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Welding & Glass: Metal & Mosaic Garden Stakes

Learn metal cutting and finishing skills then add some shine with glass mosaics

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Welding & Glass: Metal & Mosaic Garden Stakes

Welding & Glass: Metal & Mosaic Garden Stakes

Learn metal cutting and finishing skills then add some shine with glass mosaics

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Come make a set of two metal and mosaic garden stakes in this two-part workshop – no experience needed!

Add a splash of personality to your garden with custom-made metal and mosaic garden stakes! In this fun and hands-on two-part workshop, you'll create unique, weather-safe art pieces from start to finish.

Part 1: Metalwork Magic
Choose two designs from over 30 available shapes, then learn to cut them out using a plasma cutter. You'll clean and deburr the metal, tack weld each piece to a sturdy 3-foot stake, and finish with a coat of protective paint—getting them ready for the great outdoors.

Part 2: Mosaic Time
Now the real color and creativity come in! Using vibrant glass and tile, you'll mosaic your metal shapes to transform them into bold and beautiful garden art. You'll receive a grout demonstration, along with all the tools, supplies, and guidance you need to complete your pieces at home.

All materials are provided, and you'll leave with two stunning, handcrafted garden stakes ready to brighten your outdoor space.

Details

A materials fee of $25, included in the price of the class, covers everything you will need. 

Instructor
Dave Muench

Dave Muench is a computer storage engineer who enjoys metal fabrication and mechanical work in his free time. Most often you’ll find him in his shop working with his wife on their Jeeps or doing other metalworking. Beyond general fabricating he particularly enjoys CNC machining and cutting of parts, combining his hobby and his profession.

Instructor
Johanna Muench

Johanna Muench is an IT Strategic Advisor at Oracle and enjoys making cool things out of metal, and more recently, mosaics and fused glass. Joining BARN has helped blend all her artistic disciplines into a cohesive vision, and she can’t wait to find out what is around the next corner. Johanna can be found with hubby Dave and dog Lu, doing fun stuff with Jeeps, metal, and glass.

Instructor
Barbara Henderson

Barbara is a mosaicist with a passion for helping others express themselves through the art of mosaics. She discovered art a little later in life than lots of other people, having been distracted by corporate life, ladder climbing, and the nonsense idea that she wasn’t creative. Now her favorite thing is to watch a student realize their unique ability to produce something personal and meaningful, and to develop their own artistic vision. Her favorite saying is that “perfection can be purchased at the Dollar Store. Art and beauty are found in the unique and flawed.” She serves on a variety of boards and committees and lives in Gig Harbor with her husband and far too many dogs and chickens.

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