Discover the difference a bit of clear glass can make when creating a fused glass dish. You will learn several techniques for diluting colored glass with clear glass. You will then create a fused glass dish incorporating clear and colored glass. Instructor: Sara Rezin
Learn to cut and layer curved pieces of glass to create a beautiful fused glass flower dish. Capture the beauty of spring flowers in glass by incorporating frits, stringers, and iridized glass, along with lower firing temperature. The finished flower trays will feature gently textured surfaces.
Instructor: Sara Rezin
Fly into the studio and make a pair of cute fused birds. A variety of sheet glass colors will be available, as well as stringers, frit, rods, and confetti for decoration. Students will incorporate wire for the feet and hangers.
Instructor: Tricia Evers
Add a bit of color to your garden this year with a piece of fused glass art. Students will create a piece of yard art mounted on a metal stake perfect for a flower pot or garden. All experience levels welcome. Sara Rezin, Instructor
Make a pendant for the special women in your life with fused glass. We promise it will last longer than a macaroni necklace. We’ll add a bail for hanging, but you’ll have to provide the necklace.
Drop in anytime between 10am and 1pm. All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
This is a drop-in activity. You do not need to register. Please pay at the event.
Design a bowl that looks like a piece of ocean coral. You will learn to cut and arrange strips of colorful glass for fusing and slumping into a gorgeous bowl. All experience levels welcome. Sara Rezin, Instructor.
Create a shaped fused glass piece with texture. You will learn several methods for creating texture by using frit and changing fusing temperatures. We will also explore techniques for cutting curves to create an irregular or organic shape in glass. Sara Rezin, Instructor
Sample both flame working and glass fusing in this survey class. You will make beads and be able to fuse a platter. Beth Wenger Johnstone and Sara Rezin, instructors.
Basic bead making techniques will be covered in this three hour introductory class. Learn about safe and proper handling of equipment, tools, and materials. You will learn how to pull stringers, layer color, and apply surface decoration. By the end of the class, you will have created several of your own glass beads.
Level: Beginner. Ages 16 and up or at least 13 and must be accompanied by an adult.
Beth Wenger-Johnstone, Instructor
You will learn how to cast glass using steel forms as you create a platter or bowl in colors of your choice.