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Pre and Post Synergy 2
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Pre-Synergy 2
 
Feb. 22 - 23, 2010
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February 23, 2010
February 24, 2010
Bettina Welker
 
 
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Post-Synergy 2
 
Feb. 28 - Mar. 1
Dan Cormier
 
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Feb. 28 - Mar. 1
March 1, 2010
Tracy Holmes
 
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Tremont Hotels Suites and Conference Center
Baltimore, Maryland
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BEFORE and AFTER
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Karen Woods
Julie Picarello
Seth Savarick
Barbara Forbes-Lyons 
Judy Belcher
Marcia Laska
Pre & Post Synergy 2 Workshops
We are pleased to announce that there are six independent Hands-On Workshops happening in the Tremont Hotel before and after Synergy 2. You must contact the Instructor on each individual workshop to book or for more information.
Pre-Synergy 2 Workshop
 Seth L. SavarickSeth
 
The Big Bracelet Workshop
From the iconic images of Coco Chanel and Nancy Cunard with their stacked bangles, to today's fashion runways, the big bracelet is a classic that never goes out of style. Big cuff, tile and bangle bracelets have unique design and construction challenges that when met produce sensational studio and fashion jewelry pieces.  These large-scale bracelet forms are also perfect canvases for dynamic polymer clay surface treatments.  Learn to create large dramatic bracelets that have great visual weight, yet are light and comfortable to wear. You will leave this workshop with a repertoire of construction, surface and finishing techniques that will have you creating a multitude of attention-getting bracelets to wear or sell.
Big Bracelets by Seth Savarick
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Techniques taught include: ·Design consideration for large-scale bracelets ·Constructing large featherweight cuff and bangle bracelets using Seth's unique extruded core and hollow form construction techniques  ·Constructing tile and cuff bracelets with precisely placed hidden channels  ·Integrating hinges and findings into bracelet designs for professional results  ·Modifying construction techniques to suit design variations ·Designing coordinated sets of bracelets for stacking  ·Unusual uses of large bracelets in other jewelry forms. Email: seth@slsavarickstudio.comto book this workshop or if you have any questions.
Pre-Synergy 2 Workshop
BettinaWelker Welker 

Welker rings

Remember the Eighties Rings. 
In this class you will learn how to build colorful, trendy and playful rings which are also the cover project of Bettina's book "Edle Schmuck-Unikate & Accessories aus Polymer Clay".  Only basic cane patterns are used for construction which makes the class suitable for beginners and more advanced clay artists alike.   
Contact Bettina at
beddie@beadworx.de  to book this workshop.
Pre-Synergy 2 Workshop
Leslie leslieBlackford

Leslie Blackford

Off With Your Head 
Learn to create whimsical narrative sculptures that feature interchangable heads made of polymer clay over small light bulbs.
The focus will be on creating opposing emotions.
email: 
lblackford@scrtc.com
phone (270) 531-5853  or (270) 774-1523
Post-Synergy 2  Workshop
 Dancormier Cormier
The Cutting Edge Evolved
The latest techniques for creating decorative veneers in polymer clay.
Description:
Dan first began his peeler experiments in 1999. Five years later, he debuted 'The Cutting Edge,' a hands-on workshop presentation of groundbreaking techniques for creating patterns in polymer clay. Now, five years have passed again. Dan's work and repertoire of techniques have evolved, and this flagship workshop, taught since in seven countries worldwide, has evolved too. Rediscover Holes and Lines, to create Rings, Inserts, Crevices, Filled Holes, Troughs, and Boles. Further explore the amazing properties of mica, using actual texture to echo in as Texture Without Texture. And get a deeper look at Layers by trying some of Dan's newest 'kitchen sink' slab techniques, debuting in his Synergy2 seminar presentation, "Evolving Mokume".
Cutting Edge Beads by Dan Cormier

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Featuring Filled Holes, Rings, Inserts, Layers, Texture Without Texture... just some of Dan's signature Peeler techniques.
The focus is on process, experimenting with a full range of open-ended techniques. A special project kit and demo will provide an optional opportunity for students to apply what they have learned to a finished piece. An intensive but accessible workshop, 'The Cutting Edge Evolved' is suitable for all levels of experience, and will take you from Peeler Basics to a whole new realm of decorative veneer possibilities. Are you ready for a new evolution?
Contact Dan directly at tracy@dancormier.ca  to book this workshop. 
Post-Synergy 2 Workshop
Robert dancikDancik

Dancik Bracelet

Faux Bone™ Workshop
In this very hands-on workshop, we will explore Faux Bone™, a new, friendly and extremely versatile material.  Faux Bone™ can be cut, and carved, sawn and sanded.  It can be filed, hammered, polished, drilled, stamped, inlayed, dyed, and painted.  It can look like ivory, have the patina of aged ceramic, or be polished to a pure white.  You can heat and bend it with nothing more than a small embossing heat-gun.  It is so strong you can rivet on it, die form right into it, or hammer metal around it.  Faux Bone™ is perfect for artwork as varied as jewelry and book making, sculpture, or print making.  Being nearly unbreakable, it's also perfect for forming tools, tool handles and jigs.  It can be easily embossed to make texture plates for metal clay and basket makers can use it to simulate Scrimshaw on the tops of Nantucket Baskets. In this workshop, we will explore these possibilities and more.  Students can expect to leave with a number of examples and/or finished projects. 
Email playcik@yahoo.com for more information or to book this workshop.
Post-Synergy 2 Workshop
Tracyholmes Holmes 

Tracy Holmes

A Day at the Beach 
Imitative polymer clay pebbles Inspired by the shores of her island home, Tracy has developed a beach bag full of techniques to make unreal pebbles that appear so microscopically natural, even geologists have been fooled. Learn to develop a surprisingly vast colour palette using hardly any colour at all. Recreate the grains, veins, cracks, crevices, textures, and water-worn forms of nature in pure polymer beach pebbles.
Contact Tracy directly at tracy@dancormier.ca  to book this workshop.