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Fusing: Independent Studio TimeThursdays: 1:00–8:00pm (Except 1st Thursday of the month)
Fridays: 10:00am–4:00pm
Saturdays: 10:00–1:00pm
Fusing: Independent Open Studio is a unique opportunity to use our facilities to work on your own kilnformed glass projects. Students who have participated in a kilnforming class at Brazee Street School of Glass are eligible to use our classroom, tools, and kiln space while working along side other glass artists during these free-form sessions.
Make+Bake: Independent Studio TimeFirst Thursday of the Month
5:00–8:00pm
Already taken a Make & Bake class and want to create more? Join us for Make & Bake: Open Studio on the first Thursday of the month. We pull out our Make+Bake glass supplies, and you create your own fused glass bowls, coasters, plates, and/or cabs independently.
Torch: Independent Studio TimeTuesday: 1–7pm
Thursday: 1–8pm
Friday: 10–4pm
Saturday: 10–1pm
No Open Studios Torch this Saturday, April 14 - Beads of Courage, Bead-A-Thon! Join us to create beads to donate to the BOC program from 10am-4pm.
Calling all Flame Workers! Are you experienced on the torch and want to work on your own projects? Join us for Studio Time on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Make & Bake: Channel PlateTuesday, May 29, 2012
5:00-7:00pm
Need the perfect gift? Create your own fused glass Channel Plate at Brazee Street School of Glass. Students will design and create their own 5 x 17'' channel plate, one of our absolute favorite forms. Discover what fusing has to offer by experimenting with Bullseye glass components in this introductory class. Looking for a new Make & Bake to try? This is it!
The Big Block - Drawing DeepMay 21, 22, 23, 2012 - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Coldworking - Tuesday, May 29
Capitalize on the transparency of glass to create an original fused glass block. This class will focus on drawing with glass techniques to translate images, drawn and photographic, into original thick blocks. Students will work through samples, break down images, and learn to load and assemble their own parts to whole.
SOG Kids Gallery: Bugs!Thursday, May 31, 2012
5:00-6:00pm
Brazee Street School of Glass is excited to announce their 2nd Annual SOG Kids Gallery Show! In this session, young artists will use "frit paint" and accessory glass to decorate unique glass bugs for the summer show in gallery One One, opening June 8th. Students will be asked to make as many bugs as they can during the hour, then they will choose one to take home, leaving the rest for the gallery.
Kids+Me: PortraitsSaturday, June 2nd, 2012
1:00-2:30pm
Bring your young artist to Brazee and create glass art together! Use a variety of Bullseye Glass materials to create one-of-a-kind fused glass portraits of yourselves or each other.
SOG Kids Gallery: Wire LandscapeSaturday, June 2nd, 2012
1:00-3:00pm
Join us in creating some wild wire landscape for the walls of gallery One One this Summer! In this session, we will practice bending wire into shapes of trees, mountains, clouds, and whatever else we can imagine. Then we'll sandwich a wire creation in glass to take home. Be part of our 2nd Annual Kids Gallery Show: Glass Woods and see your artwork on display beginning June 8th.
STACKS BowlTuesday, June 5, 2012
5:00 - 7:00pm
In this exciting two-hour class students will be guided through the basics of glass cutting, then will design and create their own original 11'' STACKS bowl. This is a perfect class to get a feel for the basics of glass fusing, and will orient you to our studio and glass cutting tools so that you can work independently during Open Studio time to create your own future fused glass projects. Register online today, and Make Glass Art.
SOG Kids Gallery: Woodland CreaturesWednesday, June 6th, 2012
1:00-3:00pm
Brazee Street School of Glass is excited to announce their 2nd Annual SOG Kids Gallery Show! In this session, we will design and create what are sure to be adorable woodland creatures for for our gallery habitat this summer. Young artists will each create two creatures- one to take home and one to leave here for the gallery, through July 27th. Don't miss your chance to see your artwork in gallery One One this summer!
