Fused Glass Workshop Descriptions
All Cracked Up
No prior glass experience
necessary to create this classically simple dish. Easy & inexpensive. All materials included to create a 10” round
dish.
Decal Pendant Workshop
Great
workshop to make Christmas Gifts! Learn
how to fuse painted decals onto glass pendant blanks. We will provide a variety of glass colors
& painted decals for you to make 6 decal pendants. You will learn to use the Beetle Bits cutting
system. No prior glass experience
necessary.
Details in a Day
Example of
projects on display in Studio. Learn how to add traditional painting details
without multiple firings. Materials and
firing included. Bring your glass cutter
and pliers.
Dichroic Bead Bracelet
Create
your own unique dichroic beads in this workshop. You will then use your dichroic
beads, along with glass accent beads to make a beautiful bracelet. All materials included.
Flip Fire
Create
a 7 ½” square piece which will be fired twice.
This technique explores color and design layering to create a three
dimensional effect with unique colors not available from the glass
manufacturers. Base glass, frit, and 2
firings included.
Fused Christmas Tree Workshop
Walk
in anytime between
Fused Dichroic Jewelry
Workshop
All
materials & firing included to complete 6 pendants. No prior glass
experience required. Learn how to make a
channel in your pendant to accommodate a cord.
Finished pendants will be available for pick-up a couple days after the
class.
Fused Mosaic Plate
Create a mosaic plate using
fused glass techniques. All materials
and 1 firing included. Bring your glass
cutter and pliers. Pre-requisite:
Beginner Stained Glass.
Fused Snowman Plate
Create a whimsical winter
wonderland in fused glass. Use dichroic frit to make your wintery
scene sparkle. Cutting
skills preferred but not mandatory.
Bring your cutter and pliers. All
materials included.
Fused Wall Pockets
A wall pocket is a vase made
of 2 pieces of glass which are fused together on 3 sides. This is a unique work of art that can be used
to display cut flowers or an arrangement of silk or dried flowers. You must purchase glass of your choice at the
Studio. Bring your glass cutter and
pliers.
Fused Windchimes
Enjoy
the sparkling sound and beauty when you create your own fused windchime. A Fall theme with a Pumpkin or Ghost windchime
is the inspiration for this class. Glass
for windchime must be purchased at our Studio. Firing & stringing materials included.
Fusing with Inclusions
Take your
fusing knowledge one step further by learning what can be “included” between 2
layers of glass. Learn ways to
manipulate paints, metals, mica powders, silver leaf & other surprise
materials. All materials & firings
are included. Bring your glass cutter
and pliers.
Giraffe Bowl
Create a cool “Giraffe”
effect bowl using powdered frits. All
materials and firings included.
Glass Clay Plate
Learn
how to make your own glass clay using frit and a mixing medium. Create beautiful elements to embellish your
fused glass projects. Students must
purchase glass and frit at our Studio.
Bring your glass cutting tools.
Going Deep – Etching Dichroic
Explore etching and layering
to create your own dichroic glass with extreme depth
and 3-D effects. In this class you will
learn how to Dremel etch without chipping and also
etching with cream etch. Class includes
all materials and firing for 4 pendants.
Bring to class: glass cutting tools, X-acto
knife, and Dremel with ball tip. Last winter Bonnie took classes with renowned
glass artist Tanya Veit from AAE Glass. Bonnie will be teaching Tanya’s techniques in
this special 2 day class. Learning these
techniques will advance your pendants to gallery quality. To see Tanya’s extraordinary pendants go to: http://www.aaeglass.com/handetched.html
Intro to Fusing Workshop
Learn the basics of fusing
glass in a kiln. Project consists of 2
Coasters. All materials and firings are
included. Bring your glass cutter and
pliers.
Intro to Hot Frit
In this class you will learn
how to use frit & “liquid glass” lines in your imagery. Bring your glass cutter and pliers.
Kracks & Krinkles Bowl
Create
an 8” bowl using powders to obtain crackle texture. All materials and firings included.
Landscape Pendants
In
this class you will learn extreme layering & shading for 3-D effects,
creating landscapes, decaling with Tanya’s signature decals, using Glassline paints, creating frit blends, grinding & coldworking techniques.
Students will complete 6 mini works of art. All materials included except decals. Bring notebook & pen, glass cutting
tools, detail scissors, X-acto knife, Dremel tool with small diamond
ball tip.
