Classes

GLASSBLOWING 1 FOR BEGINNERS

Instructor Hope Forstenzer. Photo by Dzung Vo.

In this class, you will learn the basic skills needed to make objects from molten glass at the furnace.  You will work in teams using solid and blown glass techniques to create your own works of glass art, including sculptural pieces and vessel forms like cylinders, bowls and more.  You will learn about tools, studio safety and glass polishing to finish your hand-blown creations.  All materials are included.

Weekly Thursdays
Only one spot left!

June 6^th – July 11^th, 2013
6 – 9 pm / 6 sessions / 18 hours
Instructor: Hope Forstenzer
$550.00 + GST

GLASSBLOWING 2 FOR BEGINNERS

Cylinders by Curt Smecher

This class is for students who have completed Beginner Glassblowing 1 (or equivalent) and wish to expand their skills. Learn how to make more complex forms as you expand your repertoire of techniques. Experiment with sculptural forms and explore the possibilities of teamwork while creating your designs in glass. Work towards becoming an independent studio glass artist.

Three-day Workshop

Friday, August 9^th – Sunday, August 11^th, 2013
10 am to 5 pm / 18 hours
Instructor: Ilona Lindsay
$550.00 + GST

INTRODUCTION TO SANDBLASTING

Sandblasting by Naoko Takenouchi.

In this one-day class, you will learn the basics of masking and sandblasting techniques to add decorative designs to flat and three-dimensional glass pieces. Take home a unique drinking glass with your own design on it.  All materials are included in the price.

One-Day Workshop

June 15th, 2013
10 am to 5 pm / 6 hours
Instructor: Naoko Takenouchi
$125.00 + GST

A HAPPY MARRIAGE: BLASTING AND BLOWING

Blowing Glass at TCGC

This three-day workshop will focus on the Swedish “Graal technique” in which a basic form is blown, annealed, sandblasted, reheated & picked-up on a blow pipe and made into it’s final form. You will learn about both cold and hot processes, using sandblasting and glassblowing techniques to design and complete your own vessels. Some previous experience in glassblowing required. All materials are included.

Three-Day Workshop

July 26th –  28th, 2013
10 am to 5 pm  / 18 hours
Instructors: Naoko Takenouchi & Laura Murdoch
$485.00 + GST

FLAMEWORKING 1

Flameworked Pendant

Flameworking is a great way to experience the thrill of shaping molten glass using a small torch. In this introductory course, you will learn the basics of melting borosilicate glass rods to create a variety of objects such as small sculptures, pendants and simple ornaments. You will use mostly clear glass and some colour. You will also learn about the nature of glass, tools and terminology and glass safety. All materials are included in the cost.

Three-Day Workshop

August 3^rd –  5^th, 2013
10 am to 5 pm / 18 hours
Instructor: Joanne Andrighetti
$375.00 + GST

SCULPTING BOROSILICATE (FLAME 2)

Pliny the Elder by Amber Pellegrini

Learn to sculpt both blown and solid forms in glass, using the flame, tools and gravity.  You will learn how to layer color and make a variety of surface patterns and techniques.  You will learn how to apply design concepts to create a finished piece.  Each student will have the opportunity to create their own glass sculpture during this class, by first starting with a sketch. Some previous boro experience required. All materials are included.

Weekend Workshop

July 6^th – 7^th 2013
10 am to 5 pm / 12 hours
Instructor: Amber Pellegrini
$345.00 + GST

MARBLE MAKING

Marble by Deb Tarry

Ever wondered how to get beautiful flowers in a perfectly round marble? This course will teach you how. In this weekend workshop, students will learn about implosion (or compression) design as you create beautiful flowers that will magically bloom inside a perfectly round sphere. Students will learn how to pull multi-coloured stringer, transferring to a punty, skimming the rod and other techniques that can easily be applied to soft glass and pendant making. Previous flameworking or beadmaking experience required.

Weekend Workshop

May 25th – 26th, 2013
10 am to 5 pm / 12 hours
Instructor: Deb Tarry
$265.00 + GST

BEADMAKING 1

Instructor Sonya Labrie

Glass beads are a fun and colourful way to explore the world of glass! In this 4-week class you will melt rods of coloured glass in a small torch to make a gorgeous assortment of beads. Starting with the basic bead shape, you will learn decorative techniques such as frit, dots and stringer and experiment with different shapes including simple sculptural forms like flowers. In addition we will cover technical aspects of glass and safety. No experience necessary. All materials are included.

Weekly: Thursdays (4 weeks)

July 18^th – August 8^th, 2013
6 – 9 pm / 4 sessions / 12 hours
Instructor: Sonya Labrie
$265.00 + GST

THREE-HOUR BEGINNER BEADMAKING SESSION

Glass Beadmaking

In this three-hour session, you will get an introduction to making glass beads. We will use lots of beautiful colours to create one-of-a-kind glass treasures.

By Appointment – PLEASE CALL 604-253-2667 to book!
Students must be 16 years old. Private Lessons in beadmaking are available for children 12 years and older, please see our Lessons section for more details. NOTE: If you have a Living Social Coupon, you need to book your appointment before the expiry date, but the date of the appointment can fall after the expiry date.

$100.00 + GST

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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS

Joanne Andrighetti is a graduate of Sheridan College’s Crafts and Design program and has been working in glass for 30 years.  She has operated glassblowing and flameworking studios, exhibited her work across North America and been a teaching assistant at the Pilchuck Glass School.

Ilona Barakso Lindsay has studied glass at the Alberta College of Art & Design, the Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI), the Pratt Fine Art Centre, Red Deer College, Penland School of Craft and Pilchuck Glass School. She brings her experience, as student and teacher at these diverse institutions, to bear when teaching her classes.

Holly Cruise began working with glass in 1995 as an apprentice at UrbanGlass: The New York Experimental Glass Workshop, in Brooklyn, NY. Since then she has pursued both flameworking & glassblowing, translating her colourful and imaginative visions into glass.

Hope Forstenzer is a member of the Terminal City Glass Co-op. She’s been blowing glass since 2000 and makes a wide variety of vessels and sculptural pieces using photo images on glass. She has studied glass in New York, Seattle & Baltimore.

Jeff Holmwood has been blowing glass for 23 years and shows his work in Canada and internationally. He has been making murrini and incorporating it into his pieces since the beginning of his career.

Sonya Labrie is a graduate from the Craft & Design Program majoring in glass, at Sheridan College (SOCAD) in Oakville, ON. She works and teaches at several glass facilities in Vancouver and has been the recipient of many prestigious awards for glass arts.

Naoko Takenouchi has worked as a glass artist since 1983, when she began a four-year course of study in design and glassblowing at the Tama Art University, Tokyo. Subsequently, she studied glassblowing at the highly regarded New York Experimental Glass Workshop. In 1993, and again in 1998, she was honored with scholarships to attend the world-renowned Pilchuck Glass School.

Deb Tarry has been teaching flameworking for almost 10 years. She works out of her studio and gallery, Works in Glass, in Scotch Creek, B.C. where she teaches one-on-one courses and sells glass art.