{"id":6261,"date":"2014-11-15T00:32:53","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T17:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/?page_id=6261"},"modified":"2019-03-05T18:03:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T02:03:00","slug":"vertebracelets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/workshops\/workshop-descriptions\/vertebracelets\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragontails: 50 Shades of Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Dragontail Bracelet: 50 Shades of Green<br \/>\nPolymer Workshop<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Project: Bracelet<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<strong>Level: <\/strong>Intermediate polymer clay experience required.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine a bright lime\u00a0green. Can you picture it? Now imagine a deep, dark forest\u00a0green. Do they feel different? How? Why?<\/p>\n<p>This one day workshop is the latest \u00a0add-on\u00a0to the Smashing Color Globetrotter workshop. \u00a0It is designed for polymer artist interested in exploring &#8220;color nuance&#8221; &#8211; the subtle differences you can make in your color choices that will help you harmonize your colors and set the tone for what you are saying in a piece of art.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part One: Swatch Book of Greens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The largest family of color are the greens. There are yellow greens, blue greens, light greens, dark greens, bright greens and dull greens. Which are your favorites?<\/p>\n<p>Start your exploration of color nuance by making a collection of polymer swatches in 50 shades of green using Maggie&#8217;s signature ColorWash technique. \u00a0After playing with combining different color flows you will be able to mix just the right colors to use on your customized bracelet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part Two: Making a Bracelet<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6700 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MaggioVertebracelet1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"MaggioVertebracelet1\" width=\"302\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MaggioVertebracelet1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MaggioVertebracelet1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MaggioVertebracelet1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MaggioVertebracelet1-750x750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MaggioVertebracelet1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MaggioVertebracelet1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/>Maggie will guide you through the process of making a Dragontail bracelet using your personalized selection of colors based on your favorite nuance\u00a0from Part One.<\/p>\n<p>While the bracelets are curing, Maggie will demonstrate variations of the Dragontail design, including the &#8216;slinky&#8221; bracelet and show samples of the many different ways you can use the pinched polymer technique.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone has a unique and instinctive sense of color.\u00a0 When you combine your personal sense of color with your preferences for contrast and compositions you create a distinctive color voice. Have fun tapping into your color instincts as you play with color nuances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kit Fee :<\/strong> $10 kit fee includes handouts and group supplies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Materials to Bring:\u00a0<\/strong>Pasta machine, work surface, pin tool, make-up brush and blade. \u00a0If possible, the polymer will be donated. If not, polymer will be ordered for the class and $20 will be added to the kit fee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Class Length:<\/strong>\u00a0One Day. \u00a0Seven hours of instruction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructor Fee:<\/strong>\u00a0$100\/student plus travel and lodging. Home stay is fine. \u00a0<strong>Note that total cost per student is dependent on site expenses and is determined by the hosting organization.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contact Maggie for group\/guild pricing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Class Size:<\/strong>\u00a0Minimum \u2013 8 students. Maximum \u2013 24 students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Classroom Requirements:\u00a0<\/strong>Demo table and chair. Dedicated convection ovens (one oven\/8 students), whiteboard or flip chart with markers.\u00a0 Additional chair for each student at demo table if possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dragontail Bracelet: 50 Shades of Green Polymer Workshop Project: Bracelet. Level: Intermediate polymer clay experience required. Imagine a bright lime\u00a0green. Can you picture it? Now imagine a deep, dark forest\u00a0green. Do they feel different? How? Why? This one day workshop is the latest \u00a0add-on\u00a0to the Smashing Color Globetrotter workshop. \u00a0It is designed for polymer artist [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":6263,"parent":5060,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6261","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6261\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maggiemaggio.com\/color\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}