2010 Glass Classes

May 7 - 9
Stained Glass Mosaics

Joe Sendek • All Levels • $220

Materials Fee Payable to Instructor: $30-$200

Experience the enjoyment of creating your own stained glass designs. You will have the opportunity to try the traditional construction of stained glass designs using the fluid application of solder on cooper foil. Open to all students, this class will cover tools, techniques, patterns, and glass selection. Depending upon the scope and size of each student’s project, materials will cost between $30 and $200.  Many types of hand tools and glass grinders will be available for students to use. Imagination is your only limit.

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July 11 - 17
Sculpted Wildflowers & Jewelry Design

Karen Leonardo • Beginner/Intermediate • $500

We will explore the wonderful world of Sculpted Glass Flower Beads and botanicals using various lampwork tools including the Leonardo Petal Pullers, Leonardo Petal Pressers, Leonardo Featherbone and Fishbone tools, "ruffler" (wire forming jewelry tool), tweezers, picks, etc. Petal, tools and “rufflers” will be available for instruction. Bring the tools you use on  a daily basis! Learn how to make various styles of sculpted lampwork flowers and leaves using both hard and soft glass. Bring a flower book and chose which flower you would like to make in class. Bring the glass for it and you will see the flower come to life in class. I have made wild violet, poppy, columbine, daisies and trillium, among other flowers. You will make handmade petal cane and any components needed to complete the flowers. The first 2 days we will work on soft glass, the next 2 days are boro and the last day we will learn how to design jewelry with our flower beads. Students need to have some torch experience, but experience with both types of glass are not necessary.

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August 8 - 14

Beads, Marbles, and Sculpting Glass

Mike Mangiafico • All Levels • $550

Materials Fee Payable to Instructor: $75

Play with molten glass by learning torch-working skills in an enjoyable atmosphere. Class focus will be on perfecting marble making, cane pulling, and bead building both on and off the mandrel. All this becomes your foundation to learning to sculpt glass. Safety, studio set up, and the history of glass will also be addressed. You are welcome to bring any lampworking tools and materials you may have.
Minimum age requirement: 13 years old

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September 10 - 12

Raising Cane

Mike Mangiafico • All Levels • $275

Materials Fee Payable to Instructor: $25

Learn and practice all the fundamentals of manipulating glass at the torch in the pulling and use of cane. Various styles of glass cane and cane pulling will be addressed, as well as ways of using canes in the construction of beads, marbles, and small sculptural items. You are welcome to bring any lampworking tools and materials you may have.
Minimum age requirement: 13 years old

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September 17 - 19

Explorations in Stained Glass

Joe Sendek • All Levels • $200

Materials Fee Payable to Instructor: $30-$200

Experience the enjoyment of creating your own stained glass designs. You will have the opportunity to try the traditional construction of stained glass designs using the fluid application of solder on cooper foil. Open to all students, this class will cover tools, techniques, patterns, and glass selection. Depending upon the scope and size of each student’s project, materials will cost between $30 and $200.  Many types of hand tools and glass grinders will be available for students to use. Imagination is your only limit.

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