Classes

6/8 Torch Fired Enameling

Saturday, June 8, 9am-1pm Michelle Startzman, Instructor.   Enameling is an ancient technique of fusing glass to a metal surface. Students will learn the basics of torch fired enameling, with specific techniques including sifting, stencils, fused...

7/21 Mastering Your Morton Skills with Jennifer Walkovich

** SOLD OUT ** Sunday, July 21st. 10am-5pm.Jennifer Walkovich, Guest Instructor.   Come sharpen your glass cutting skills! In this class the Morton Portable Glass Shop will be featured. For over 30 years the Morton System has provided hobbyists and...

Fused Glass Clock

In this one-day workshop, create a glass and wood finished clock.  You will select a wooden clock frame, then build a glass insert for the clock frame.  During class, we will demonstrate how to drill the opening for the clock mechanism, and how...

Fused Glass Coasters

Create a set of up to 4 fused glass coasters in this 3 hour workshop. Perfect for the beginning fuser!

Fused Glass Mini-Bowl

In this 3-hour workshop, learn to cut glass while you create the cute 6" square fused glass piece.  See that cute iron stand the glass is resting in?  Guess what?  That's included in the cost of the class, along with all the glass...

Fused Glass Picture Frame

Create a fused glass picture frame in this 3 hour workshop. Perfect for the beginning fuser!

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Fused Glass Studio Time

Open Studio Drop In.   Use them when it's convenient for you! Can't come one week? You don't miss out on anything! You only use an open studio drop-in on the days you show up, and these never expire! Each drop-in is good for a 3-hour open studio...

LEVEL 1: Introduction to Kiln-Formed Glass

Saturdays. 8 sessions.Warren Norgaard, Instructor. Summer Session meets from 6p-9p on: 4/13, 4/27, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1, 6/15, 6/22, and 7/6. Fall Session meets from 6p-9p on: 9/21, 9/28, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/16, and 11/23. In this 8 week course, you...

LEVEL 2: Kiln-formed Glass - Next Level

Fridays. 10 sessions.Warren Norgaard, Instructor. Summer session meets from 2pm-5pm or 6pm-9pm on: 4/12, 4/26, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31, 6/14, 6/21, 7/5, 7/26 and 8/2. Fall session meets from 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm, or 6pm-9pm on: 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/11, 10/18,...

LEVEL 3: Kiln-formed Glass - Going Beyond

Thursdays. 10 sessions.Warren Norgaard, Instructor. Fall session meets from 2p-5p or 6p-9p on: 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/21, 12/12, and 12/19. This 10 session advanced fusing workshop brings all your work to even higher levels of...

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LEVEL 4: Kiln-formed Glass - The Sky's The Limit

Wednesdays. 10 weeks.Warren Norgaard, Instructor. Fall session meets from 2p-5p or 6p-9p on: 9/11, 9/18, 9/25, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/9, 11/20, and 11/27. Just when you thought you'd learned it all ... LEVEL 4! This class will bring you several...

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Monoprinting in Glass

Monoprinting is a form of printmaking that has lines or images that can only be made once, unlike most printmaking, which allows for multiple originals. Now, learn how do to monoprinting in fused glass!  This unique and creative process will...

Silk Scarf Dyeing

Have you ever wanted to do silk dying or silk painting, but thought the process was too difficult, or too expensive? Well, forget that thought! With this simple alternative technique, we will show you how to dye silk in a quick, simple, and inexpensive...

Turn A Wooden Pen

Have you ever wanted to make something yourself but you just didn't know what?! Join us in our wooden pen turning class and learn the basics of pen making; wood selection, turning blanks, choosing a pen kit and producing a pen that will last for years...

7/19-20 Stamping On Glass with Jennifer Walkovich

Fri-Sat, July 19-20. Friday, 5pm to 9pm. Saturday 10am-5pm.Jennifer Walkovich, Master Instructor.   Adding designs to the surface of your glass is easy with the Stamping on Glass technique. During this workshop students will learn how to apply...

8/30-9/1 Cracked & Mended: Explorations in Laminate Glass, with Sonja London-Hall

Cracked and Mended: Explorations with Laminate Glass Sonja London-Hall, Visiting Instructor.   Saturday, August 31 (10am-5pm) and Sunday, September 1 (10am-2pm)   In this series you will intentionally disrespect laminate glass surface...

9/6-8 200% Handmade, with Miguel Unson

200% Handmade Miguel Unson, Guest Instructor. Fri-Sun, Sept 6-8, 2019.  9am-4pm daily.   By the time it arrives at our work table, a sheet of Bullseye glass has already been through quite a lot: it's been hand-batched, hand-poured, hand-cut,...

10/3-6 Altaristas in Glass, with Gail Stouffer and Alice Benvie-Gebhart

Fri-Mon, October 3-6.  9a-4p daily. Gail Stouffer and Alice Benvie-Gebhart, Guest Instructors.   Telling a personal story has been the artist’s goal throughout history! The ability to communicate without saying a word can be a challenge,...

11/8-10,14 Knitting with Glass with Carol Milne

**SOLD OUT ** Knitting with Glass Carol Milne, Master Instructor.   11/8-10/19, then returning on 11/14/19 for final day of class (projects are in the kiln 11/11-11/13).  9am to 5pm daily.   Learn to knit with glass!  Working with...

11/12-13 Casting Hands, with Carol Milne

Casting Hands Carol Milne, Master Instructor   11/12-13, 2019.  9am to 5pm daily.   Learn to cast hands in glass! Using alginate molds (the material dentists use to make impressions of your teeth), we will pour wax into the molds and then...

12/6 Glass Straight Up! with Cathy Claycomb

Friday, December 6, 2019, 9am-5pm. Cathy Claycomb, Master Instructor.   Forget about window space.  It’s time to take glass into your living space!  Opulent free form glass joins with graceful metal shapes to create sculptural...

12/7 Wall Jewelry, with Cathy Claycomb

Saturday, December 7, 2019, 9am-5pm. Cathy Claycomb, Master Instructor.   Complete contemporary work designed to imitate gems, polished stone, or fossils with textured jewelry-like metal trim.  No need for windows with dazzling glass designs...

12/8 Thinking Outside the Box, with Cathy Claycomb

Work a stained glass masterpiece without foiling or leading!  Start by gilding oak to showcase your glass design.  Multiple layers of glass will be chosen for its peculiarities, its special qualities and its texture rather than for its light...

12/9/19 Any Way You Slice It, with Cathy Claycomb

Any Way You Slice It Cathy Claycomb, Master Instructor   Monday, 12/9/19, 9am to 5pm.   Introducing an entirely NEW glass component for your work!  Let's learn something different!  Cathy has discovered a new raw material that...