The Chicago Polymer Clay Guild is excited to announce our Spring 2024 workshop with Julie Picarello. Please join us for this two-day Zoom event.
Julie Picarello: Lazy River Imprint Mokume
Mokume Gane, which loosely translates to “wood-eye-metal,” is a Japanese metalworking technique traditionally used to adorn samurai swords. In this workshop, students will form their own special tool to imprint a winding, texture-filled “lazy river” in their polymer clay design, as well as explore imprinting with a variety of other tools. Emphasis will be on color inspiration, custom mixing of color palettes, forming focal bead shapes, and bead finishing.
This Zoom-only workshop will be held Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9, 2024, from 1pm to 5pm both days. Registrants will be provided with a supply list and Zoom link upon receipt of paid registration. The workshop will be recorded for paid participants.
Cost is $110 for CAPCG members, and $135 for non-members (which includes a one-year CAPCG membership). Registration/payment deadline is June 1. Cancellation deadline is also June 1 to qualify for a refund. Cancellations after June 1 will not receive a refund of workshop fee.
 | About the Artist Julie Picarello is an award-winning mixed-media artist and instructor whose work in polymer clay incorporates sophisticated use of color, form and found objects. She is the author of Patterns in Polymer: Imprint and Accent Bead Techniques, and has been featured many times in Bead & Button, Polymer Cafe, and other magazines. For more information about Julie, visit her website, Yellow House Designs. |
Past Workshops
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Christi Friesen
Carol Simmons
Lynne Anne Schwarzenberg
Maureen Carlson
Nan Roche
Doreen Kassel
Jana Roberts Benzon
Donna Greenberg
Ann Duncan Hlavach