Saturday August 20th Two sessions to choose from: 12pm - 2pm | 2pm - 4pm Join us and shape molten glass into your very own starfish! Enjoy the experience of gathering hot glass, applying color, and using specialized tools to create a glass object for yourself or to give as the perfect gift. You will… Continue reading Make It! Starfish Sculpture (August 20th)
Thursday September 1st 6pm - 9pm This workshop will focus on a popular lampworking technique – implosion pendants. The implosion technique creates the effect of multi-colored fingers of glass within another piece of clear glass. Students can expect to leave the class with a general understanding of borosilicate glass and some implosion pendants. Each ticket includes… Continue reading Implosion Pendant Workshop (September 1st)
Wednesday September 14th 6pm-9pm Learn a new kiln fusing technique! In this workshop, students will choose a 7.5" circle or square base tile which they will decorate with a pattern of stringers. The tile will then be fused in the kiln to form bubbles between the stringers. The project will then be fired a second… Continue reading Bubble Stringer Slumped Dish Workshop (September 14th)
Thursday, September 15th Two sessions to choose from: 5pm-7pm or 7pm-9pm Make your own blown glass drinking tumbler in this beginner-level class. Enjoy the experience of applying color, and using specialized tools to create your project. Our experienced glass blower will be at your side guiding you every step of the way. Open to all… Continue reading Make it! Tumbler (September 15th)
Thursday September 15th 6pm - 8pm Join us for a fun introduction to “Journey Beads“! This 2-hour class is designed to give you a hands-on way to support the program while enjoying a fun night in our studio. You’ll learn to melt colorful rods of glass to a mandrel over a torch, as our experienced… Continue reading Make it! Journey Beads (September 15th)
Saturday September 17th 12:00pm-4:30pm Join us for “EGAD – Explore Glass Art Day”, an immersive 4-hour tour of our studios at Glass Art Kalamazoo. Participants will work side-by-side with our talented instructors to create projects in our Glass Blowing, Lampworking, and Kiln Fusing studios. Each ticket will include a Blown Glass ornament class, a Lampworking… Continue reading EGAD – Explore Glass Art Day (September 17th)
Wednesday, September 21st 6pm - 9pm Get creative with this wonderful “Make it!” lampworking class. In this three hour class you will be introduced to the basics of working with color rods, tools, and a torch to make beautiful glass vortex marbles! Each ticket includes entry for one person. Open to all skill levels, no… Continue reading Make It! Vortex Marbles (September 21)
Thursday September 22nd Two sessions to choose from: 5pm-7pm or 7pm-9pm Join us and shape molten glass into your very own glass flower! Enjoy the experience of gathering hot glass, applying color, and using specialized tools to create a solid glass object for yourself or to give as the perfect gift. You will have an… Continue reading Make it! Flower (September 22nd)
This is a two-day class on the dates below! Thursday September 22nd : 6pm - 9pm Thursday September 23rd : 6pm - 9pm This class will serve as the official training course to join the Journey Beads volunteer bead makers group. The first class session will begin with a brief lecture about the program and… Continue reading Official Journey Beads Training Course (September 22nd & 23rd)
Saturday September 24th 1pm - 4pm Our studios may be hot but you can keep cool with this brand new class, our Ice Cream Bowl class! In this class, work along side our talented instructors to learn how to make your very own ice cream bowl! Once you add your pattern and images to your… Continue reading Ice Cream Bowl Workshop! (September 24)
Saturday September 24th Two sessions to choose from: 12pm-2pm or 2pm-4pm Learn the basics of furnace-made glass while creating your very own glass pumpkin. Pick a color scheme and work 1-on-1 with a skilled instructor to make the perfect decoration for the season! Each ticket includes entry for one person, and supplies for one Pumpkin.… Continue reading Make it! Pumpkin (September 24th)
Wednesday September 28th and October 5th 5pm - 9pm - Both Days Tried a Make It! Glass Blowing class but want to learn more? This class is for you. This class introduces students to the fundamentals of glassblowing. Students will receive an overview of the studio and equipment in the Hot Shop, shop safety, using… Continue reading Intro to Glass Blowing (September 28th and October 5th)
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