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Gather and Brew: Sandblasted Drinkware
No heating, cooling, or waiting required. Design it, blast it, and take it home the same night!
After your hands-on studio time, kick back and talk with the brewer, enjoy the beers, relax on the patio with some snacks, wander the gallery, and watch live glassblowing demonstrations throughout the evening.
Cheers to a night of craft, flavor, and fun!
Don’t put a cork in it yet. Register here to make a handmade blown glass cup in the hot shop and register here to make a bottle stopper in the flame shop. Make-It-Now experiences offer a quick hands-on introduction to the art of coldworking. In the cold shop, you’ll work with a skilled local artist using our specialized equipment to personalize your own glass piece through either sandblasting or engraving. In less than an hour, you’ll experience the cool side of glassmaking. Perfect for beginners, this guided session is a fun and creative experience with no heating or cooling required.
This is one experience where you can make it and take-it home on the same day.
Ages 21+
Guests under 21 not permitted.
Gather and Brew: Sandblasted Drinkware
No heating, cooling, or waiting required. Design it, blast it, and take it home the same night!
After your hands-on studio time, kick back and talk with the brewer, enjoy the beers, relax on the patio with some snacks, wander the gallery, and watch live glassblowing demonstrations throughout the evening.
Cheers to a night of craft, flavor, and fun!
Don’t put a cork in it yet. Register here to make a handmade blown glass cup in the hot shop and register here to make a bottle stopper in the flame shop. Make-It-Now experiences offer a quick hands-on introduction to the art of coldworking. In the cold shop, you’ll work with a skilled local artist using our specialized equipment to personalize your own glass piece through either sandblasting or engraving. In less than an hour, you’ll experience the cool side of glassmaking. Perfect for beginners, this guided session is a fun and creative experience with no heating or cooling required.
This is one experience where you can make it and take-it home on the same day.
Ages 21+
Guests under 21 not permitted.
Gather and Brew: Sandblasted Drinkware
No heating, cooling, or waiting required. Design it, blast it, and take it home the same night!
After your hands-on studio time, kick back and talk with the brewer, enjoy the beers, relax on the patio with some snacks, wander the gallery, and watch live glassblowing demonstrations throughout the evening.
Cheers to a night of craft, flavor, and fun!
Don’t put a cork in it yet. Register here to make a handmade blown glass cup in the hot shop and register here to make a bottle stopper in the flame shop. Make-It-Now experiences offer a quick hands-on introduction to the art of coldworking. In the cold shop, you’ll work with a skilled local artist using our specialized equipment to personalize your own glass piece through either sandblasting or engraving. In less than an hour, you’ll experience the cool side of glassmaking. Perfect for beginners, this guided session is a fun and creative experience with no heating or cooling required.
This is one experience where you can make it and take-it home on the same day.
Ages 21+
Guests under 21 not permitted.
Gather and Brew: Sandblasted Drinkware
No heating, cooling, or waiting required. Design it, blast it, and take it home the same night!
After your hands-on studio time, kick back and talk with the brewer, enjoy the beers, relax on the patio with some snacks, wander the gallery, and watch live glassblowing demonstrations throughout the evening.
Cheers to a night of craft, flavor, and fun!
Don’t put a cork in it yet. Register here to make a handmade blown glass cup in the hot shop and register here to make a bottle stopper in the flame shop. Make-It-Now experiences offer a quick hands-on introduction to the art of coldworking. In the cold shop, you’ll work with a skilled local artist using our specialized equipment to personalize your own glass piece through either sandblasting or engraving. In less than an hour, you’ll experience the cool side of glassmaking. Perfect for beginners, this guided session is a fun and creative experience with no heating or cooling required.
This is one experience where you can make it and take-it home on the same day.
Ages 21+
Guests under 21 not permitted.
Gather and Brew: Sandblasted Drinkware
No heating, cooling, or waiting required. Design it, blast it, and take it home the same night!
After your hands-on studio time, kick back and talk with the brewer, enjoy the beers, relax on the patio with some snacks, wander the gallery, and watch live glassblowing demonstrations throughout the evening.
Cheers to a night of craft, flavor, and fun!
Don’t put a cork in it yet. Register here to make a handmade blown glass cup in the hot shop and register here to make a bottle stopper in the flame shop. Make-It-Now experiences offer a quick hands-on introduction to the art of coldworking. In the cold shop, you’ll work with a skilled local artist using our specialized equipment to personalize your own glass piece through either sandblasting or engraving. In less than an hour, you’ll experience the cool side of glassmaking. Perfect for beginners, this guided session is a fun and creative experience with no heating or cooling required.
This is one experience where you can make it and take-it home on the same day.
Ages 21+
Guests under 21 not permitted.
Upcycled Bottles
Give your empty bottles and jars a second life. In this introductory workshop, you’ll transform everyday glass into beautiful and functional pieces like drinking glasses, vases, candle holders, or unique decor.
Bring 2–4 clean bottles or jars, and a skilled instructor will guide you through cutting, grinding, polishing, sandblasting, and engraving to create your own custom designs.
To make the most of your creative time, please remove any paper labels before the workshop.
Get ready to upcycle, refresh, and reimagine your glass.
Ages 14+
Plate Glass Printmaking
Discover the art of printmaking with glass. In this introductory workshop, you’ll use cold shop etching tools to engrave your own glass plate and create a unique design. Once your plate is complete, you’ll bring your artwork to life with ink, transferring your design onto paper.
At the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with both your engraved glass plate and your printed work, ready to display, gift, or admire.
Ages 14+
Break Through!
with Chris Ross
Explore how traditional coldworking can be utilized in non-traditional and modern applications. Learn how to operate all of the equipment to cut, grind, drill, engrave, sandblast, and polish glass in this entirely cold process class. Learn techniques to strategize the best optical placement of cuts and gain experience using special adhesives to chemically bond glass segments together. Create unique works of glass art with interesting surface textures and shapes.
Collaborate with glass blowers in the hot shop to design colorful items then manipulate them to reveal layers of color with the lathe, sandblaster, or lap wheels. Combine found objects, cement, and glass. Then cut, laminate, and coldwork new and exciting shapes. Leave with a foundational knowledge of coldworking techniques and understanding of the lamination process. Come away with new skills, fun projects, and inspiration for more complicated works.
Evening Open Studio Studios are open until 9:30PM for students to practice. Depending on the class, process, and techniques, this time might be highly suggested by instructors for students to use. In other classes, this time might be considered optional.
For more information, please review Summer Intensives.
Learn more about Chris Ross at saburodesign.com