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Experience glass
Glass Blowing
Flameworking
Fusing
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Chicago Hot Glass Fall 2006 Classes
Experience Glass Sessions
No glass or artistic experience necessary!
With the guidance of a CHG glass artist you will participate in making your
own colorful glass art in our Hot shop. Choose from a paperweight or small
glass cup.
Session fee is $55 for 1/2 hour. Minimum age 14 years old.
Glass Blowing workshops
- level 1
- level 2
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Ornaments workshop
This hot Shop class is a beginning to intermediate glass blowing
workshop focusing on the glass blown ornament/ holiday ball. learn
the art of making your relatives happy with a blown glass ornament!
prerequisite a level 1 workshop or equivelant.
Class fee $150
limit 12 students
Date Sat - Sun 1-6pm Dec 1-2 2007
Glass blowing classes
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Level 1 8 week Class
Beginning level glass blowing class in the Hot ShopThis class
covers the basics of glassblowing. The student will learn how
to gather molten glass out of the furnace onto a blowpipe, how
to use the basic tools, and how to work safely in the glass studio.
Each student will make a colorful paperweight and small vessel,
as well as some practice pieces while learning the tools. All
materials are provided. No glass or artistic experience is necessary.
See Class Notes below for additional information. Sign
up for sequential level 1 ,2, 3 and receive $200 off the total
class price !!
Class Fee: $ 645
Class limit 6 students
level 1 8 week
Saturday 9-1am Sep. 15,22,29 Oct. 6,13,20 Nov. 3 2007
Saturday 9-1am May. 3,10,17,24,31 Jun. 7,14,21 2008
- Level 2 Glass Blowing 8 Week Class
This is an 8 week class designed for students to incorporate and
practive skills developed in previous classes and learn more advanced
techniques to produce shapes and color designs. Students are expected
to come to class with designs and keep a current sketchbook of
design, artwork, and questions which will be gone over in class.
Class fee $645
limit 6 students
Saturday 9-1am Jan. 5,12,19,26 Feb. 2,9,16,23 2008
Saturday 9-1am Sep. 20,27 Oct 4,11,18,25 Nov. 1 2008
- Level 3 Glassblowing 8 Week Class
This is an 8 week class designed for students to
incorporate and practive skills developed in previous classes
and learn more advanced techniques including but not limited
to hot sculpture, ventetian techniques, advanced shapes, general
skill building.
Class fee $645
limit 6 students
Saturday 9-1am Mar. 1,8,15,22,29 Apr. 5,12,19 2008
- -Intro to Bead making -
Intro to Bead making is a 1 day, 4 hour workshop designed to teach
the student on the basics of bead making on a small torch. This course
covers beginning torchworking process and will cover techniques and
materials needed to set up your own small bead making facility. The
course is 5 hours and no previous glass experience is necessary. This
is a great course to start your glass career.
Limit 9 Students
Class fee $95
Class Dates
Intro to beadmaking
2007
Sat. 1:30 - 5:30 Sep. 22
Sat. 1:30 - 5:30 Oct. 20
2008
Sat. 1:30 - 5:30 Jan. 19
Sat. 1:30 - 5:30 Mar. 15
Sat. 1:30 - 5:30 Apr. 26
Sat. 1:30 - 5:30 Jun. 21
Sat- 1:30 - 5:30 Sep. 27
Sat. 1:30 - 5:30 Nov. 15
- Holiday Ball Ornament Workshop
Have you ever wanted to make your own holiday ball ornaments? This
two hour introductory workshop will let you make three of your very
own ornaments. You will be suprised at how easy it actually is to make
these beautiful decorations on a torch. no experience is necessary
class limit 9 students
Class fee $55
Class Dates
- Holiday Ball Flameworkikng workshop
- 2007
- Sat. Nov. 10 1:30-3:30
Sat. Nov. 10 4-6 pm
Sat. Nov. 24 1:30-3:30
Sat. Nov. 24 4-6 pm
Sat. Dec. 1 1:30-3:330
Sat. Dec. 1 4-6pm
Sat. Dec. 8 1:30-3:30
Sat. Dec. 8 4-6pm
Sat. Dec. 15 1:30-3:30
Sat. Dec. 25 4-6pm
Sat. Dec. 22 1:30-3:30
Sat. Dec. 22 4-6pm
Flameworking Classes
- -Multilevel Lamworking workshop -
6 weeks
This workshop is an extension to the intro to Lampworking course.
This class will cover some more advanced techniques and be an open
studio for practice with instructor supervision. This class is 4
hrs a day running a consecutive 6 weeks.
Class limit 6 students
Class Fee : $325
M-F 1:30- 5:30 pm Jul. 7-11 , 14-18 2008
- Intro to Lampworking Class
, 6 week
In lampworking, glass is manipulated with heat from a single flame.
Students are encouraged to experiment with a variety of lampworking
techniques that are applicable to glass jewelry, object making, small
scale sculpture and vessel making . This class runs 6 consecutive
weeks. No experience necessary.
Class limit: 7 Students
Class Fee : $325
6 week intro to flameworking
Sunday 1:30 - 5:30 Nov. 11,18,25 Dec. 2,9,16 2007
Sunday 1:30 - 5:30 Feb. 3,10,17,24 Mar. 24,9 2008
Fusing
Workshops
- Fused Jewlry Workshop
This workshop is a weekend class that covers the art of the fused glass
jewel-ry. Learn to make well designed beautiful glass ensembles that
can be used as jewelry or personalized signature pieces for your mosaic
or stained glass projects. Student will create with 10-15 unique glass
pendants
Class Limit: 9 students
Class Fee: $145
Class Dates
Fused Jewelry Workshop
2007
Sat - Sun 9am-1pm Oct. 20-21
Sat - Sun 9am-1pm Nov. 17-18
Sat - Sun 9am-1pm Dec. 1-2
Sat - Sun 9am-1pm Dec. 8-9
Sat - Sun 9am-1pm Dec. 15-16
2008
Sat - Sun 9am-1pm Jan. 26-27
Sat - Sun 9am-1pm Feb. 23-24
Sat - Sun 9am-1pm Apr. 12-13
Sat - Sun 9am-1pm May. 31 - Jun. 1
Sat - Sun 9am-1pm Jul. 26-27
Sat - Sun 9am-1pm Sep. 20-21
Sat - Sun 9am-1pm Oct. 25-26
Sat - Sun 9am-1pm Nov. 29-30
Sat - Sun 9am-1pm Dec. 6-7
Sat - Sun 9am-1pm Dec. 20-21
Fusing classes
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