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Glass Blowing Classes NYC

Unleash your creativity and learn the art of glass blowing with a variety of classes offered in NYC. Discover mesmerizing techniques, create beautiful glass pieces, and gain a new skill that will leave you feeling accomplished and inspired.

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Surface Texture: Make a Mark

UrbanGlass

Experiment with pattern and surface texture in this weekend intensive. We will make stamps to press into the surface of glass and will experiment with other forms of surface texture and mark making.  Various methods of solid construction and connections will be demonstrated and students will learn how to join their textured pieces to make larger more complex sculptures. Q&A Q: Can I make up a class if I miss one? A: No, there...

(53) All levels 18 and older
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Chop Shop: Making Cold Creations Using Simple Bubbles

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

The cold shop is often considered a place to remove punties and straighten vases, but it can be a place where a basic object can be cut apart and reassembled to make entirely new creations. It is a place where we can create sharp crisp facets and various textures that can change both the look and feel of a piece of glass. During this class we will be looking at alternate ways to make work out of multiple pieces of glass by using just cold techniques. ...

(53) All levels 18 and older
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$350

2 sessions

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Hot Glass Weekend: A Whole New World

UrbanGlass

If you have always been curious to learn to blow glass, now is the time to try! In this class we will learn how to gather molten glass and begin to create different forms. We'll start with basic solid forms and progress towards blown vessels with color. We'll be making objects such as paperweights, flowers and small vessels.  We will also explore the many possibilities of hot glass so we can better understand its potential. The art of blowing...

(53) All levels 18 and older
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Trash to Treasure: Upcycling Techniques in Glass

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

In this workshop we will use basic glass techniques to rethinking and redesign common glass into new possibilities. Each of the four sessions will rotate to a different studio method to find experimental and utilitarian solutions to our recycling.  We will explore the cold shop to learn simple ways of cutting glass and adding pattern and texture. As well as the kiln and flame studio to re-melt found glass and collage imagery with drawing. We...

(53) All levels 13 and older
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$300

4 sessions

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Flameworking (Intensive)

Brooklyn Glass @ 142 13th St, Brooklyn, NY

Explore the art of flameworking in this one-day intensive course. Students will get the chance to learn how to melt down borosilicate rods and resculpt them over a torch. The class will start with a basic lesson in torch using, safety and the many techniques of working glass. Further on this class you will have the opportunity to create your own glass items.  After completing the course you will be able to rent space in our flameworking studio,...

(369) All levels 15 and older
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$195
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Egg Hunt

Brooklyn Glass @ 142 13th St, Brooklyn, NY

Egg Hunt Learn to use color and form to make glass easter eggs. Students will have an introduction to flame working with borosilicate glass and learn the basics of using color to create pattern and decoration. 

(369) Beginner 15 and older
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$195
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Glassblowing: Weekend (Intensive)

Brooklyn Glass @ 142 13th St, Brooklyn, NY

In this fast paced weekend intensive students will begin their glass blowing journey by jumping straight into learning the basics of working with 2100 degree molten glass to form solid and blown objects. Students should expect an exciting hands on experience starting with skill building exercises and cultivating in unique blown glass creations like a flower, drinking glass, bottle and or bowl shapes. Students will have 45 minute -1hr lunch break...

(369) Beginner 15 and older
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$195
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Father's Day Beer Mug Making

Brooklyn Glass @ 142 13th St, Brooklyn, NY

Let's be real, your dad doesn't want another tie this year.  Get more creative with our Father's Day workshop, where you will create a one-of-a-kind beer mug. Because let's face it, the only thing better than sipping an ice cold beverage, is sipping it out of a your own handmade mug. Design & create your own special mug in this fun & informative 5-hour workshop.  Our instructors will offer their expertise in how to achieve...

(369) All levels 15 and older
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$195
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Bountiful Beads and Charms

Brooklyn Glass @ 142 13th St, Brooklyn, NY

If you’re looking to start your jewelry empire, look no further. This class teaches you how to create your own glass beads to use in all kinds of projects, or just to admire! This summer, bead your hair, your bracelets, your necklaces, and more!  In this class, students will learn how to create their own flame-worked beads using borosilicate glass and applied color! Beginners welcome, no experience needed.

