Heirloom Fire: Czech Glasswork A Cultural Heritage Presentation and Workshop by Andrea Turini

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Presentation: FREE and open to the public. Workshop Cost: $45 (Materials included. Must attend presentation to do the workshop.) Minnesota jewelry artist Andrea Turini brings audiences inside the living traditions of Czech glass and beadmaking. Her presentation, Heirloom Fire: Czech Glasswork, draws on firsthand experiences in Jablonec nad Nisou, a region long recognized as a world center of bead and button production. Plus: Add-On Workshop: Czech Glass Jewelry Design Workshop! Following the presentation, participants can enjoy a one-hour hands-on jewelry design session. Each person will design a coordinating set—either: earrings and bracelet or earrings and necklace. You must attend the presentation to do the workshop. Participants select from Andrea’s curated collection of authentic Czech glass beads to create their designs. Andrea demonstrates design concepts and assists with selection, then completes the technical finishing (wrapping, crimping and assembly) during the workshop