BUNDLE: Intuitive Malmischiato 1.0 & Intuitive Malmischiato 2.0 with Rachel Sager

In the Bundle option you are purchasing both "Intuitive Malmischiato 1.0 with Rachel Sager" and "Intuitive Malmischiato 2.0 with Rachel Sager" for a price that is less than purchasing them separately.

Here is a brief description of each course:

One of the constraints built into the medium of mosaic has always been that the pieces of things, whether they be stone or glass or ceramic, are inert. Color mixing in our medium has been and is normally achieved, within the composition by placement of tesserae. This placement creates the illusion of color shading and color mixing to the eye. With Intuitive Malmischiato, you be able to transcend this limitation.

This color mixing is achieved by changing the very nature of smalti through fire with a simple and easy to use torch. You will learn tips and tricks of torch etiquette and safety. I will lead you through the steps of flamework, which simply means melting and manipulating glass with the torch.

In this modern world, we don’t need fire, but we are instinctually attracted to it. This course will tap into your fire memory and help you to turn that attraction into art. You will learn how to intuitively pull the long threads to create your own filati and malmischiato.

If you don’t have access to a torch, this course can still be a great introduction to working with filati and I will share with you how to cut, lay, and create micro mosaic with Apoxie Sculpt.

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Intuitive Malmischiato 2.0 builds on the original Intuitive Malmischiato 1.0 and introduces you to another layer of flame work. With the torch, the crucible and a few simple hand tools, I will take you step by step into the magic of subtle color mixing. From the simple color mixing of 1.0, we now move into more precise recipes.

Using some of her mosaics as inspiration, Rachel will share the secrets of building movement into color. A piece she has created called The Revelator has been described as “an undulating, organic quilt of color.”

The Inside Out Canoe is an example of a more controlled gradient of color mixing.

Smalti will be your raw material. Starting with a small mountain of smalti, we will carefully create color recipes in the crucible that will be the building blocks, or should we say the building threads of a small composition of handmade filati. Intuitive Malmischiato 2.0 stands apart from 1.0 in the careful color mixing. It teaches you how to look at colors like items in your recipe that get thrown into the pot to become something else entirely.

A few simple tools, materials and you will be ready to start building your library. We will be using apoxie sculpt as our adhesive and a hand-held torch.

Making your own filati is a brilliant way to turn leftovers into art. One of the extra bonuses of this technique is that you will never need to sweep your shards of smalti into the dustbin again. Making your own Intuitive Malmischiato will turn you into the ultimate recycling artist. It’s not just about jewelry anymore. This technique can be showcased on its own in jewelry, micro mosaic substrates or incorporated into your larger mosaic compositions. Your imagination is your only limitation.