Commemorate your furry friend by encasing their ashes in glass in a beautiful and unique suncatcher. Bring approximately one tablespoon of your pet’s ashes to the workshop for incorporation into your custom art piece. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Learn the fundamentals of stained glass assembly using lead and solder. Gain hands-on experience in design, shaping, foiling, and soldering as you make your own small stained glass panel to take home at the end of class.Closed-toe shoes required.
Go bananas in this fusing workshop! Cut shapes from glass and assemble them into a creative piece of magnetic art. Choose from an assortment of colored glass to create a stylized fruit magnet to decorate your fridge or tacklebox.Closed-toe shoes required.
Learn the basics of bead making and create your very own wine stopper! This is a great introduction to learning to work with the material on the torch. Wear closed-toe shoes, natural fabrics (like cotton), and tie back long hair in the studio.
Gain a great introduction to working with borosilicate glass and the torch. In this three-hour workshop, make a beautiful glass pendant by applying color to a clear rod of glass. Take it home and make a lovely necklace for yourself or gift it to someone you love. Wear closed-toe shoes, natural fabrics (like cotton), and tie back long hair in the studio.
Create your own prickly masterpiece with a glass cactus sculpture that adds some character to any room – no watering needed! This fun project is the perfect way to dig into the art of cutting and shaping glass. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Learn to cut shapes from glass and how to assemble them into your favorite bug in this family workshop. Together with your young one, choose from an assortment of glass colors. You will create your favorite critter in this free-form creative learning experience. Closed-toe shoes are required.Note: The tuition fee covers one individual, and you must register for each adult and child attending.
Explore basic flameworking techniques as you’ll use color and shaping to create a unique marble! This is a great introduction to learning to work with the material on the torch. Wear closed-toe shoes, natural fabrics (like cotton), and tie back long hair in the studio.
Take your fusing experience to the next level by working thicker pieces and dancing across the line of control and movement. Projects include pot melts, color bars, and on edge assembly with an emphasis on various cold working applications. Closed-toe shoes required. Prerequisite: Intro to Fusing or equivalent experience.
Make your very own sturdy serving plate or shallow bowl with “stack ‘n squish” in our fusing studio. This technique involves cutting squares of opaque glass and stacking them on a piece of black glass. After fusing in the kiln, they become completely flat and offer a nice visual surface to your glass piece. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Learn the basics of flameworking and create your very own glass flower! Using a torch and glass rods, you’ll learn how to safely shape, melt, and form your own vibrant glass flowers. This is a great introduction to learning to work with the material on the torch. Wear closed-toe shoes, natural fabrics (like cotton), and tie back long hair in the studio.
Relish in your creativity and join us in the fusing studio for this Maker Date where you’ll enjoy a shared charcuterie spread handselected by the chef and your choice of draft beverage from Thorn Alley Kitchen. Our instructor will guide you through picking a mold and selecting your color palette to create a unique glass plate, platter, or bowl. Closed-toe shoes are required. Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each person attending.