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Current Course listing
All
courses at our Clemmons, North Carolina studio unless mentioned
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COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
All
courses at our Clemmons, North Carolina studio unless mentioned
otherwise.
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Basic Glass
Fusing and Slumping
Weekend session
Brad Walker
Beginner Level
For a four-day course that
includes both basic
intermediate techniques, see
our INTENSIVE
INTRODUCTION course |
March 8 to 9, 2008
Saturday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Sunday from 9:30 to 1:00 pm
and then again on these
dates:
April 12 to 13, 2008
May 17 to 18, 2008
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| Designed for those
who wish to cover all the basics in a single weekend.
This course will teach you everything you need to know
to get started. Topics covered include kiln and
mold preparation, glass selection, project design,
firing schedules, annealing, and compatibility testing.
Students will make several small coasters/tiles or
jewelry pieces and one larger slumped bowl or similar
shape. All materials provided, no experience
necessary, but familiarity with glass cutting is
helpful.
Price:
$220 per person
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Intensive Introduction to Kiln-formed Glass
Brad Walker
Beginner Level
Four days
Optional first two days only |
June 28 to July 1, 2008
Saturday through Tuesday
9:30 am to 4:30 pm (3:00 on last day)
and then again on
August 29 to Sept 1, 2008
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This intensive course is the ideal
refresher for those who've been away from the kiln for a
while, or who want to kick start their fusing experience
with an intensive, hands-on course. The class
starts with an overview of the basics of fusing and
slumping, including kiln and mold preparation, glass
selection, project design, firing schedules, annealing,
and compatibility testing. Then it builds on
the basics by touching on a cross-section of
intermediate techniques, including
- Inclusions between layers of glass
- Working with powders, frits, and stringers
- Kiln-carving
- Glass combing
All materials provided, no experience necessary, but familiarity with
glass cutting is strongly recommended.
Price: $495 per person
Special option: attend only the first two days, which
cover all the basics, for $250 per person.
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to sign up for a course.
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Designing
with Glass Powder
Jody Walker
Beginner to Intermediate Level |
Dates
to be determined
Contact us for more information |
| A thorough introduction to "painting
with light", the use of glass powders, frits, and
stringers to create unique and personal design elements.
Techniques for shading, creating texture, and drawing
will all be covered, as well as demonstrations of powder
wafers and other ways of achieving painterly effects in
glass. Not only is this an excellent workshop for
beginning through advanced kiln workers, it's also
appropriate for artists from other media who want to
expand their palette and translate their ideas into
glass. Drawing ability is not required, but
familiarity with glass cutting and basic kiln-forming
techniques is helpful. All
materials are provided and no prior experience is
necessary.
Price: $395 per
person
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to sign up for a course.
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Introduction
to Glass Casting and Pate de Verre
Jody and Brad Walker
Beginner to Intermediate Level
Three days
Friday, Saturday and Sunday |
August 15 to 17, 2008
9:30 am to 4:30 pm Friday and Saturday
9:30 to 3:00 pm Sunday |
An introduction to
methods for kiln casting glass, including:
- Open faced casting, using
clay and plaster/silica molds
- Lost wax casting
- Pate de verre, using a
"paste of glass" in a mold
Topics such as mold-making and
firing schedules will be covered. This is a
hands-on class in which students will learn to use
existing molds or create their own molds from clay and
plaster. Experience with basic kiln processes is
helpful, but not required.
Price: $495 per person
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Beyond Two
Layers (Working Deep)
Jody and Brad Walker
Intermediate Level
Three days |
July 11 to 13, 2008
Friday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Saturday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Sunday from 9:30 to 2:00 pm |
The course begins with making pattern bars and expands to include stack
firing and related techniques for working with thicker blocks and multiple layers of
glass. Three different approaches to creating thicker items will be discussed and
demonstrated. Techniques discussed will include:
- Basic techniques for using glass sheet and frit to form
embedded and surface designs
- Dam-building and related volume control techniques for thicker items
and pattern bars
- Cold working, with a focus on edge-working on the wet belt sander
- Discussion of using these techniques for making larger items such as
table tops and sinks
All techniques will be demonstrated. Students will be able to
make several items using their choice of techniques. Experience with
basic kiln processes essential.
