Young Adults & Adults
Instructor: Sarah Wicks

In this workshop, you will learn the fundamentals of using borosilicate glass to sculpt solid objects based on animals, plants, people, photos, and other objects based on your imagination. During the first day, we will focus on safe use of the equipment and creating solid sculptures. These solid sculptures will be based on plants, animals, and whatever else you can imagine. During the second day, we will incorporate hollow elements and some color into your sculptural work and build towards more complex pieces. Bringing a sketch pad or a notebook is recommended. A one-hour lunch break has been incorporated into the length of this workshop.  (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711) 

Summer Quarter (2-day workshop)
Sat Aug 25 and Sun Aug 26 (10am-5pm)
Tuition: $250
Materials: $95, added at time of registration.

Instructor: Anita Damron

Have you ever wanted to try mosaics?  In this introductory class, you will learn some of the basics of mosaic art and create your own glass mosaic artwork using beautiful hand cut glass pieces. Grouting and Finishing workshop on September 9 is a recommended follow up. $15 materials fee payable to instructor. (Meets in W-7, Rm.716)

Summer Quarter (1-day workshop)

Sat Sept 8 (12pm-2pm)

Tuition: $50

Materials Fee: $15- payable to instructor at beginning of workshop.

All ages welcome, no experience necessary.
Instructor: Anita Damron

Grouting and finishing can enhance the beauty of your mosaic art projects and help to ensure that they hold up to the environmental conditions you have planned for them.  Learn about the types of grout, additives, and finishing products available, and when to use them.  Bring your piece from your Try Me! Mosaic Art - Design and Build class, bring a project from home or another class to grout, or finish a piece that the instructor has created for you (instructor needs three days’ notice for this option- anitadamron@gmail.com. (W7, Room 716)

Summer Quarter (1-day workshop)

Sat Sep 8 (12-2pm) Sun Sept 9 (5pm-7pm)

Tuition: $50

Materials Fee: $5 payable to Instructor at beginning of workshop ($10 for larger projects).

Beginners, Young Adults & Adults, No Experience Necessary
Instructor: Kathryn Lagassey + Julie Bahun

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 (1 day workshop)

Sat Sept 8 (12pm-2pm) (Lagassey)
Tuition: $60 (Materials Included)

Beginners, Young Adults & Adults, No Experience Necessary
Instructor: Sarah Wicks

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 (1 day workshop)

Sat Sept 8 (6pm-8pm) 
Tuition: $60 (Materials Included)

All Skill Levels: 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 intermediate to advanced class. You don't have to always get perfect round ornaments, but you must have some experience 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)

Summer Quarter (1-day workshop)

Sat Sept 22 (10am-5pm)

Tuition: $140

Materials: $60, 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 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 8 (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)

Mon Sep 17 (10am-1pm)

Mon Sep 17 (7pm-10pm)

Thurs Sep 20 (10am-1pm)

Fri Sep 21 (7pm-10pm)

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

This 3-day workshop is for intermediate and advanced students. Students will be sculpting bas-relief style horse beads, hedgehog beads and various sea-life beads. Students will learn to sculpt these animals from both photo reference and instructor-drawn examples. Students will learn how to break down the shapes of these animals and how to apply those shapes to sculpting in a bas-relief or low-relief style on a base bead. An overview of various animal anatomies will be covered to help you create realistic and lifelike low-relief animal and sea-life beads. Students will also learn how to use specialty dental to facilitate and ease sculpting in a low-relief style as well as 3-D subject matter. Some photo and diagram reference will be provided to the students to better illustrate shape, anatomy and composition breakdown.  Students are encouraged to bring a bag lunch, a sketchbook, their own tools and any images for inspiration. (Meets in W-7, Rm. 711)

Basic Flameworking Tools can be provided, but Joy recommends that students order or bring the tools that one uses in their studio. Any item from the below list can be ordered at any flameworking supply house. A Joy Munshower Class Tool Set can also be purchased at www.arrowsprings.com and includes everything you’ll need, but the Xiem Studio Stainless Steel Carving tools (see below). See below URL to order a carving set , if needed.

      - 6” Italian Style Tweezers from www.Arrow Springs.com (Part# TW-ITALIAN6)

•       - Xiem Studio Tools Stainless Steel Carving Set (Red Set- PSTS9MC-10081)
•       - Stainless Steel Scalpel #4 Handle with #21 scalpel blades 
•       - SE-Pin Punch Set - Brass, Long Drive, 8pc
•       - 1/16” or 3/32” Tungsten Straight Rake/Poke Tool (Part# TUN116REPL or Part# TUN332REPL)
•       - Mandrel Pin Vise (Optional but very handy!) from www.Arrow Springs.com (Part# VISEMAN)
•       - Marver(s) and a butter knife without a serrated edge is also helpful.

Fall Quarter (3 day workshop)

Fri Oct 19, Sat Oct 20, and Sun Oct 21 (10am-5pm)
Tuition: $450

Materials: Basic colored glass and other materials included.

All skill levels, Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Karen Abbott

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)

Fall Quarter (7 Weeks)         

Tues Sep 18 (10am-12:30pm)

Wed Sep 19 (7pm-9:30pm)  

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.

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 8 (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.

Mon Jan 7 (10am-1pm)

Mon Jan 7 (7pm-10pm)

Thur Jan 10 (10am-1pm)

Fri Jan 11 (7pm-10pm)

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

All skill levels, Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Karen Abbott

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) 

Winter Quarter (7 Weeks)

Tues Jan 9 (10am-12:30pm)

Wed Jan 10 (7pm-9:30pm)

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