Beginner Skill Level: Young Adults & Adults, no experience necessary
Instructors: Staff

On the fence, as to whether you want to take a weekly bead-making class? Then ponder no further....take a Try Me! Class focused on use of soft glass for beadmaking and see if it whets your appetite. Our Instructor is an experienced professional artist and can give you a better sense as to what is involved in this technique and medium. Students will be contacted when artwork is ready for pick-up. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711)

Spring Quarter: One day

Saturday April 13, 3pm-5pm

Saturday May 11, 3pm-5pm

Saturday June 1, 3pm-5pm

Tuition: $60 materials included

Beginner Skill Level: Young Adults & Adults, no experience necessary
Instructor: Staff
On the fence as to whether you want to take a weekly boro glass class? Then ponder no further.... take a Try Me! Class focused on flameworking with Boro glass and see if it whets your appetite. Our Instructor is an experienced flameworking artist and can give you a better sense as to what is involved in this technique and medium. Students will be contacted when artwork is ready for pick-up. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711)

Spring Quarter: One day

Saturday April 13, 6pm-8pm Canceled

Saturday May 11, 11am-1pm

Saturday June 1, 6pm-8pm

Tuition: $60 materials included

Beginner Skill Level: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Sandi Martina

Make your windows twinkle with handmade fused glass suncatchers! This three-hour workshop gives a quick introduction to kilnformed glass including scoring, nipping, grinding and fusing. Create three suncatchers. They make great gifts! Pieces will be ready for pick up 2-3 days after workshop.

(Meets in W-7, Rm. 716)

Spring Quarter: One day

Saturday April 27, 10am-1pm

Tuition: $80

Materials: $40, added at time of registration.

Beginner Skill Level: 6 years old and up with Adult

Instructor: Sandi Martina

Have fun with your little one making a handmade suncatcher, ornament and tile. Adults will cut glass and supervise child in design process. This three-hour workshop gives a quick introduction to kilnformed glass including scoring, nipping, grinding and fusing. Final works will be ready for pick up 2-3 days after workshop. Children (ages 6 and up). (Meets in W-7, Rm.716)

Spring Quarter: One day

Saturday May 18, 10am-1pm

Tuition: $80 per child and one adult

Materials: $45, added at time of registration.

Advanced Skill Levels: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Linda Condray

In this workshop, you will learn the fundamentals of using borosilicate glass to create hollow glass objects. Students will make pendants and ornaments based on the “Reticello” technique. Please bring a sketchbook or images for inspiration. A one-hour lunch break has been incorporated into the length of this workshop. *Intermediate flameworking experience is required. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711)

Spring Quarter: One day

Saturday May 18, 10am-5pm

Tuition: $170

Materials: $75, added at time of registration.

Beginner Skill Level: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: David Barnes

An initial two-day exposure to kiln-formed fused art glass. This workshop will include lecture, demonstration and student application of the basic principles in fusing glass including the creation of a simple 6” square geometric glass project. The class will cover basic concepts of glass design, color, glass types, and glass behavior in the kiln, kiln firing processes, glass cutting and coldworking, assembly, slumping and safety. Please bring a bag lunch to class. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 716)

Spring Quarter: Two days

Sunday June 2 + Sunday June 16, 12pm-4pm

Tuition: $180

Materials: $80, added at time of registration.

All Skill Levels: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Kathryn Lagassey

Learn to make beautiful glass beads. This intensive workshop is designed for beginner thru advanced bead makers with little or no experience or those who want a refresher class and/or to expand upon their techniques. Through demonstrations, lecture and plenty of hands-on work students will learn to use a propane/oxygen torch and the tools necessary to make a variety of different shapes of glass beads. The use of various decorative elements will be covered. Discover foils, silvered stringers, complex twisties, frit, latticino and color reactions in a fun group setting! Get tips and tricks to fix those ends up and try out some other hand tools like molds and mashers. A one-hour lunch break has been incorporated into the length of this workshop. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711)

Spring Quarter: Two days

Saturday & Sunday June 8-9, 10am-5pm 

Tuition: $265

Materials: $90, added at time of registration.