Price: $495 per person
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The Project Course
Brad and Jody Walker
Intermediate to Advanced Level
Four days |
July 16 to 19, 2008
Wednesday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Thursday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Friday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Saturday from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
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| At last! Here's a hands-on
workshop that's oriented to learning new techniques,
expanding old ones, and completing a myriad of
kiln-forming projects. We'll focus on four specific
techniques: glass weaving, creating strip bowls,
fused glass mosaics, and using high temperature firing
methods. Along the way, numerous glass processes will be
demonstrated and discussed, including making and using
pattern bars, using
stringers and powders, and working with mica and other
inclusions. We'll
explore the kiln-forming process from initial concept to
final piece, and will also touch on sandblasting, cold-working, hanging, and
related finishing techniques.
Plan on an
action-packed, hands-on class with plenty of
opportunities to create both finished work and
components for use in future projects. All
materials will be included, but previous experience with
basic kiln processes is required. Limited class
size to allow for more personal instruction.
Price: $595 per person
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to sign up for a course.
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High Temperature Firing
Brad Walker
Beginning to Intermediate Level |
April 19 to 20, 2008
Saturday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Sunday from 9:30 to 1:00 pm
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This course will explore
kiln-forming processes that take place at 1550F and
higher. Techniques covered will include combing
(manipulating molten glass), high temperature flat
fusing with fiber dams, aperture pours (pot melts), and
creating stringers with a vitrograph kiln. Familiarity
with glass cutting and with basic fusing and slumping
techniques is recommended, but not essential.
Price: $295 per person
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to sign up for a course.
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Design in
Nature
Jody Walker
Beginner to intermediate |
To be
offered again in latter half of 2008
Contact us for more information
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Taught by Jody Walker, this intensive course focuses on design elements in
nature and how they can be translated to your work in glass. We'll
discuss how to
use
stencils, photographs, or found natural objects as inspiration, and will
explore both realistic and abstract concepts. You can use enamels,
powders and micas to realize your ideas. Airbrushing, brush painting,
etching, and printmaking techniques will also be demonstrated and discussed.
Drawing ability is not required. Class size
limited to four persons.
Price: $395 per person
Note: This class is
during the High Point Furniture Market, so local hotels
may be scarce. Be sure to book early!
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to sign up for a course.
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Intermediate Kiln-forming
Weekend session
Brad Walker
Intermediate Level |
August 9 to 10, 2008
Saturday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Sunday from 9:30 to 3:00 pm
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A comprehensive overview of intermediate and advanced
kiln-forming techniques, complete with demonstrations, samples, and a
discussion of materials and firing processes. Topics covered will
include:
Price: $295 per
person
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to sign up for a course.
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Fused Glass
Mosaics
Weekend session
Brad Walker
Beginner to Intermediate Level |
June 21 to 22, 2008
Saturday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Sunday from 9:30 to 3:00 pm
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Fused glass mosaics offer a great way to create glass tiles, panels, and
shaped pieces. The process allows you to create multi-colored pieces
with shading and complex images even if you only have basic glass cutting
skills. We'll spend the first day of the course using test pieces to
explore different textures and patterns, then take what we learn to create a
more complex full-sized mosaic piece. Students should bring images
that they are interested in translating into a glass mosaic.
Price: $295 per
person
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to sign up for a course.
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Basics of
Fused Glass Jewelry
Weekend session
Brad Walker
Beginner Level |
July 26 to 27, 2008
Saturday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Sunday from 9:30 to 3:00 pm
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Here's a great introduction to making fused glass jewelry. You'll
learn the basics the first morning, and will create beautiful fused glass
pieces on the first day. We'll explore both regular and dichroic
glass, as well as learn how to use bails and wire to finish our pieces.
In addition to basic pendants and earrings, we'll also create a fused glass
bracelet on the second day.
Price: $220 per
person
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Coldworking and Finishing
2 day session
Jody and Brad Walker
Intermediate level |
August 23 to 24, 2008
Saturday from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Sunday from 9:30 to 1:00 pm |
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In this two-day workshop we will explore various
surface treatments and cold-working techniques that can elevate the ordinary
glass object to the extraordinary. Hone your skills and learn to exploit the
full potential of tools such as the glass lathe, diamond lap wheel, wet belt
sander, diamond saw and sandblaster.
