Warm Glass

From stained glass to torch work, learn the heat and grace it takes to see your ideas take shape. Fusing, stained glass, and flameworking are housed together under one roof to help you see your creation in all its glassy glory. Please wear closed-toe shoes, pants, natural fabrics (cotton not polyester) and tie back long hair.

FLAMEWORKED FLOWERS with Phil Hackman

Saturday May 13

1-4pm

Celebrate summer flowers! Create a mass of hot glass, then pull, stretch, and cut the glass to sculpt your very own flower. This is a fun experience with various ways to work molten glass.

$75 / $63.75 (member)

1 Day Workshop

INTRO TO FLAMEWORKING with Tyler Smith

5 Thursdays May 18 - June 15

6-9pm

Ever since the first human looked at sand and thought, “What would happen if I melted that?” people have been in love with glass. Learn the art of flameworking as you use torches and tools to melt and sculpt. You will learn how to safely operate your equipment, the fundamentals of glass manipulation, and various ways to add color and create different visual effects.

$247.50 / $210.38 (member)

STAINED GLASS ART with Alex Walmlsey

6 Saturdays May 20 - June 24 10am-1pm

Learn the fundamentals of stained glass assembly using lean and solder. Gain hands-on experience in design, shaping, foiling, and soldering as you make your own small stained glass panel to take home at the end of class.

$297 / $252.45 (member)

IMPLOSION PENDANT with Phil Hackman

Session A: Tuesday May 30

6-9pm

Session B: Tuesday June 27

6-9pm

Session C: Tuesday July 25

6-9pm

Gain a great introduction to working with borosilicate glass and the torch. In this three-hour workshop, make a beautiful glass pendant by applying color to a clear rod of glass. Take it home and make a lovely necklace for yourself or gift it to someone you love.

$75 / $63.75 (member)

1 Day Workshop

INTRO TO FUSING with Alex Walmlsey

5 Thursdays June 1 - 29

6-9pm

Learn to score, break, and layer glass. Each class will focus on a different technique or process, all of which will end with a functional piece of glass art constructed by you.

$247.50 / $210.38 (member)

STAINED GLASS TERRARIUM with Alex Walmlsey and Tiana Lopez

Tuesday & Friday June 13 6-9pm June 16 6-7:30pm

Using traditional copper foil techniques, break, shape, foil, and solder various pieces of glass to create a geometric 3D self-standing terrarium. Then, join us in GoggleWorks’ Gardens at Lauer’s Park the following Friday from 6-7:30pm to complete your terrarium habitat.

$104 / $88.40 (member)

2 Day Workshop

FLAMEWORKED HAND PIPE with Zebulon Rentschler

Session A: Saturday June 17 12-8pm

Session B: Saturday Aug. 19 12-8pm

Working with hollow tubing, you will begin to garner the necessary skills to heat, turn, and blow borosilicate glass. The end goal being a functional form.

$160 / $136 (member)

1 Day Workshop

FUSED GLASS SUSHI DISH with Janice Peters and Eriko Best

Tuesday & Friday Aug. 8 6-9pm Aug. 11 6-7pm

Build an elegant glass platter that will be slumped, or molded, into a unique form with space for soy sauce and chopsticks. Then, you’ll put your functional art to work. You will be led through traditional sushi rolling 6-7pm Aug. 11. This is too good to experience alone, dine with a friend!

$121 / $102.85 (member)

2 Day Workshop

FUSED GLASS WIND CHIMES with Marie Stalnecker

Tuesday July 18 1-4pm

Learn the basics of fusing glass while making your very own set of glass wind chimes! Whether you are looking to create a unique piece of home décor, or want to add a touch of beauty to your garden, this class provides you with the knowledge and skills needed to make it a reality.

$70 / $59.50 (member)

1 Day Workshop

STAINED GLASS SUNCATCHER with Alex Walmlsey

Saturday Aug. 12 1-4pm

Build a one-of-a-kind suncatcher as you learn the age-old craft of stained glass. You will be introduced to cutting, shaping, foiling, and soldering stained glass, as well as copper foil and lead came techniques.

$70 / $59.50 (member)

1 Day Workshop

FUSED GLASS GARDEN LEAF COASTERS with Alex Newhall

Saturday Aug. 5 10am-12pm

Learn the basics of fused glass art and create your own set of four garden leaf coasters. Using a variety of colorful glass sheets, you will design and assemble leaves from GoggleWorks’ Gardens at Lauer’s Park. Your finished coasters will be functional pieces of art, perfect for protecting tables from drinks and adding a touch of nature to any room.

$70 / $59.50 (member)

1 Day Workshop