Dad+Me: Funky FishSaturday, June 9th, 2012
1:30-2:30pm
Celebrate Father's Day with ART! Bring Dad to Brazee and create funky fused glass fish together! We will look at a variety of fish designs and use fused glass components to create fish friends of our own design. No experience necessary.
GAS Installation at TSA: Outer Space Workshop, 4th-8thMonday-Wednesday, June 11-13th, 2012
M T 10:00am-3:00pm, W 10:00am-12:00pm
TOLEDO- Be part of a space-themed "kid-formed" glass installation at the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) during this year's 42nd Annual Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference! In collaboration with Bullseye Glass Co, Brazee will travel to Toledo to build a one-of-a-kind glass installation this Summer. In this free workshop, create stars, planets, extraterrestrials, and whatever you can imagine for our glass universe. Grades 4-8.
GAS Installation at TSA: Outer Space Workshop, K-3Thursday-Saturday, June 14-16, 2012
T-F 10:00am-3:00pm, S 10:00am-12:00pm
TOLEDO- Be part of a space-themed "kid-formed" glass installation at the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) during this year's 42nd Annual Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference! In collaboration with Bullseye Glass Co, Brazee will travel to Toledo to build a one-of-a-kind glass installation this Summer. In this free workshop, create stars, planets, extraterrestrials, and whatever you can imagine for our glass universe. Grades K-3.
GAS Installation at TSA: Star Workshop no.1Monday, June 11, 2012
1:00-1:30pm
TOLEDO- Be part of a space-themed "kid-formed" glass installation at the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) during this year's 42nd Annual Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference! In collaboration with Bullseye Glass Co, Brazee will travel to Toledo to build a one-of-a-kind glass installation this Summer. In this free workshop, create a unique fused glass star for our glass universe.
GAS Installation at TSA: Star Workshop no.2Monday, June 11, 2012
1:30-2:00pm
TOLEDO- Be part of a space-themed "kid-formed" glass installation at the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) during this year's 42nd Annual Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference! In collaboration with Bullseye Glass Co, Brazee will travel to Toledo to build a one-of-a-kind glass installation this Summer. In this free workshop, create a unique fused glass star for our glass universe.
GAS Installation at TSA: Star Workshop no.3Monday, June 11, 2012
2:00-2:30pm
TOLEDO- Be part of a space-themed "kid-formed" glass installation at the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) during this year's 42nd Annual Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference! In collaboration with Bullseye Glass Co, Brazee will travel to Toledo to build a one-of-a-kind glass installation this Summer. In this free workshop, create a unique fused glass star for our glass universe.
GAS Installation at TSA: Star Workshop no.4Monday, June 11, 2012
2:30-3:00pm
TOLEDO- Be part of a space-themed "kid-formed" glass installation at the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) during this year's 42nd Annual Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference! In collaboration with Bullseye Glass Co, Brazee will travel to Toledo to build a one-of-a-kind glass installation this Summer. In this free workshop, create a unique fused glass star for our glass universe.
GAS Installation at TSA: Star Workshop no.5Wednesday, June 13, 2012
1:00-1:30pm
TOLEDO- Be part of a space-themed "kid-formed" glass installation at the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) during this year's 42nd Annual Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference! In collaboration with Bullseye Glass Co, Brazee will travel to Toledo to build a one-of-a-kind glass installation this Summer. In this free workshop, create a unique fused glass star for our glass universe.
GAS Installation at TSA: Star Workshop no.6Wednesday, June 13, 2012
1:30-2:00pm
TOLEDO- Be part of a space-themed "kid-formed" glass installation at the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) during this year's 42nd Annual Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference! In collaboration with Bullseye Glass Co, Brazee will travel to Toledo to build a one-of-a-kind glass installation this Summer. In this free workshop, create a unique fused glass star for our glass universe.