Intermediate
level. All materials included.
Note: You must complete this course before you can rent time on our
diamond lap wheels or glass engraving equipment.
Price: $295 per
person
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to sign up for a course.
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Sandblasting and Airbrushing
Weekend session
Brad Walker
All levels |
May 3 to
4, 2008
Saturday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Sunday from 9:30 to 3:00 pm |
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An introduction to the basics of sandblasting and
airbrushing for fusers. Topics covered include:
- Sandblasting
- Basic equipment required, and how to set it up
- Sandblasting safety
- Removing unwanted kiln wash, devitrification,
or other materials from glass
- Etching patterns using a resist
- Airbrushing
- Basic equipment and setup
- Using with micas and enamels
This is a hands-on class. All participants will
get the opportunity to blast and use the airbrush.
As with all of our classes, all materials are included.
Price: $250 per
person
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to sign up for a course.
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Printmaking Techniques on Glass
3 day session
Jody Danner Walker
All levels |
March 14 to 16, 2008
Friday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Saturday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Sunday from 9:30 to 1:00 pm |
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This class will
cover a comprehensive overview of printmaking techniques for printing images
and designs on glass. Methods covered will include Screen Printing (silk
screen), Block Printing, Resist Printing, Relief Printing, Monoprinting,
Etching and Engraving on glass. All materials provided, no experience
required.
Price: $495 per
person
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to sign up for a course.
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Creating with Glass Powders
and Enamels
Jody Walker
All levels |
To be
offered again in latter half of 2008
Contact us for more information
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| Taught by Jody Walker, this intensive course focuses on
two topics: using glass powders and using glass enamels.
The class includes:
A thorough overview of "painting
with light", the use of glass powders, frits, and
stringers to create unique and personal design elements.
Techniques for shading, creating texture, and drawing
will all be covered, as well as demonstrations of powder
wafers and other ways of achieving painterly effects in
glass.
Techniques for using glass
enamels to design and create glass tiles,
jewelry, and other items. Both powdered and pre-mixed
enamels will be covered, and both water and oil based
glass enamels will be used. We'll begin with a
demonstration and discussion of general enamel painting
techniques, then progress to more advanced topics.
Not only is this an excellent workshop for
beginning through advanced kiln workers, it's also
appropriate for artists from other media who want to
expand their palette and translate their ideas into
glass. Drawing ability is not required, but
familiarity with glass cutting and basic kiln-forming
techniques is helpful. All
materials are provided and no prior experience is
necessary.
Price: $595 per
person
Click here for more information or
to sign up for a course.
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Creating
with Glass Enamels
Jody Walker
Beginner through Intermediate Level |
Saturday, May 31
from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Sunday, June 1
from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm
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| Taught by Jody Walker, this intensive course focuses on
using glass enamels to design and create glass tiles and other items. Both powdered and pre-mixed
enamels will be covered, and both water and oil based
glass enamels will be used. We'll begin with a
demonstration and discussion of general enamel painting
techniques, then progress to more advanced topics.
Drawing ability is not required, but familiarity with
glass cutting and basic kiln-forming techniques is helpful. All
materials are provided and no prior experience is necessary.
Price: $395 per
person
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Cold Working and Finishing Glass
Three day session
Johnathon
Schmuck
All levels |
May 9 to
11, 2008
Friday and Saturday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Sunday from 9:30 to 3:00 pm |
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Under the direction of internationally known glass artist Johnathon Schmuck,
you'll learn what it takes to make your work stand out from the crowd.
This intensive, hands-on workshop begins with the fundamentals of cold
working glass and proceeds to more advanced methods of finishing.
We'll focus on learning the techniques and approaches that will help create
"gallery quality" finishes with the least amount of time and effort.
Students will have the opportunity to work on a variety of machines,
including the wet belt sander, the flat lap, the glass lathe, the glass saw,
the hand engraver, and the angle grinder. We'll also study hand
lapping, fire polishing, and sandblasting.
About the instructor: Johnathon
Schmuck, who has a studio in Santa Cruz, CA, was awarded the first Fulbright
Scholarship to attend the Canberra School of Art, in Australia, where he
studied under cold working maestro Steven Proctor. He received a
Master of Visual Arts (MVA) degree in 2000. Johnathon worked
with Klaus Moje, Kirstie Rea, and Scott Chaseling while the Roll Up
technique for blowing kiln formed glass was being perfected at Canberra, and
is one of the leading practitioners of the Roll Up in the United States.
