Classes

Education is primary to the mission at Brazee Street School of Glass (SOG). We offer classes from beginning to advanced WARM glass techniques with a focus on kiln glass and torchwork.

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RE: STACKS RE: STACKS

Tuesday August 10, 2010, 5:00 - 7:00pm

Learn to cut glass in this exciting fused-glass class and create your own STACKS bowl. All RE: Classes will focus on recycling, reusing, and re-purposing to make new, original fused glass art.

Make & Bake Cabs II: Frit & Copper Inclusions Make & Bake Cabs II: Frit & Copper Inclusions

Tuesday & Wednesday, August 17 & 18, 2010
2:00-4:00 Tuesday, 2:00-3:00 Wednesday (one class, two days)

Are you a jewelry artist? Did you already take Make & Bake Cabs class? Just want to learn something new? Join us for this new take on one of our most popular classes. This time around students will create fused glass jewelry using our full pallet of frit colors and sizes. Students will also create copper inclusions for their fused glass rings, bracelets, earrings, and cabochons.

Dot and Stringer Clinic with Kristina Logan Dot and Stringer Clinic with Kristina Logan

Saturday & Sunday, September 11 & 12, 2010

Improve your Dot, Dot, Dots! Straighten up your Stringers!
Gain better control! Use more precision! Kristina Logan, known as the “Dot Queen”, will carefully describe how she puts dots on beads. She will help you improve your own dot making skills by helping you develop hand-eye control, dot spacing, dot size, and overall flame control when applying dots.

Kristina Logan: Reception Party Kristina Logan: Reception Party

Friday, September 10, 2010
7:00 - 9:00pm

Brazee Street School of Glass (SOG) will host a reception for world renowned glass bead artist Kristina Logan. This is your chance to meet Kristina and purchase your own Logan original. Bead Makers- Do not miss this event!

The Big Fuse: Introduction to Kilnformed Glass The Big Fuse: Introduction to Kilnformed Glass

Wednesday & Thursday, September 22 & 23, 2010
10:00am-4:00pm Wednesday & Thursday

This class will introduce the basics of fusing and slumping while exploring the various forms of glass. Students will learn to design with glass using stringer, frit, confetti, and rod which will culminate in the creation of their own set of fused tiles, stacks project, slumped bowls and plate.

STEINBLAST STEINBLAST

Friday, October 1, 2010

Celebrate October by sandblasting your own beer stein! Brazee Street School of Glass (SOG) presents STEINBLAST, a sandblasting extravaganza celebrating all things German (especially pretzels)!Bring your friends, decorate a stein, learn to sandblast, and enjoy a cold one at Brazee!

Imagery & Text on Glass with Susan Taylor Glasgow Imagery & Text on Glass with Susan Taylor Glasgow

October 8, 9, 10, 2010
10:00am - 5:00pm each day

IMAGE. TEXT. GLASS.
Explore image and text in fused glass in this three-day intensive workshop with glass artist Susan Taylor Glasgow. In this workshop students will manipulate their own imagery and text using photo-sensitive sandblasting resists, silk-screening techniques, hand drawing, Photoshop, and transparencies to create their own fused glass artwork.

Torch: Open Studio Torch: Open Studio

Thursday Nights
5:00-8:00pm

Calling all Flame Workers! Are you experienced on the torch and want to work on your own projects? Then join us for Open Studio time Thursday nights!

Kilnforming: Open Studio Kilnforming: Open Studio

Thursday Nights
5:00-8:00pm

Kilnforming: 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.

Private Parties and Classes Private Parties and Classes

Brazee Street School of Glass offers a variety of private party and custom class options. Consider SOG for your next birthday party, bachelorette party, corporate event, or for any occasion you want to bring your friends and family together to make their own glass art!