GAS Installaion at TSA: Star Workshop no.7Wednesday, June 13, 2012
2:00-2:30pm
TOLEDO- Be part of a space-themed "kid-formed" glass installation at the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) during this year's 42nd Annual Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference! In collaboration with Bullseye Glass Co, Brazee will travel to Toledo to build a one-of-a-kind glass installation this Summer. In this free workshop, create a unique fused glass star for our glass universe.
GAS Installation at TSA: Star Workshop no.8Wednesday, June 13, 2012
2:30-3:00pm
TOLEDO- Be part of a space-themed "kid-formed" glass installation at the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) during this year's 42nd Annual Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference! In collaboration with Bullseye Glass Co, Brazee will travel to Toledo to build a one-of-a-kind glass installation this Summer. In this free workshop, create a unique fused glass star for our glass universe.
GAS Installation at TSA: Star Workshop no.9Thursday, June 14, 2012
1:00-1:30pm
TOLEDO- Be part of a space-themed "kid-formed" glass installation at the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) during this year's 42nd Annual Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference! In collaboration with Bullseye Glass Co, Brazee will travel to Toledo to build a one-of-a-kind glass installation this Summer. In this free workshop, create a unique fused glass star for our glass universe.
GAS Installation at TSA: Star Workshop no.10Thursday, June 14, 2012
1:30-2:00pm
TOLEDO- Be part of a space-themed "kid-formed" glass installation at the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) during this year's 42nd Annual Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference! In collaboration with Bullseye Glass Co, Brazee will travel to Toledo to build a one-of-a-kind glass installation this Summer. In this free workshop, create a unique fused glass star for our glass universe.
GAS Installation at TSA: Star Workshop no.11Thursday, June 14, 2012
2:00-2:30pm
TOLEDO- Be part of a space-themed "kid-formed" glass installation at the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) during this year's 42nd Annual Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference! In collaboration with Bullseye Glass Co, Brazee will travel to Toledo to build a one-of-a-kind glass installation this Summer. In this free workshop, create a unique fused glass star for our glass universe.
GAS Installation at TSA: Star Workshop no.12Thursday, June 14, 2012
2:20-3:00pm
TOLEDO- Be part of a space-themed "kid-formed" glass installation at the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) during this year's 42nd Annual Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference! In collaboration with Bullseye Glass Co, Brazee will travel to Toledo to build a one-of-a-kind glass installation this Summer. In this free workshop, create a unique fused glass star for our glass universe.
Make & Bake: BowlTuesday, June 12, 2012
5:00-7:00pm
Always wanted to create in glass? Join us for this introductory glass fusing class and create your own 5.5'' bowl. Students will learn about and experiment with a range of Bullseye accessory glass to design and create their own bowl. No experience necessary.
Make & Bake: Cabs - Fused Glass JewelryTuesday, June 19, 2012
5:00-7:00pm
Join us to create your own fused glass cabochons, bracelets, rings, pins, hair clips, wine stoppers, cuff links and more using our cut glass pieces and metal findings. You design them, we fire them in this introductory class. No experience necessary.
SOG Kids Gallery: ButterfliesWednesday, June 20, 2012
4:00-5:30pm
Brazee Street School of Glass is excited to announce their 2nd Annual SOG Kids Gallery Show: Glass Woods! In this session, we will create one-of-a-kind glass butterflies for for our gallery habitat this summer. Young artists will each create two butterflies- one to take home and one to leave here for the gallery, through July 27th. Don't miss your chance to see your artwork in gallery One One this summer!
Introduction to Kilnformed GlassFriday, June 22, 2012
10:00am - 3:00pm
Formerly "MiniFuse", this comprehensive class is the perfect introduction to a wide range of kilnforming techniques. We've jam packed the most important information into this one day workshop. Students will be guided through a comprehensive look at kilnforming techniques using a range of glass forms, accessories, and temperatures, and will leave with the knowledge necessary to work independently in Open Studio.
SOG Kids Gallery: BirdsSaturday, June 23, 2012
1:30-3:00pm
Add to our Glass Woods in gallery One One, and be part of our 2nd Annual SOG Kids Gallery Show! In this session, create two hanging glass birds- one to take home, and one for our gallery habitat. Visit your artwork in gallery One One through July 27th.