(369) Beginner 18 and older
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$180
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Afternoon Glassblowing

Brooklyn Glass @ 142 13th St, Brooklyn, NY

Summer plans filling up fast? Take our condensed workshop, Afternoon Glassblowing! It’s the perfect way to introduce yourself to traditional Italian glassblowing, a little bit at a time! In this course, students will learn all the basics taught in One Day Glassblowing but in a slightly shorter session. Pared down from 5 hours to 3, students will work in teams to create a paperweight or flower.

(369) Beginner 16 and older
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$180
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Float like a Butterfly, Sting like a Bead

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Join us for a weekend workshop creating beads that are all about spring! Make flower inspired beads, bumble beads, and more!  In this course, students will learn the key fundamentals of flameworking soft glass beads. Starting with basic safety and glass knowledge, students will learn how to heat and form glass around steel mandrels to create their very own glass beads.  Open to all ages 11 and up, 9 with guardian, all skill levels welcome....

(53) Beginner 9 and older
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$395

2 sessions

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Father's Day Glassblowing

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Come experiment with hot molten glass in this one day Father’s Day workshop! Students will work in teams to learn beginning glassblowing techniques and help each other create handmade objects to take home.  Sign up on your own, or with dad for a special shared experience!  Open to all ages 11 and up, 10 with parent/caregiver.

(53) All levels 10 and older
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$300
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One Day of Flame Working

Brooklyn Glass

In this 5 hour workshop, students will have the abiilty to learn the basics of working with torches and borosilicate glass. Learn to make pendants, marbles, and more. Classes will begin with a demonstration of techniques and safety procedures, and will move into hands on practice with the aide of the instructors. Join us today! All levels welcome, no experience necessary.

(369) All levels 18 and older
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Sandcasting

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

In this one day workshop students will get an introduction to hot casting glass using Zircar Mold Mix molds. Pouring hot glass into molds in the hot shop allows artists to create unique solid glass objects. Zircar Mold Mix 6 is a high temperature ceramic mold material used to make light-weight, strong, reusable mold for glass casting and blowing. During this workshop students will make several reusable molds using Zircar Mold Mix 6. These molds...

(53) All levels 14 and older
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$335
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High School Camp: Intro to Glassblowing

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton Street, Brooklyn

Discover the mesmerizing art of glassblowing at UrbanGlass High School Camp. Learn how to shape molten glass into unique works of art, gaining confidence and skills in a professional studio environment. No experience is required for this vibrant and exciting experience.

(53) Beginner 13 - 18 years old
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$1,025

5 sessions

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High School Camp: Intro to Flameworking: Drawing with Glass

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton Street, Brooklyn

Unleash your creativity and bring your drawings to life through the captivating art of flameworking at UrbanGlass. Learn how to shape and sculpt borosilicate glass into stunning 3D sculptures using the flame of a torch. Discover the ancient techniques of networking and solid sculpting to create unique glass structures and forms.

(53) All levels 14 - 18 years old
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$900

5 sessions

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From Cup to Goblet w/ Adam Holtzinger

UrbanGlass

This class is intended for the mid to advanced student looking to broaden their horizons and improve hand skills by exploring the traditional Venetian goblet form. With a focus on teamwork, form and function, timing and garage work, students will leave the class with a better understanding of the material and how to assemble simple, as well as complex goblets. Starting with the foundation of joining two bubbles together to make simple footed goblets,...

(53) Advanced 18 and older
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From Process to Design - Intermediate to Advanced

UrbanGlass

This class will focus on clean design with function in mind: proportion and ergonomics with an eye towards simplicity. Students will be shown how to refine their process and develop problem solving techniques that will serve them well beyond the class. Color application techniques will focus on color overlays, from even distribution to color fades. Clear and colored bit techniques will also be covered and include wrap and handle applications. This...

(53) Intermediate 18 and older
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Printing From and With Glass

UrbanGlass

This class will experiment with cold shop processes and techniques such as wheel-engraving, carving, sandblasting and photographic transfer to create surface images and/or textures from which to print. Unique or repeated prints can be made from flat or curved glass surfaces. Students will be encouraged to develop their own narrative using imagery which is appropriate for the different techniques. Suitable for any skill level, these direct printing...

(53) All levels 18 and older
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Hot Shop Survey

UrbanGlass

This class is designed to give you a taste of many different glass working techniques to better inform your personal process. This four-week class will cover a variety of ways to utilize the hot glass studio including solid sculpting, glass blowing, mold blowing and sand casting.  Come with questions and ideas in mind!

(53) All levels 18 and older
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