Craft 2-3 Pieces per Person!

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Rates + Duration

1-2 people | 2-hour class: $300 for the entire group 3-4 people | 3-hour class: $425 for the entire group 5-6 people | 3.5 to 4-hour class: $550 for the entire group 7+ people: call for custom arrangements

Note: Each participant will work in rotation, one-on-one, with the instructor, allowing the other participants to observe and learn while waiting for their next turn at the bench.

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About

This is a "taster" workshop during which each participant will have the opportunity to make a few different items of blown or solid-sculpted glass.

What you’ll learn:

• The fundamentals of hot shop safety
• The difference between blown and solid-sculpted glasswork
• How to manipulate glass using shaping molds, tweezers, shears, and/or jacks
• How colors and patterns move across the molten glass as it is shaped

What you’ll make: Solid sculpting an item involves plenty of hands-on manipulation of the glass using open-face shaping molds, tweezers, shears, and/or jacks. Making a blown piece allows you to experience the fluidity of the material and to see how colors and patterns change as they move with an expanding bubble. You'll choose which pieces you're most interested in making, the instructor will demonstrate the process for creating each type of item, and then assist as you make your own.

The solid-sculpted pieces could be:

• a paperweight (with trapped bubbles and/or swirled color; rounded or pointed),
• a sculpted heart,
• a sculpted egg,
• a sculpted mushroom, or
• a flower.

Your blown items could be:

• an ornament (with hook) or tabletop orb,
• a pumpkin,
• a small drinking glass,
• a free-form vase, or
• a flutter or double-walled bowl.

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What to Wear

• Closed-toe Shoes
• Natural-fiber clothing

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FAQ

Do we have to decide what we want to make in advance? Nope! Feel free to decide when you come to the shop.

What’s the minimum age to take this class? We recommend 10+ for the Glass Sampler Workshops. If you have younger people in your group, consider the Make Your Own Ornament workshop.

Can we take our pieces home immediately? No—the glass needs to slowly cool to room temperature over a span of 24-48 hours.

Could you mail the pieces to my house? Yes! We’ll charge a small fee to cover the cost of postage and packing materials, and collect your shipping address, during your class.