Go beyond the basics and explore techniques for creating wearable works of glass art. This intermediate-level class focuses on making small-scale jewelry using borosilicate glass and a hand torch. Expand your flameworking skills through solid sculpting, simple cane making, and introductory coldworking techniques. Over the course of 8 weeks, explore a range of jewelry forms including pendants, cabochons, rings, and chain links. Learn techniques for forming loops, incorporating color, and setting glass with metal findings and adhesives. The course includes hands-on practice with mandrels, covers kiln use and safe studio procedures.

Whether you’re looking to deepen your flameworking practice or explore a new direction in wearable art, this course will help you bring your glasswork into a refined and personal form.

Class tuition includes 2 hours of open-studio time to be used during the 8-week course period. Open Studio is held on Monday Nights 5:00pm - 9:00pm.

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

Ages 14+

This class will focus on more complex and specific techniques including the use of solid colors and the creation of compound shapes to create unique vessels. You will receive regular demonstrations, instructor-guided direction, and support to refine basic skills and methodology.

You may wish to take this class more than once to deepen your skill and understanding of the material. Content may vary by session.

Class tuition includes 2 hours of studio rental time to be used during the 8-week course period. Open Studio is held on Monday Nights 5:00pm - 9:00pm.

Prerequisite: Hot 2 or equivalent 48 hours experience with instructor permission required.

Ages 14+

If you are intrigued by borosilicate glass tubing, vessels, or scientific glassware, then Tubing 101 is the right place for you. This class will expand your flameworking skills as you begin to understand how heat, breath, timing, and gravity are used to create shape in glass tubing. Technical exercises will cover both the use of the bench and hand torches, as you are challenged with the tasks of opening and closing glass tubes, sealing pieces of tubing together, blowing bubbles, and creating hollow forms in glass. The class will culminate with the creation of small vessel forms.

Class tuition includes 2 hours of open-studio time to be used during the 8-week course period. Open Studio is held on Monday Nights 5:00pm - 9:00pm.

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

Additional Class Materials Fee: This course requires a blow hose assembly kit. If students need to purchase: Kits are available for purchase on site the first day of class for $40.

Ages 14+

Take your coldworking to the next level in this new and exciting coldworking class. Explore how traditional coldworking can be utilized in non-traditional and modern applications. 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. Come away with new skills, fun projects, and inspiration for more complicated works.

Class tuition includes 6 hours of studio rental time to be used during the 8-week course period. Rental time is purposefully included with this 8-week course to give students independent studio time to practice the skills and will be required to be able to complete projects.

Prerequisite: Introduction to Coldworking, or equivalent 24 hours of coldworking experience with instructor permission is required.

Ages 14+

Take your leaded glass skills further by exploring new materials, construction methods, and decorative techniques. In this eight-week course, students will experiment with different lead sizes and profiles, pattern-making approaches, building styles, and finishing techniques while developing greater confidence with the possibilities of leaded glass.

You’ll create two medium-sized panels during the course. The first will be an instructor-led project designed to introduce new techniques and approaches. For the second, you’ll develop your own custom design, with class discussion and instructor feedback focused on how to translate specific design elements using different materials and construction methods.

Throughout the course, we’ll explore overlays, mixed media, decorative elements, and other ways to push beyond traditional leading techniques. The emphasis is on experimentation and creative problem-solving, encouraging students to test ideas, take risks, and discover that there isn’t always a “wrong way” to work with leaded glass.

Ideal for students with previous leaded glass experience who are ready to experiment beyond the basics and develop their own approach to the mediumClass tuition includes 2 sessions of open-studio time to be used during the 8-week course and will be available for scheduling between weeks 5-7 of the class session.

Prerequisite: Stained Glass 1: Introduction to Copper Foil, and one of our Stained Glass 2 classes or 48 hours of similar class experience and instructor permission, is required.

Find inspiration in the iconic stained glass windows of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. In this eight-week course, students will study the geometric forms, organic motifs, repetition, and strong linear compositions characteristic of Wright’s Prairie-style windows, then apply these design principles to create an original leaded stained glass panel.

The course focuses on designing for and working with lead came, a traditional construction technique that provides the structural strength needed for stained glass windows exposed to outdoor elements. Students will build upon their foundational knowledge of lead came construction while developing a foundation for creating larger stained glass windows intended for permanent installation.

Final panels will be limited in size, up to 16×18 inches.

Class tuition includes 2 sessions of open-studio time to be used during the 8-week course to complete your panel and will be available for scheduling between weeks 4-6 of the class session.

Prerequisite: Stained Glass 2: Lead Came or 48 hours of similar class experience and instructor permission is required.

PGC 1 Take your flameworking foundation to the next level. This class will walk you through the creation of each component part of a flower and guide you through the process of assembling the parts into a finished botanical form. Color application, bridging component parts, and using the hand torch to create solid seals for even the most delicate of works will be covered. You can expect to learn how to use colorful rods, frit, and stringers to create petals, stamen, stems, branches, tendrils, and leaves. Glass tubing will also be introduced.

Class tuition includes 2 hours of open-studio time to be used during the 8-week course period. Open Studio is held on Monday nights 5:00pm - 9:00pm.

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

Ages 14+

PGC 1 Enroll in Hot 2, build on your existing skill set and expand your creative potential. Refine and diverge from the standard cup and bowl shape in the first few weeks before moving on to more complex forms. Explore basic color application methods and learn how to troubleshoot common problems. It is recommended that all students take this class a second time in order to continue to develop and refine basic skills before moving on to advanced hot glass classes.

Class tuition includes 2 hours of rental time per student to be used during the 8-week course period. Open Studio is held on Monday Nights 5:00pm - 9:00pm.

Prerequisite: Hot 1 or 24 hours of hot shop experience with instructor permission is required.

Ages 14+