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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This course is about exploring glassmaking and the display and eating of food. While learning foundational glass blowing techniques, each student will have the opportunity to create a place setting of basic forms, that is expressive of oneself. Projects will be inspired by a weekly snack session to fuel exploration of utilitarian glass objects made in the hot shop. The emphasis in this class will be on teamwork, beginning glassblowing techniques,...
Experience glass in its purest, viscous form with this introduction to the basics of hot glass. Students will learn hand and body skills to move fluidly with the material, gather molten glass out of the furnace, add color and manipulate it using heat, gravity and glassblowing tools. The basics of sculpting and blowing will be covered and students will leave with a significant understanding of how the material behaves and their own hand-crafted...
The visual and physical properties of optic molded blown glass will be the focus of this course. Hot glass demonstrations will cover straight, twisted, and partially rigid processes. Instruction will focus on pre-mold setups of shape, heat and timing to establish and maintain optic ridges. Students will work hands on in teams to practice and cultivate their technique and realize their own aesthetic in either functional or sculptural blown forms....
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Explore Art Private Group EventsThis workshop will build on a basic understanding of the movement and temperature of glass and apply this empirical knowledge to the making of intentional blown glass vessels. Through drawings, group discussions and demonstrations students will be able to observe and recognize how to control and direct the inherent and natural behavior of glass. Students will learn traditional glassblowing techniques by making basic shapes such as the cylinder, bowl,...
Taking advantage of the thriving lighting design industry contained within the New York glass community, this class will use this unique environment to develop new decorative lighting pieces. This intermediate glassblowing course is meant to give students a comprehensive insight into glass lighting, covering every step of the process from resolving designs, to choosing hardware, to blowing and coldworking the glass elements, and finally to wiring...
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Jump into this fun packed weekend of making and recycling with your loved one. This class is designed for all ages. Everyone is encouraged to bring in glass trash to be transformed into anything from unique pieces of jewelry, wind chime, drinking glass, cheese tray or container for your plants and herbs. During this workshop, students will learn how to enamel, drill holes, cut and melt glass. Use your imagination and repurpose waste to...
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
An overview of production coldworking techniques. This class will give students the foundations to tackle multiples in the cold shop with an eye towards efficiency. We will cover the gamut in the cold shop from torch pop to final polish and drilling holes. All experience levels are welcome. Q&A Q: Can I make up a class if I miss one? A: No, there are no makeups allowed. Q: Is a certificate of completion available to me...
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Experience glass in its purest, viscous form with this introduction to the basics of glassblowing. Students will learn hand and body skills to move fluidly with the material, gather molten glass out of the furnace and shape it using heat, gravity and glassblowing tools. This workshop will focus on paying close attention to the movement of hot glass to be able to understand the nuances of the material. We will work on setting up the right environment...
This intermediate workshop will focus on understanding glassblowing from a time/cost/efficiency perspective. Each week, we will focus on different set-up shapes and techniques to minimize working time in the hot shop. From a technical perspective, students will gain experience working hotter and at a faster, more efficient pace. Through drills, repetition and timed exercises we will push ourselves to become better glassmakers. The second component...
This two-day introduction to glassblowing will guide the beginners students and students looking to brush-up on their skills, through the fundamentals of gathering glass from the furnace, vocabulary, tools, and safety. Students will begin to learn about the fluid nature of glass by working directly with the 2100 degree molten glass to create different forms and shapes. Then the class will be introduced to the blown bubble through a series...
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
In this 2-session intensive, learn how textile techniques (chain stitch embroidery; single stitch and chain stitch crochet) can compliment glass beads structurally and aesthetically. Play with color, form and texture through these seemingly disparate yet well paired media. Learn how to combine these materials seamlessly, adding to your existing jewelry, sculpture or design projects and vocabulary. No prior experience with glass or textiles...
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Learn how to create the monsters in the night in this one day Halloween themed glass experience. We will learn spooky flameworking techniques, like how to fuse the glass together to make arms and legs, pull the glass to make tentacles, sculpt the glass to make eyes, lumps and bumps. Come join in this experience and make your imaginary monsters come to life!
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
This course will describe and demonstrate various techniques employed to display and mount neon signage and artwork. Students will learn how to evaluate a neon structure (neon tube) in terms of how it may inform the display, or mounting method. Different materials utilized to support the neon glass, as well as a demonstration of the tools involved, will be discussed. Owing to the somewhat fragile nature of the glass tube, information...
Brooklyn Glass @ 142 13th St, Brooklyn, NY
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. All levels welcome, no experience necessary.
ArtWorks at West Side YMCA @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY
Unleash your creativity and learn the intricate art of crafting luminous works of art using colored glass. Explore the fascinating world of glasswork and create stunning pieces that will captivate and inspire. Elevate your artistic skills as you delve into the delicate and intricate process of stained glass creation.
Brooklyn Glass @ 103 14th St, Brooklyn, NY
Learn how to create your very own blown glass ornaments in this one-day workshop. Apply colors, patterns, and decorative glass hooks and enjoy a great introduction to glass blowing. This class makes a wonderful gift as does the beautiful work that you will make. No experience necessary. Q&A Q: Can I make up a class if I miss one? A: No, there are no formal make-up classes. However, with advanced notice, the school can potentially provide...
In this fun two-day introductory workshop, students will learn the skills to make items like plates, coasters, wall sconces, and jewelry elements; this and more is possible when working with kilnformed glass. The workshop will introduce students to the fundamentals of kilnforming – glass cutting, fusing and slumping. Students will work with flat glass, crushed glass, stringers and rods, as well as metal inclusions, to make finished...
In this two day workshop designed as an introductory experience to the material, students will focus on beginner skills! This experience will cover a wide array of foundational glass blowing skills and techniques needed to create basic shapes and forms. Inspiration will be derived from one’s imagination in addition to a variety of methods. By the end of the weekend, students will have a sense of working within a glassblowing facility, of teamwork,...
This class will build upon the fundamentals of hollow tubing to create blown vessels and goblets on the torch. We will start by making small bottles and jars, and then move on to larger functional cups. Experienced students will advance to making goblets and will learn the tricks of assembling components. Students will learn the value of even wall thickness, heat base, and how to pull their own points. Color application on tubing will be covered,...
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Discover the flexibility and whimsy of thread and fabric as the connective tissue in glass jewelry and sculptures. Through hands-on demos and classroom exercises, learn how the chain stitch, common to crochet and embroidery, can be a strong, alluring base or ne(s)t for glass beads and found objects. Master a vocabulary of embroidery stitches and techniques to manipulate fabric, glass beads and found objects into cohesive sculptures, including small...
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