Dear Friends, Colleagues and Glass buffs.
I present the schedule of courses in my study for next summer 2010.
has been three years since we moved to Mornico Lausanne, a small town in northern Italy in Oltrepò Pavese.
Located on a hill south of Milan, in a bucolic landscape, is surrounded by vineyards, castles and forests. The view is breathtaking!
The restoration of this old house of 1900 continues, slowly, each year a bit more. We have two beautiful and comfortable space to create and teach workshops, a pair of comfortable apartments, a large panoramic terrace where alfresco dining, enjoying the view and fresh.
Last summer we had and the pleasure of staying at home some of the students from around the world, has been a fantastic experience. This year we have a couple of other rooms!
is indeed a pleasure, able to tell "Welcome to the home of Miriam!" Coming to Mornico
to participate in one of the courses, not only to increase the technical knowledge, is also be part of my world, understand the essence of my work, found with glass and discover a thousand secrets. It's having a real sensory experience. Here the air smells like flowers of the valley, the wind carries delicious aromas throughout the summer.
The large terrace opens onto the hills, as if off stage. The whole territory is steeped in history with castles and its monuments.
During the day off or after class, you can visit the old wineries and taste the fantastic wines that give us these hills.
There are many things to see around, like the magnificent Certosa di Pavia
or poetic abbey of St. Albert. You can go to and Rivanazzano Salice Terme night and enjoy summer festivals and parties where you can sample delicious dumplings and red and bubbly drink Bonarda.
My workshops are well equipped, comfortable and suitable for my students it hosts.
The price includes all necessary materials and a delicious lunch during class days.
Menu will be different every day with healthy foods and simple, authentic and exclusively with local products.
As I said before, we can offer hospitality in our house: two floors available for students to share and two houses in the village, very nice.
are single, but the bathrooms are shared.
For those who want a room with private bathroom, there are several options (more expensive financially) on the outskirts of town or in neighboring towns (Resorts and Bed and Breakfast). In this case, for those who do not have the chance to come by car, we offer a service from a taxi in the morning and evening. We can also make arrangements to book in advance, a rental car in the town of Voghera.
This year (ecepto course che Painting with light lasts for 5 days) courses have a duration of 9 days for a total of 64 hours (8 workdays more than one day off in mid-year) so you can relax, try Mornico panoramic pool, or visiting the area.
For those who want to add a holiday before or after the course, I remind you that we are near Milan, Pavia, Turin, Genoa ... the train can reach the Cinque Terre and Portofino in less than two hours. Venice is about 4 hours away. We can arrange services transport or taxis to and from the station Voghera, just 20 minutes from our house.
Since then, it will be a pleasure to share some time with my students, to show them how beautiful the Oltrepò Pavese and can be delicious as the "Ravioli" at the inns in the area.
Calendar for Summer 2010 includes: Two
-specific courses on the technique I use for my works, my "forest" (called Technical Di Fiore), dedicated to students with good experience in fusion techniques that love the scenery and want to learn how to obtain the optical depth continues traduciendoen fusing a real image.
"A crash course in" Painting with Light "(a technique called" Light-Painting ":
for lovers of super controlads images and the dream of" paint "with glass frits learning to use and spin glass with the flame.
-An advanced course to merge with an introduction to the high thickness and the techniques of "glass paste" as the lost wax process, course dedicated to those already being on the road who want to improve and Fusing discover new horizons.
"And for those who wish to undertake the adventure, an intensive basic course that will totally love the glass.
The courses are open to students who speak Italian, English and English.
State Scheme Courses 2010
Place: Miriam Di Fiore
Via Partigiani Glass Studio 5, 27040, Mornico Lausanne, IT
Phone: +39 892 114 0383, cell +39 3487459674
Courses:
"Painting with the Light "(intensive) June 30 to July 04
Euro 690 .=" Landscape and depth, "Technical Base MDF course
July 8 to 16 Euro 1150 .=
Fusing 1 (beginners) July 21 to 29 Euro 1120 Fusing
.= 2 (Advanced) 4 to 12 August 1150 Euro
.= "Paesaggio and Depth 2 "course
Technical Avanzato MDF August 18 to 26 Euro 1150 .=
Course Description: Intensive
" Painting with Light "
(Technical Light-Painting") Professor: Miriam Di Fiore
Requirements: To tackle this course with the maximum benefit would be better to have at least a basic level of knowledge of Fusing técnnicas.
