The members of the SunBird Lapidary Club are all hoping for a safe and healthy return and to pick up where we left off at the closing of the 2019-20 season. It was a most encouraging year of increased membership and new adventures into fused glass and reviving the art of lost wax jewelry making.…
Floy Feltmann Lapid is Latin for stone. Lapidary means stonecutter. The SunBird Resort Lapidary Club has one of the best lapidary facilities in the area. We do more than stonecutting in the Lapidary Room. We have classes in basic rock, silversmithing, stained glass, fused/slump glass, Ming trees, lost wax, beading, wire wrapping, rock art, and more.…
Dennis Hayward SunBird residents interested in pursuing the art forms in fused or stained glass, rock cutting, silversmithing or lost waxed casting, Ming trees, beading or wire-wrapped jewelry should plan now to attend the first fall meeting of the Lapidary Club on Friday, November 3, in the Hopi Room at 9:30 a.m. At the meeting,…
SunBird resident and nationally recognized award-winning sculptor and producer of life-size bronze statues, Art Norby recently hosted an open house for the members of the Lapidary Club. Art showed fellow club members his latest commissioned project; three sculptured life-size foxes, which are now at the foundry being cast in bronze, and in May will be…
Is your resolution for the New Year to try something different and outside your comfort zone? If so, the SunBird Lapidary Club may provide you an answer. Learn how to make wire wrap jewelry or do beading? How about fused glass or stained glass projects? Ever want to cut and polish a rock for use…
SunBird residents interested in pursuing the art forms in fused glass, rock cutting, silver, beading or jewelry should plan now to attend the first fall meeting of the Lapidary Club on Friday, November 4 in the Hopi Room at 9:30 a.m. At the meeting we will identify potential students and schedule the classes as well…
The members of the SunBird Lapidary Club celebrated another successful year with an end of season party on the patio in March. The year saw record membership and participation in the many free rock, glass and jewelry classes offered to SunBird residents. This included the revitalization of the exciting “lost wax casting” process which has…
Over 50 members of the SunBird Lapidary Club gathered on March 20 to enjoy a chicken dinner prepared by the Horizon Room and celebrate the End of Season Party. Members, new and old, enjoyed socializing, discussing projects and sharing some great cake for dessert. President Lois Anderson pointed out to the group that it has…
Members of the SunBird Lapidary Club (rocks, glass and jewelry) enjoyed the annual Winter Party in January as activities in the shop reached a seasonal peak. The addition of a new kiln and ring saw have helped meet the high demand for SunBird residents wanting to learn and pursue the slumped glass arts at the…
The SunBird Lapidary Club invites residents to explore the various rock, jewelry and glass crafts. Access to the fine lapidary shop on the upper floor of the clubhouse is, for safety reasons, limited to club members who have completed the required orientation and training for specific activities. Classes are based on expressed need and availably…