Glass Workshops
Weekend: May 22-24, 2020 
Zen of the Paperweight
Damon MacNaught
Gain an overview of paperweight techniques at the furnace from simple to complex.
Create several paperweights and learn how to shape and add color to molten glass in
the process.
Beginner-Advanced
$350; Additional materials fee payable to instructor - NONE
Weekend: May 29-31, 2020 
Incalmo: One Way to Process Parts into Pieces
Cal Breed
Consider how making parts is a great way to get ideas materialized. Discuss methods
to put these parts together into a final piece to better express your thoughts. Learn
the technique of incalmo and move beyond joining open ended bubbles.
Intermediate
$350; Additional materials fee payable to instructor - NONE
Weekend: June 5-7, 2020 
Glass Pushing!
Joe Grant
Explore traditional techniques and experimental approaches to glassmaking. Use solid
sculpting, bit working and glassblowing to explore form, texture and content. Utilize
cane and murrini in experimental ways. Come prepared to build on your current set
of skills and push glass to new limits.
Intermediate-Advanced, must be able to gather glass, serve a bit and blow a bubble
$350; Additional materials fee payable to instructor - NONE
Weeklong: July 5-10, 2020
The Best of Both
Rebecca Arday
Bring together mold making and glassblowing to explore the benefits of the hot blow
mold process. Glassblowers who are drawn to kilncast aesthetics and/or kilncasters
who want to work in multiples more quickly will enjoy this crossover. Processes will
include alginate molds, wax working, mold making anatomy, glassblowing setups, kiln
schedules, cold working and finishing techniques.
Intermediate
$600; Additional materials fee payable to instructor - NONE
Weeklong: July 19-24, 2020 
Anatomy of the Cup
Dan Mirer
Explore a variety of ways to build goblets. Embrace elements from the Venetian, Scandinavian
and Bohemian traditions and use these as a vocabulary to create unique designs. Cover
mold design and different styles of mold blowing. Please come to class prepared with
ideas and drawings.
Intermediate-Advanced
$600; Additional materials fee payable to instructor - NONE
Weeklong: July 12-17, 2020
TBA
Kit Paulson
TBA
Weeklong: July 26-31, 2020 
Stretch and Bend: Hot Sculpting Techniques for the Curious
Jack Gramman
Like yoga for your glass! Explore various approaches to hot sculpting. Address blown
and solid sculpting as well as bit work and garage assembly. Bring ideas and sketches
and come prepared to try new things.
Beginner-Advanced
$600; Additional materials fee payable to instructor - NONE
Weekend: August 7-9, 2020 
Blowin' Bubs / Intro to Glass Blowing
Eric DePan
Learn the fundamentals of glassblowing. Gain ability or reinforce experience in safety,
color application and bubble set up to create basic forms in blown glass.
Beginner-Intermediate
$350; Additional materials fee payable to instructor – NONE
