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Introduction to Kiln Formed Glass – Getting started with Fusing & SlumpingJanuary 24, 25, 26, 2012 – Tue, Wed & Thu – 10am to Noon each day – OFFERED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME EVER! Ready to learn the fundamentals and make your own kiln formed (fused and slumped) glass projects? Then this is the perfect workshop for you. You will have fun learning all the technical aspects and fundamentals while at the same time making functional pieces that will dazzle your family and friends. |
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UNCORKED – Fused Bottle Toppers & Glass CharmsJanuary 26, 2012 – Thursday – 7:00pm to 9:00pm – NEW Join us for two fun filled hours creating 2 of your very own fused glass bottle toppers and 8 wine glass charms. This is a fun way to uncork, unwind, have fun with friends and be creative at the end of the day. |
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Now what? The Science (& Voodoo) of Creating Kiln SchedulesJanuary 27, 2012 – Friday – 10:00am to Noon – NEW Now that you have mastered firing and slumping sushi plates – what do you do when you want to refire something you’ve already fired before? What about fusing thicker pieces? Do you sprinkle Holy water, recite incantations, or just cross your fingers? More reliable than those options, join us to learn how to create your own custom schedules based on what you are firing in your kiln. |
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Valentine’s Platters – Blasting & Etching with Andre BallyJanuary 28, 2012 – Saturday – 10:00am to 5:00pm – NEW Hearts, Cupids, Roses & More – You’ll create at least three beautiful etched glass gently slumped pieces with a Valentine’s Day theme while learning various techniques for etching glass including acid etching, sandblasting and glass carving using the stage blasting process to create multiple image depths in glass. (We will be using gold bearing glasses in your large platter for those perfect pink transparent colors!) |
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Shimmering Autumn Aspens Forest Landscape Panel with Donna SarafisFebruary 4, 5, 11 & 12, 2012 – Four days over two weekends – 10:00am to 5:00pm each day – NEW Create your own Shimmering Aspens Forest landscape panel full of dimensionality, texture, color and life in glass in a workshop led by the Master Glass Artist, Donna Sarafis. |
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Catch the Waves Platter Project FunFebruary 15, 2012 – Wednesday – 10:00am to 3:00pm Join for this one day really fun project workshop where we will teach you how to use stringers and glass to create your own wavy patterned pieces. You’ll fill a full kiln shelf making one large platter and at least two smaller companion pieces that we will fuse and slump for you. |
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(Really Amazing) Contemporary Pate de Verre – 5 days with Alicia LomnéFebruary 18 to 22, 2012 – Saturday thru Wednesday – 10:00am to 5:00pm each day – FULL Spend 5 incredible days with us as Alicia Lomné teaches her remarkable and innovative process creating vessels and other objects in glass using the Pate de Verre process. This is a rare opportunity to learn Alicia’s own unique style of Pate de Verre which is described as alive with energy, whimsical, playful and effervescent with colors and shapes that pop and evoke emotion – just like Alicia herself! |
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The Tapestry Pattern Bar PlatterFebruary 27, 29 & March 2, 2012 – Mon, Wed & Fri – 10:00am to 3:00pm each day – NEW Create a beautiful thick & heavy platter constructed from your own pattern bars that you design and make in the workshop. This is a great way to kick up your art using amazing designs made from customized patterned slabs of glass. This workshop is really fun and fills quickly. |
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Better Living Thru Chemistry – Special Effects using the Chemistry of GlassMarch 1, 2012 – Thursday – Choose from Two different Sessions: 2:00pm-4:00pm OR 6:30pm-8:30pm – NEW When some glasses are combined with one another or with some metal foils, their chemistries may react creating dazzling special effects. Come join us for an interactive presentation with visiting Bullseye Glass representative Devon Willis from Portland to learn about the basic chemistries behind these effects, how to plan for them using readily available resources, and how to harness and control them to enhance your work. |
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Artist Talk with Bullseye Glass emerge Finalist – C. Miguel UnsonApril 5, 2012 – Thursday – 7:00pm to 8:00pm – FREE – Reservation required. Join us for an artist talk with Houston’s own C. Miguel Unson, 2010 Bullseye Glass emerge Finalist. "Capturing dimensional silhouettes with a unique combination of glass techniques, my goal is to delight the eye and baffle tomorrow’s archaeologists." |
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Go with The Flow – Bullseye Glass Guest Artist Nathan SandbergApril 13, 14, & 16, 2012 – Fri, Sat & Mon – 10:00am to 4:00pm each day Explore the principles of glass flow, deformation, and displacement and learn to make work that captures a sense of movement within with Bullseye’s own Nathan Sandberg. You will make at least two finished pieces and leave the workshop with enough information to keep experimenting in this relatively unexplored technique on your own. |
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Layered Assemblage – Bullseye Glass Guest Artist Martha PfanschmidtApril 19, 20, 21 & 22, 2012 – Thu thru Sat 10:00am to 5:00pm & Sun 10:00am to Noon Working with the techniques that artist Martha Pfanschmidt has developed for creating her colorful abstract works, you will use colored powders and glasses to construct multi-layered, thick pieces that have a complex and yet clear visual language. |
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Go with the FLOW demo 2012 Mr. Warm Glass Festival with Brad Walker Silk Screen Image Transfer to Glass with Tony Glander Fire and Ice – Welding and Fused Glass Imagery on Glass with Michael Janus of the Washington Glass School
Working in Shallow Space: Bas Relief in Kilnformed Glass with Richard Parrish |
