Fused Glass Workshop Descriptions
All Cracked Up
No prior glass experience
necessary to create this classically simple dish. Easy & inexpensive. All materials included to create a 10” round
dish.
Details in a Day
Example of
projects on display in Studio. Learn how to add traditional painting details
without multiple firings. Materials and
firing included. Bring your glass cutter
and pliers.
Dichroic Bead Bracelet
Create
your own unique dichroic beads in this workshop. You will then use your dichroic beads, along
with glass accent beads to make a beautiful bracelet. All materials included.
Flip Fire
Create
a 7 ½” square piece which will be fired twice.
This technique explores color and design layering to create a three
dimensional effect with unique colors not available from the glass
manufacturers. Base glass, frit, and 2
firings included.
Fused Christmas Tree Workshop
Walk
in anytime between
Fused Dichroic Jewelry Workshop
All
materials & firing included to complete 6 pendants. No prior glass
experience required. Three pendants will
be tack-fused and three will be full-fused in the kiln. Finished pendants will be available for
pick-up a couple days after the class.
Fused Mosaic Plate
Create a mosaic plate using
fused glass techniques. All materials
and 1 firing included. Bring your glass
cutter and pliers. Pre-requisite:
Beginner Stained Glass.
Fused Snowman Plate
Create a whimsical winter
wonderland in fused glass. Use dichroic
frit to make your wintery scene sparkle.
Cutting skills preferred but not mandatory. Bring your cutter and pliers. All materials included.
Fused Wall Pockets
A wall pocket is a vase made
of 2 pieces of glass which are fused together on 3 sides. This is a unique work of art that can be used
to display cut flowers or an arrangement of silk or dried flowers. You must purchase glass of your choice at the
Studio. Bring your glass cutter and
pliers.
Fused Windchimes
Enjoy
the sparkling sound and beauty when you create your own fused windchime. Cutting experience required. Bring your glass cutter and pliers.
Fusing with Inclusions
Take your
fusing knowledge one step further by learning what can be “included” between 2
layers of glass. Learn ways to
manipulate paints, metals, mica powders, silver leaf & other surprise
materials. All materials & firings
are included. Bring your glass cutter
and pliers.
Intro to Fusing Workshop
Learn the basics of fusing
glass in a kiln. Project consists of 2
Coasters. All materials and firings are
included. Bring your glass cutter and
pliers.
Intro to Hot Frit
In this class you will learn
how to use frit & “liquid glass” lines in your imagery. Bring your glass cutter and pliers.
Leaf Tiles
Gardeners
are always finding ways to bring nature indoors. Now glass fusers can preserve their garden
beauty with these beautiful leaf tiles.
Millefiori Jewelry
Millefiori
means, “a thousand flowers”. Create
beautiful millefiori pendants and earrings using jewelry molds that range from
crosses to hearts, circles, teardrop, and oval sets. No prior glass experience required. Bring tweezers to class.
Mosaic Dichroic Jewelry
Create
a 2” x 3” block with dichroic glass in class.
We will fuse the block and then set up an individual time (1 hour) for
you to cut the block into pendants using templates or free-style. Class includes 6 necklace bails or substitute
set of earring bails for necklace bail.
No prior glass experience required.
All tools and materials provided.
Notched Dish
Everyone
will wonder how you made the “notching” in the 8” x 8” dynamic dish. No cutting experience required. You will learn to use the Beetle Bits Cutting
System. All materials & firings
included.
One Step Beyond Traditional
Glass Painting
In
this class you will learn how to mix glass paint properly, how to trace paint
on top of a matte wash, & how to soften & blend lines to create shadows
& highlights. Bring to class: Glass
painting kit which includes Reusche Bistre Brown & Tracing Black paint,
palette knife, tracing brushes, applicator brush & blender. Also bring 2 glass palettes approximately 5”
x 6” and a portable light box if possible.
Painting kit can be pre-ordered through the Studio. No prior painting experience required.
Photo Frame Heart
Begin
with a pre-cut heart blank and create a beautiful fused picture frame. Fiber paper is used to create a “pocket” for
the photo. No prior glass experience
required. All tools and materials
provided.
Pin Frog Vase
Create
elegant floral centerpieces or display fresh flowers with this unique
vase. All materials & firing
included.
Stamping on Glass
Learn
to create stamped designs on glass that are fired to permanently bond them to
the glass. You will also learn to use
the Beetle Bits Cutting System and create a wall tile/coaster using the stamped
glass.
Stringers and/or Noodles Woven Bowl
Create
a unique and stunning bowl using only stringers and noodles. No prior glass experience required. All tools and materials provided.
Sunflower Picture in Fused Glass
You
need to see the finished project in person to appreciate the dimension and
colors of the flowers and leaves. Based
on the best-selling book, “Fused Pictures in Glass”, you will learn to create
mini works of art. All the fusible
glass, frit, stringers, confetti and firing are included. Glass cutting skills required. Bring to class: Tweezers, mosaic cutter &
glass cutting tools. We will also demo
how to frame your piece using a shadow box frame.
Wire Wrapped Jewelry Class
Enhance
your dichroic pendants with wire wrapping.
Must bring a pendant to class or purchase one of ours for $25.00. No prior glass experience required. All materials included except pendant.
Wire Wrapped Jewelry Class II
Learn
to wire wrap with the new colored aluminum wire. This wire is very flexible and easy to
style. Must bring 3 pendants to class or
purchase ours for $25.00 each. No prior
glass experience required. All materials
included except pendants.
Woven Basket Bowl
Create
this beautiful bowl by “weaving” strips of glass. Using a color combination of your choice,
this bowl can be custom designed to suit any room in your home. Two firings included.