Price: 690 Euro (includes all materials and lunch.)
if necessary The class is conducted in three languages: English, Italian, English.
Date: From Wednesday 30 June to Sunday July 4
Hours: Wednesday through Sunday from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 14:30 to 18:30 hours
Total: 40
Number of students: Minimum 4, maximum 8 students .
Description:
"Light-Painting" means "Painting with light."
The great artist Narcissus Quagliata, my teacher, so I call the technique he created to translate its fantastic glass and watercolor drawings. Using chips (crushed glass in different sizes) and threads of glass (called "stringers"), as if we were using glass as a painter uses color pure, can create an infinite variety of images, estremamente controlled many enchanting destinations and unique.
During these five days, we will learn to use compatible glass frit, the particularity of each studio glass and colors available. Study the problems related to reactions between the colors and curves appropriate baking. Choose at least three images of different types including photographs of faces, a detail from a painting famous abstract painting, a classical painter, images of flowers and landscapes.
This course is for those who want to increase their knowledge and their potential in the molten glass translation of such images.
All parts and experiments made the property of the student. Landscape and visual
dimensional fused glass:
Basic Course in the "Technical Di Fiore
Professor: Miriam Di Fiore
Requirements: For this course you must have a good knowledge of técnnicas Fusing and have experience at least basic level, the use of chips and glass fibers.
Price: 1,150 Euro (includes all necessary materials and lunch.)
If necessary, the class will be held in three languages: English, Italian, English.
Date: From Thursday July 8 to Friday July 16
Hours: Thursday through Monday and Wednesday-Friday: 9:00-13:00 and 14:30 to 18:30
Tuesday: rest
Total hours: 64
Number of students: Minimum 4, maximum 8 students .
Description: During the first day
technique is introduced, described the image that we create. Choose the chips and prepare the glass threads that we will use in carrying out the image to get the best possible definition.
Starting with a winter forest landscape (image chosen for me in the didactic function), students learn to "translate" a landscape image with adding Glass edema an optical depth. Prove on the whole primary process used to create my works. We will learn to work with low-intensity flames to shape the threads and details will be used in the piece. Students will follow step by step process to get the full translation of the forest in the glass with the optical depth effect and an extreme fidelity to the original image. A second image, this time primaveril will elegidapor the group among the photographs presented by the instructor. At least one of the two images will have the theme of water (rivers, ponds, canals.) Both projects were completed at the end of the course.
All parts and experiments the property of the student. Control
end of the optical depth images and the molten glass (Advanced Course of the Technical Di Fiore)
Requirements: For this course, you must have experienced before with my technique or already on the road to "landscape" in glass (ie, have a good understanding of the fusion techniques applied to landscape design, or be experts in the control of images, with chips and glass fibers).
Professor: Miriam Di Fiore
Price: 1,150 Euro (including all materials and lunch during class.)
If necessary, the class will be held in three languages: English, Italian, English.
Date: From Wednesday 18 August to Thursday, August 26
Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, Monday to Thursday: 9:00 to 18:30 and Sunday 9:00 to 18:30
rest. Total Hours
.
64 Number of students: Minimum 4 students 8 students maximum.
Description:
Some images to be translated into glass, requiring a combination of different processes and are very difficult. There is no single "Miriam technique, but several procedures that are intertwined with each other to overcome the" obstacles "that sometimes occur during the development of certain images. During class, students will learn the variety of methods necessary to perform a complex landscape. You select the appropriate image for the first piece, probably autumn and water (lake, river, canal).
For the second project, students can choose from a variety of images present in the shop or use a photo or painting of their choice, provided it is compatible with the materials available and the degree of difficulty, the student is sustainable .
The aim is to deepen the ability to control the images and also apply the technique to any type of image. Two projects were completed in this course. .
For all completed projects to last day of the course, the size of projects can not exceed cm. 23 x 16.
All parts and experiments will be owned by the student.
FUSING 1 Base Course
glass melting techniques
Professor: Miriam Di Fiore
Price: 1,120 Euro (including all materials and lunch during the class.)
If necessary, the class will be held in three languages: Italian, English, English.
Date: From Wednesday 21 July to Thursday 29 July 2010
Hours: Wednesday through Saturday and Monday to Thursday: 9:00 to 18:30
Sunday rest.
