{"product_id":"mix-color-april-kuenstlerin-k-spohn","title":"Mix Color April Artist K. Spohn","description":"\u003cp class=\"content\"\u003eMix Color April Artist: Karin Spohn\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e----------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"content\"\u003eSet contents: 3 glass rods each, approx. 30cm, in the following colors:\u003cbr\u003eEffetre:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"content\"\u003eG00.591064 Black\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"content\"\u003eG00.591264 Light Ivory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"content\"\u003eG00.591027M Dark Petrol\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"content\"\u003eG00.591012 Topaz\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"content\"\u003eG00.591452 Dark Brown\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eG00.l3203ORB \u003c\/span\u003e Reichenbach Pastel Blue\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e_______________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"content\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterview with Karin Spohn:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long have you been making glass beads and how did you get started?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI have been infected with the \"glass virus\" since 2013. While looking for creative professional development, I came across the \"Glass Bead Making\" course in the Migros Club School program. A Saturday course with a very unmotivated instructor sparked my interest. The questions from us course participants were always answered with the standard response: \"Oh, that's difficult, you'll have to look that up on the internet.\" Which is exactly what I did, of course, and soon I had set up my first workshop in our garage with a single-gas torch and a bit of glass.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring my training as an optician, I was already in contact with glass as a material during my apprenticeship. Back then, the training was still very hands-on, and we had to spend hours grinding glass on a ceramic whetstone into the shape of the selected spectacle frames, adding facets, drilling glass, etc. In the shop, we had a display case with glittering Swarovski figures which I always found kitschy, but the precision with which the fragile glass can be shaped fascinated me. So glass has always been a theme for me since my apprenticeship and also in my subsequent studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat did you find most difficult to learn?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf course, at the beginning of bead making, heat control was always a topic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is your role model?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI don't have a role model in the classic sense. I admire all glass artists who develop their own style. Privately, I really like the design and style of the Bauhaus period, and therefore I like graphic and clear shapes. I find what J.C. Herrell conjures up with stringers simply admirable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere do you get your inspiration from?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI love nature and find many ideas there.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are your goals?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy goals are to have more time for creative work. Besides my full-time job, my position on the board of the \"Mutperlen\" (Brave Beads), and two other social commitments, I don't have much room for creativity. I would like to implement many ideas, but simply don't have the time for it. Therefore, my goal is to finally implement the ideas I have. I work in St. Gallen, and St. Gallen is known for its textile industry. I have wanted to combine traditional lace with glass for a long time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat do you take away from this challenge? What did you enjoy about it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe colors of the challenge were not at all \"my thing,\" and I had to step way out of my comfort zone. I would never have chosen this color combination voluntarily. Murrini are also not my specialty – when I go to the torch, something needs to happen quickly; an hour of preparations like pulling murrini is a challenge for me – and I therefore decided to create something with murrini from these colors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neus Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188374364426,"sku":"99.99ap","price":20.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0952\/5267\/6874\/files\/14734_gr_e4eb2701-4cbb-42ea-9d57-047a92d4ac65.jpg?v=1781125610","url":"https:\/\/schmuck.neus-shop.ch\/en\/products\/mix-color-april-kuenstlerin-k-spohn","provider":"Neus Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}