Glass Workshops
JUN 15 | 1-Day (SAT)
Makin’ MarbleZ I
Instructor: Chad Parker
All Levels (Ages 14-Adult)
$165 Member | $195 Non-Member
$35-$65 Materials and Studio Fees
Learn how to make a round marble out of a rod of glass! You’ll start by learning how to make clear marbles or ‘fire starters’ and then move on to putting colors on the inside or outside and even learn how to turn your marble into a wearable pendant.
Chad has been melting glass for over 10 years, focusing primarily on marbles. His marbles have revolved around the compression technique, letting him draw heads inside the marbles that he calls monsterZ. Chad enjoys sharing his love of glass with anyone that will watch or listen!
Instructor website: monstermarblez.com
Instagram: @monstermarblez
JUN 16 | 1-Day (SUN)
Makin’ MarbleZ II
Instructor: Chad Parker
All Levels (Ages 14-Adult)
$165 Member | $195 Non-Member
$35-$65 Materials and Studio Fees
This workshop will mirror the one previously described. You may take it as a stand-alone workshop or as a companion to the previous day’s ‘Makin’ MarbleZ I’ and dive deeper into the techniques. It is not required that you take ‘Makin’ MarbleZ I’ in order to enroll in this workshop.
Chad has been melting glass for over 10 years, focusing primarily on marbles. His marbles have revolved around the compression technique, letting him draw heads inside the marbles that he calls monsterZ. Chad enjoys sharing his love of glass with anyone that will watch or listen!
Instructor website: monstermarblez.com
Instagram: @monstermarblez
JUL 8–12 | 5-Day (MON-FRI)
Intro to Stained Glass Copper Foil Technique
Instructor: Neile Cooper
Beginner
$550 Member | $580 Non-Member
$90-$150 Materials and Studio Fees
Learn the fundamentals of creating stained glass pieces with the copper foil technique, including pattern preparation, glass cutting, grinding, foiling, soldering, and finishing. You will have your first completed project on the first morning! You will learn all of the skills necessary to design and create a small stained glass window, how to incorporate non-glass, unconventional materials like crystals, shells, or pressed flowers into your pieces, and how to work in 3-D creating a small jewelry box.
Neile has been working in stained glass for over 20 years. Her passion for stained glass inspired her to create The Glass Cabin, a small cabin covered entirely with stained glass windows. The Glass Cabin has been featured no Colossal, Martha Stewart, and Elle Décor. From her NJ studio, she creates windows in her unique, illustrative, nature-inspired style for homes around the country.
Instructor website: glasscabinstudio.com
Instagram: @neilecooper
JUL 14–19 | TEEN WEEK | 6-Day (SUN-FRI)
Glass Extravaganza
Instructor: Michael Mangiafico
All Levels (Ages 14-17)
$550 Member | $580 Non-Member
$75 Materials and Studio Fees
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Learn to work with glass in its molten form to make various objects such as marbles, beads, and tiles. You will leave with the foundational skills to explore the wonderful possibilities that glass has to offer. You will have a chance to try your hands at some ancient processes such as cast ‘Krobo’ beads and the cross-pollination of techniques as you learn. Whatever you gravitate towards, Michael will steer the way.
Michael Mangiafico is a glass artist and teacher working in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated with a BFA in glass art from Carnegie Mellon University in 1985 and has continued his education by attending or teaching glass art seminars across the globe. In 1996, Michael built a glass studio, FIG Studios—Forms in Glass. He designs and creates sculpture and craft items from glass by blowing, casting, torch working, and cold work. FIG Studios has work in fine art galleries across the country.
Instructor website: figstudios.com
Instagram: @deedleweed
JUL 22–26 | 5-Day (MON-FRI)
Glass Bead-Longings: Where Do Beads Belong?
Instructor: Diana Dugina
Beginner
$550 Member | $580 Non-Member
$50-$150 Materials and Studio Fees
Learn the basics of creating glass beads using transparent and opaque glass. Firm, flexible, and fluid – the three states of glass – and preparing the bead for jewelry making will be covered. Explore how various shapes are made and manipulated. Learn surface techniques to create pattern and interest.
Diana has been creating glass beads and incorporating them into her eclectic jewelry since 1998. Her inspiration evolves from patterns found in the natural world and design approaches from the arts and crafts period as well as ancient central Asia and eastern European motifs. Diana holds a Bachelor of Science degree in graphic design and graphic art technology from La Roche College. Her professional life toggles between the design and communications and the glass art world. Diana’s art glass beads have appeared in Jim Kervin’s, 2001 edition of More Than You Ever Wanted to Know about Glass Beadmaking, the Lark Books’ 1000 Glass Beads. And, in 2006 her work was juried into the ISGB’s Metamorphosis national exhibit that debuted at the Heinz History Center during the 2005 Glass Art Conference.