Coldworking 101Tuesday, June 26, 2012
5:00-7:00pm
So, that bowl is a little wobbly. Maybe your casting is a little spikey. Perhaps you have a pile of glass that you just do not know what to do with. Cold working can help! In this class, students will learn basic cold working skills necessary to cut, grind, shape and polish their glass projects. Students should bring a piece to work on for the class period and will leave with the know-how to work independently during Open Studio.
Make & Bake: Glass WeavingTuesday, June 26, 2012
5:00-7:00pm
Create your own impressive woven glass plate in this new fusing class! Students will design and weave their own 8x8'' fused glass plate out of Bullseye glass. This is an impressive final product for any student, beginner or advanced. No experience necessary, bring your best friend or loved one and make a night of it.
SOG Kids Gallery: Turtles Session 2Wednesday, June 27, 2012
4:00-5:30pm
Be part of Brazee's 2nd Annual SOG Kids Gallery Show! In this session, students will create two fused glass turtles, one to take home, and one for the gallery, which will be on display through July 27. Don't miss your chance to see your child's artwork in gallery One One this summer!
SOG Kids: Intro to Glass Bead MakingMonday & Tuesday, June 25 & 26, 2012
Monday 10:00am - 2:00pm
Tuesday 10:00am - 11:00am (bead pick up & cleaning)
Calling all young bead makers! Your budding glass artist will learn the basics of glass bead making, participating in an art form with nearly 30,000 years of history. In this summer time workshop, students will learn how to create round beads, square beads, and dot beads as they build comfort and control on the torch. Ages 11 and up, no experience necessary.
Introduction to Glass Bead Making Part IWednesday & Thursday, June 27 & 28, 2012
9:00am - 12:00pm both days
Come make BEADS with us! Students will learn the basics of bead making, participating in an art form with nearly 30,000 years of history. Using Bullseye compatible glass, students will learn how to create round beads, square beads, and dot beads as they build comfort and control on the torch.
Introduction to Glass Bead Making Part IIFriday, June 29, 2012
10:00am - 4:00pm
Come make beads with us...again! Beginning students will further their exploration of bead making, building on what they've learned in Part I. Topics may include foils, frits, encasing, and reactives, with an emphasis on refining their techniques while they create beautiful beads.
SOG Kids Gallery: Woodland Creatures Session 2Saturday, June 30, 2012
1:30-3:00pm
Add to our Glass Woods in gallery One One, and be part of our 2nd Annual SOG Kids Gallery Show! In this session, create two woodland creatures of your own design, using a variety of glass materials- one to take home, and one for our gallery habitat. Then visit your artwork in gallery One One through July 27th.
June Family Open House: Bud Vases(Nearly) Every Saturday in June
10:00am-1:00pm
Join us each Saturday in June for our Family Open House. Bring the whole family to create hanging fused glass bud vases of your own design! Stop by any time between 10am-1pm for this Open House-style class.
Architectural KilncarvingTuesday, July 3, 2012
5–7pm
Choose an image of your childhood home, your favorite building or landmark, or any other structure in architecture and translate it into a relief on glass. Students will work with a light-box to extract basic elements and shapes from their structure, then recreate it in fiber paper to create a relief. Learn ways to manipulate fiber to create different kilncarved effects such as texture, depth, and light. No experience necessary.
Monday-Tuesday July 2-3, 2012
1:00-4:00pm each day
A new spin on a Brazee favorite- create a robot in glass! Ever imagine a robot to solve all your humanly problems? Draw your robot, test your ideas, and build your robot in glass using a variety of Bullseye glass materials. Learn to assemble your robot with wire on the following Saturday, July 7th, from 1-2pm. Ages 9-12
Thursday-Friday, July 5-6, 2012
1:00-4:00pm each day
Express yourself in glass! Create a self-portrait with multiple layers using a variety of Bullseye glass materials. Explore the effects of 2 kiln firings, while showing your true colors in your self-portrait. Ages 9-12
What A Relief - Kilncasting 101Friday, July 6, 2012
10:00am - 3:00pm
Create an original kilncast glass relief from start to finish. Students will be guided through the entire kilncasting process, from model making in clay to hand-building a refractory mold to be fired in the kiln. Students will be working in relief to create one original kilncast piece, illustrating the depth and detail made possible with kilncasting. No experience necessary.
