Kiln Fusing Studio. Thursday, February 29 5:30-8:30pm. Make your own serving dishes for the holidays! You will craft a gorgeous handmade glass cheese board and cracker tray that you will enjoy for years to come. Students will learn how to cut glass and use colorful frit and stringers to create this piece. This is part… Continue reading Make It! Bar Set Series: Cheese Board & Cracker Tray (February 29)
Glass Blowing, Kiln Fusing, and Torch Working Studio. Saturday, March 2 12:00-4:30pm. Join us for “EGAD – Explore Glass Art Day”, an immersive 4 1/2-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, Torch Working, and Kiln Fusing studios. Each… Continue reading Make It! EGAD – Explore Glass Art Day (March 2)
Cold Shop. This is a 2 day workshop, Day 1: Monday, March 4 (5:30-8:30pm) Day 2: Monday, March 11 (5:30-8:30pm) Do you have a glass piece that doesn't sit flat? Is an edge not quite straight? If you have completed Glass Blowing Essentials 2 or are an experienced glass artist and want to learn how… Continue reading Intro to Cold Working (March 4 & March 11)
Torch Working Studio. Tuesday, March 5 5:30-7:30pm. 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… Continue reading Make It! Journey Beads (March 5)
Glass Blowing Studio. Wednesday, March 6 Two sessions to choose from: 5:00-7:00pm or 7:00-9:00pm Make your own rocks glass in this beginner-level class, part of our "Bar Set" series. Enjoy the experience of gathering hot glass, applying color, and using specialized tools to create your project. Our experienced glass blower will be at your side… Continue reading Make It! Bar Set Series: Rocks Glass (March 6)
Torch Working Studio. Wednesday, March 6 6:00-8:00pm Welcome to our most popular "Make it!" torch working class! In this two-hour class you will be introduced to the basics of working with color rods, tools, and a torch to make beautiful pressed glass pendants. No limit to the number of pendants you can make! Open to… Continue reading Make It! Basic Pendants (March 6)
Torch Working Studio. Thursday, March 7 6:00-8:00pm Get creative with this wonderful “Make it!” torch working class. In this 2-hour class you will be introduced to the basics of working with color rods, tools, and a torch to make beautiful glass mushroom pendants. No limit to the number of pendants you can make! Open to… Continue reading Make It! Mushroom Pendant (March 7)
Glass Blowing Studio. This is a 4 day workshop, Day 1: Thursday, March 7 (5:00-9:00pm), Day 2: Thursday, March 14 (5:00-9:00pm), Day 3: Thursday, March 21 (5:00-9:00pm), Day 4: Thursday, March 28 (5:00-9:00pm). This 4-part course takes your glass blowing skills from beginner to intermediate. Students will receive more fine-tuned lessons over the first three… Continue reading Glass Blowing Essentials I (March 7, 14, 21, & 28)
Glass Blowing Studio. Friday, March 8 Two sessions to choose from: 5:00-7:00pm or 7:00-9:00pm. Make your own blown glass drinking tumbler in this beginner-level class. Enjoy the experience of applying your choice of colors, inflating the bubble, and using specialized tools to create your project. Our experienced glass blower will be at your side guiding… Continue reading Make It! Tumbler (March 8)
Glass Blowing Studio. Saturday, March 9 Two sessions to choose from: 12:00-2:00pm or 2:00-4:00pm. Learn to make your own colorful and whimsical blown glass ruffle bowl! Work side-by-side with our resident artists to learn hot shop safety methods, the basics of working with hot glass, and the techniques of spinning a bowl shape. Choose your… Continue reading Make It! Ruffle Bowl (March 9)
This is a two-day class on the dates below! Tuesday, March 12: 5:30-8:30pm Tuesday, March 19: 5:30-8:30pm 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 the children we hope to benefit… Continue reading Official Journey Beads Training Course (March 12 & March 19)
Glass Blowing Studio. Wednesday, March 13 Two sessions to choose from: 5:00-7:00pm or 7:00-9:00pm. Experience the wonder of molten glass as you work one-on-one with our studio artists to create your very own shamrock sculpture. Enjoy the experience of gathering hot glass, applying splashes of color, and using specialized tools to shape your piece. No… Continue reading Make It! Shamrock Sculpture (March 13)
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