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The Fire Arts Center of Chicago @ 1830 N Kostner Ave, Chicago, IL
This class is designed to familiarize students with the basics of lost wax casting process. Depending on the project students will learn wax casting and working technique, gating and venting, ceramic shell and investment molding techniques. Students will be required to complete at least 3 finished projects. Repetition of this class will provide more advanced foundry education. Please note: Students should complete their classes within a...
The Fire Arts Center of Chicago @ 1830 N Kostner Ave, Chicago, IL
Students will learn how to design and create basic table top furnishings in metal using basic techniques of metal fabrication and brazing. Please note: Repetition of this class will provide more advanced metal-working lessons. Students should complete their classes within a year of purchase. Although the building has a Costner ave address, the mail slot, parking and entrance to the building is around the corner on the Cortland side.
The Fire Arts Center of Chicago @ 1830 N Kostner Ave, Chicago, IL
This class focuses on how to work sculptural concepts from the drawing board to the scale model stage of construction. Students will be expected to keep a sketchbook of ideas which will be critiqued and refined at each class session. Students will learn basic metal fabrication technique. Please note: Students should complete their classes within a year of purchase. Although the building has a Costner ave address, the mail slot, parking...
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The Fire Arts Center of Chicago @ 1830 N Kostner Ave, Chicago, IL
This class deals with fabrication of large scale metal sculpture from models or free-form. As with Beginning Metal Sculpture, students will be expected to keep a sketchbook of ideas which will be critiqued and refined at each class session. Students will learn advanced metal fabrication technique, gas forging, Acetylene welding, and gas and arc welding techniques as well as brazing and chasing techniques. Please note: Students should...
The Fire Arts Center of Chicago @ 1830 N Kostner Ave, Chicago, IL
In intermediate stone carving students will learn how to work with medium hardness stones like sandstones and lime stones. Students can carve small sculpture projects in a stone of medium hardness or can learn to carve larger project in soft stones. Please note: This class is not for students with back problems or arthritis. Students should complete their classes within a year of purchase. Although the building has a Costner ave address, the...
The Fire Arts Center of Chicago @ 1830 N Kostner Ave, Chicago, IL
In beginning stone carving students will learn the basic techniques for composing and carving small sculpture out of alabaster and other soft stones. Students will need to purchase carving tools and materials. Please note: This class is not for students with back problems or arthritis. Students should complete their classes within a year of purchase Although the building has a Costner ave address, the mail slot, parking and entrance...
The Fire Arts Center of Chicago @ 1830 N Kostner Ave, Chicago, IL
This 2 hour intro workshop offers a unique opportunity to laymen to experience the hot steel forging process first hand. In this introduction to knife making and forging, students will learn proper tool use and shop safety, as well as the principles of design and fabrication of the forged blade and other projects in steel. The class format is both lecture and demonstration, however students will be able to get some hands on practice at the end of...
The Fire Arts Center of Chicago @ 1830 N Kostner Ave, Chicago, IL
In this multi-level class students will learn to master the classical figure sculpture technique from a live model. We will cover the use of clay tools, clay body chemistry, basic armature construction, anatomy, and clay hollowing and firing technique. Please note: Although the building has a Costner ave address, the mail slot, parking and entrance to the building is around the corner on the Cortland side. After purchase, student...
The Fire Arts Center of Chicago @ 1830 N Kostner Ave, Chicago, IL
In this class, students will learn basic techniques for welding steel. A standard vocational welding course takes 6 months to a year to complete. However, it is possible in a 3-hour class to gain enough information to safely operate simple welding equipment. Once armed with this knowledge, students are free to explore the subject on their own. Students will get a chance to try their hand in arc welding processes. We will also talk a little about...
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