Total hours: 64
Number of students: 8 students maximum. At least 4 students
Description:
The basic objective of this intensive course is to give students as many tools of knowledge to the best start your own
"Journey in Glass"
Techniques are grouped under the term "fusing" are many, but all are summarized in the definition "thermo-formed." .
Since the small universe of jewelry in glass (which is one of the most attractive of the merger, where a student can develop creativity and technical ability) to the creation of pieces to place on doors and windows, from the little decorative items for the house to the great center piece, from the "tile" for a wall to sculpture, almost everything is possible with the fusing.
During the course, students will learn all the basics of the technique: those who do not already know, of course, it will learn to cut glass. We will see the types of glass, furnace insulation materials, support and molds, types of ovens, firing curves for each type of product. Learn quality control, the necessary equipment and usage.
Let's do many different exercises: a project using ordinary glass and metal elements (copper, bronze, liquid gold). A project supported glass sheet (mosaic fuso). A tile with the technique of "reversed mosaic, a tile with the technique of" light painting "and always with the chips, but with greater technical complexity, a cast and then thermoforming plate. We will also make a bowl with the technique of "slumping", trying to get the best possible results in terms of technical quality and aesthetics. All parts and experiments
made are owned by the student. Fusing
2:
Course Advanced fusion and "Light-Painting" with an introduction to "casting" and "pate de Verre"
Requirements: For this course should have a good knowledge of techniques pricipales of the merger.
Professor: Miriam Di Fiore
Price: 1,150 Euro (including all materials and lunch during class.)
If necessary, the class will be held in three languages: English, Italian, English.
Date: From Wednesday August 4 to Thursday August 12
Hours: Wednesday through Saturday and Monday through Thursday
9:00 to 13:00 and 14:30 to 18:30
Sunday rest.
Total hours: 64
Number of students: Minimum 4, maximum 8 students.
Description:
Students will explore methods to create stunning special effects and results in the planned merger process, learn to think of "Fusing" without limitations due to cuts or complexity of the image. We
interventions in the oven "open door" pieces of pre-fusion and free-falling spirals obtained by effects of gravity. We murine marbled geometric and dub effects. These pieces will serve for inclusion in future draft Thick molds that will open or flat or thermoformed parts.
also investigate the world of chips for abstract effects to refine the technique of "painting with light" using iridescent and dichroic.
will enter the fascinating world of "Kiln-casting and pate de verre: experience the production of plaster molds, silica, making a clay model piece and one with the wax model (technical" lost wax ") and learn to use liquid silicone rubber for the production of multiple more flat.
will learn to control mergers fine thickness (less than 2 mm) made with glass powder. also learn the art of Frost and fuse "extraordinary simple process to produce small three-dimensional objects in molten glass, without the use of plaster casts, but moldesitos devices using silicon, water and a freezer!
For all projects completed by last day of the course, the size of fusion projects can not exceed 20 cm x 20 cm.
Because of the time required for drying and cooling the mold parts, the dimension of the casting will not exceed cm. 12 x 16 x 2. Lost wax parts will not be larger than 10 x 10 x 5 cm.
Some projects are conducted in groups, with the dimension determined by the group according to the ovens available. These examples will be divided same for each student.
All parts and experiments will be owned
As noted in a course:
Complete the attached registration form and send it by e-mail to:
miriamdifiore@hotmail.com
Deposit: Within 10 days have received acceptance into the course, you must send a deposit of 400 Euro.
The deposit is necessary to ensure their place in the course.
The deposit is refundable in case of cancellation, less the amount of 50 Euro to deduct expenses up to 40 days before the course date.
For residents outside of Italy, the rest of the total value of the course should be paid within 40 days before the course, through bank transfer.
In case of cancellation within 30 days from the date of commencement of course refunded 50% of the amount paid. After that date, the course is considered confirmed and no refund.
For residents in Italy, the rest of the total cost must be paid within 30 days before the course, through bank transfer or money order. In case of cancellation within 29 days from the date of the course will be refunded 50% of the amount paid. After that date, the course is considered confirmed and no refund.
Invoice be issued upon payment.
Lodging Reservations: Fill out the form to select your accommodation. No deposit is required. The accommodation will have to pay on arrival in Mornico.
All payments will be completed by bank transfer, postal or similar or cash.
