Spend an afternoon getting creative at Glass Art Kalamazoo! Our "Family Fun Day!" walk-in glass classes are open to all ages* and skill levels, and start at just $10 per project. Learn the basics of the fusing (melting) process as you assemble colorful bits of glass onto your own magnet, suncatcher, ornament, or nightlight. Come… Continue reading Family Fun Day! Walk-In Ornaments
Tuesday, December 12 5:30-8:30pm Learn to shape and decorate your own glass beads with colorful patterns in this “Make it!” class. Enjoy the experience of melting color rods of glass on a torch and applying the molten glass to a mandrel. You will have an experienced glass artist at your side to demonstrate and guide… Continue reading Make it! Basic Beads (December 12)
Wednesday, December 13 Two sessions to choose from: 5pm-7pm or 7pm-9pm The Holidays are here and that means blown glass ornaments are back! Work one-on-one with our talented instructors to create a beautiful blown glass ornament that you will enjoy for years to come. You pick the colors and pattern, then assist our glass artists… Continue reading Make It! Ornament (December 13)
Torch Working Studio. Wednesday, December 13, 5:30-8:30pm. This workshop will focus on a popular torch working 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.… Continue reading Make It! Implosion Pendant (December 13)
Kiln Fusing Studio. Wednesday, December 13 5:30-8:30pm. Serve your delicious holiday treats or leave out cookies for Santa with this keepsake kiln fused plate! Students will learn how to cut glass and use colorful frit and stringers to create this piece. Class will cover fused glass properties and firing techniques. All glass, materials, and tools… Continue reading Make It! Holiday Cookie Plate (December 13)
Kiln Fusing Studio. Thursday, December 14, 5-7pm or 7-9pm. Celebrate the season with a fused glass ornament! Choose from our wide selection of colorful glass bits, frits, and stringers and decorate a blank square or ornament shaped tile (several shapes to choose from). Add a metal loop at the end to transform it into a… Continue reading Make It! Fused Ornaments (December 14)
Glass Blowing Studio. Thursday, December 14, Two sessions to choose from: 5:00-7:00pm or 7:00-9:00pm. Make your own blown glass drinking beer mug in this beginner-level class. 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 guiding you every… Continue reading Make It! Bar Set Series: Beer Mug (December 14)
Torch Working Studio. Thursday, December 14 6:00-8:30pm Join us in our Torch Working Studio for this unique class. After a basic introduction to melting and shaping borosilicate glass with an oxy-propane torch, our instructor will lead you through the steps of creating your own elegant, icicle-inspired ornaments. No limit to the number you can make… Continue reading Make It! Icicles (December 14)
Torch Working Studio. Friday, December 15, 6pm - 8pm Get creative with this wonderful “Make it!” lampworking 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 glass vortex pendants! No limit to the number of pendants you can make!… Continue reading Make It! Vortex Pendant (December 15)
Hot Shop Studio. Friday, December 15, Two sessions to choose from: 5-7pm or 7-9pm The Holidays are here and that means blown glass ornaments are back! This year, we have two new designs. Work one-on-one with our talented instructors to create a beautiful blown glass ornament with a teardrop shape that you will enjoy for… Continue reading Make It! Teardrop Ornament (December 15)
Glass Blowing Studio. Saturday, December 16 Two sessions to choose from: 12:00-2:00pm or 2:00-4:00pm. 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 (December 16)
Kiln Fusing Studio. Saturday, December 16 12:00-3:30pm Decorate your outdoors with a glass lantern you created! In this class you will learn glass kiln fusing techniques and convert a plain glass lantern into a beautiful art piece of your own. You will enjoy learning about the techniques, using frits, stringers and other glass colors to… Continue reading Make It! Fused Glass Lantern (December 16)
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