Classes

Adult Classes

Adult classes at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass are designed for ages 16 and older. Museum Glass Studio Staff and professional artists teach a wide variety of glass making techniques to offer opportunities for different interests and skill levels. Most adult classes are designed to be around 3 hours long and include enough time for instruction and creation of a unique work of your own. The Glass Studio offers classes in a variety of glass processes to learn skills from fusing to flameworking to hot blown glass among others.

All projects will be fired and ready for pick up in 3.5 weeks.

You can register for classes here, online, or call us with questions at 920.751.4658.

Is your favorite class sold out? Check back often — new classes are added regularly!

Reactive Glass 3/25

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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$68.00

When adding silver foil to kiln formed glass, a riot of effects can occur. Students will learn how to create reactions like color changes and halo effects using specific reactive glass and silver foil. Final piece size – 6.5x6.5” or 4x11” All experience levels Taylor Moeller-Roy,...

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Pate de Verre Bowl 3/30

Sunday, March 30, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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$160.00

Create your very own pate de verre bowl with visiting artist Deanna Clayton. Students will learn the basics of pate de verre, also known as “paste of glass”. Using glass frit create a textured bowl that is completely functional. Deanna will then bring your artwork back to her studio and fire it in a kiln. After, she will electroplate it – a process that will add a metal finish around the rim. All experience levels Deanna Clayton,...

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Wine Glass Charms 4/01

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | 5:30 PM-7:30 PM

$55.00

Create your own set of wine glass charms and add your own creative twist! In this class, you’ll be able to create 6 unique wine glass charms. After creating your charms, they will be fired in the kiln, attached to either gold or silver rings that will easily fit around the stems of wine glasses. Pieces will be fired and glued then ready for pick up about 2 weeks later. All experience levels Riley Seib,...

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Circular Garden Stake 4/03

Thursday, April 3, 2025 | 5:30 PM-8:30 PM

Spots Available: 1

Registration Cut-off Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025

$70.00

Create a garden of glass for your yard with flowers that are always blooming! Participants will create an 8” round glass garden art piece that will then be fused in a kiln. Several varieties of glass flower options will be demonstrated using glass, frit (crushed glass), and stringers. The finished garden art piece can sit in a round garden stand, which is available to be purchased separately. All experience levels Taylor Moeller-Roy,...

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Pate de Verre Bowl 4/06

Sunday, April 6, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Spots Available: 7

Registration Cut-off Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025

$160.00

Create your very own pate de verre bowl with visiting artist Deanna Clayton. Students will learn the basics of pate de verre, also known as “paste of glass”. Using glass frit create a textured bowl that is completely functional. Deanna will then bring your artwork back to her studio and fire it in a kiln. After, she will electroplate it – a process that will add a metal finish around the rim. All experience levels Deanna Clayton,...

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Coral Bowl 4/08

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | 5:30 PM-8:30 PM

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Registration Cut-off Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

$60.00

Design a bowl that looks like a piece of ocean coral. Students will learn to cut and arrange strips of colorful glass for fusing and slumping into a gorgeous bowl. After, we will fuse it in a kiln and then slump it to make it functional. Final piece size - ~6.5x6.5” All experience levels Taylor Moeller-Roy,...

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Blown Glass Pumpkins 4/12

Saturday, April 12, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Registration Cut-off Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025

$200.00

Learn to make your own unique glass pumpkins! A trained instructor will walk you through step by step and assist you in making your own glass pumpkin in our mini dragon. Our mini dragon holds 15lbs of glass and includes a reheating chamber. You’ll learn how to safely utilize the equipment and tools to design and create your pumpkin. After it is cooled down and coldworked, you’ll receive your piece back in about 2 weeks. Adults only – 16 and up. Taylor Moeller-Roy,...