He is a gifted artist and teacher who has taught internationally. This
is his first visit to the Warm Glass Studio in North Carolina. See
Johnathon's work in the Warm Glass Gallery or on his website at
http://www.schmuckglass.com/
Price: $595 per
person
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to sign up for a course.
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Dichroic
Etching and Painting
Weekend session
Barry Kaiser
Beginner to Intermediate Level |
March 1 to 2, 2008
Saturday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Sunday from 9:30 to 1:00 pm
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| After a brief introduction to dichroic
glass, jewelry-worker and glass artist Barry Kaiser will
cover several methods of etching dichroic to achieve
detailed designs. In addition to basic cream
etching techniques, students will learn several more
elaborate methods for creating designs, including: 1)
Using computer generated masks to create detailed
designs in dichroic
2) Using frisket and frisket type masks
3) Hand painting to create masks for etching
dichroic jewelry.
In addition to etching, this class also teaches
multi-level use of dichroic glass and how to integrate
designs for up to three different colors of dichroic in
one piece. The use of masked paints to enhance
small pieces in many ways including framing and interior
design. The student will learn to add dimension and
depth to pieces, and techniques such as using masked
paints on small pieces and stamping with mica powder
will also be discussed.
Experience with dichroic glass is very helpful, but
not required. Students are also expected to have a
basic knowledge of cutting glass and an understanding of
basic glass fusing techniques.
Basic supplies included.
Price: $220 per
person
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to sign up for a course.
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Bails, Bails,
Bails... and Gold for Glass Jewelry
One day session
Barry Kaiser
Beginner to Intermediate Level |
April 5, 2008
Saturday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
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This class
will be a tour de force on using jewelry bails. We will
start with the basic glue on Aanraku bails. Included
will be a thorough discussion of adhesives. From there
we go into the at least 9 other methods to make bails
including:
We will be
working with earring settings in several variations, and
will finish with a section on the application of gold to
pendants. This includes decals, penwork, and paint
application.
Experience with dichroic glass is very helpful, but
not required. Students are also expected to have a
basic knowledge of cutting glass and an understanding of
basic glass fusing techniques.
Basic supplies included.
Price: $120 per
person
Click here for more information or
to sign up for a course.
Click here to go to Barry Kaiser's
website.
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Cloisonné and
Decals for Jewelry
Weekend session
Barry Kaiser
Beginner to Intermediate Level |
April 26 to 27, 2008
Saturday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Sunday from 9:30 to 1:00 pm
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 This class
will start with several methods of making glass
cloisonné pendants. Included will be several ways of
using silver layout.
Colors will
be added by:
Painting on
pendants will be examined in more detail.
The second
portion of the class will focus on creating decals using
decal paper and computer. These will then be used to
create full color decor for glass. 
We will
then teach how to make silver and gold glass backgrounds
inexpensively for your pieces.
Experience with dichroic glass is very helpful, but
not required. Students are also expected to have a
basic knowledge of cutting glass and an understanding of
basic glass fusing techniques.
Basic supplies included.
Price: $220 per
person
Click here for more information or
to sign up for a course.
Click here to go to Barry Kaiser's
website.
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Glass Clay
Two day session
Barry Kaiser
Beginner to Intermediate Level |
June 7 to 8, 2008
Saturday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Sunday from 9:30 to 1:00 pm
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This class will start with a full description of Glass
Clay and the uses for this wonderful material. The
remainder of the class will be a hands on experience
with it. We will:
- Make free forms
- Create die cut forms for use in larger pieces.
- Create forms within forms.
- Give our Clay textures and three dimensional
elements
Next we will explore Molding Glass Clay. This will be
both Freeze forming it and projects that do not use
freezing. Elements made with clay will then be added to
larger backings to create multidimensional jewelry.
Finally we will explore the use of clay out of syringes
to give motion to our glass.
Students are expected to have an understanding of
glass fusing basics as well as be able to cut and
assemble glass.
Price: $250 per
person
Click here for more information or
to sign up for a course.
Click here to go to Barry Kaiser's
website.
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