Make your own designs to decorate a metal lantern with glass. Learn glass cutting, safety practices, and the glass fusing process as our instructor guides you through design options and assembly techniques. Closed-toe shoes required.
Explore the art, aesthetics, and techniques of glassblowing through demonstration and hands-on practice. Class discussions will include historical and contemporary glass movements, basic glass chemistry, and studio application. Please bring your own water bottle!
Have a group of 4 or more? Turn up the heat, gather your family and friends and book an exclusive, hands-on glassblowing workshop with us! Find details here. Minimum of 4 required.
For this year’s celebration, why not add a handcrafted peppermill to your Thanksgiving table. Either for the hustle and bustle of family to enjoy, or for you to simply grind some pepper onto your dinner, learn how to turn a peppermill and install the mechanism to make it operate! A materials fee is due at registration. Closed-toe shoes required.
Discover design opportunities that can be applied to bowl turnings! Explore cutting and re-assembling finished bowls, layout and implementation of pyrography, texturing using both hand and power texturing tools, and finally coloring using a variety of techniques. Walk away with a better understanding of basic bowl turning as well as some creative avenues to pursue to enhance your turnings. Assemblages can also be explored in spindle turning techniques. A materials fee is due at registration. Closed-toe shoes required.
Dan Zobel earned his associates degree in fine art from Bucks County Community College in 2009 under the tutelage of Mark Sfirri and subsequent Bachelor degree in 2012 from Indiana University of Pennsylvania under Alphonse Mattia. During the week, Dan puts his degree and experience to use as the woodshop operations manager at Edgewood Made in Philadelphia. Dan stays active in the wood art scene by participating in collaborative events, entering local shows, assisting in woodturning classes, and most recently becoming a committee member at the Museum for Art in Wood.
Art is a powerful, visual language for expressing what words often can’t. In this class, we’ll create three small paintings using bold color and intuition to explore and reflect on our emotions. No experience needed – just come ready to experiment and connect with your inner self.
Shared art materials will be provided in the studio for most classes. Personal supplies can be purchased at our Art Supply Store, located on the first floor of GoggleWorks.
Make a beautiful piece of jewelry from start to finish. The first class will explore lapidary: cutting, forming, and polishing raw rock into a shape of your choosing. The second class will cover silversmithing and mounting that stone in a silver frame, essential for adding it to a ring or necklace. This is a truly unique and diverse experience! A materials fee is due at registration.
Age: Teen Friendly (14+), Teen Friendly (16+), Adult
Come and explore fibers, while creating a pair of ornaments to gift or add to your personal collection this winter. Mix and match fabrics, felt, and sequins, while utilizing a variety of simple embroidery techniques.
Age: Teen Friendly (14+), Teen Friendly (16+), Adult
Glassblown Ornament or Bell: Session B
Dec 3
/ 1 session
Thursday
/ 6–8pm
Member: $83.30
/ Non-Member: $98.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Age: Adult
Ring in the holiday season in our hot glass studio by crafting your own ornament or bell. Learn how to gather hot glass from the furnace, add color, and sculpt it into a holiday classic.
Have a group of 4 or more? Turn up the heat, gather your family and friends and book an exclusive, hands-on glassblowing workshop with us! Find details here. Minimum of 4 required.
While you enjoy some holiday shopping, your kids will be guided through creating a variety of winter themed crafts during Handcrafted Holiday Market with assistance from our art instructors. After creating their art pieces, the kids will have a chance to enjoy hot cocoa, popcorn, and a classic wintery film in our classroom space.
Check-in & check-out with our art instructors. Please drop off and pick up your child in classroom #322, on the 3rd floor of GoggleWorks.
Handcrafted Holiday Market: Workshop Early Bird Bundles
Dec 5
Saturday
Skill Level: All Levels
Age: Teen Friendly (14+), Adult
GoggleWorks’ Handcrafted Holiday Market is a two-day pop-up shop that showcases artists and makers selling high-quality handmade gifts for the holiday season. Shop a vibrant selection of handmade works, great for any holiday gift – or become an artist and make your own handcrafted gifts throughout three GoggleWorks’ studios! Save $10.00 off and purchase an early bird bundle package! Register by Nov. 30, 2026 for early bird pricing.
Choose from three bundle packages below:
Handcrafted Artist Bundle 1 Make Your Own Fused Glass Ornament @ 12pm
Make Your Own Glassblown Ornament @ 2pm
Make Your Own Wreath @ 3pm
Handcrafted Artist Bundle 2 Make Your Own Ceramic Winter Tree @ 12pm
Make Your Own Glassblown Ornament @ 2:30pm
Make Your Own Wreath @ 3:30pm
Handcrafted Artist Bundle 3 Make Your Own Ceramic Winter Tree @ 12pm
Make Your Own Glassblown Ornament @ 1:30pm
Make Your Own Wreath @ 2:30pm
Age: All Ages, Teen Friendly (14+), Teen Friendly (16+), Adult
GoggleWorks’ Handcrafted Holiday Market is a two-day pop-up shop that showcases artists and makers selling high-quality handmade gifts for the holiday season. Shop a vibrant selection of handmade works, great for any holiday gift – or make your own wreath from materials and fabrics at GoggleWorks! You’re welcome to bring any materials and pieces from home that you want to incorporate into your wreath! Up to 4 people can work on one wreath together.
Class will be held in Classroom 301, on the 3rd floor of GoggleWorks.
Make your own gifts and purchase a bundle of three workshops to save $10 and become a true handcrafted artist! Register for Early Bird Bundle Packages by Nov. 30, 2026.
Age: All Ages, Teen Friendly (14+), Teen Friendly (16+), Adult
Handcrafted Holiday Market: Make Your Own Glassblown Ornament
Dec 5
/ 1 session
Saturday
Member: $50.00
/ Non-Member: $50.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Age: Teen Friendly (14+), Teen Friendly (16+), Adult
GoggleWorks’ Handcrafted Holiday Market is a two-day pop-up shop that showcases artists and makers selling high-quality handmade gifts for the holiday season. Shop a vibrant selection of handmade works, great for any holiday gift – or make your own in our Glassblowing Studio with assistance from our professional artists. Glassblowing is the art of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube.
Class will be held in the Glassblowing Studio, Building 5.Please expect a few days of turnaround time for your finished piece. When your work is ready for pickup, you will receive an email from the Programs Department.
Make your own gifts and purchase a bundle of three workshops to save $10 and become a true handcrafted artist! Register for Early Bird Bundle Packages by Nov. 30, 2026.
