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Grand River BeadStudio Welcomes Guest Artist
Robert Dancik
Oct. 18-19, 2013
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Robert Dancik
Robert Dancik holds a Masters degree in sculpture from Northern Illinois University, and a BA in fine art from Adelphi University. He has been an artist/teacher for more than 30 years and is presently an adjunct professor of education at Pace University. He teaches workshops at art centers in the US and abroad including Penland, NC; Arrowmont, TN; Metalwerx, MA; Touchstone Center for Crafts, PA; Victoria College of Art, Australia; Brookfield Craft Center, CT; and Mid Cornwall School of Jewelry (UK) to name a few.
Robert has exhibited his jewelry and sculpture in museums and galleries across the US and in Europe, Japan, and Australia. His work is in numerous collections including the Wustum Museum of Art, Boeringer- Ingleheim International, Schamberger International, Mitsubishi International, Japan and the Gregg Museum of Art and Design.
Roberts artwork has been published in many books including; the Lark series, "500 Pendants", "500 handmade Books and "1000 Rings". Other books his work is featured in are "PMC Decade", "Fine Art of the Tin Can", "The Art of Resin Jewelry," "Zilver Klei" (Denmark), "Art Saves". "Lark Jewelry Box Challenge", and "Creative Metal Clay Jewelry" to name just a few. He has written articles and published his artwork in numerous magazines including "Niche", "Art Jewelry", "Lapidary Journal" and "Perspectives" among others. His book "Amulets and Talismans: Techniques for Making Meaningful Jewelry" is published by Northlight Books.
Robert is the originator of Faux Bone™, a new and wonderful material for artists involved in jewelry, artist's books, sculpture, and many other artistic disciplines. He lives in Connecticut, teaches around the world, is an avid cook, and collector of toys, maps, and compasses.
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The Concrete Copper Box
Skill Level: All
Friday, Oct. 18, 2013 (10-5 PM)
  Although concrete may seem an unlikely material for jewelry, it is surprisingly light weight, easy to use, extremely versatile and unbelievably economical. In fact it is lighter in weight than stone, resin or metal of comparable size and this makes it perfect for jewelry and other objects of personal adornment. In this workshop students will learn the basics of using concrete to make a pendant and numerous ways of incorporating it into other techniques including metal clay, polymer clay, mixed media work and traditional metalworking.
Workshop Fee: $140
Kit Fee: $25 (payable to Robert day of class)
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Faux Bone™
Skill Level: All
Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013 (10-5 PM)
  In this hands-on workshop, students will explore Faux Bone™; a new, friendly and extremely versatile material. Faux Bone™ can be cut, carved, sawn, sanded, filed, hammered, polished, drilled, stamped, inlayed, dyed, and painted. It can look like ivory, have the patina of aged ceramic, be polished to a pure white, or colored. Color on Faux Bone is permanent, easy to apply, and quick to dry. Faux Bone™ is perfect for many types of artwork including jewelry, book making, sculpture, or printmaking. Being nearly unbreakable, it's also perfect for forming tools, tool handles and jigs. It can be easily embossed to make texture plates for metal clay or to simulate the look of Scrimshaw. In this workshop, students will explore many techniques and can expect to complete a number of projects.
Workshop Fee: $140
Kit Fee: $25 (payable to Robert day of class)
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Phone: 440-331-4950
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