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 Conference Presenter – Alex Daini BrandoAlexandra Daini–Brando is an award winning artist, an Art Clay Senior Instructor, and is PMC certified. After living in South Florida for 21 years, she recently moved to Ontario where she has her studio and home schools her son.She was born in Caracas, Venezuela and grew up in family of artists, taking her first art lessons from her father, the sculptor Hugo Daini. She graduated as a Graphic Designer in Milan, Italy. Her artistic career started as a graphic artist; later on she explored fused glass and clay, and finally found her real passion in silver jewelry. In 2004 she incorporated silver clay to her work. Alexandra teaches Silver Clay workshops as a guest teacher at the Harvard University’s Ceramic program, and certification and introductory classes at her studio. Her designs are deeply influenced by her formation as a designer, by the nature around her, and by her memories of Florida. Conference Presentation Overview: Silver Clay and Ceramics: Endless Possibilities Participants will learn the ABC’s on working with Silver Clay and with ceramics. After the presentation students should be able to design and create silver decorations on unglazed and glazed ceramics pieces. The workshop will be supported by a PowerPoint presentation, a picture gallery of works, and sample pieces. Printed material with technical information and firing guides will be distributed. 
Pre-Conference Class Overview:A perfect match: Metal Clay and Ceramics Let’s explore how to make this perfect match work! You will create a necklace with mobile parts, and a set of earrings using silver and copper metal clay and handmade ceramic pieces. You will discover the use of Metal Clays as a decorative and functional element over ceramics, and successfully design a beautiful necklace and a pair of earrings. Click here for more information on this pre-conference class! |
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2011 IPCA
Biennial Retreat
July 11-16, 2011
Concurrent with
the 2011 MCWC!