Project Plate Making: Batiky Bowls

Saturday, February 8, 1:30-4:30

3-hour workshop. Tuition $135.00; includes materials and use of tools. NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

Join us for a fun workshop on creating amazing batiky bowls. In this class you will work with powdered glass and water on the surface of the glass creating your own unique designs with this technique developed by glass artist Lena Beckeus. The resulting patterns and color are reminiscent of traditional batik cloth design. Weisser Glass Studio adds new insight and direction on the process, and direction will be given to students on color and design ideas. A lot to learn while having an amazing time in the studio! No experience is required so get a friend to join the class. Students will have access to a selection of colors and tools to create their own 9” fused glass bowl.

Project Plate Making: Batiky Bowls

Sunday, February 9, 9:30-12:30

3-hour workshop. Tuition $135.00; includes materials and use of tools. NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

Join us for a fun workshop on creating amazing batiky bowls. In this class you will work with powdered glass and water on the surface of the glass creating your own unique designs with this technique developed by glass artist Lena Beckeus. The resulting patterns and color are reminiscent of traditional batik cloth design. Weisser Glass Studio adds new insight and direction on the process, and direction will be given to students on color and design ideas. A lot to learn while having an amazing time in the studio! No experience is required so get a friend to join the class. Students will have access to a selection of colors and tools to create their own 9” fused glass bowl.

Learn to Fuse

Saturday, February 15, 10-4 & Sunday, February 16, 10-1

1½-day workshop. Tuition $295.00; includes materials and use of tools

Glass fusing is one of the newest and most exciting art forms, and our beginner’s class will teach you all you need to know to get started in this amazing medium! A good foundation of basic technical knowledge is essential to creating more complex and detailed projects, and we’ll show you how it works through a series of fun and manageable exercises. On day one, we will explore central concepts like compatibility, cutting, and firing glass by creating a series of experimental tiles, and on the second day students will have the opportunity to create their own finished 8x8 plate or bowl using the techniques learned. Students will leave class on the second day with the essential knowledge to move on to intermediate and advanced workshops, and to work on their own!

Project Plate Making: Forming on Edge NEW CLASS!

Saturday, March 7, 9:30-12:30

3-hour class. Tuition $145.00, includes materials and use of tools. NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

Project Plate Making: Batiky Bowls

Saturday, March 7, 1:30-4:30

3-hour workshop. Tuition $135.00; includes materials and use of tools. NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

Join us for a fun workshop on creating amazing batiky bowls. In this class you will work with powdered glass and water on the surface of the glass creating your own unique designs with this technique developed by glass artist Lena Beckeus. The resulting patterns and color are reminiscent of traditional batik cloth design. Weisser Glass Studio adds new insight and direction on the process, and direction will be given to students on color and design ideas. A lot to learn while having an amazing time in the studio! No experience is required so get a friend to join the class. Students will have access to a selection of colors and tools to create their own 9” fused glass bowl.

Project Plate Making: Image Collage

Sunday, March 8, 9:30-12

2½-hour workshop. Tuition $135.00; includes materials and use of tools. No experience required!

Join us for a fun workshop creating unique fused glass bowls scrapbook style using ready mixed glass enamels and stencils. You will learn about various fire on enamels that can be used, how to apply the paint to the glass for best results, layering images and more.  The collage imagery is vintage in feel and with so many stencil designs to choose from you can create your own unique story.  Each piece is fused and slumped to form your finished work of art.

Project Plate Making: Reactive Whites

Sunday, March 8, 2:30-4

1½-hour workshop. Tuition $99.00; includes all materials, firings and use of tools during class.

In this class you learn about the special design effects that can be achieved when working with reactive glass. You will see samples and gain knowledge about the reactive qualities of French Vanilla and Dense White and be able to design with sheet glass and accessory glasses like frits, stringers and more. What a great way to spend an afternoon in the studio! Each student will design and create an 8" x 8" fused and slumped dish. Students of all levels are welcome.

Batiky Part II: Enhanced Designs 

Saturday, March 14, 1:30-4:30 

3-hour workshop. Tuition $135.00; includes materials and use of tools. Previous Batiky Bowl experience required. 

Enamel Sampler- Demystifying Glass Paints & Enamels   NEW CLASS!

Saturday, March 21, 9:30-4:30

Full-day workshop. Tuition $225.00; includes materials and use of tools

In this class we will look at the many glass enamels (fire-on paints) available on the market today. OK, so maybe we can't cover every brand in one day, but we will investigate many of the readily available enamels commonly used in fusing studios and classrooms! In class, we see the constant quest for the perfect enamel, but all enamels can serve a purpose and they should not be ruled out. Enamels are not by nature “all-around” and should be considered good for some things but maybe not others. Let's demystify enamels and look at the many ways to use them successfully. We will learn how to mix dry enamel for various purposes and look at pre-mixed enamels and discuss the advantages of each type. Students will make many samples using various paints and application methods and will make a finished piece using premixed paints. Mediums, application techniques, and firing procedures are all taught. Action packed and full of information for anyone curious about (or confused by) painting enamels for glass!

Powdered Pet Portraits 

Sunday, March 22, 9:30-12:30

3-hour workshop. Tuition $119.00; includes supplies and frame.

Create a black and white portrait of a favorite pet or other animal using fusible glass powder! A great introduction to drawing with powders (have no fear; we will teach you!), these creations also make amazing gifts for the animal lover in your life. Drawing experience is not required: we will give you tips, guidelines and techniques to assist you in creating realistic portraits. No previous glass experience is required, and all you need to bring is an 8”x8” black and white photo of your favorite pet! We will send you guidelines prior to class.