AUG 5–9 | EDUCATORS’ RETREAT | 5-Day (MON-FRI)
Light the Fire with Lampworking Techniques
Instructor: Joy Knepp
All Levels
$550 Member | $580 Non-Member
$140-$200 Materials and Studio Fees
Light the torch of possibilities using lampworking techniques in glass as you are guided through a variety of methods for shaping glass into beads and small sculptures. See the magic of chemistry as we experiment with reduction glass and color combinations. Learn how layers of clear glass will transform and magnify images into implosion beads and encased designs. See how recycled bottle glass can be made into beads as well as how to make beads or head pins on the ends of copper wire. At the end of the week, you will have a treasure trove of beads as well as a new toolbox of ideas to share with your students!
Joy has been working with glass for more than 15 years and is a retired art educator. She received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Art and Education from Penn State University and has taught techniques in glass at Touchstone for years. Joy has studied at Touchstone, Pittsburgh Glass Center, and GoggleWorks in Reading, PA. Her work is widely exhibited, and she is a member of the International Society of Glass Beadmakers, Three Rivers Glass Beadmakers, PA Art Education Association, and Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh.
Instructor website: joybeadzglass.etsy.com
Instagram: @joyknepp
AUG 12–16 | 5-Day (MON-FRI)
Knitting with Glass
Instructor: Carol Milne
All Levels
$550 Member | $580 Non-Member
$200-$230 Materials and Studio Fees
Learn to knit with glass! Working with strands of wax, you will knit small objects to transform into glass using the lost wax casting process. Carol will cover all aspects of glass casting: wax-working, spruing waxes, mold-making, kiln schedules, divesting, and cold working. All levels are welcome, but beginners should be prepared to be challenged.
Combining her passion for knitting with her love for cast glass and sculpture, Carol is the lone pioneer in the field of knitted glass: creating knitted work in glass for over a decade. Based in Seattle, she exhibits and teaches worldwide. Her work is in museums in Germany, France, Japan, and the US and has taught in New Zealand, Turkey, and Tasmania.
Instructor website: carolmilne.com
Instagram: @carolmilneart
AUG 31–SEP 2 | 3-Day (SAT-MON)
Flameworking Glass Flora
Instructor: Erin Garmezy
All Levels
$395 Member | $425 Non-Member
$65-$100 Materials and Studio Fees
Learn how to create botanical works on the torch using borosilicate glass. You will learn basic techniques for constructing leaves, flowers, vines, and other flora and gain an understanding of welds and connections by constructing flowers and other organic forms. Assembly techniques, including bridging, will be covered.
Erin studied glass blowing at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, earning both a BFA in Craft/Material Studies and a BFA in Art Education. She has taught flamewokring at the Glass Furnace in Turkey, Kent State University, Cleveland Institute of Art, and Pilchuck Glass School. Her work has been exhibited at SOFA Chicago and WheatonArts, and featured in The Flow and on the cover of Glass Art Magazine.
Instructor website: eringarmezy.com
Instagram: @neffel
SEP 14–16 | 3-Day (SAT-MON)
Introduction to Structural Flameworking
Instructor: Kit Paulson
Beginner
$395 Member | $425 Non-Member
$85-$115 Materials and Studio Fees
Learn the basics of borosilicate flameworking with an emphasis on strategies for building larger structures in glass. Beginning with an understanding of how glass behaves, you will produce small motifs which can be used to create larger works. You will also learn to use a kiln shelf as a tool to draw with glass. Bring grand ideas and expect to learn through lively demos, presentations, and hands-on practice.
Kit received her MFA from Southern Illinois University and her BFA from Alfred University. She has taught across the US and internationally at schools including Penland School of Craft, Pilchuck Glass School, and Bildwerk Fauenau. Kit has completed residencies including the Rosenberg Residency at Salem State University, S12 Gallery in Gergen, Norway, and the Tacoma Museum of Glass. She has received scholarships from Pilchuck Glass School, Corning Museum of Glass, Pittsburgh Glass Center, The Windgate Foundation, Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, and the Glass Art Society. Her work has been published in New Glass Review editions 36, 37, and 38. She is currently a resident artist at Penland School of Craft in North Carolina.
Instructor website: kitpaulsonglass.com
Instagram: @kitpaulson
SEP 21-22 | 2-Day (SAT-SUN) 
Marvelous Marbles
Instructor: Michael Mangiafico
All Levels
$295 Member | $325 Non-Member
$50-80 Materials and Studio Fees
Come play with glass! Michael will guide you through learning and/or expanding your marble-making skills and the limitless possibilities that are open to you. You will learn a variety of techniques such as surface application of color, dichroic glass, flame chemistry, inclusions, backings, annealing, and more. Knowledge gained can then be used to create a variety of pendants, bracelets, and other forms.
Michael is a glass artist and teacher working in Pittsburgh, PA. He received his BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and has continued his glass education through attending and teaching glass art seminars across the globe. He owns and operates FIG Studios – Forms In Glass, where he designs and creates sculpture and craft items using glass blowing, casting, torch working and cold work. FIG Studios has work in fine art galleries across the country.
Instructor website: figstudios.com
Instagram: @deedleweed
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