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Barbara Rivolta

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Barbara Rivolta

A retired museum professional with a background in Near Eastern Archaeology and the history of ceramics, Barbara Rivolta is a mixed media artist who combines ceramic and metal clay with glass and other materials. She loves to experiment with finding the limits of materials and how to combine various media. She is inspired by ancient art and especially by the lines and shapes of ancient pottery. Her love of nature, particularly the patterns and textures found in corals, lichens and other natural materials inform her work. She is a Senior Instructor with Camp PMC and teaches metal clay jewelry making at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center and the Tampa Bay Mineral and Science Club.

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    • W-JW313 Fun with Metal Clay with Barbara Rivolta

    WorkshopAll levels welcome! Have you heard about metal clay? It is an exciting medium—almost magical—that turns malleable clay into precious metals. Finely ground silver combined with an organic binder allows you to make deeply textured and easily formed jewelry pieces that can be torch or kiln fired. Metal clay pieces can also be combined with […]

    W-JW314 Ceramic Trinket Box with Metal Clay Decoration with Barbara Rivolta

    2 Day Workshop June 27, 28All levels welcome! This fun two-day workshop will intrigue those who like metal clay jewelry making, paint-your-own ceramics, pottery--or those who just want to have fun while trying out a new craft. Learn to combine silver metal clay with ceramics while glazing painting a ceramic trinket box in a shape […]

    • W-JW315 Jewelry Raku with Barbara Rivolta

    3 Day Workshop August 7,8,9 All levels welcome! Take your Raku fired ceramic jewelry to new a level of sophistication. Molded, hand-formed, and hollow form beads as well as pendants and other jewelry components will be shown. The importance of designing and planning a piece from making components to putting it all together will be […]

    • JW230 Introduction to Metal Clay Jewelry Making with Barbara Rivolta

    Thursdays, 6 Week Course Beginner Learn to transform metal clay--finely ground metal mixed with an organic binder--into lovely gold-colored bronze or silver jewelry. In this class we will be making a silver ring combined with a dichroic glass cabochon, a bronze cuff with interchangeable medallions, and a small bottle pendant with friction lid. All levels […]

    • JW230 Introduction to Metal Clay Jewelry Making with Barbara Rivolta

    Thursdays, 6 Week Course Beginner Learn to transform metal clay--finely ground metal mixed with an organic binder--into lovely gold-colored bronze or silver jewelry. In this class we will be making a silver ring combined with a dichroic glass cabochon, a bronze cuff with interchangeable medallions, and a small bottle pendant with friction lid. All levels […]

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