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Spend six weeks learning to sculpt borosilicate glass with instructor Wesley Thurston in downtown Black Mountain. This safety-first course teaches torch control, color techniques, and multi-component sculpture for students 16 and up.
Spend six weeks learning to sculpt borosilicate glass with instructor Wesley Thurston in downtown Black Mountain. This safety-first course teaches torch control, color techniques, and multi-component sculpture for students 16 and up.
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Operated by North Carolina Glass Center · Black Mountain, North Carolina
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6 weeks (24 hours total).
No special fitness required; steady hands, good hand-eye coordination, and patience are most important.
No—this course is designed for beginners ages 16 and up; instruction starts with fundamentals and builds to multi-component work.
The class meets four hours per week for six weeks (24 hours total) to allow steady skill progression.
The deposit is non-refundable; you can cancel up to seven days before start for a refund minus the deposit.
Materials policy varies; check booking notes or contact the provider. The course teaches material use and sourcing for future projects.
Students learn torch setup, ventilation, protective gear, annealing practices, and how to avoid thermal stress in borosilicate glass.
The meeting point is Black Mountain, NC. The shop's street address is 112 E State St, Black Mountain, NC 28711, USA.
Black Mountain has a long-standing arts community and has supported craft traditions and small studios for decades, which shaped a strong local appetite for hands-on classes.
The studio emphasizes safe glass scrap handling and encourages recycling of clean borosilicate offcuts; students are taught to minimize waste and respect ventilation and chemical-safety practices.
North Carolina Glass Center is a hands-on glass art studio based in Black Mountain, North Carolina, offering workshops and multi-week classes in both Black Mountain and Asheville. The center focuses on hot glassblowing, flameworking, and fused glass, providing experiences for beginners, hobbyists, and aspiring artists. Classes range from brief 30-minute make-your-own sessions to immersive eight-week courses and three-hour workshops. Instructors guide participants through safety, studio terminology, and step-by-step techniques to create paperweights, ornaments, cups, marbles, pendants, icicles, miniature sculptures, fused tiles, and small blown forms. The studio’s schedule includes short experiences such as 30- and 50-minute make-your-own sessions, 60-minute specialty projects like donut pendants, 3-hour introductory workshops, and structured 8-week courses including Hot Shop 101, Hot Shop 201, and Flame Shop 101: Intro to Boro. Wesley Thurston leads the flameworking boro course. Sessions emphasize safety, individualized instruction, and clear demonstrations so participants complete tangible keepsakes. Materials, tools, and kiln-firing or annealing when required are provided by the studio. The center caters to solo visitors, families, small groups, and students seeking technical progression from introductory classes to intermediate skill-building. Booking information, schedules, and specific class prerequisites are available through the studio’s listings. North Carolina Glass Center’s combination of brief hands-on options and longer technical courses makes it a practical destination for first-time makers and committed learners interested in glass art.
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