Beginner-Advanced Skill Level: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Gayla Lee

In this class, students will explore geometric shapes, repeating patterns, and tessellations in fused glass. Students will learn methods for designing, measuring, and laying out shapes and patterns, while practicing and refining their glass-cutting skills. No glass working experience is required; advanced students also are welcome. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 716)

Spring Quarter: Two days

Saturday June 8 + Sunday June 9, 10am-4pm

Tuition: $265

Materials: $110, added at time of registration.

This class is perfect for the advanced student or glass art­ist who prefers to work independently or alongside other advanced and experienced flame workers. Each partici­pant is requested to share a short presentation on any flameworking topic to their classmates. For example, a specific forming, shaping or color application technique, etc.  Participants are given a 27-hour pass in which they can use during any time that Open Studio or another Independent Flame slot if available. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711) *Please Note- Enrollment in Independent Flame is limited to 8 (per slot/day). All Independent Flame participants must be self-sufficient, provide their own materials and can properly use equipment, kilns, etc.

Summer Quarter: 9 Weeks

Monday June 17, 10am-1pm

Monday June 17, 7pm-10pm

Thursday June 20, 10am-1pm

Friday June 21, 7pm-10pm

Tuition: $220 (Students must provide their own glass.) Interested students must contact dalemarhanka@workhousearts.org to register.

All skill levels: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: TBD

In this class, 3D objects are created in glass by making a mold of an object (either one you bring or one you create from clay) that you will melt glass into, creating a glass replica of the original. Many glass artists prefer this method as it allows them the ability to create a sculpture in glass and add other materials to the glass to realize their design. A beginning student will experience sev­eral techniques used to make the mold and create pieces using these techniques. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 716)

Summer Quarter: 7 weeks

Monday June 17, 7pm-10pm

Tuition: $230

Materials: $205 added at time of registration*.

*Please note that an additional materials fee may apply depending on project chosen.

All Skill Levels, Young Adults & Adults
Instructor: Anita Damron

Learn the ancient art of mosaic making using modern methods and materials.  Plan, design and create your own unique work using a variety of materials such as glass, ceramic, stone, and more. After an initial small project to learn the basics, students may choose from another class project or bring in a project of their choice with instructor’s approval. All skill levels are welcome, from beginner to expert. Tools will be available for student use.   (Meets in W-7, Rm. 716) 

Summer Quarter: 7 Weeks

Tuesday June 18, 7pm-9:30pm

Thursday June 20, 10:00am-12:30pm

Tuition: $210

Materials: $10 (covers use of tools, equipment and misc. program provided materials)

Additional Materials Fee: $70 payable to instructor by first day of class.  

All skill levels: Young Adults and Adults

Instructor: Candi Durusu

This seven-week class is designed for the beginner and intermediate student with little or no experience. Using demonstrations, lecture and plenty of hands-on work students will learn the proper use of a propane/oxygen torch, how to shape and form beads from your basic shape to those more sculpted and intricate. Students will also be taught how to use the various tools provided to effectively create a variety of different shapes. Incorporating the use of various decorative elements will also be covered each week. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711)

Summer Quarter: 7 weeks

Tuesday June 18, 7pm-10:00pm

Tuition: $230

Materials: $95 added at time of registration.

All skill levels: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: TBD

This is a traditional method of making windows, lamps, boxes and more by creating a pattern (or using a pre-made pattern), select­ing colored and textured glass to go in each piece of your pattern, cutting and fitting the glass to your pattern and joining the glass using copper foil and solder. A beginning student will come away with all the skills to create simple windows on their own and a finished project. Intermediate & Advanced also welcome. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 716)

Summer Quarter:7 weeks

Tuesday June 18, 10am-12:30pm

Tuition: $210

Materials: $10 (covers use of tools, equipment and misc. program provided materials)

Additional Materials fees for individual projects are estimated to be $100-$300 depending upon project chosen. 

Beginner-Advanced Skill Level: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Sandi Martina and Jubee Lee

Create artworks from layering glass then firing in a kiln to full, tack or slump fuse temperatures.

