Looking Through the Stained Glass

Minnetrista sells out their stained glass workshop.

Carefully shaping a piece of stained glass on a table top grinder is Taylor Thompson Jan. 28. Artists at the Minnetrista workshop learned to cut, shape, sand and seal pieces of glass in order to fit their chosen shape.

Paying close attention to the shape of his glass piece is Jeff Belter as he learns to navigate a glass grinder at the Minnetrista Stained Glass Workshop Jan. 28. From start to finish, students created their own “flower bouquet” entirely out of stained glass.

Lily Rawson uses a soldering iron to solder pieces of glass together in order to create one solid piece of art Jan. 28. The Minnetrista workshop taught students how to use solder, a fusible metal alloy, to create a permanent bond between their glass pieces.