Classes | Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass - Part 3

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Reactive Glass 1/13

Saturday, January 13, 2024 | 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Spots Available: 1
Registration Cut-off Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024
$58.00
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 Sara Rezin,...
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Shaped Glass Jewelry 1/16

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | 5:30 PM-8:30 PM
Spots Available: 6
Registration Cut-off Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024
$40.00
Transform a piece of dichroic fused glass into a beautiful heart, round, oval or leaf shaped pendant. You will learn to shape a piece of dichroic fused glass using a diamond grinder, and to drill holes in glass using a drill press. Wire wrapping techniques for hanging or embellishing your glass pendant will also be covered. Final piece size – 3-4 pieces of jewelry as big as 2x2 All experience levels Sara Rezin,...
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Grow Up Glassy 01/16

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Spots Available: 6
Registration Cut-off Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024
$20.00
Kindle your little one's enjoyment of the glass art world through a focused guided tour followed up by time for creativity. Each class will focus on one specific glass art piece in our gallery and then time to create an art piece inspired by the focused glass art piece. Class is suitable for ages 3-4. One adult must accompany the child registered. Fee - $20 per parent and...
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Snowman Family Portrait 1/18

Thursday, January 18, 2024 | 5:00 PM-8:00 PM
Spots Available: 9
Registration Cut-off Date: Thursday, January 11, 2024
$75.00
Make your own curved display with a family of snowmen! Learn about different ways to make snowmen in fused glass. Participants will create a family of snow people in a winter wonderland. The pieces will be slumped after firing, to stand up on their own and be a great decoration all season long. Final piece size – 7x12” All experience levels Riley Seib, Instructor *Each registration is for one...
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Hot Sculpted Paperweights 1/20

Saturday, January 20, 2024 | 12:00 PM-5:00 PM
Sold Out
Registration Cut-off Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024
$200.00
Learn how to make your own unique glass paperweight! A trained instructor will walk you through step by step to make your own paperweight in our new mini dragon. Our mini dragon holds 15 lbs of molten glass and includes a reheating chamber. You’ll learn how to safely utilize the equipment and glass blowing tools to design then sculpt a paperweight. After it is cooled down and coldworked to get rid of any sharp edges, you’ll receive your piece back in about a week. Final piece size -...
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Ocean Wave 1/23

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | 5:30 PM-8:30 PM
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Registration Cut-off Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024
$80.00
Make a splash with your own fused glass wave! Capture the beauty of the great lakes or the ocean in glass. Cut and shape colorful glass into a beautiful fused glass wave. Your finished piece can be displayed in an iron stand, (metal stand sold separately), slumped into a dish, or a hung in a window as a stunning sun catcher. Final piece size – 10” diameter circle All experience levels Sara Rezin,...
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S-Curve Seascape 2/08

Thursday, February 8, 2024 | 5:30 PM-8:30 PM
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Registration Cut-off Date: Thursday, February 1, 2024
$75.00
Create a free-standing curved glass seascape. Students will create a glass piece that will be gently curved and be able to stand on its own after firing, perfect for using as a candle stand or for placing in a window to catch the light. Final piece size – 7x12” All experience levels Sara Rezin,...
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Coral Bowl 2/15

Thursday, February 15, 2024 | 5:30 PM-8:30 PM
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Registration Cut-off Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024
$50.00
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 Sara Rezin,...
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Designing with Negative Space 2/17

Saturday, February 17, 2024 | 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Spots Available: 3
Registration Cut-off Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024
$75.00
Learn how to utilize the negative space in your piece! A lot of artwork focuses on the design that fills the positive space but what if we utilizes the negative space in a creative way? Students will learn how to create a simple design that will be transformed after using negative space. Finished piece will be fused and slumped on an S-Curve mold. All experience levels Sara Rezin,...
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Fused Glass Mosaic Tray 2/20

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 | 5:30 PM-8:30 PM
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Registration Cut-off Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
$55.00
Create a beautiful fused mosaic tray. Colorful blocks of color are placed on a background sheet of glass, and the spaces between are filled with ground glass frit to give a mosaic and grout look. After fusing, your piece will be slumped into a soft tray shape. All experience levels   Sara Rezin,...
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Grow Up Glassy 02/20

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 | 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Spots Available: 6
Registration Cut-off Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
$20.00
Kindle your little one's enjoyment of the glass art world through a focused guided tour followed up by time for creativity. Each class will focus on one specific glass art piece in our gallery and then time to create an art piece inspired by the focused glass art piece. Class is suitable for ages 3-4. One adult must accompany the child registered. Fee - $20 per parent and...
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Stencils on Glass 3/07

Thursday, March 7, 2024 | 5:30 PM-7:30 PM
Spots Available: 14
Registration Cut-off Date: Monday, March 4, 2024
$53.00
Create your own personalized piece with stencils and powdered glass. Students are encouraged to bring their own stencils or use a stencil we have here. Add an original design, image, or symbol to the platter you design! Final piece size- 6.5x6.5” All experience levels Taylor Moeller-Roy,...
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Hot Sculpted Paperweights 3/09

Saturday, March 9, 2024 | 12:00-5:00 PM
Sold Out
Registration Cut-off Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024
$200.00
Learn how to make your own unique glass paperweight! A trained instructor will walk you through step by step to make your own paperweight in our new mini dragon. Our mini dragon holds 15 lbs of molten glass and includes a reheating chamber. You’ll learn how to safely utilize the equipment and glass blowing tools to design then sculpt a paperweight. After it is cooled down and coldworked to get rid of any sharp edges, you’ll receive your piece back in about a week. Final piece size -...
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Mosaic Tiles 3/12

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | 5:30 PM-8:30 PM
Spots Available: 13
Registration Cut-off Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024
$30.00
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. Final piece size- 6x6” or 3x8” All experience levels Taylor Moeller-Roy,...
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Stringers and Line Art 3/19

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | 5:30 PM-8:30 PM
Spots Available: 14
Registration Cut-off Date: Friday, March 15, 2024
$55.00
Students will learn creative techniques for incorporating stringers into a glass piece. Lines, one of the basic elements of art, can be added to fused glass art in several ways. Students will bend stringers in candle flames and add them to the front or back of a fused glass piece. Final piece size- 6.5x6.5” or 4x11” All experience levels Sara Rezin,...
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Grow Up Glassy 03/19

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Spots Available: 6
Registration Cut-off Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
$20.00
Kindle your little one's enjoyment of the glass art world through a focused guided tour followed up by time for creativity. Each class will focus on one specific glass art piece in our gallery and then time to create an art piece inspired by the focused glass art piece. Class is suitable for ages 3-4. One adult must accompany the child registered. Fee - $20 per parent and...
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