Beginning/Intermediate classes are great for students who have no previous glass experience or want a refresher on basic skills. Discover the art of kiln-forming, including types of glass and basic principles of compatibility. Learn the hand tools and equipment for scoring, cutting, coldworking, etching and shaping glass. Choose from opal, transparent, iridized and streaky sheet glass, frit (crushed glass) and glass stringers. Students will learn design concepts and how to choose which technique will best accomplish their goal. Focus will be on process and exploring possibilities that can be achieved with glass. 

Intermediate / Advanced classes are for students who already possess a basic knowledge of fusing glass and use of tools. Students will explore more detailed and complex fusing concepts. Make your own sheet glass; create components; build pattern bars; experiment with strip cutting; pull vitrigraph cane. Experience reactives, kilncarving, image transfers, bottle slumping and much more. This class is designed for students to perfect their sense of craftsmanship and development of a personal style. Experimentation and thinking outside the box is strongly encouraged. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 716)

Summer Quarter: 7 weeks

Thursday June 20, 1pm-4pm (Martina)

Thursday June 20, 7pm-10pm (Lee)

Tuition: $230

Materials: $140, added at time of registration.

Beginner Skill Level: Young Adults and Adults

Instructor: Kathryn Lagassey & Linda Condray

Would you like to learn basic flameworking and to give it a try before taking a more in-depth class? Don’t know if you’d like to learn bead making or sculptural work? Don’t know what flameworking, soft glass or boro glass means? This may be the class for you. We will explore the very basics and get you started on the flameworking torch with an introduction to both main types of flameworking glasses. Learn how to safely operate a torch and annealing kiln. Learn the difference between soft and hard glass. How to make basic beads and some basic shapes in Borosilicate glass work. Students will make a variety of objects that will gain them knowledge in glass types, glass terms, and starter techniques. This class is intended for complete beginners who have never been on a torch or taken a flameworking class.

 (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711)

Summer Quarter: 7 weeks

Sunday June 23, 3pm-6:00pm

Tuition: $230

Materials: $95 added at time of registration.

Beginning Skill Level Only: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Jubee Lee

Create artworks from layering glass then firing in a kiln to full, tack or slump fuse temperatures.

Beginning/Intermediate classes are great for students who have no previous glass experience or want a refresher on basic skills. Discover the art of kiln-forming, including types of glass and basic principles of compatibility. Learn the hand tools and equipment for scoring, cutting, coldworking, etching and shaping glass. Choose from opal, transparent, iridized and streaky sheet glass, frit (crushed glass) and glass stringers. Students will learn design concepts and how to choose which technique will best accomplish their goal. Focus will be on process and exploring possibilities that can be achieved with glass. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 716)

Summer Quarter: 7 weeks

Friday June 21, 10am-1pm

Tuition: $230

Materials: $140, added at time of registration.

Intermediate & Advanced Skill Levels - Young Adults & Adults

Instructors: Kathryn Lagassey and Sandi Martina

Take your glass skills in a new direction. Flamework colorful flowers, leaves and butterflies on the torch. Arrange components on sheet glass then fuse into textured ‘garden delight’ suncatchers. Create two suncatchers, ready for pick up 3-4 days after workshop.  (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711)

Summer Quarter: One day

Saturday June 22, 10am-5pm

Tuition: $220 Materials included

Young Adults and Adults

Instructor: Linda Condray

This Intermediate and advanced class will allow one to build upon and push their basic skills in Flameworking with Borosilicate glass. In this class you will discover solid borosilicate glass sculpture, including cut­ting, bending, gathering, stringers and punty use, while learning to make small sculptures. Instructor will also cover creation of marbles, pendants, flowers, ornaments, sculpting techniques and more.  (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711)

Summer Quarter: 7 weeks

Sunday June 23, 11:00am-2:00pm

Tuition: $230
Materials: $110, added at time of registration

All Skill Levels: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Sarah Wicks

During this class you will learn several ways to create unique internal details within your marbles that will mesmerize!   Using borosilicate glass, you will start with small clear marbles and work your way up to complex designs.  For added sparkle, you will learn safe ways to include some dichroic glass into the center of your marbles.   If time allows, we will also work on external designs, to create beautiful backgrounds on your marbles.  No prior flameworking experience required. A one-hour lunch break has been incorporated into the length of this workshop. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711)

Summer Quarter: One day

Saturday June 29, 10am-5pm 

Tuition: $170

Materials: $75, added at time of registration.

