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ADULT GLASS STUDIO CLASSES (ages 16 and up)
**Museum Members receive a 10% discount on all classes and open studio time. Please enroll at least two days prior to the class or open studio session.
Fused Glass Jewelry PendantsWednesday, May 22, 5:30-7:30 pm
In this introductory glass fusing class you will have the opportunity to create your own wearable art! We will explore how to design fused glass components which will then be with combined with metal findings to create jewelry!
Jenna Larson, Instructor Class fee is $75, which includes either one fused glass bracelet, or a pendant/ring/earrings set. Additional pieces are $10 each (pendants, rings and earrings) or $45 per bracelet. Register now. Classes fill quickly. Top Fused-Glass Flower Garden Stakes Sunday, June 2, 2-4 pm
Get ready for summer with our fused glass flower class! We will explore basic techniques of cutting and working with glass, and will then use this knowledge to design and create two fused glass flowers which will be fired, slumped and then attached to a stem, ready for easy planting.
Jenna Larson, Instructor. Class fee is $75 and includes all supplies. Register now. Classes fill quickly. Top
Introduction to Flameworking: Making BeadsSaturday, June 15 from 10 am to 1 pm
Basic bead making techniques will be covered in this 3 hour, introductory class. Learn about safe and proper handling of equipment, tools and materials as well as developing good shapes, pulling stringer, layering color and applying surface decoration. By the end of class you will have created several of your own glass beads. Beth Wenger Johnstone, Instructor Class fee is $90 and includes all supplies.
Register now. Classes fill quickly. Top Fused Glass Tiles and Coasters Wednesday, June 19 from 5:30-7:30 pm
This two-hour, introductory-level glass fusing class gives you the option of exploring many techniques and processes all within one class. You will have the option of creating a series of four similar fused glass pieces, such as a set of coasters, or experimenting with different processes and techniques on four small panels. We will use flat sheet glass, along with stringers, frit, powders and other components to explore a series of pieces. Basic glass fusing techniques and safety will be discussed, and we will explore options and ideas for finishing and displaying fused glass work.
Jenna Larson, Instructor Class fee is $75 and includes all supplies.
Register now. Classes fill quickly. Top Introduction to Glass Fusing and SlumpingSaturday, June 22 10 am-1 pm
In this introductory three-hour class, you will learn the basics of glass fusing and slumping. You will discuss studio equipment, firing schedules of kilns, safe handling of glass, and glass co-efficiencies. You will work on cutting and shaping techniques and designing through multiple layers of glass. Upon completion of the class, each student will have designed and created a small slumped platter, and will have a basic understanding of glass fusing.
Jenna Larson, Instructor Class fee is $90 and includes all supplies.
Register now. Classes fill quickly. Top Fused Glass Wind ChimesTuesday, July 9 5:30-7:30 pm
In this two-hour introductory-level class, you will design and create a fused glass wind chime. Using flat sheet glass, along with other glass components and the inclusion of copper wire, you will have the ability to stretch your imagination and create a multitude of components which, after firing, will be looped together into a hanging work of art.
Jenna Larson, Instructor Class fee is $75 and includes all supplies.
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Introduction to Borosilicate Flameworking: Making Pendants Tuesday, July 23 5-8 pm
This three hour class offers an introduction to working with borosilicate glass through the creation of pendants made on a torch. Basic studio safety and equipment, tools and materials will be discussed, along with the unique properties of borosilicate glass. Borosilicate is considered a hard-glass, having a high melting point, and a high resistance to thermal shock, making it a very durable and user-friendly glass. We will use these properties to create pendants with a pulled loop focusing on basic glassworking techniques, shaping the glass utilizing gravity and graphite tools, and applications of color. Upon completion of this class, you will have a broader understanding of working with glass, and will have created several borosilicate glass pendants.
Jenna Larson, Instructor Class fee is $90 and includes all supplies.
