Warn Glass Fusing Arts & Crafts Fused Jewelry Artwork Classes
Learn to make your own dichroic glass jewelry and glass artwork inexpensively in this unique class. Dichroic glass is a highly luminous multicolor material with numerous patterns and textures. It is used by glass fusing artists as a hot design element to make fine glass jewelry and artwork. We offer dichroic glass fusing classes where people learn all about dichroic glass and fusing techniques and make beautiful glass jewelry & artwork. No experience is needed to take a class. Come alone or with friends and join other glass enthusiasts in one of our regularly scheduled classes or, if you have a group of a least four people, make a reservation for your own private fusing class.
We also teach beading/lampworking/flameworking hot glass torch art classes where you learn to male glass beads, pendants,, animal sculptures, dichroic glass jewelry/glass artwork and host ceramics studio |pottery|glass fusing|paint art craft fun parties.
Buy Fusible Raw Glass & Dichroic Glass Artwork
We sell raw fusible glass to artists, dichroic glass jewelry and glass artwork handmade at our Hollywood, Florida studio and sold online by wwv.racingbutterfly.com
A class meets once per week for three successive weeks. Each session lasts 2-3 hours. In the sessions you learn about fusing and do the following 5 projects:
Class 1 An overview of glass properties and fusing techniques, a demo of glass cutting and how to set glass in artistic patterns plus a hands-on session using dichroic glass and regular fusible glass to make three jewelry projects.
Class 2 Appraisal of the pieces made in the first class to give you constructive feedback and demo of how to use shaping tools to alter the pieces as required. In this class we will also work with larger pieces of glass, discuss size changes that occur because of glass thickness and finish project four... a 4" glass tile.
Class 3 Review of all work fired so far to give participants useful pointers and tips. In this class we also discuss how to use molds to make distinctive shapes and complete project 5, a sushi plate, by slumping glass into different molds.
This class is a full introduction to glass fusing where we do the tedious, time consuming technical part of the process (testing f0r glass compatibility, preparing the kiln, managing the firing, etc.), while you focus on the creative side: cutting, shaping, blending and laying out glass in artistic patterns. The cost is $90 for materials, instruction, coaching during the hands-on sessions to help you do all the projects, use of tools and firing of the pieces made.
The dichroic glass jewelry and artwork you make and take home with you in the five projects make unique birthday, family, wedding and holiday gifts. You save money in costly gifts, get the personal satisfaction of making them yourself and have fun learning about fusing. Class attendees can bring their favorite glass bottles to be slumped (flattened) into a beautiful serving plate, cheese tray or sushi plate and pay a discounted slumping firing fee of only $5/bottle! See our glass fusing artwork - bottle slumping craft|melted glass art.
After taking a class, you can use our studio facilities/tools at $7/day plus $10-$25 material and firing fee per piece made (depending on its size). If you plan to use our studio regularly, you'll save money by joining an open access warm glass fusing arts & crafts studio membership program.
We offer a brief, one session class for a minimum of 4 people scheduled at your convenience - see our dichroic glass fusing arts &c crafts day of fun studio party for details.
Check out our calendar for the next scheduled class. Please wear closed toe shoes for the classes.