SOG Kids Gallery: BirdsSaturday, July 7, 2012
1:30-3:00pm
Add to our Glass Woods in gallery One One, and be part of our 2nd Annual SOG Kids Gallery Show! In this session, create two hanging glass birds- one to take home, and one for our gallery habitat. Visit your artwork in gallery One One through July 27th.
Kids+Me: PendantsWednesday, July 11, 2012
5:00-6:30pm
Celebrate Summer and create glass art together! Learn the basics of fused glass while creating original glass pendants in this introductory class. Create pendants with a channel- no bail necessary!
SOG Kids Gallery: Woodland Creatures Session 3Saturday, July 14, 2012
1:30-3:00pm
Add to our Glass Woods in gallery One One, and be part of our 2nd Annual SOG Kids Gallery Show! In this session, create two woodland creatures of your own design, using a variety of glass materials- one to take home, and one for our gallery habitat. Then visit your artwork in gallery One One through July 27th.
SOG Kids: Funky FishMonday, July 16, 2012
3:30-4:30pm
Imagine your funkiest fish and make it in glass! Design and create your own hanging fused glass fish using a variety of Bullseye Glass materials in this introductory level class.
Make & Bake: 6'' PlateTuesday, July 17, 2012
5:00-7:00pm
Need a unique gift idea? Make glass art! In this class students will design and create their own fused glass plate using Bullseye sheet glass, frit, stringer, and confetti. No experience necessary. Give your glass plate as a gift for Mother's day, or bring your best friend to class to experience glass fusing together. Register online today.
SOG Kids Gallery: TurtlesWednesday, July 18, 2012
10:30am-12:00pm
Be part of Brazee's 2nd Annual SOG Kids Gallery Show! In this session, students will create two fused glass turtles, one to take home, and one for the gallery, which will be on display through July 27. Don't miss your chance to see your child's artwork in gallery One One this summer!
Glass Cutting 101Schedule By Appointment
45 minute session
Learn the basics of glass cutting in this one 45 minute cutting power-session. Whether you are just getting started working in glass, an old pro that wants to brush up their cutting skills, or a Make & Bake student ready to break out on their own- this is the class for you! By Appointment - Call and schedule a time that works for you.
Monday-Friday, July 16-20, 2012
10:00am-3:00pm each day
Explore the deep, learn about the world under the sea, and create your favorite fishy friends. Use a variety of glass materials and techniques to create a series of artworks inspired by the ocean and the creatures who live there. Ages 6-9
The Pattern BarMonday, Wednesday, Friday, July 16, 18, 20, 2012
10:00am - 3:00pm, Monday & Wednesday, 7/16 & 7/18
10:00am - 1:00pm, Friday, 7/20
Combine ancient techniques with modern designs while you enhance your glass fusing and coldworking skills in The Pattern Bar. Students will create original patterns in glass using a range of Bullseye glass which will then be fused, cut, combined, and dammed to create a finished patterned piece.
Kids+Me: Sun CatchersSaturday, July 21, 2012
1:30-3:00pm
Celebrate Summer by creating glass art together! Bring your young artist to Brazee Street School of Glass to design and create your own fused glass sun catchers. Use a variety of Bullseye Glass materials to make a 6x6" hanging sun catcher in this introductory class.
Make & Bake: PendantsTuesday, July 24, 2012
5:00-7:00pm
Create your own fused glass pendants, this time featuring fiber channels! Fiber paper channels will allow you to thread cord or chain through your glass pieces without needing a bail. You design them, we fire them. The first day you will design your jewelry with glass, then will pick them up at a later date. Note! This class will focus on pendants and is different than our normal "Cabs & more" class.
