Hands-on Glass Art Workshops, Intensives & Open Studio

D&L Art Glass Supply — Glass Art Workshops & Studio

Hands-on fused glass, stained glass, mosaics, and vitrigraph workshops led by experienced instructors.

D&L Art Glass Supply offers a comprehensive calendar of glass art classes, workshops, and open-studio sessions designed for beginners through advanced makers. The studio focuses on practical, hands-on learning that teaches technical skills and creative problem solving in kiln-formed and leaded glass mediums. Popular keywords: fused glass, stained glass, mosaic, vitrigraph, kiln forming, reactive glass.

What to expect

Participants receive step-by-step instruction, access to professional kilns and cold working equipment, and clear firing schedules. Small class sizes allow personalized guidance during projects. Typical offerings include:

• Introductory classes in fusing and glass fundamentals
• Two-day beginner mosaic workshops
• Vitrigraph introduction and collaborative stringer sessions
• Advanced pattern-forming and mandala design intensives
• Stained glass painting, airbrushing, and sandblasting techniques
• Open studio sessions for practice and experimentation

Featured workshops and availability

Several guest-led workshops are high-demand and may be sold out; listings include expert instructors teaching patterning, reactive actives, nature-inspired fusion, and stained glass plus framing for lightbox pieces. Booking early secures a spot in multi-day intensives and limited-capacity courses.

Who attends

Hobbyists, emerging artists, and professional makers attend to develop technique, explore new glass behaviors, and build portfolio pieces. The studio supports experimentation with test tiles and sample libraries so artists can learn material compatibility before committing larger work.

Practical details

Students can buy materials on-site or bring approved supplies. Classes supply tools, and the studio enforces safety and ventilation standards for kiln and cold working. Sessions range from single-day introductions to five-day advanced courses and repeat open studio slots.

Benefits and outcomes

Attendees leave with hands-on experience, finished pieces such as textured plates, pocket vases, framed 12×12 panels, and mosaics, plus firing schedules and technical notes for continued practice.

Featured classes and artist sessions

• Paulette Lizano: Patterns, Prints, Procedures and a Haunted Mansion — a hands-on two-day glass printing workshop exploring patterning, materials experimentation, and a whimsical haunted mansion project. SOLD OUT.
• Nadine Booth: Naturescapes — an immersive fused-glass course teaching color, texture, and depth to create outdoors-inspired panels ready for display.
• Sarinda Jones: Reactive Actives — a reactive glass exploration using Bullseye glass to create test tiles and sample pieces that reveal color chemistry.
• Ian Chadwick: Adv. Pattern Making — a five-day intensive focused on advanced symmetry and mandala-like fused-glass pattern formation. SOLD OUT.
• Joseph Cavalieri: Stained Glass Plus! — an advanced stained-glass course including painting, airbrushing, sandblasting, and a framed 12×12 lightbox panel.
• Beginner Mosaic Glass Class — a two-day workshop teaching cutting, design, and assembly for planters, letters, and decorative stars.
• Introduction to Vitrigraph with Cortney Boyd — a collaborative two-day vitrigraph session producing stringers, cane, and murrine.
• Introduction to Fusing — a one-day beginner class covering fusing, tack fusing, slumping, compatibility, and bubble control.
• Open Studio — flexible two-hour sessions for stained glass, kiln work, cold working, and sandblasting; bring materials or purchase on-site.
• Fiber Paper Fused Workshop with Cortney Boyd — a two-day fused glass class focused on depth and texture using fiber paper to make plates and vases.

Booking and search tips

Search terms that return this studio include "glass art workshops near me", "fused glass classes", "stained glass painting workshop", "vitrigraph workshop", and "mosaic glass class". For best results, book in advance for guest-led artist sessions and check the schedule for sold-out notices.

D&L Art Glass Supply combines professional equipment, experienced instructors, and a broad course catalog to help makers of all levels learn kiln-formed and leaded glass techniques.