Register now. Classes fill quickly. Top  Introduction to Flameworking: Making Beads
Wednesday, July 24 5:30-7:30 pm
Basic bead making techniques will be covered in this two-hour, introductory class. Learn about safe and proper handling of equipment, tools and materials as well as developing good shapes, pulling a stringer, layering color and applying surface decoration. By the end of class you will have created several of your own glass beads.
Beth Wenger Johnstone, Instructor Class fee is $75 and includes all supplies. Register now. Classes fill quickly. Top Create a Fused Glass Sushi SetSaturday, July 27 10 am-1 pm
In this introductory glass fusing class, we will design and create a 3-piece sushi set consisting of a long narrow serving platter and 2 side dishes. Using flat sheet glass, frit, stringers and other glass components, we will discuss basic and intermediate glass fusing techniques and processes and then each student will design and then create a unique set of fused glass. Jenna Larson, Instructor Class fee $90, includes all supplies Register now. Classes fill quickly. Top Fused Glass Ikebanas and CandleholdersSunday, August 4 1-4 pm
This three hour introductory class will explore the processes of creating an ikebana style vase and a drape style candleholder. The ikebana vase will be created as a flat fused glass piece with a hole in the middle under which will sit a pin-frog style vase component. The drape-style candle holder will be created and designed as a flat fused glass piece, but will then be slumped over a tall narrow form, resulting in a dramatic, freeform candleholder shape. We will discuss basic glass fusing and slumping techniques and studio safety, while utilizing a variety of materials and processes to create one-of-a-kind works of art. Jenna Larson, Instructor Class fee $90, includes all supplies
Register now. Classes fill quickly. Top  Part Sheets: Design and Fuse - A Two-Day Class
Tuesday, August 20 and Wednesday, August 21 5:30-7:30 pm both nights
In this dynamic two day class we will design and then use our self-created, custom sheet glass (called part sheets) to make stunning glass platters. Day 1 we will use a pallette of glass stringers, frits and powders with stencils and templates to create uniquely designed part sheets which will be fired flat. We will return Day 2 and explore cutting apart and then combining our part sheets with other fusible materials to create unique glass platters which will be fused and slumped.
Jenna Larson, Instructor Class fee is $140 and includes all supplies. Register now. Classes fill quickly. Top Introduction to Flameworking: Making BeadsSaturday, August 24 10 am-1 pm
Basic bead making techniques will be covered in this three-hour, introductory class. Learn about safe and proper handling of equipment, tools and materials as well as developing good shapes, pulling stringer, layering color and applying surface decoration. By the end of class you will have created several of your own glass beads.
Beth Wenger Johnstone, Instructor Class fee is $90 and includes all supplies.
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Open Studio/Flameworking or Fusing**Dates to Be Announced Soon
Beth Wenger Johnstone, instructor. Studio rates apply as published below.
**Open Studio / Flameworking or Fusing for Adults (16 and up)
Please pre-register – Limited space available
Available to anyone who has taken an Introduction to Fusing and Slumping or Introduction to Flameworking class. (If you have glass experience and have not taken a class at BMM, please bring in or email examples of your work to be eligible to use our classroom tools or torches. It’s a safety thing.)
There will be an instructor on-site available for questions and safety, but no class instructor.
Students will work independently, may use our safety glasses and basic tools and may purchase glass rods from our supply. We are a Bullseye Glass studio, so we ask that you please only use Bullseye glass
(unless you are doing borosilicate flameworking)
FUSING
We pre-cut your glass in standard sizes and accessory glass will be available for your use in the classroom.
Project sizes available:
$10 / 1 pendant or 3 pendants for $25 (include 3 silver bails for $5 more)
$20 / suncatcher, 3” x 4”$35 / square fused and slumped bowl, 6.5” x 6.5”
$40 / round fused and slumped bowl, 7.5”
$40 / set of four coasters, 3.5”x 3.5”
$50 / rectangular fused and slumped platter, 7.5” x 12”
$75 / large square fused and slumped platter, 12” x 12”
FLAMEWORKING
Individual torch time – please call 920-751-4658 to reserve torch time $15.00/hr
*Museum membership status will be verified at time of scheduling. Membership can also be purchased at this time.
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