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Color and Aquatics

$230 MEMBER PRICE: $230
Calendar Next available session starts Apr 4, 2026 at 4:30 pm, runs for 4 weeks
Take a deep dive into this aquatic themed 4-week flameworking course. Demonstrations will include sculpting sea forms such as fish, sea turtles, octopus, and marine plant life. Over the course of 4 weeks, you will learn color application, hand control, and annealing. Instruction will cover safety, torch operation, a variety of solid sculpting practices using borosilicate glass, and provide one-on-one troubleshooting. This class is great for someone to expand their sculpting skills at the torch.

Prerequisite: Flame 1: Introduction to Flameworking, or equivalent 24 hours experience with instructor permission required.

Ages 14+

Black and Gold Pumpkins

$135 MEMBER PRICE: $135
Calendar Next available session starts Apr 4, 2026 at 6 pm

Show your team spirit with a molten twist. In this introductory workshop, you’ll gather glass from the 2,100°F furnace and add your favorite team's colors. Then guided by a skilled instructor, you will shape and blow it into festive pumpkins that are part fall décor, part team pride and handmade by you.

 

This workshop is a fun introductory experience into hot glassblowing. Each participant will make two sculptural paperweights, perfect for harvesting compliments at home, gifting to a loved one, or adding a decorative touch to any space.

 

Ages 14+

 

Due to the nature of hot glass, your items will be available for pickup 5 days after your activity.

Flameworking: Open Projects

$230 MEMBER PRICE: $230
Calendar Next available session starts Apr 5, 2026 at 9:30 am, runs for 4 weeks
Finish a project you have had on the back burner or tackle a new one while focusing on your favorite techniques in Flameworking Open Projects. Instructor will work one-on-one with students and provide personalized demos and troubleshooting.

Prerequisite: Flame 2 or 72 hours equivalent experience or instructor permission required.

Ages 14+

Sculpted Glass Succulents

$135 MEMBER PRICE: $135
Calendar Next available session starts Apr 5, 2026 at 9:30 am
PGC 131

Stained Glass Open Projects in the Fast Lane

$550 MEMBER PRICE: $550
Calendar Next available session starts Apr 5, 2026 at 9:30 am, runs for 4 weeks

An 8-week curriculum, accelerated into just 4 weeks.

After learning the basics of stained glass construction in the introductory or intermediate stained glass classes, we invite you to continue to develop your skills in Stained Glass Open Projects. This is a class for those who want to challenge themselves to explore the art of stained glass at their own skill level under the guidance of an instructor. Class projects will be limited to no larger than 16"x18" and students may be required to purchase some of their own materials if the studio glass selection does not meet their specific needs.

You will experience the same number of contact hours as students attending the once-a-week, 8-week classes, but in a condensed, 4-week format.

Class tuition includes 1 session of open-studio time per student to be used during the 4-week course period if needed to complete your project.

Prerequisite: Introduction to Stained Glass or 24 hours of stained glass experience with instructor permission is required.

Ages 14+

Blown Glass Catch-All Bowls

$135 MEMBER PRICE: $135
Calendar Next available session starts Apr 5, 2026 at 12:30 pm
PGC 16

Simple Flameworked Birds

$115 MEMBER PRICE: $115
Calendar Next available session starts Apr 5, 2026 at 1 pm
PGC 136

Upcycled Bottles

$95 MEMBER PRICE: $95
Calendar Next available session starts Apr 5, 2026 at 1 pm
PGC 165




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