 3pm) or Thursday evening, July 24th (6pm-9pm)
This is perfect for newly engaged folks. Take the class together and learn to make your own custom wedding bands! In this class you’ll be introduced to simple goldsmithing skills of sawing, filing, sanding, soldering, texturing, annealing, stamping, polishing, safety, and design. By the end of class you will have a beautiful handmade Sterling silver ring! Learn how to properly size your finger, calculate the length of metal necessary, add texture to metal using different hammers, stamping tools, or add the texture of a leaf, feather or paper. How to anneal Sterling silver, form, solder, and finishing techniques from hyper shiny bling to a brushed, matte finish.
All materials included! {Sterling silver for 1 ring band} NO experience necessary.
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August, 22nd start/intro 6:30-9:30pm then Saturday 23, 30 and Sunday 24, 31 10am to 5pm, and Thursday afternoon or evening September 4th (time to be arranged with students).
5 Student max., 3 student min. $500 pp deposit of $200 to hold space.
Glass casting workshop (small to medium scale)
Learn various methods for casting glass. From paper thin to thicker, lost wax models, metal inclusions, and more.
Students will learn how to make moulds from existing objects using Alginate, as well as model new ones from clay and wax. Hand built moulds and box moulds will be made with various refractory materials.
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Mickey Alice Kwapis Taxidermy Workshops
Sign up for a taxidermy class at nanopod: Hybrid Studio located at 322 Harbord St. Toronto
Students can take classes on one or more of the following days.
Course offerings are as follows:
Saturday, November 8th @ 10am – Domesticated Rabbit Plaques
Sunday, November 9th @ 10am – Victorian-style Mouse OR XS Rabbit Dioramas
For further information and to register please, visit:
http://shop.mickeyalicekwapis.
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