>Some great classes are coming up – old and new favorites!
Roll-up = Fused and blown glass
Up first is the Bullseye Roll-up. In this class you get to fuse and blow glass! This process allows the detail and care that you can get in a fused piece can be transferred to the hotshop and blown into a dimensional piece. If you are a fuser – a great introduction to the world of blown glass. If you are a blower – imaging the detail you can get!
Nancy Donnelly’s Green Eggs & Ham fused glass panel.
Blowing at DC Glassworks studio.
The finished work.
Class 1007 – The Great Bullseye Roll-up
If you’ve ever been interested in making your fused glass panels into blown vessels- then this is the class for you! Come experience one of the most exciting trends in glass – where you get the best of both worlds. One class will be spent fusing Bullseye Glass into a panel at the
Instructors: Dave D’Orio & Michael Janis
Dates: Saturday, February 27 & March 6, 1:30 to 5:00 pm each day
Tuition: $350
Also coming up everyone’s favorite way to work with photos – emulsion transfer! This fun class gets the photographer in you working! Your photo images (taken during class or from your slides) are transferred via polaroid-style film to glass, paper, whatever. A great way to get imagery in your art!
Class 1008 – Photographic Image Transfers On Glass
The photo-emulsion transfer process did not die with Polaroid. Learn how to make your images, manipulate them and put them onto almost any surface using
Instructors: Pete & Alison Duvall
Dates: Sunday, February 28, 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Tuition: $150 (+ $20 lab fee)
and – don’t forget:
Class 1009 – Introduction to Rubber Mold Making
In this weekend class you will tackle the basics of making rubber molds. These molds can be used for the production of parts that can be dupicated in wax – the first step in the Lost Wax Process for casting glass, bronze or aluminum. (Hint: Debra’s amazing Lost Wax Casting class will be offered next semester – plan ahead!) Students will bring in their own pieces to review and explore mold production, undercuts, multipart mold-making, and casting of wax. Students will learn about a variety of materials and which to use in different situations. Students will be asked to bring a minimum of 3 small objects (not more than 1.5″ in any direction).
Instructor: Debra Ruzinsky
Dates: Sat/Sun, March 6 & 7, 9:30am to 1:30 pm
Tuition: $300
Photo Emulsion Transfer Class Photos
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Alison & Pete Duvall’s class in polaroid – type emulsion transfer process was a big hit in the fall class sessions. The workshop on photographic imagery transfer had everyone in the class integrating their imagery onto glass – here are some photos of the class.
Pete & Alison’s daughter Zoe was the teaching assistant – shown here manipulating the emulsion from the backing. All photos by Anything Photographic.
This class is part of the winter session as well – click HERE for more info.