Leaf Tiles
Gardeners
are always finding ways to bring nature indoors. Now glass fusers can preserve their garden
beauty with these beautiful leaf tiles.
Millefiori Jewelry
Millefiori means, “a thousand flowers”. Create beautiful millefiori
pendants and earrings using jewelry molds that range from crosses to hearts,
circles, teardrop, and oval sets. No
prior glass experience required. Bring
tweezers to class.
Mosaic Dichroic Jewelry
Create
a 2” x 3” block with dichroic glass in class. We will fuse the block and then set up an
individual time (1 hour) for you to cut the block into pendants using templates
or free-style. Class includes 6 necklace
bails or substitute set of earring bails for necklace bail. No prior glass experience required. All tools and materials provided.
Notched Dish
Everyone
will wonder how you made the “notching” in the 8” x 8” dynamic dish. No cutting experience required. You will learn to use the Beetle Bits Cutting
System. All materials & firings
included.
One Step Beyond Traditional
Glass Painting
In
this class you will learn how to mix glass paint properly, how to trace paint
on top of a matte wash, & how to soften & blend lines to create shadows
& highlights. Bring to class: Glass
painting kit which includes Reusche Bistre Brown
& Tracing Black paint, palette knife, tracing brushes, applicator brush
& blender. Also bring 2 glass
palettes approximately 5” x 6” and a portable light box if possible. Painting kit can be pre-ordered through the
Studio. No prior painting experience
required.
Photo Frame Heart
Begin
with a pre-cut heart blank and create a beautiful fused picture frame. Fiber paper is used to create a “pocket” for
the photo. No prior glass experience
required. All tools and materials
provided.
Pin Frog Vase
Create
elegant floral centerpieces or display fresh flowers with this unique
vase. All materials & firing
included.
Springtime Photo Fuse Plate
Create
this fused plate using a photo fuse decal for the center design. You will then embellish the border of the
plate with bits of small fusible glass to create your own Springtime
flowers. Includes all
materials & firings, except glass.
All glass must be purchased at our Studio.
Stamped Fused Photo Frame
Learn
to make a 4” x 6” photo frame using the Beetle Bits Cutting System. You will choose your glass and assemble the
frame in the first class. You will
create stamped designs on glass that are fired in the kiln to permanently bond
them to the glass in the second class. Includes all materials & firings, except glass. All glass must be purchased at our Studio.
Stamping on Glass
Learn
to create stamped designs on glass that are fired to permanently bond them to
the glass. You will also learn to use
the Beetle Bits Cutting System and create a wall tile/coaster using the stamped
glass.
Stringers and/or Noodles Woven Bowl
Create
a unique and stunning bowl using only stringers and noodles. No prior glass experience required. All tools and materials provided.
Sunflower Picture in Fused Glass
You
need to see the finished project in person to appreciate the dimension and
colors of the flowers and leaves. Based
on the best-selling book, “Fused Pictures in Glass”, you will learn to create
mini works of art. All the fusible
glass, frit, stringers, confetti and firing are included. Glass cutting skills required. Bring to class: Tweezers, mosaic cutter &
glass cutting tools. We will also demo
how to frame your piece using a shadow box frame.
Wildflower Panel
Create
this beautiful wildflower panel using fused and stained glass techniques. Learn how to design wildflowers in fused
glass during the first session and then incorporate them into a stained glass
panel during the second session.
Students must purchase background glass for fused flowers, bevels, and
stained glass to finish the panel. We
will provide the fusing glass to create the wildflowers. Bring Mosaic nippers to class. Pre-requisite: Beginner Stained Glass.
Wire Wrapped Jewelry Class
Enhance your dichroic pendants with wire wrapping. Must bring 3 pendants to class or purchase
ours for $25.00 each. You will learn
cage wrapping techniques with your choice of silver, gold or copper wire. Twisted wire techniques using colored
aluminum and colored artistic wire. No
prior glass experience required. All
materials included except pendants.
Woven Basket Bowl
Create
this beautiful bowl by “weaving” strips of glass. Using a color combination of your choice,
this bowl can be custom designed to suit any room in your home. Two firings included.
Woven Spirit Plate
Create this unique
checkerboard pattern plate using 96 Spectrum Spirit Glass. By layering glass, the finished plate will
have the appearance of woven glass. No
prior glass experience required. Must purchase glass for project at our Studio.