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Introduction to Kiln Casting
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
This three day workshop is packed with information about all your basic mold making needs for kiln casting. In this introductory class, students will be working with clay and wax to create positives to be directly translated into glass. Two high fire refractory molds will be prepared in the kilns to complete the process of melting glass to finalize your works of art. This workshop also touches upon kiln schedules along with coldshop...
Mould Madness
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
The art of mould making can be translated into many forms and materials. This workshop will give you the knowledge of kilncasting glass using high-fire refractory. Through this process, we will be covering techniques to house a range of mediums, allowing us to create multiples. Basic cold working will also be taught, to help produce a ready-to-display piece.
Breaking Through Basics: Glass Fundamentals For Youth
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Students will learn the basic fundamentals of these processes and will have the opportunity to investigate the possibilities of crossing over techniques between the studios. Come explore the many techniques of making glass in this six week course. This workshop covers 3 major areas of glass making, and much more. Students will try flame-working, making beads and other glass art on a table top bench torch, blowing glass in the hot shop and making...
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Pre-College Camp: Portfolio Polish
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
This intensive one-week pre college session is perfect for creative students looking to broaden their knowledge of sculptural mediums and further their art education. Through carving, gluing and casting students will transform their sketches and ideas into three-dimensional pieces of glass art. As well as an amazing introduction to our studio and to a wide variety of glass making techniques, young artists will leave this workshop with unique works...
Fire Effects
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
This class is the perfect opportunity to combine two very different methods of creating with glass. Crossing over techniques from both the Hot Shop and the Flame Studio, students will get a fully rounded introduction into working with fire! In the hotshop we will learn how to stretch, sculpt, and blow glass. In the flame studio we will work with torches to melt glass rods and play with color and form. In both shops students will learn the...
Fusing 101: Back to Basics
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
In this two-day intensive, students will create pieces using various flat glass techniques. Once cut and assembled, the glass will be joined together by heat and gravity. During this workshop students will also learn the process of grinding sheet glass and gain knowledge of multiple fusing styles, along with writing proper kiln schedules. Please Note: Preparation for Classes Students should bring notebooks to each class for sketching steps to techniques,...
Mold to Kiln and Back Again
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
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 refractory molds that can be used in the kiln to complete the process of melting glass into final...
Introduction to Pâte De Verre
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
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 form, along with sample test color tiles. Students will also take away a clear understanding...
Mold Meditation: Kilncasting Glass
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
The art of mold making can be translated into many forms and materials. This workshop will focus on kilncasting glass using high fire refractory. Through this process, we will be covering a multitude of techniques, including conceptualizing the process, working with clay and wax, mold materials, and repetitive molds allowing us to create multiples. We will also discuss problem solving, equipment usage, and safety. The class will wrap up with basic...
Painting with Fire: All Ages Intro to Enamels
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
This workshop will introduce students to a variety of techniques used to enamel glass. Students of all skill levels will paint imagery onto both flat and three-dimensional glass forms, using traditional methods in combination with their own creativity. This will include powder painting, reverse painting, and layering imagery. During this workshop, students will also learn the process of cutting and grinding sheet glass, and will take home...
$200
Picture Play: Introduction to Decals
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
A decal is an image prepared with special ink and paper to transfer the picture to glass. In this one day class, students will explore applying decals to glass surfaces. Playing with existing imagery, students will decorate, collage, and create visual stories. Class will conclude with a brief discussion on loading kilns and firing schedules.
$220
Interdisciplinary Approach to Mold Making and Casting
This workshop is perfect for the student looking to turn non-glass items into glass and a variety of other materials such as clay, resin, plaster, crayons, jell-o, ect. We will use the lost wax cast process for glass, and will cover many mold making techniques including silicone, rubber, plaster and mother molds. Important Thing to Note: Please bring a multitude of objects to cast and be ready to have fun. Q&A Q: Can I make up...
Youth Glass Survey
Blowing. Carving. Melting. Blasting. Torching. Drawing. Smiling. This class will offer a fun introduction to the many mesmerizing ways of making glass. In this course, students will be sampling a wide range of techniques, each with unique skills and interesting effects. Students will experience hands-on adventures in the hot shop, working on the basics of blowing glass. Then we will move to the flame studio for a taste of solid sculpting and bead...
Young Explorers Camp: Ancient Images and Sci Fi Heroes
In this camp, students will explore images of monumental works of mosaics from ancient temples to our New York subway tunnels and will learn the techniques to make their own mosaic works celebrating their favorite heroes, monsters or mythical figures. Fun and safe for students over the age of 9 this camp will challenge and engage a wide range of thinkers and makers. Important Thing to Note: Lunch is not included in price: Students...
Youth Camp: Some Like it Hot
This camp will introduce young artists to the science and magic of hot glass. Campers will spend each morning in the glassblowing studio gradually getting to know the molten material that is hot glass and how to safely mold it to their wildest imagination. Afternoons will be spent having fun in the flame studio as students use our torches to melt, drip, shape and shade rods of glass into an amazing variety of beads and small sculptures....
Glass Explorer’s Club!
Join me on a glass investigation through the depths, twists and turns of the many ways to use this magical material. Our journey begins by creating a one of a kind UrbanGlass Club member pass and a secret token that can only be made by us. During our endeavors, students will be researching a theme during every meeting and constructing a glass object pertaining to that topic. Topics will include: land, air, water, space and of course fire. Let’s...
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