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 fellow 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. *Please Note- Enrollment in Independent Flame is limited to 5 (per slot/day). All Independent Flame participants must also be self-sufficient, provide their own materials and be able to properly use equipment, kilns, etc.

Fall Quarter: 9 weeks                                                                                                                                         Friday September 25, 7pm-10pm

Tuition: $245 (Students must provide their own glass.) Interested students must contact Dale Marhanka to register: dalemarhanka@workhousearts.org.

Location: W-7, Rm. 711

Beginner Skill Level: Young Adults and Adults

Instructor: Linda Condray

Fall Quarter: 7 weeks                          

Sunday September 27, 2:30pm-5:30pm-Condray

Tuition: $230

Materials: $115 added at time of registration.

Location: W-7, Rm. 711

Intermediate- Advanced, Young Adults & Adults

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

Instructor: Sandi Martina

Intermediate / Advanced classes are great for students who already possess basic knowledge of fusing glass and use of tools. Students will explore more detailed and complex fusing concepts, i.e. making your own sheet glass and components, reactives, kiln-carving, image transfers and bottle slumping. 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.

Fall Quarter: 7 weeks

Sunday September 27, 1pm-4pm (Martina)

Tuition: $230

Materials: $160, 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.

Fall Quarter: One day        

Saturday October 17, 12pm-2pm (Staff)

Saturday November 21, 12pm-2pm (Staff)

Saturday December 12, 12pm-2pm (Staff)

Tuition: $60 materials included

Location: W-7, Rm. 711

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.

Winter Quarter: One day

Saturday October 17, 3pm-5pm (Staff)

Saturday November 21, 3pm-5pm (Staff)

Saturday December 12, 3pm-5pm (Staff)

Tuition: $60 materials included
Location: W-7, Rm. 711

Beginner-Advanced Skill level: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Linda Condray

Join this workshop to learn how to make various shaped Icicles and simple blown glass ornaments.  No experience necessary to join 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. 

Fall Quarter: One day

Saturday October 24, 10am-5pm

Saturday December 5, 10am-5pm -New Date!

Tuition: $175

Materials: $85, 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.

Fall Quarter: One day

Saturday October 10, 10am-5pm

Saturday October 31, 10am-5pm - New Date!

Tuition: $175

Materials: $85, added at time of registration.

Location:  W-7, Rm. 711

Intermediate-Advanced Skill Levels: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Sarah Wicks

During this two-day workshop, you will make your own spinning tops.  Through melting and shaping glass, you will make your own unique version of these timeless toys.  You will also learn how to add your own decorative surface and internal design elements to make your tops one of a kind. Flameworking experience required. A one-hour lunch break has been incorporated into the length of this workshop.

Fall Quarter: Two day

Saturday November 7 & 14, 10am-4pm

Tuition: $210

Materials: $100, added at time of registration.

Location: W-7, Rm. 711

Beginners- Young  Adults & Adults

Instructor: Sandi Martina

Make your tree sparkle, and your relatives and neighbors envious with your very own handmade fused glass ornaments! This three-hour workshop gives a quick introduction to kiln formed glass including cutting, grinding and fusing. Create gifts for you AND a friend! Participants will be able to pick up ornaments within 5-6 days of workshop.

Fall Quarter: One day

Saturday November 7, 1pm-4pm

Tuition: $80

Materials: $55, added at time of registration.

All skill levels: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Sandi Martina

Create your own photo keepsakes! Choose your favorite photo, design a glass frame and fire image onto glass. On first day, students will make glass blanks to fire images onto choosing from one 8x10 and one 3x3 magnet; two 5x7s and one 3x3 magnet or five 3x3 magnets. Digital files required, please bring jpeg images on a flash drive or your laptop. Files can also be emailed after the first class. Images can be photos of any subject — portraits, pets, landscapes; poems and quotes; or original drawings and paintings. Images will be sized depending on design. On day two, we will print images onto the decal paper then transfer images to your glass blanks. Additional glass components can be added at this stage. When complete, pieces will be loaded for final firing. 

*Please note that once fired, images become sepia toned. 

Fall Quarter: Two days

Saturdays October 17 + 24, 10am-1pm

Tuition: $150

Materials: $80, added at time of registration.

Location: W-7, Rm. 716

Beginner, 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 cold working, assembly, slumping and safety. Please bring a bag lunch to class.

Fall Quarter: Two days                        

Sunday November 15 + Saturday November 22, 12pm-4pm

Tuition: $180

Materials: $100, added at time of registration.

Location: W-7, Rm. 716

All Skill Levels, Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Anita Bucsay Damron

Create your own beautiful mosaic at home.  We will meet online using the Zoom platform.  You will learn to set up your workspace for safety and efficiency, select your project design and method, and prepare your materials.  You will learn to cut class, properly adhere your medium, and grout and finish for best results.  New student kits can be ordered from the instructor or you can acquire your own tools and materials.  Suggested vendor list will be provided to all registered students.  This is a fast track class suitable for beginners to expert. 

Special Online 4 week class

Tuesday December 1, 7:00pm-9:00pm

Tuition: $120

Meets on Zoom

New Student Kit Shipped Priority Mail $95 https://www.anitadamron.com/catalog/item/8887718/10432422.htm

Write to Instructor if you want to supply your own materials.  mail@anitadamron.com

Questions about supplies? Email the instructor at mail@anitadamron.com.