Credit cards are not accepted. Checks are accepted only for residents in Italy.
banking information and codes necessary for transfer will be given confirmation of acceptance into the course
The course price includes:
The total number of hours, even if they were more than expected. All materials
used during the course. Lunch
lesson during the day.
mineral water at lunch and during class.
tea and coffee, cookies and fruit classes and a chalice of wine at lunch
GETTING TO MORNICO LOSANA
Students should plan their arrival the day before the course starts and depart the day after the end of the course.
can be reached with il Mornico Lausanne public transport: By train
:
From Milan Central Station take the train to Pavia. A short walk from the railway station is the bus station ..
There is a bus service to Mornico Losana active from Monday to Saturday at the following times:
07:30, 12:00 and 18:00 arrives
Mornico after an hour's drive and costs just 3.60 Euro.
The stop is located on the plaza, a few meters from our house.
Trains Milan - Pavia are very common. There are more than one per hour. The trip takes 40 minutes costs about 6 Euro.
If you can not get there by bus from Pavia, the day of arrival and departure, there will be a shuttle service to and from the station Voghera (closest) at a cost of 10 Euro.
If you arrive or on other days, the Voghera transport service costs 20 euros. Trains Milan - Voghera depart every hour, the trip takes about 45 minutes and costs 6 to 10 Euro.
At your request, we will send the detailed schedule of trains.
Arriving by plane:
From Malpensa Airport: (minimum of 2 hours by car)
We can arrange transport to and from the airport. The cost is $ 110 per trip.
Or you can take:
The "Malpensa Bus, which costs 7 Euro at the moment, parked outside the doors of the arrivals at the airport. There are very clear indications inside and outside the airport. It departs every 35 minutes. Takes about 50 minutes to reach Central Station in Milan. Operates from 5:20 am to 22:30 pm.
In Milan Central Station, take the train to Pavia (if you arrive by bus to Mornico) or the train to Voghera, if you want to pick Bengan drive to the station.
When planning your trip, keep in mind that it takes at least 3 hours between Malpensa and Pavia.
From Linate Airport: (Minimum 1 ½ hours drive from Mornico Lausanne)
We can arrange transport to and from the airport. The cost is 80 Euro per trip. O
There is a bus service at Linate (Linate Schutle) parked in the square opposite section of the airport. Is well signposted.
costs 3 Euro. Is available from 5:40 am until 23:15 pm. The journey takes 35 minutes minimum to get to Milan Central Station, where you can take the train to Pavia (if you arrive by bus to Mornico) or train to Voghera, if you would like us to come to find by car to station.
When planning your trip, keep in mind that it takes at least two hours between Malpensa and Pavia.
very important for arriving and departing by air, do not buy tickets with departure by 10:00 am or arriving after 22:00. To reach Mornico
from Malpensa and Linate airports, it takes at least two hours (by taxi and normal traffic) and about 4 hours, if you arrive by public transport.
Remember to be at the airport at least two hours before the flight. Try not need a transport in the middle of the night! Additional
(train schedules, prices, directions to reach by car, etc.) for your specific situation, you will be in viado to confirmation of course registration.
Arriving by car:
recommend coming by car, if possible, because the area is beautiful and feel more free. A Peed, mandar them specific information.
also may request information and even book a rental car in Voghera, where prices are much cheaper than at the airport, remembering that a car rented in Voghera, doit être reconsignado in Voghera.
For any other information you need, please contact me by e-mail or phone:
miriamdifiore@hotmail.com, Miriam Di Fiore
Via Partisan 5. 27040th
Mornico Lausanne (PV)
www.miriamdifiore.com
Italy Tel: +39 892 114 0383, mobile +39 348 7459674
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FORM
Complete and send to:
miriamdifiore@hotmail.com
TEL: +39 0383 892114
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Please include your e-mail, if possible:
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3. A brief description of what you want to get on the course.
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Compile and send e-mail
miriamdifiore@hotmail.com
Fax: +39 0383 892114
Indicate your choice:
# 1 House in Lausanne Mornico
Villa " Home Spiaggi "
_______30 Euro / per night per person (single room)
_______20 Euro / per night per person (double room shared with another student
)
# 2 House in Lausanne Mornico
" House of Esther "
_______30 Euro / per night per person (single room)
# 3 House Apartment Miriam "
_______30 Euro per night per person (single room)
# 4" Corte Montini "
_______45 Euro / per night per person (single room , private bathroom)
# 5 Other (please specific requests): ____________________________________________________________________________
