Many of us have suffered so many disappointments and difficulties —both small and large— that we are left with the need to mend our inner “Broken Artist.” Your healing requires a restorative journey where you follow your own “crooked path” to renew your hopes and dreams, as well as engage your challenges and shortcomings. Using […]
A strong foundation is key to developing thoughtful and technically refined pieces when glass blowing in the hot shop. This workshop will emphasize the importance of building positive habits and solid hand skills. Students will focus on gathering glass, wall thickness, speed, ergonomics, and heat in order to create well-designed and elegant vessels. This course […]
Dan Cutrone will introduce students to traditional and custom tooling to modify the surface of blown forms in this weekend-intensive class. During the course, students will create blown forms, and then they will alter the surface. Students should have some glass experience (advanced-beginner to intermediate) and be able to create a basic blown form easily. […]
A strong foundation is key to developing thoughtful and technically refined pieces when glass blowing in the hot shop. This workshop will emphasize the importance of building positive habits and solid hand skills. Students will focus on gathering glass, wall thickness, speed, ergonomics, and heat in order to create well-designed and elegant vessels. This course […]
Sandra brings a hands-on approach to teaching in this introductory-level workshop. This workshop covers a brief history of encaustic, equipment needed, setting up your workspace, mixing colors, adding media, and of course safety. Additional techniques will include collage, image transfer, and combining oil with wax. Everything you need to start creating with encaustic is included. […]
In this weekend hot glass intensive students will learn the fundamentals of sculpting hot glass gathered out of the furnace. This workshop will offer a step-by-step approach to creating complex forms out of solid glass. Students will learn to apply color and shape the material with specialized hand tools while developing unique designs based on […]