The fundamentals of glassblowing as taught in our Glassblowing Classes is a progressive series of two-hour classes. We will keep track of where you are to keep a steady progression going.
This series of personalized classes will take you through safety, learning to gather from the furnace, mounting and working at the bench, and using essential glassblowing tools. You will be learning the fundamental skills that you will use whenever you blow glass for the rest of your life! You will make simple projects in clear glass, which may include a caterpillar, an ornament, an implosion bowl, a cup, a cup with a handle, and perhaps a 7-inch cylinder. What you end up with is your creation, not something made by the instructor. The next progression of classes focuses on the six basic forms upon which everything else is made. In the last series you will understand how color changes what you do.
Completing each of the foundation series will likely require six to eight individual two-hour classes. After completing the first series of classes, you can rent time in the studio to solidify your skills and progress through our additional series, Focus on Forms and Color.
To blow glass well takes a lot of practice, building muscle memory, and getting used to the studio environment. You will learn about equipment, working temperatures, and the importance of cooling glass slowly.
Everyone who makes glass with us must read and sign our online safety waiver.
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