Teaching exclusively online for Zurich Glass School we would like to present master lampworker Loren Stump the murrine king from the USA. Loren teaches murrine, paperweight components and insects for inclusion culminating in the elusive paperweight.
 
In this initial Loren 1 course master and material genius Loren Stump who teaches us the strictly kept secrets associated with what the collectors want! 'Simple' murrine and the first steppingstones to creating special components paperweights.
 
Loren 1 consists of the following demos:
Session 1 – Ladybirds
Session 2 – Color mixing, overlay, ribbed overlay
Session 3 – Murrine Flowers
Session 4 – Murrine Leaves
Session 5 - cutting bar & nipping & pinching leaves & petals
Session 6 – Pulling bar & petals & Ladybird on leaf
 
Class includes one complimentary one on one consultation with ZGS founder Dr Julie Anne Denton to help you with the tricky bits, whilst receiving personal help and encouragement with the projects. It is advisable to use this consultation as our participants find the them invaluable.
 
Visual technical handouts are also provided which help you remember the steps for all the demonstrations at a glance. Please remember, what we are creating is tricky and takes A LOT of practice, logic, patience, and an inquiring mind.
 
This e_course is a stand alone course which is complimented by Loren 2 and Loren 3 which are coming soon! Our Loren Stump 1 course will push your skill level and give you confidence in your own abilities, and empower you to own your creativity.
 
You can work through this course at your own pace. After purchase allow 24 hours to be granted access to the Loren Stump 1: Secrets channel. You will have six months unlimited access to your channel from this point. Please be patient until you receive the email which grants you access.
 
A folder full of goodies is included with this e_course channel which includes demo transcriptions, visual technical demo handouts, other technical data sheets which compliment your course and helpful pictures. All demos have been transcribed and are available upon request in 30 different languages.
 
Skill Level: Own torch or access to a flameworking studio is a necessity. Experience in flameworking or beadmaking is a necessity.