LIQUID GLASS — POT MELTS, SCREEN MELTS, COMBING, TORCHED COMPONENTS & THE VITRIGRAPH 
This workshop is perfect for kiln forming students who are ready to make the artistic leap beyond the ordinary. We’ll explore creating pot melts, screen melts, hot combing in the kiln, working with a torch, and creating our own vitrigraph twisted stringer. Students will create a platter using multiple techniques. Come prepared to experiment and take home a wide variety of components to be used for future work. This is a two day workshop plus, it includes one free open studio session.

2 sessions - $215, Prerequisite: Slumping

PATTERN BARS
The pattern bar is an ancient technique that has been interpreted in many modern ways. Your patterns can be random, tribal, organic, composed, geometric or loose. No matter your taste, there is a pattern that’s just right. Join us while we explore the many lay-ups that make various designs. We’ll shape our bars, and cut and slice them delivering a multitude of components you can use in future work. Students will create a platter using their favorite patterned components. This is a two day workshop plus, it includes one free open studio session.

2 sessions - $215, Prerequisite: Slumping

VOLUME CONTROL AND MOVEMENT —
FLOW STACKS, HIGH FIRES, STACK BARS
Volume and temperature are important variables that when mastered can create exciting and unique effects in your glass designs. Controlling the ooze, the flow, and the intensity of movement in your piece all come down to understanding how to manage gravity and temperature. In this workshop students will work with stacked glass flat designs, high fire boiling, stacked-flow bars, and more to create exciting components for future use. Students will use their favorite components to create a sushi dish! This is a two day workshop plus, it includes one free open studio session.

2 sessions - $215, Prerequisite: Slumping

STRIP CONSTRUCTION, STRINGER TAPESTRY & WINDOW COMPONENTS
Strip construction is a simple technique that delivers consistent, sophisticated design results. Glass is cut and then placed on edge to achieve crisp, specific design goals. Students will assemble, fuse, cut and reassemble a strip, and stringer tapestry platter that includes window components. Special tips and techniques presented will include consistent strip cutting, on edge design, component development, working with dams, etc. Don’t miss the chance take your work to the next level. This is a two day workshop plus, it includes one free open studio session.

2 sessions - $215, Prerequisite: Slumping

POWDER SKILLS — CREATING WAFERS, CARVING,
DRIP PAINTING, CRACKLE

Fall in love with powders! Students will learn to create imagery, depth, and drama in your work by incorporating exciting powder techniques. We’ll learn to create powder wafers, explore crackled powder techniques, experience Intaglio and Cameo carving of powdered layers, and experience drip painting and sandblasting. Students will create a bowl or plate using their favorite powder technique. This specialty class will show you the true power that powder can have! This is a two day workshop plus, it includes one free open studio session.

2 sessions - $215,  Prerequisite: Slumping

COLOR REACTIONS
This exciting workshop will introduce you to working with glass that chemically reacts during the fusing process. These reactions create fantastic effects that are unmatched anywhere else. Students will receive reaction charts as references for their home studios and will produce sample tiles to catalog the reactive combinations. We'll complete the process by creating a composition that incorporates color reactions as a part of your design. We'll use a large palette of reactive glass colors, frit, stringer, rod, foils and leaf. Be prepared for the unexpected! This is a two day workshop plus, it includes one free open studio session.

2 sessions - $215, Prerequisite: Slumping

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