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2-Day Cane & Cup Workshop |
Learn about the Venetian
technique of cane working in this 2-day workshop. On the first
day, Benjamin and Rebekah will assist you in designing and
pulling out a variety of cane (a long & thin glass rod
used in decorative glasswork). You will learn how to gather
from the furnace, apply color, and stretch glass cane over
the length of the studio. The second day, you will be instructed
on how to apply the cane to a glass vessel, the cup. With the
assistance of your instructor, you will be taking home your
very own Venetian cup!
Register
now! |
Saturday,
Jan 23, 2010
(10-5pm)
& Sunday, Jan 24, 2010
(12-5pm) |
Benjamin
Phelan & Rebekah
Davis |
$295 |
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Glassblowing I |
This introduction
course meets for five consecutive Tuesday evenings. It is intended
for beginners with no experience. Students will learn the fundamentals
of hot glass sculpting and glassblowing with continual emphasis
on teamwork and communication. The class will focus on the
primary skills needed to create basic shapes from hot glass.
Students will learn how to gather molten glass, sculpt small
marbles and paperweights, and explore the basics of blown forms
such cups and vases. Six students maximum.
Register now!
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Tuesday
evenings:
Feb 2 - Mar 3, 2010
Mar 30 -Apr 28, 2010
June 22 - July 21, 2010
Sept 7-Oct 6, 2010
6-9pm
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$445 |
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Intermediate
Glassblowing II |
The
Intermediate class is designed for glassblowing students who
are comfortable with the basic forms created in the Beginning
class. The Intermediate class will concentrate on building
hand skills and refining the forms. Many different color techniques
will be taught and some advanced bit-work will be covered as
well, including dropped feet, wraps, handles, and other sculptural
bits. Minimum 3 students. Prerequisite: Glassblowing I or approval
from instructor.
Register
now! |
Wednesday evenings:
Feb 3-Mar 4, 2010
Mar 31- April 29, 2010
June 23-July 22, 2010
Sept 8- Oct 7, 2010
6-9pm
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$445 |
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1 day Glassblowing Workshop |
Come into the hotshop
to warm up and learn how to blow glass. You will receive hands-on
instruction and be taught how to gather out of the glass furnace,
use a variety of tools, shape and blow hot glass. This is a very
intensive, basic introduction to glass that will allow you to
determine whether you would like to further your experience in
working with hot glass. Register now! |
Saturday,
Jan 16, 2010
Sunday,
April 25, 2010
Saturday,
June 26, 2010
10am-5pm
(w/ lunch break)
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Paul Stone |
$225 |
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Private Glassblowing Instruction |
For
any skill level, we can cater a class to your needs! Our talented
instructors are available year round for private instruction. Must
have taken Glassblowing I or 1 day Glassblowing Workshop.
Register
now! |
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$100/hr
(3 hr min) |
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Hot Glass Paperweight Workshop |
Learn to make a paperweight
from hot, molten glass from the furnace. Different color techniques
and applications will be explored in this session. All tools
and glass are included. No experience required. Class minimum
is 4. Register now! |
Apr
18, 2010
10am-5pm |
Glassworks
Artists |
$200 |
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Breaking Symmetry
offered in conjunction
with GAS Conference |
This class is intended
for those with some experience blowing glass to break out of
the functional mode and start seeing glass in 3 Dimensions. This
class will deal with everything from closed forms and blow
punties to inside sculpting with oxy/propane torches. Issues
of heating, turning, carrying more glass and preparing the
proper shaped bubble for the final outcome will be constant
conversation throughout the class. A love for experimentation
and some glass experience required.
Instructor Bio: Slate Grove received
his BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art and has taught
at Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program, Williamsburg,
Mass., 160 Glass, Brooklyn, NY and Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY
as well as having been a visiting artist at Rochester Institute
of Technology and Iowa State University. Slate has exhibited
work in Seattle, WA; Chicago, IL; Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
New York, NY; Cleveland, OH; and Louisville, KY and is currently
the Glass Studio Coordinator at Penland School of Crafts. Register
now! |
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Slate Grove |
$800 |
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Illustrate Your Life
in Glass
offered in conjunction with GAS Conference |
Demo in morning, lunch,
afternoon 9-5
Requirement: 1 year or more of hot glass experience.
In this intermediate to advanced class students will be encouraged
to illustrate their lives in glass. We will draw from other interests
and parts of our lives besides art and glass to influence our
ideas and concepts. Technically, this class will explore the
logic and physics of glassmaking. We will not be making vessels
but we will use the bubble sculpturally. This class will also
cover solid and core sculpting, bit work, common and special
situation punties, and garage work. We will learn how to draw
and disect objects in order to be able to make parts and assemble
pieces into the final object. Glass can be anything and that
is just what we will make. Register now! |
June 13-17 |
Scott Darlington |
$1,000 |
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Blow Your Own... |
Glassworks offers the
opportunity for the public to work with the resident glassblowers
to blow their very own piece (varies by season)! Click here to learn more! |
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Glassworks
Artists |
$40-$60 |
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PRIVATE GROUP - Blow
Your Own... |
Bring a group of 10
or more people
for a private Blow Your Own Ornament session at Glassworks. Your
group will work with Glassworks artist to create their own, one
of a kind, hand blown ornament or suncatcher. Click
here to learn more! |
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Glassworks
Artists |
$40 |
| FUSING
/ SLUMPING
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Intro to Fusing
and Slumping |
Utilizing heat, gravity
and time, create an array of original fused and slumped pieces.