SOG Kids: RobotsWednesday, July 25, 2012
4:00-5:30pm
Create your own fused glass Robot! Ever imagine your own Robot? What would he look like? Join us to design and build your own personal Robot in fused glass! Designed for students ages 6+.
Monday-Friday, July 23-27, 2012
10:00am-3:00pm each day
Turn your photographs, images, and imaginings into glass art! Throughout the week you will be introduced to a range of materials and techniques to get your images and drawings into fused glass. This workshop is perfect for the student looking to add glass as a new medium to their portfolio, the budding photographer, or any student that loves to paint or draw. Ages 12-18
July Family Open House: Mini-Sun CatchersEvery Saturday in July
10:00am - 1:00pm
Celebrate Summer with us! Join us any Saturday in July to design and create your own Mini-Sun Catcher using a variety of Bullseye Glass materials. Open to students of all ages, so bring the entire family anytime between 10am-1pm.
Make & Bake: Picture FrameTuesday, July 31, 2012
5:00-7:00pm
Students will design and create their own fused glass picture frame in this introductory class. Experiment with Bullseye frit, sheet, stringer, and confetti to create your original photo-frame design. Once the frame is fired, we will assemble them to their functional frame backs which can stand or hang vertically or horizontally.
Kids+Me: BowlsWednesday, August 1, 2012
4:30-6:00pm
Bring your young artist to Brazee and create glass art together! Students will learn about and experiment with a range of Bullseye accessory glass to design and create their own 5.5" bowl.
Monday-Friday, July 30- August 3, 2012
2:00-4:00pm each day
Create tokens of friendship your besties will love! Explore different methods of knot tying to create your own friendship bracelets, then add glass and polymer clay beads of your own design to make your bracelets one-of-a-kind. Ages 6-9
Monday-Friday, July 30- August 3, 2012
10:00am-12:00pm each day
You’ll be eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner using one-of-a-kind glass dishes that you created! Use a variety of glass materials to make a plate, bowl, drinking glass, and more. Ages 6-9
Monday-Wednesday, August 6-8, 2012
10:00am-3:00pm each day
Make your own fused glass dream catcher to hang over your bed, and bad dreams will be long gone. Use a variety of Bullseye glass materials and techniques to create glass art inspired by dream catchers of the Ojibwa people- personalized by you! Ages 6-9
SOG Kids: Pet PortraitWednesday, August 8, 2012
4:30-6:00pm
Do you have a family Dog? Three Cats at home? Celebrate your favorite furry loved ones by creating a fused glass pet portrait, or one for all your animals at home! Students will design and create their own pet portrait as a hanging fused glass piece. Open to Students ages 6+.
Private Parties and ClassesBrazee Street School of Glass offers a variety of private party and custom class options. Consider SOG for your next birthday party, bachelorette party, anniversary, or for any occasion you want to bring your friends and family together to make their own glass art!
SOG Kids: Private Birthday PartiesSaturdays 1-3pm
Does your birthday boy love art? Need a new idea for your creative daughter? Celebrate your child's Birthday at Brazee Street School of Glass (SOG)! SOG offers private Birthday Party classes to students ages 3-18. Give your child an experience they'll love, creating fused glass art with all their best friends!
Corporate Event/ClassCelebrate your team members with a new group activity - make glass art! Bring your office team, corporate sponsors, board members, or employees and their families to Brazee Street School of Glass to create original fused glass art. SOG offers a variety of private classes for your team. Call or email to discuss the right event for your group, and make glass art together!
art between the linesSecond Fridays
April through December
6:00-9:00pm
art between the lines is an Outdoor Art/Happening Mart. The idea is simple: $25 buys you the space to create, sell, promote, or play during our Open Studios events every 2nd Friday of the month. We provide the space between the lines, the advertising, and the crowd.