Red Deer College Summer Series - Greg Lavoie

Red Deer College’s Series of summer art and fine craft workshops always provide a wide array of classes and talented instructors such as .....

Greg Lavoie

Born in Red Deer, Alberta, Gregory Lavoie is an internationally exhibited artist. He completed his undergraduate education in Jewellery and Metals at the Alberta College of Art and Design where he received the Governor Generals Award for highest academic average. Greg currently lives on an acreage near Meeting Creek, Alberta where he can be found either working in his studio or trying to grow something in the garden.

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Leather Masks
July 08, 2013 - July 12, 2013
Form leather into a diversity of functional and sculptural objects. Techniques covered will include cutting, stamping/texturing, forming, riveting, dyeing and much more. Learn metalsmithing techniques that will allow you to combine copper and brass with your leather work. This class inspires creativity with limitless potential. Sign up!

Casting Metal for Jewelry
July 22, 2013 - July 26, 2013
The art of lost wax metal casting for small sculpture or jewelry pieces is the focus of this workshop. Choose to work with either bronze or silver to create small sculptures, rings, or pendants. First create your objects in wax, then the pieces are surrounded in refractory material, heated until the wax has burned out and finally replaced with molten metal; a truly exciting experience. Sign up!

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