Ian Chadwick An Investigation into Linear Symmetry

Appreciate and enjoy the details of Advanced Pattern Making an Investigation into Linear Symmetry with artist Ian Chadwick.  In this advanced course increase your awareness to the use of Symmetry, a fundamental design tool used by both man and nature, as a devise to bringing balance and harmony to a chaotic universe consequently attaining an aesthetic of order and familiarity. This class gives you the opportunity to connect this design technique to your glass work.  In this 5-day course, under Ian’s direction while using Bullseye glass, you will create your own unique colored sheets of glass, increase your understanding of color, design, and composition while expanding your knowledge and experience of kiln-forming and cold-working techniques to create intricate mandala-like patterns which utilize symmetry and geometry to create individual hypnotizing works of art. Students will be guided step-by-step through the creation of Bullseye glass striped sheets which once fired will be deconst