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New experiences through amazing workshops in Toronto

Thursday evening’s class sold out, but there’s still a chance to make your own amazing display and learn how to articulate a skeleton! Bat Skeleton Articulation Workshop with guest artist, Wilder Duncan Saturday afternoon 12pm – 3pm I seriously wouldn’t miss this experience/opportunity Toronto! I am super excited that Wilder has traveled up to Canada to… Continue reading New experiences through amazing workshops in Toronto

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Taxidermy Art & Science.

Taxidermy (from the Greek for arrangement of skin[1]) is the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals (especially vertebrates) for display (e.g., as hunting trophies or museum display) or for other sources of study (like species identification) or simply the preservation of a beloved pet. Taxidermy can be done on all vertebrate species of animals, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians. This past year I… Continue reading Taxidermy Art & Science.

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cyber links & sales

First of all it is the end of November! Apologies for being late with this link on the nano-blog, but here it is!  Please take a moment to don your headphones and give this latest instalment a listen, and a heart! Even a comment on the Soundcloud site- you can add comments within the track… Continue reading cyber links & sales

metal + glass links · nanopod-courses+workshops · Unclassified

8 week Metal + Glass (Starts up Wednesday Sept 25th – register today!) Form • Fabricate • Flamework • Fuse Learn basic Goldsmithing + Flameworking techniques 6:30-9:30pm, 8 weeks, 1 evening per week Monday or Wednesday evenings $265 per person, 5 people max, 3 people min. $100 deposit necessary to hold space. evening #1: First evening:… Continue reading

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Workshops + Courses

Hello! Just thought I’d spread the word here concerning upcoming workshops and courses at nanopod: Hybrid Studio. Spring and summer 2013 nanopod’s metal + glass evening 4 week course has been reduced to $270pp. There is currently 3 spots open for the May course so, register today! 🙂 Next are the glass working classes. They’re… Continue reading Workshops + Courses

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Glass Casting Workshop!

Glass Casting! Personally, I really dig working with wax, sculpting and forming whether it’s additive or subtractive – I dig it! Add to that working with Gaffer casting crystal and viola! Beauty. January was the first Ars Vitraria Experimentalis {glass casting} workshop at nanopod studio. The students made gorgeous work! [above is Kris’ Femme Liquide]… Continue reading Glass Casting Workshop!

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metal + glass workshops and courses

This week the March metal + glass course starts up! Thursday afternoon and evening Ring Band workshops are taking place (wedding bands during the afternoon!) Saturday March 9th Glass Fusing and metal work starts. Space is available as of this posting. Students will have the opportunity to work with rolled sheet glass, glass rods, glass… Continue reading metal + glass workshops and courses

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Ars Vitraria Experimentalis wknd II

Late in posting! Here is an update of last weekend’s (January 19-20th) workshop. Molds were cleaned, glass powders and fine frit were made into a paste (using Gum Arabic & water) and carefully placed within the molds. in between layers the glass paste was dried out using a hair dryer. More glass was packed and… Continue reading Ars Vitraria Experimentalis wknd II

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Ars Vitraria Experimentalis

New year, new workshops at nanopod: Hybrid Studio Friday, January 11th saw the start up of a new glass casting workshop-course. An introduction took place from 6-8:30pm where we discussed the outline, expectations, materials, and options for the next three weekends in January. The course will take students through recycling glass bottles, sculpting two dimensional… Continue reading Ars Vitraria Experimentalis