Christmas in August

Learn how to heat and melt glass rods and tubing to create custom reusable drinking apparatuses. Apply glass color, melt glass in a precise flame, and make a drinking straw and swizzle sticks with unique color patterns. • Ages 12+ • $40 for Museum members, $50 for non-members • We will contact you when your […]

In this one-day course, learn to design and cut glass to make a square glass plate. Create your own design, choose a base layer, and cut glass to match your pattern. The plate will go through two firings in a kiln. First, the glass will be fired at 1450º F to melt the pieces together. […]

Spend an afternoon at the Glass Studio melting solid glass rods over a torch to make marbles. Heat, gravity, and simple graphite tools bring your marbles to life. Once you have learned the basics of shaping clear glass, you can create colorful glass marbles. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 for non-members […]

This class is ideal for anyone interested in trying out the fused glass process. Make several magnets using small segments of glass and tile nippers. Create the designs by nipping the glass into smaller pieces and adding them to a base layer that will later be melted together in a kiln. • Ages 12+ • […]

Learn to melt colorful glass sticks with a torch, spin the glass around metal rods, and form it into beads. Explore different bead shapes and color application techniques, too. This is a great class for beginners. • Ages 12+ • $50 for Museum members, $40 for non-members • We will contact you when your art […]

Learn the basics of cutting glass, and create a set of 4x4” glass coasters using clear or colorful glass sheets. Make a matching set or try a new design with each. Once you’re finished with your design, the instructor will fuse the glass in a kiln. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 […]

Prerequisite: Introduction to Bead Making Build on your bead making knowledge by learning to create animal-inspired beads. Students will learn how dots can be used as sculpting tools to create extensions of an animal, including facial features and bodies. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 for non-members • We will contact you […]

In this introductory evening course, use a torch and simple tools to melt and form solid glass into heart-shaped pendants. Practice making a heart with clear rods of glass and later learn to apply colorful glass to create a one-of-a-kind piece. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 for non-members • Glass objects […]

Cut glass and arrange it to fit a 4x6” design for a soap dish. Your designs will be assembled and fused flat in a kiln at 1400º F. The soap dish shape is achieved in a second firing to 1300º F, where the flat form slumps into a ceramic mold. • Ages 12+ • $64 […]

Take a day to design and create your own glass flowers. First, learn to shape clear glass parts of a flower. Then, assemble those parts into a whole botanical. Once you learn the mechanics of the form, you can design and create a floral piece using colored glass rods. • Ages 12+ • $100 for […]

Cut and solder sheet glass together to create a colorful window hanging perfect for catching rays of sunshine. Choose a sample design or create your own. Glass pieces are cut to fit the design, or “cartoon,” then wrapped with copper foil. Using a soldering iron and tin-lead solder, the glass pieces are conjoined. At the […]

Finish off your look with accessories that you can’t find in a store. Use a mix of clear and colorful glass to create abstract and floral-inspired jewelry. Learn about the basics and simple patterns. Throughout the day, build on those skills to create intricately designed wearables. • Ages 12+ • $100 for Museum members, $125 […]

Improve your curb appeal and become the envy of your neighborhood with a fused glass house number. As you create it, you’ll learn the basics of cutting glass and design a rectangular panel. Once the panels are completed, they will be fused in a kiln to create one finished piece. • Ages 12+ • $64 […]

Join the Studio team in creating your very own glass pumpkin. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique. With the instructor’s help, apply colorful crushed glass to molten clear glass on a long metal tube. Objects are inflated with a special compressed air device. Watch as the team spirals a […]

Learn the basics of cutting glass, and create a set of 4x4” glass coasters using clear or colorful glass sheets. Make a matching set or try a new design with each. Once you’re finished with your design, the instructor will fuse the glass in a kiln. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 […]

Join the Studio team in creating your very own glass pumpkin. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique. With the instructor’s help, apply colorful crushed glass to molten clear glass on a long metal tube. Objects are inflated with a special compressed air device. Watch as the team spirals a […]

