Glassblowing Classes
Beginner Holiday Ornament Glassblowing (HALF-DAY)
Beginner Holiday Ornament Glassblowing (HALF-DAY)
Is there any better way of prepping for the holiday season than making your own blown glass ornaments? Make this holiday season special with our 3 hour Beginner's Holiday Ornament Glass-Blowing Class. With no previous experience needed, you will gain the skills and knowledge required to create your first blown glass ornaments. In this hands on class you will have your own glassblowing work station and learn from one of our experienced glassblowing instructors.
3-hour hands-on class
Small groups limited to 6 students
Your own personal glassblowing work station
Create and take home 3 blown glass ornaments
A.M. Session 10:00-1:00
P.M.Session 2:00 - 5:00
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Who is this class for?
This class is open to all skill levels and touches on many basic techniques used in flameworking. No previous experience is needed, so it is great for beginners interested in making their own holiday ornaments.
You will learn how to safely operate different types of torches and use various tools to manipulate and blow molten glass. You will also experiment with other glass forms such as solid glass and frit.
What will you be making?
During our Half -day beginner Holiday ornament class, you will create and keep up to 2 blown glass ornaments, and 1 solid piece such as marble. They make the perfect decoration for your house or a gift to your dear ones.
To make sure your work will fit within your holiday color scheme, you will have a broad palette of colors to choose from. Once you finish your pieces, they are placed into kilns and ready for pick-up or delivery within a few days.
Individual workstations and small groups
You will be working on individual stations with all materials, tools, and safety equipment included.
Groups for our glass-blowing classes are small, and they are limited to up to 6 students. So there is plenty of time for our experienced glassblowing instructors to guide you through all of the steps needed to create your first glass pieces.
What is flameworking?
Flameworking is a type of glassblowing in which a torch is used to melt the glass. Once in a molten state, the glass is formed by blowing and shaping with tools and hand movements.
It is also known as lampworking or torchworking.
