Glass Fusion

Woven Fused Glass with Carolyn Austin

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April 16 @ 11:44 pm

Weave your way into a beautiful look in Fused Glass! This 3 week session we will work on an exciting technique in the glass fusion world by creating woven effects in glass using a wide variety of glass materials and colors. You will learn strip glass cutting skills and how…

Circles and More

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April 16 @ 11:44 pm

Working with circles can be very challenging when it comes to glass. In this 4-week class students will learn how to carefully cut these curved shapes out of three different colors of glass. We will then cut them into various shapes and patterns. Using grinders and hand lap pads to…

Fused Glass Fish Sculpture with Carolyn Austin

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April 16 @ 11:44 pm

Create your favorite tropical fish! During this 3 week class, students will learn how to layout your design, cut their fish shape with a 3 ring saw and how to layer beautiful colors of translucent and opaque glass. Everyone will come out of this class with their own interpretation of…

Cabochon Extravaganza with Carolyn Austin

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April 16 @ 11:44 pm

In this fun 2 week class students will learn how heat and gravity creates nicely rounded and other shaped cabochons for jewelry and other decorative glass art. Students will learn glass cutting skills and have a wide variety of glass and glass accessories to work with. Materials and firing schedules…

Tricks with Transparency Glass with Carolyn Austin

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April 16 @ 11:44 pm

Learn how to mix transparent colored glass with clear and other colors to allow light to pass through and create new colors and brighten the overall appearance of your glass art. Students will experiment with creating stacks of various colors of glass to transform manufactured glass into a challenging amazing…

Dilution Stacks in Fused Glass with Carolyn Austin

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April 16 @ 11:44 pm

Create a beautiful glass bowl with stacked circles. Students will learn how surface tension and heat can produce perfect circles of glass without cutting a single curve. Learn how to cut and mix a variety of transparent colored glass with clear for a diluted look that will allow light to…

Endless Fused Glass Optics Techniques with Carolyn Austin

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April 16 @ 11:44 pm

In these 4-week classes you will learn to create a unique, optical look in fused glass. The basics of working with stringers and the art of cutting, grouping and laying out a specific pattern to complete a one-of-a-kind functional art glass project. There are many techniques and patterns that can…

Breaking Glass for Beginners with Carolyn Austin

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April 16 @ 11:44 pm

Bring your creative ideas to this 2 week beginners glass class and learn the many possibilities of using a variety of colored glass, stringers and frit to create a one of a kind functional piece of art glass that you will be proud to use and display. Students will learn…

Independent Study with Carolyn Austin

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April 16 @ 11:44 pm

This course is a self-directed fused glass class. Students should have prior knowledge of the subject matter they would like to achieve. Glass cutting skills required. Individual instruction on idea development, troubleshooting problems, and the final execution will be covered in class. Instructions on the glass grinders, saws, and other…

Painting with Glass with Carolyn Austin

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April 16 @ 11:44 pm

Painting with glass. Students will be introduced to the use of Glassline Paints. A special type of glass fusing paint that is used for drawing lines of your design on glass and them be able to shade on the glass with various colors to create detailed patterns between layers of…