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 fellow 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 5 (per slot/day). All Independent Flame participants must also be self-sufficient, provide their own materials and be able to properly use equipment, kilns, etc.

Winter Quarter: 9 Weeks

Monday January 11, 10am-1pm

Monday January 11, 7pm-10pm

Thursday January 14, 10am-1pm

Friday January 15, 7pm-10pm

Tuition: $245 (Students must provide their own glass.) Interested students must contact Dale Marhanka to register: dalemarhanka@workhousearts.org.
Location: W-7, Rm. 711

Beginner Skill Level: Young Adults and Adults

Instructor: 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.

Winter Quarter: 7 weeks

Tuesday January 12, 10am-1:00pm- Condray

Sunday January 17, 2:30pm-5:30pm-Condray                 

Tuition: $230                                                                

Materials: $115 added at time of registration.
Location: W-7, Rm. 711

Young Adults and Adults

Instructor: Candi Durusu

Learn the fundamentals of Flameworking with Boro (hard) glass. This recurring weekly class will cover setting up a studio, studio safety, flame characteristics and purpose, gravity and hand positioning, and fundamentals of glass as applied to flameworking. Instructor will also cover creation of marbles, pendants, flowers, ornaments, sculpting and more.  

Winter Quarter: 7 Weeks

Wednesday January 13, 7pm-10pm-Durusu

Winter Quarter: 7 Weeks
Sunday January 17, 6:30pm-9:00pm -Durusu

Beginner-Advanced Skill Level: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Sandi Martina 

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, kiln carving, 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.

Winter Quarter: 7 weeks

Thursday January 14, 1pm-4pm (Martina)
                                   

Tuition: $230                                                                

Materials: $160, added at time of registration.
Location: W-7, Rm. 716

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

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, kiln carving, 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.

Winter Quarter: 7 weeks

Sunday January 17,1pm-4pm (Martina)   

Tuition: $230                                                                

Materials: $160, added at time of registration.
Location: W-7, Rm. 716

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.

Winter Quarter: One day

Saturday January 23, 12pm-2pm (Staff)

Saturday February 20, 12pm-2pm (Staff)

Saturday March 20, 12pm-2pm (Staff)

Tuition: $60 materials included

Location: W-7, Rm. 711

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.

Winter Quarter: One day

Saturday January 23, 3pm-5pm (Staff)

Saturday February 20, 3pm-5pm (Staff)

Saturday March 20, 3pm-5pm (Staff)

Tuition: $60 materials included
Location: W-7, Rm. 711

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.

Winter Quarter: One day

Saturday January 16, 10am-5pm

Tuition: $175

Materials: $85, added at time of registration.

Location: W-7, Rm. 711

Intermediate-Advanced Skill Levels: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Sarah Wicks

During this two-day workshop, you will make your own spinning tops.  Through melting and shaping glass, you will make your own unique version of these timeless toys.  You will also learn how to add your own decorative surface and internal design elements to make your tops one of a kind. Flameworking experience required. A one-hour lunch break has been incorporated into the length of this workshop.

Winter Quarter: Two Day

Saturday February 6 & 13, 10am-3pm

Tuition: $210

Materials: $100, added at time of registration.

Location: W-7, Rm. 711

Advanced Beginner-Intermediate Skill Levels: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Sarah Wicks

Through this workshop we will discuss how to render real world items, such as animals, in glass.   During the first day of the class we will analyze and draw the shapes and forms that compose different types of animals before flameworking them in borosilicate and soft glass using a variety of sculptural techniques. For the second day of class, you are encouraged to bring photos with you to class of an animal or object that inspires you.  Using the analysis learned in the first day of class, you will break down the shapes of your chosen animal or object and then create your interpretation of it in glass.  Students are encouraged to bring a notebook and images to class. Some flameworking experience required. A one-hour lunch break has been incorporated into the length of this workshop.

Winter Quarter: Two day

Saturday & Sunday March 13-14, 10am-4pm     

Tuition: $255

Materials: $125, added at time of registration.

Location: W-7, Rm. 711

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 kiln-formed 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.

Winter Quarter: One day

Saturday January 23, 10am-1pm

Tuition: $80

Materials: $55, added at time of registration.
Location: W-7, Rm. 716

All skill levels: Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Sandi Martina

Create your own photo keepsakes! Choose your favorite photo, design a glass frame and fire image onto glass. On first day, students will make glass blanks to fire images onto choosing from one 8x10 and one 3x3 magnet; two 5x7s and one 3x3 magnet or five 3x3 magnets. Digital files required, please bring jpeg images on a flash drive or your laptop. Files can also be emailed after the first class. Images can be photos of any subject — portraits, pets, landscapes; poems and quotes; or original drawings and paintings. Images will be sized depending on design. On day two, we will print images onto the decal paper then transfer images to your glass blanks. Additional glass components can be added at this stage. When complete, pieces will be loaded for final firing. 

*Please note that once fired, images become sepia toned. 

Winter Quarter: Two days

Saturdays February 13 + 20, 10am-1pm

Tuition: $150

Materials: $80, added at time of registration.

Location: W-7, Rm. 716

Intermediate to Advanced, 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.

Winter Quarter: Two days

Sunday March 21 + Sunday March 28, 12pm-4pm

Tuition: $180

Materials: $100 added at time of registration.
Location: W-7, Rm. 716