Students will learn the technical basics of kiln working. From
melting temperatures to annealing temperatures, students will
gain an understanding of how glass reacts as it is heated and
cooled. Learn to score and cut glass in order to design beautiful,
original works of art. Tools and materials are provided. No
previous glass working experience is necessary. Pieces may
be picked up one week after class or shipped for an additional
$15. Six students maximum. Register now! |
1/17/10
2/20/10
3/20/10
4/18/10
5/16/10
6/27/10
8/15/10
10/17/10
12/12/10
12-5pm
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$150 |
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Fusing with
Powder |
In this 2-day workshop,
students will learn a variety of techniques for applying powdered
glass
frit onto glass. In the first session, students will become acquainted
with the application methods, including sifting, sprinkling and
'drawing' on glass. Many of these methods have been developed
for commercial use by Architectural Glass Art, and are adapted
for the creation of warm glass art pieces. In the second session,
we will create window or wall hangings in a design of the student’s
choice.
Register now! |
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Devin
French & Chris Chappell |
$150 |
| FLAMEWORKING / BEADMAKING |
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Intro to Flameworking |
This class is designed
to give students a basic overview of flameworking, a method
using glass rods or tubes and a blowtorch to heat and manipulate
the glass into an object. Students will explore a variety of
techniques and tool usage, also learning about safety and equipment
usage . Students will use clear borosilicate glass, supplemented
by color application, in which both solid rod and hollow tubing
will be used. Register now! |
Jan 16-17, 2010
Mar 20-21, 2010
May 22-23, 2010
July 10-11, 2010
Sept 18-19, 2010
Nov 20-21, 2010
12-5pm
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$250 |
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Beginning Beadmaking |
This two day class covers
the basics of working with rods of glass in front of a torch.
Learn how to make our own collections of flameworked glass
beads made with Moretti Glass (soft colorful glass from Italy).
The first day begins with a safety and equipment overview followed
by leaning how to layer and shape the glass. During the second
day you learn the core decorative techniques of dots, wrap,
and pulled patterns. Maximum 6 Students.
Register
now!
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Feb 27-28, 2010
Aug 21-22, 2010
12-5pm
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$250 |
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Vessels and Form Consciousness
offered in conjunction
with GAS Conference |
This class is designed
to provide a solid base from which a students
work can progress. with points, jacks, and diamond shears,
students
of all levels will experiment with borsilicate tubing. the main
focus
will be our approach to the material. shape, scale, and proportion
will pass through a technical "strainer" in an effort
to create work
of varied scale and difficulty.
Matt Eskuche began working in glass in 1998
and has studied with many
flameworkers, including Emilio Santini and Cesare Toffolo.
he teaches
classes at many schools and studios around the country and
exhibits
his glass sculpture with Habatat Galleries in Chicago. His
work can be found in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum
of Art, the Racine Art Museum, and the Museum of Arts and Design
in New York. Register now! |
June 8-9 |
Matt Eskuche |
$350 |
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2-day Marble Making
Workshop |
This class is designed
to give students a basic overview of flameworking, a method
using glass rods or tubes and a blowtorch to heat and manipulate
the glass into a marble. Students will explore a variety of
techniques and tool usage, also learning about safety and equipment
usage . Students will use clear borosilicate glass, supplemented
by color application, in which both solid rod and hollow tubing
will be used. Instructed by Mark Payton. No experience required.
Class minimum is 4. Register now!
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$250 |
| ARCHITECTURAL GLASS |
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Kiln Cast Glass Tabletop |
Make a utilitarian item that could double
as sculptural art. Learn the basics of kiln casting by working
with heat resistant mold material to make a textured surface
on which large sheet glass will be cast.
Register
now! |
Dates TBD |
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$450 |
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Glass Jewelry Workshop |
Come to Glassworks Walk-in Workshop and learn
to make your own jewelry using different techniques in glass.
You will make three pieces of jewelry of your choice. .
Class runs from 1-4:00pm
Register
now! |
Saturdays
in
January, 2010
1-4pm |
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$90 |
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Make your own Cuff
Bracelet with Bezel set Cast Glass “Stone” |
Students will cast
their own glass “stone” to
set on a cuff bracelet that they will design and fabricate in
this 2-day workshop. Along with creating their one-of-a-kind
glass
“stones”, this class will also teach students fundamental metalsmithing
techniques that they will use to achieve the transfer of their two-dimensional
design onto their finished
bracelet. No experience required.
Register now! |
Dates
TBD |
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$125 |
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Glass Variety Pack |
So you’d love to
learn a little about art glass, but aren’t sure where
to begin? We have the perfect solution! Starting in April,
the Glassworks Walk-In Workshop will offer a Glass Variety
Pack. Each Thursday night of the month, from 6pm-8pm, we’ll
teach you a new and exciting technique. We’ll start with
a small stained glass project, using the copper foil method.
The next week, we’ll tackle a leaded stained glass piece.
The following week we’ll learn about fusing and slumping
glass and use of a kiln. The last Thursday of the month we’ll
let YOU decide which method you want to wrap up the class with.
You can create jewelry using the fusing method, design another
fused and slumped piece, or complete another copper foil or
leaded stained glass piece! So, why keep wondering? Class maximum
is six people, so sign up today! No previous glass experience
is necessary.
Register now! |
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$225 |