Glass Sculpture Classes in NYC, New York

In this workshop, embark on a Promethean exploration into the world of responsive and interactive sculpture. Explore strategies for adding a responsive element to sculpture through physical computing using sensors, microcontrollers, glass, and plasma to create opportunities for interactivity. Curious participants are invited to play and experiment...

Blow it, sculpt it, cut it, polish it- then pick it back up and do it again! Let’s use the hot glass shop to explore simplified blown and sculpted forms. We will look at post-gathering and working the glass thick and even. From there we will cold work and enamel the objects. In the cold shop we will engrave, grind or sandblast. Day 3 we pick our...

Don't you wish Summer could last forever? Now it can~ Create your very own Summer sun catcher in our Seasonal class here at Brooklyn Glass. Handblown glass is the perfect material to capture the light of summertime, hung from the window or ceiling, your sun catcher will throw colorful shapes and shadows all around the room as the day progresses....

Many objects, forms, and materials can be translated into glass through the art of mold making. This two-day intensive workshop is packed with information about basic mold making for kiln casting. Students will be working with clay and wax to create positives to directly translate into glass. Students will then learn how to hand-build two high-fire...

In the spirit of Halloween, students will bring their designs to life with wearable art. The flameshop will become our laboratory of horrors, as we conjure our innermost Dr. Frankenstein; fabricating and concocting characters, masks and costumes. Group and individual demonstrations will be given and students will model their projects at the end of...

Join us to investigate creativity and experimentation in hot casting with an emphasis on process. Cameras and video are highly encouraged as sometimes the documentation will be more interesting than the product! Class will begin with the basic techniques of hot casting and quickly evolve into the nontraditional and experimental. Alternative materials...

Pâte de verre is created by firing fine glass frit and/or powder, usually mixed with a binding agent, against the surface of a high fire refractory mold. A literal translation from the French: “paste of glass.”  In this intensive weekend workshop, you will learn the basics of this ancient glass technique by creating a low relief, 3-dimensional...

Spend a weekend in the glassblowing studio with master glass sculptor Deborah Czeresko. Czeresko will share her personal approach, honed over her 30-year career, to sculpting this transformative liquid and manipulating glass into both abstract and figural forms. This fun and fast-paced two-day weekend workshop is perfect for the aspiring glass sculptor....

Borosilicate! It’s a very strong, shock resistant glass that we melt with torches. Come explore with us as we learn the basics of sealing, gathering, stretching, and bending, and then use them to make something. The curriculum after the basic skills will depend on student interest. Projects may include, but are not limited to: large and small-scale...

This course will focus on sculpting hot glass and the use of bitwork in the hotshop. With daily demonstrations focusing on these sculptural techniques, knowledge will also be given about assemblage techniques with finished pieces.  Instructors will assist students in making complex bit-worked sculptures using teams to help with this process....

Open up new possibilities in glassworking or refine the skills needed to finish existing glass pieces in this four-week introductory coldworking course.  Classes will cover carving, cutting, sandblasting, and polishing glass, and provide insight into the equipment and processes of the cold shop. Students can incorporate these techniques into...

Highly  acclaimed sculptor, Ailene Fields, will be demonstrating and teaching the fine art of stone carving and finishing. Basics of stone carving - initial roughing out, developing a form, final finishing and polishing are presented during the course. There is a choice of softer stone or marble. tools, sharpening and maintenance are all covered. ...

Basic and advanced techniques of direct stone carving - initial roughing out, developing a form, final finishing and polishing are presented. There is a choice of softer stone or marble. Hand and pneumatic tools are both covered. Participants should end the course with the basic knowledge necessary to work on their own.  Instruction is individually...

This exciting class provides students with the unique opportunity to copy paintings and sculptures directly from originals in the galleries of the Metropoitan Museum of Art. Utilizing the Met's collection as a primary source of inspiration, students will develop intensive technical study, problem solving, and dialogue with artists and artworks of...