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Mosaic Tiles 4/17

Thursday, April 17, 2025 | 5:30 PM-8:30 PM

Spots Available: 1

Registration Cut-off Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025

$45.00

Use glass pieces and ceramic tiles to create your very own mosaic masterpiece. Once attached, learn about the grouting process to finish your new artwork. Finished artwork is usually about 6x6” on a flat white tile. All experience levels Taylor Moeller-Roy,...

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Wine Bottle Planter 4/22

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | 5:30 PM -7:30 PM

Spots Available: 10

Registration Cut-off Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

$33.00

Celebrate Earth Day by turning your favorite wine bottle into a self-watering planter! We will utilize a special scoring tool and thermal shock to heat up and break our wine bottles. After grinding the edges to make sure they’re not sharp, we’ll set up our planters and plant optional seeds. All experience levels Taylor Moeller-Roy,...

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Iridized Glass Tray 4/24

Thursday, April 24, 2025 | 5:30 PM-8:30 PM

Spots Available: 10

Registration Cut-off Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025

$80.00

Learn the basics of plate making, design, and fusing while making a food safe tray. Students will have access to the iridized glass in our inventory, specialized glass that creates a unique, and tasteful look. Tips and tricks for working with iridized glass will add a bit of sparkle to your piece. All experience levels Taylor Moeller-Roy,...

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Intro to Flameworking 4/26

Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 10:00 AM-1:00 PM

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Registration Cut-off Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025

$75.00

Learn the basics of working safely with hot glass. Students will make their own beads and learn how to make other small objects out of hot glass All experience levels Beth Wenger-Johnstone,...

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Intermediate Flameworking Workshop 4/27

Sunday, April 27, 2025 | 1:00 PM-4:00 PM

Spots Available: 3

Registration Cut-off Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025

$75.00

Build upon skills from “Intro to Flameworking” in this loosely structured workshop. Students will have work time with our flameworking instructor, Beth Wenger-Johnstone, to focus on independent interests. Some techniques that were introduced in Intro to Flameworking will be expanded upon and new tips and tricks will be reviewed as well. At least one flameworking class required Beth Wenger-Johnstone,...

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Paint a Pint Glass 5/01

Thursday, May 1, 2025 | 5:30 PM-8:30 PM

Spots Available: 11

Registration Cut-off Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025

$45.00

Create your own unique pint glass using glass enamels! Students will have the opportunity to learn about glass enamel paints and apply their knowledge to a useable pint glass. Different free hand designs will be taught as well as using stencils to create crisp designs. Afterwards, students will take them home and fire them in their own oven. All experience levels Taylor Moeller-Roy,...

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Photos in Glass 5/06

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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Registration Cut-off Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

$75.00

Transfer your favorite photo or image into fused glass to create a one of a kind piece of art. Participants will email a digital copy of a photo to the museum prior to class so it will be ready to be transferred onto glass on the day of the class. After fusing the image into a plate or tray, the image will have a warm sepia tone. Choose a photograph that you would like fused into glass:

Finished size of project will be about 7” x 7”, so your image should be smaller...

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Trees and Nature in Fused Glass NEW 5/13

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | 5:30pm-8:30pm

Spots Available: 2

Registration Cut-off Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

$80.00

Learn how to create natural trees using fused glass. Your instructor will discuss different fused glass techniques to create the illusion of texture and depth to create a realistic tree in any season! Students can create any kind of tree in any season. Afterwards, purchase the optional stand to display your new 10” circular tree piece. All experience levels Riley Seib,...

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Mosaic Garden Tile 5/15

Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 5:30 PM-8:30 PM

Spots Available: 12

Registration Cut-off Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025

$58.00

Create a mosaic tile to place in your yard or garden this summer! Participants will create a hexagon cement tile with a mosaic of their own design. Multiple different techniques for making mosaics with glass will be demonstrated and after class, glass set ups will remain at the museum for staff to pour cement. Pieces will remain at the museum to fully set and be ready within 2 weeks of the class. All experience levels Riley Seib,...

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