Coldworking: Methods and Machines

Saturday, April 4, 10-4

1-day workshop. Tuition $185.00. Practice glass for the machinery will be provided, students may bring an unfinished piece to class to work on as well.

Mastering the Art of Cutting Glass II- The Portable Glass Shop & Other Strip Cutting Jigs

Sunday, April 5, 1:30-4

2½-hour workshop. Tuition $89.00; includes practice glass

Easy Screen Printing for Fused & Stained Glass

Saturday, April 11, 10-4

1-day workshop. Tuition $225.00: includes a pack of two screens

When we say easy, we mean easy!  Whether you are a fuser or a stained-glass artist (or both), printing on glass can be used to create detailed line work, imagery or customized lettering.  When you are creating one of a kind artworks or small production runs there’s no need to deal with large screens and messy emulsion.  In this workshop we will start with ready-made and commercially available screens to get you started and show you how simple this really is.  Once you get the hang of that we will move you on to creating your own screens using your personal images. Stock images will be provided as well if you prefer, plus sources for finding images that are suitable for printing will be discussed.  You will learn how to prepare images for screen printing, how to develop your screens and of course how to print with them. Wondering “why screen printing”? We will answer that as well. There will be good information on types of enamels (fire-on paints) including premixed ready to use varieties and great information on firing schedules and procedures for different applications and projects.

Details will be provided prior to class on what type of imagery to bring. Students will create a variety of sample tiles; each student will receive (2) 8.5”x11” blank screen sheets that they will use to create their reusable screens during class.

The Art of Layers with Emma Varga

Wednesday, April 15- Sunday, April 19
Wednesday- Saturday 9:30- 5:00 each day, Sunday 9:30-3

5-day workshop. Tuition $1,050.00, plus a $50.00 material fee due at class

Prerequisite- some fusing and coldworking experience*

During this class, Emma will introduce students to her original method of fusing and casting multiple layers of glass, which she has been exploring and developing, with great success, for the last 15 years. This class will focus on a new way thinking about glass and on using the properties of glass to achieve visual effects as well as to achieve sense of movement within cast glass. Her innovative approach starts with multiple layers of thin glass sheets composed of tiny mosaic-like elements, ultimately achieving three-dimensional images inside the transparent fused/cast sculptural object.

In addition, Emma will also cover her methods for creating sculptural and dimensional pâte-de-vérre works. Students will have the opportunity to learn all of Emma's recent discoveries and methods in her unique way of creating large objects that are created with many small pâte-de-vérre elements. Students may choose to explore this direction as well.

We encourage students to review Emma’s massive portfolio of work so they may be prepared to learn as much as possible in this five-day intensive workshop. During the course, students will have access to Emma’s extensive digital gallery on her laptop including images of recent work as well as close-ups revealing fine details on layers inside the glass object.

Students will receive basic information about grinding and polishing 3-D glass objects, adhesives, mounting and display. Emma will also discuss her personal studio practice, strategies for exhibiting work and her newest directions in kiln forming. WOW don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to study with this master!  

Print, Paint, & Paper Inclusions for Kiln-Formed Glass with Sheila Rosa

Saturday, May 30 & Sunday, May 31, 10-4:30 each day

2-day workshop. Tuition $395.00; includes materials and use of tools. 

Forming Beyond the Mold with Frank van den Ham   NEW CLASS

TWO SESSIONS OFFERED
Wednesday, June 10- Sunday, June 14  NEW SESSION ADDED DUE TO DEMAND!
or
Tuesday, June 16- Saturday, June 20 LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE!

Times TBD

Tuition $1,050.00, plus a $100.00 material fee due at class
A $500.00 deposit is required to reserve your space; the $550.00 balance is due April 1, 2020

Prerequisite- students should have two or more years of fusing experience and understand basic fusing and slumping practice.  Recommended for kiln owners.

In this five-day master class students will explore a new way of thinking about “kiln forming” as it applies to forming glass under heat inside the kiln. The emphasis of the workshop is on giving students the tools to create new, unusual shapes, free from commercial molds. Frank will take students through his methods of using ‘as little mold as possible’ to create unique forms (slumps) minimizing texture with the goal of making truly transparent fused forms.

Through a series of projects students will explore shaping with heat and gravity, sagging, and attaining transparency difficult to accomplish in typical fusing and slumping. This workshop will open your eyes to a new way of making three dimensional artworks in your kiln.

Included in the class Frank will have several lectures covering the theoretical aspects of fusing and kiln-forming, including firing-cycles and more. Each student will be able to finish at least three different objects and obtain the knowledge needed to move forward in these methods in their own studio practice.

Corallite Creations: Forming with Powder with Nikki O’Neill

NEW CLASS JUST ADDED!
Thursday- Sunday, August 6-9, 9:30-4:30 each day

4-day workshop. Tuition $795.00, with a $50.00 material fee due at class

In this class Nikki will reveal her methods for layering and manipulating dry glass powders to create stunning organic sculptures suggestive of the intricate designs found in coral reef creatures. Students will learn all the basic steps to forming glass powder into lacy structures that can then be slumped or draped into finished works of art. In addition to creating these basic forms, Nikki will teach students how to create many kinds of glass elements to use in composing larger and more complex sculptural forms.

Students will form elements using a wide range of techniques such as layered, reticulated Corallites, tipped stringer rods sagged into sea anemones, sea sponges made with powder dough, dichroic faux sea glass, segmented seaweed colonies, glass powder sand dollars, and glass frit sea stars.

While the theme of this class will be in creating richly colored under water sea life inspired sculptures the methods taught can be used in so many ways and will certainly inspire you.

A thorough discussion of selecting and layering color, fusing schedules and mounting methods will ensure success in making and finishing pieces in your own studio.