In this one-day course, learn to design and cut glass to make a square glass plate. Create your own design, choose a base layer, and cut glass to match your pattern. The plate will go through two firings in a kiln. First, the glass will be fired at 1450º F to melt the pieces together. […]

Join the Studio team in creating your very own glass pumpkin. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique. With the instructor’s help, apply colorful crushed glass to molten clear glass on a long metal tube. Objects are inflated with a special compressed air device. Watch as the team spirals a […]

This class is ideal for anyone interested in trying out the fused glass process. Make several magnets using small segments of glass and tile nippers. Create the designs by nipping the glass into smaller pieces and adding them to a base layer that will later be melted together in a kiln. • Ages 12+ • […]

Learn to melt colorful glass sticks with a torch, spin the glass around metal rods, and form it into beads. Explore different bead shapes and color application techniques, too. This is a great class for beginners. • Ages 12+ • $50 for Museum members, $40 for non-members • We will contact you when your art […]

Join the Studio team in creating your very own glass pumpkin. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique. With the instructor’s help, apply colorful crushed glass to molten clear glass on a long metal tube. Objects are inflated with a special compressed air device. Watch as the team spirals a […]

Spend an afternoon at the Glass Studio melting solid glass rods over a torch to make marbles. Heat, gravity, and simple graphite tools bring your marbles to life. Once you have learned the basics of shaping clear glass, you can create colorful glass marbles. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 for non-members […]

Join the Studio team in creating your very own glass pumpkin. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique. With the instructor’s help, apply colorful crushed glass to molten clear glass on a long metal tube. Objects are inflated with a special compressed air device. Watch as the team spirals a […]

Take a day to design and create your own glass flowers. First, learn to shape clear glass parts of a flower. Then, assemble those parts into a whole botanical. Once you learn the mechanics of the form, you can design and create a floral piece using colored glass rods. • Ages 12+ • $100 for […]

Cut and solder sheet glass together to create a colorful window hanging perfect for catching rays of sunshine. Choose a sample design or create your own. Glass pieces are cut to fit the design, or “cartoon,” then wrapped with copper foil. Using a soldering iron and tin-lead solder, the glass pieces are conjoined. At the […]

Learn how to heat and melt glass rods and tubing to create custom reusable drinking apparatuses. Apply glass color, melt glass in a precise flame, and make a drinking straw and swizzle sticks with unique color patterns. • Ages 12+ • $40 for Museum members, $50 for non-members • We will contact you when your […]

In this one-day course, learn to design and cut glass to make a square glass plate. Create your own design, choose a base layer, and cut glass to match your pattern. The plate will go through two firings in a kiln. First, the glass will be fired at 1450º F to melt the pieces together. […]

Join the Studio team in creating your very own glass pumpkin. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique. With the instructor’s help, apply colorful crushed glass to molten clear glass on a long metal tube. Objects are inflated with a special compressed air device. Watch as the team spirals a […]

Prerequisite: Introduction to Bead Making Build on your bead making knowledge by learning to create animal-inspired beads. Students will learn how dots can be used as sculpting tools to create extensions of an animal, including facial features and bodies. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 for non-members • We will contact you […]

This class is ideal for anyone interested in trying out the fused glass process. Make several magnets using small segments of glass and tile nippers. Create the designs by nipping the glass into smaller pieces and adding them to a base layer that will later be melted together in a kiln. • Ages 12+ • […]

Learn to melt colorful glass sticks with a torch, spin the glass around metal rods, and form it into beads. Explore different bead shapes and color application techniques, too. This is a great class for beginners. • Ages 12+ • $50 for Museum members, $40 for non-members • We will contact you when your art […]

Join the Studio team in creating your very own glass pumpkin. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique. With the instructor’s help, apply colorful crushed glass to molten clear glass on a long metal tube. Objects are inflated with a special compressed air device. Watch as the team spirals a […]

Learn the basics of cutting glass, and create a set of 4x4” glass coasters using clear or colorful glass sheets. Make a matching set or try a new design with each. Once you’re finished with your design, the instructor will fuse the glass in a kiln. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 […]