A three-day course of study,
9am to 5pm with hour for lunch.
One-on-one instruction.
Schedule class any time that is
mutually convenient.
Bring a notebook and various
examples of chipped, cracked, and/or broken bisque, china, and/or composition to work on.
Cost of the three-day course is $1,500.
Deposit of 10% (non-refundable) is
required to schedule class – the
balance (cashier's check) is due before instruction begins.
You are responsible for your own food, lodging, and transportation (discount rate at nearby hotel for students). |
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Instructional topics include:
· repair and restoration ethics
· tools and equipment
· materials and supplies
· shop safety
· removing wigs, eyes, and teeth
· disassembling and cleaning previously "restored" porcelain
· reassembling broken porcelain
· stabilizing cracked porcelain
· filling chips, holes, and cracks in porcelain
· making new "porcelain" parts (fingers, teeth, etc.)
· making and repairing sleep-eye rockers
· setting sleep-eyes and stationary eyes
· disassembling bodies, cleaning/stripping
· reassembling broken composition
· filling cracks, seams, blisters, sockets, and holes in composition
· replacing missing hooks in composition
· rebuilding composition fingers, toes, and missing sections
· making new composition parts
· color matching
· painting and sealing repairs (airbrush)
· replacing eyelashes
· proper body-stringing methods
· making cloth bodies
· essentials for starting and operating a successful restoration business |