Intermediate/Advanced Skill Level Only! Young Adults & Adults

*Students must have taken at least 3 classes prior to enrolling in this class.

Instructor: Sandi Martina

Create artworks from layering glass then firing in a kiln to full, tack or slump fuse temperatures.

Intermediate / Advanced classes are for students who already possess a basic knowledge of fusing glass and use of tools. Students will explore more detailed and complex fusing concepts. Make your own sheet glass; create components; build pattern bars; experiment with strip cutting; pull vitrigraph cane. Experience reactives, kilncarving, image transfers, bottle slumping and much more. This class is designed for students to perfect their sense of craftsmanship and development of a personal style. Experimentation and thinking outside the box is strongly encouraged. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 716)

Summer Quarter: 7 weeks 

Sunday June 23, 1pm-4pm

Tuition: $230

Materials: $140, added at time of registration.

All Skill Levels: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Sarah Wicks

This short class will focus on creating pendants and/or marbles using the very versatile implosion technique.  By strategically adding color, heat, gravity, and pressure, we will implode colored glass within the center of your piece of art.  Using the skills and principals gleaned in this class, you will be able to make increasingly complex designs on your own.  No prior flameworking experience required. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711)

Summer Quarter: One Day 

Saturday July 6, 2pm-6pm

Tuition: $100

Materials: $60, added at time of registration.

Beginner Skill Level: Young Adults & Adults, no experience necessary
Instructors: Staff

On the fence, as to whether you want to take a weekly bead-making class? Then ponder no further....take a Try Me! Class focused on use of soft glass for beadmaking and see if it whets your appetite. Our Instructor is an experienced professional artist and can give you a better sense as to what is involved in this technique and medium. Students will be contacted when artwork is ready for pick-up. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711)

Summer Quarter: One day

Saturday July 13, 3pm-5pm

Saturday August 10, 2pm-4pm

Saturday September 7, 12pm-2pm

Tuition: $60 materials included

Beginner Skill Level: Young Adults & Adults, no experience necessary
Instructor: Staff
On the fence as to whether you want to take a weekly boro glass class? Then ponder no further.... take a Try Me! Class focused on flameworking with Boro glass and see if it whets your appetite. Our Instructor is an experienced flameworking artist and can give you a better sense as to what is involved in this technique and medium. Students will be contacted when artwork is ready for pick-up. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711)

Summer Quarter: One day

Saturday July 13, 6pm-8pm

Saturday August 10, 6pm-8pm

Saturday September 7, 3pm-5pm

Tuition: $60 materials included

All skill levels: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Sandi Martina

Create your own photo keepsake! Bring your favorite photo, design a glass frame and fire image onto glass. On first day, students will make glass blanks to fire photo images onto and will be able to choose from one 8x10 and 1-3x3 magnet, two 5x7 and 1-3x3 magnet or five-3x3 magnets. Digital files required-please bring images on a flash drive or your own laptop. Images can be photos of any subject-landscapes, poems, quotes, people, or original drawings or paintings. Images will be sized depending on design. On day two, we will print images onto the decal paper and transfer images to your glass blank. Any additional glass components can then be added at this stage and pieces will be loaded for final firing. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 716)

Summer Quarter: Two days

Saturdays July 20 + 27, 10am-1pm

Tuition: $145

Materials: $60, added at time of registration.

