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Beginning to
Intermediate classes
in bookbinding and metalsmithing |
Classes with Christine Cox
Bookbinding and Metalsmithing
Immerse yourself in
a powerful learning experience and get the individualized one-on-one instruction
that you just can't get in a 1- or 2-day class with 20 other people. Move up
to the next level in a dynamic week of intense instruction and hands-on work.
It's usually a great social experience too! |
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To sign up for a class or to make inquiries please email Christine at:
Email: info@volcanoarts.com
Hotel
2012
Price includes breakfast.
Price does not include taxes.
We have arranged for students to receive
special rates from several local hotels.
We'll make all the arrangements. Just tell us when you sign up that you need a
hotel room. Rooms are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The prices
below are per night.
Volcano Union Inn
Standard room: $79
Suite: $99
(includes cooked breakfast)
Days Inn
Prices vary
(includes "continental" breakfast)
In your words:
Many thanks
to all of you for the wonderful food - it couldn't have been better. -- Val
H.
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Click on the class title for a full description
and more information.
Soldering Hollow Forms
2012
Scheduled Classes
6/16 - 6/17 (2-days)
Enamel on metal (torch and kiln-fired)
$150
6/30 - 7/1/12 (2-days)
Metal furnishings for bookbinders
$150
7/14 (1-day)
Forming with a hydraulic press
$75
7/15 (1-day)
Soldering small hollow forms
$85
Oct. 8 - 12
(5 days)
Metal,
Leather and Wooden Artist Books
($450 + $50 materials fee, includes lunches)
October 22 (5 days)
Hot and cold metal beads
(full - waiting list) $750 + $50 materials
(metalsmithing, soldering)
Refine your metalsmithing skills and learn to make several types of
metal beads. Some will be soldered and some will be cold connected.
Enjoy the miniature palette of a bead!
Is this the year you take a
semi-private
class with me?
Photos from Previous Classes
Basic Metalsmithing
Metal, Leather and Wooden Artist Books
Enamel Technic
Torch Technic
Clocks |
Take a
Semi-Private Class
with Christine Cox
Learn in my studio and use my tools and supplies. Let me
design a private class for you, or for your group.
This amazing book has fired and bead-blasted glass covers
and historic stitching. I love to mix traditional techniques with
contemporary aesthetics. -- Christine Cox
Christine's students enjoy coming back for classes again and
again.
Newsletter signup
Classes cannot be
purchased with discounted gift certificates.
— From Lonely Planet 2012
“Tahoe and Yosemite get all the mountain love in
California, but an hour closer to San Francisco (and cheaper and less
crowded) is Gold Country.
“Towns that ooze century-old ambiance are strung out like throw-back
pearls along Highway 49, a fun drive that passes stops like Jamestown's
historic train, a tiny gold town called Volcano
(with no volcano), wineries (some even consider the region a contender
to Napa and Sonoma), caves, gold-panning spots . . ."
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Meals
Breakfast is served Monday through Saturday at both
hotels and is included in the hotel cost. Days Inn serves a "continental
breakfast," so those staying there are welcome to join those staying at
the Volcano Union Inn for a cooked breakfast ($10 per day and only if we have students
booked at the Volcano Union Inn - be flexible).
For 5-day classes, we
serve lunches here at the studio and the price is included in the class
cost. They tend to be home-cooked, deli and/or buffet style so that students can pick
and choose foods that fit their diets. We try to accommodate everyone (within
reason - you're on your own for tofu - blech). One
to four-day classes are Bring Your Own Lunch. If
you're traveling, we can work out a lunch deal. Just ask!
We will
supply water, apple juice and other non-alcoholic drinks during class hours.
Wine, beer and other
beverages are available at or near the hotels most nights. Since this is a small
town, not everything is open every night. Be flexible. It is essential that you discuss with
us in advance any special food needs or requests. Plans are made in
advance and can't always be easily changed at the last minute. Help us to make you
happy!
Dinners are not included in the package, but besides the Volcan Union Inn, there
are other restaurants only 8 to
15
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Be sure to read
all the small print, where we are, cancellation policy, etc.
General Information
Classes are first come, first served and tend to
fill early.
Until we talk
and your deposit is paid your seat is not reserved.
Classes are very small (7 student maximum for
5-day classes and 10 students for 1- and 2-day classes, semi-private classes
tend to be one-on-one).
Please, do not sign up unless you are very serious. With so
few students in a class I cannot be generous about
cancellations. The cancellation policy is
here. We
supply everything, though there may be some optional items you want to
bring along. If you have specific items (like photos or personal embellishments) you'd like to
use in a project, bring them and we'll see if we can incorporate them,
otherwise, rely on me for all supplies and embellishments.
The classes are designed to be taken once or
to be taken repeatedly. Students work with Christine to plan projects that will advance
their current skills. Beginner to intermediate artists will be comfortable yet
challenged in most classes. The classes complement each other nicely, moving gracefully between
mixed-media and altered art, jewelry, bookbinding, paper marbling and much more.
One of the benefits of the classes is learning from what other students are
working on. As students work on individually designed projects, there is always
cross-pollination. And working in a room full of handmade art is inspiring!
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