Beg. - Adv. Skill levels: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Linda Condray

Are you looking for another technique to enhance your fused objects? Let’s get flaming! This class will focus on off mandrel work to use as embellishments in fusing work. Using Bullseye rods and torches, we will start out making simple stringers and other items to incorporate in fused wares, from there we will move to making three dimensional flowers. We will then incorporate these elements into a fused piece while retaining their 3D nature. No torching experience needed. It is a good idea to have a basic knowledge of fusing, but not essential. *Please note-we will not be teaching glass cutting or fusing principals.  Please bring a sketchbook, images for inspiration and a bag lunch. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711)

Summer Quarter: Two days  

Saturday July 27 & August 3, 11am-3pm each day

Tuition: $175

Materials: $90, added at time of registration.

Beginner Skill Level: 6 years old and up with Adult

Instructor: Sandi Martina

Have fun with your little one making a handmade suncatcher, ornament and tile. Adults will cut glass and supervise child in design process. This three-hour workshop gives a quick introduction to kilnformed glass including scoring, nipping, grinding and fusing. Final works will be ready for pick up 2-3 days after workshop. Children (ages 6 and up). (Meets in W-7, Rm.716)

Summer Quarter: One day

Saturday August 10, 10am-1pm

Tuition: $80 per child and one adult

Materials: $45, added at time of registration.

Experienced Beginner-Intermediate Skill level: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Sarah Wicks

This class is designed to build and improve your hollow borosilicate skills.  We will start with the basics of pulling points, applying color to blanks, and then building complex designs that include both hollow and solid components.  Bring a sketchbook, ideas, bag lunch and photographs that inspire you.  Some flameworking experience is required. A one-hour lunch break (ea. day) has been incorporated into the length of this workshop. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711)

Summer Quarter: Two day

Saturday August 17-18, 10am-5pm

Tuition: $265

Materials: $110, added at time of registration.

Intermediate to Advanced Skill Levels: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: David Barnes

A follow-on workshop that builds upon the topics and experiences covered in the Fused Art Glass 101 workshop.  In this workshop, one will learn details in nonlinear design, fusing techniques, glass cutting, assembly, embellishment, kiln firing and slumping and problem solving. The class will include lecture, demonstration and student application of additional techniques in glass cutting and cold-working. Students will make an 8” square piece to be draped and a circle piece which will be slumped. Please bring a bag lunch to class. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 716)

Summer Quarter: Two days

Sunday Aug 18 + Sunday Aug 25, 12pm-4pm

Tuition: $180

Materials: $80 added at time of registration.

Beginner-Advanced Skill level: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Linda Condray

Have you got blowing basic clear glass ornaments figured out and going? Would you like to learn more tips and tricks and complicated decorating? Join our advanced blown ornament workshop. I will cover Reticello style ornaments, adding decoration to blown ornaments, complex shapes, different types of tubing used to get unique coloring (such as striped and dichroic). This is an beginner to advanced class. You don't have to always get perfect round ornaments, but you must have some experience (at least one Try Me! class) working stringers, pulling points, and blowing basic ornaments from points.  Please bring images for inspiration and a bag lunch. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711)

Fall Quarter: One day

Saturday September 21, 10am-5pm

Tuition: $160

Materials: $75, added at time of registration.

Intermediate- Advanced Skill Levels

Young Adults & Adults

Want to create thick glass panels that have great dimension and depth? 

In this 4-day class, students will learn how to apply enamel to glass layers, and then stack and fuse these layers into solid panels.  Topics covered include design and image selection, layout, discussion of enamels and how they respond to fusing temperatures, painting medium, how to mix and apply enamels, fusing schedules, bubble control, kiln loading instructions, and finishing techniques. 

The emphasis of this workshop is the processes involved in creating thick panels that include great dimension.  It is not primarily a painting workshop; however, many painting tips and techniques are also provided.  Although drawing and painting experience is helpful, it is not required. Prior kiln-work/fusing experience is required, however.

Students will complete several initial exercises, and 2 additional projects during this class, and are encouraged to choose and bring to the class printed images for compositions they would like to use for these projects.  Important image selection guidelines will be provided prior to the workshop. Please bring a bag lunch and sketchbook. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 716)

November 15-18, 2019: Four days

10am-5pm each day

Tuition: $1000 per person

Materials: materials included.