Join instructor Suzanne Balestri to learn the basics of Fused Glass and create your own glass jewelry to keep for yourself or give as a gift. Mother’s Day is coming up! This fun workshop offers a perfect introduction to kiln-formed or fused glass for beginners, and allows those who have worked with glass before to hone their abilities and finesse their skills. You will learn how fused glass differs from other forms of art glass, how to use the various tools involved in creating glass art, and how to cut and grind the glass you will be using in your wearable art project. Using a colorful array of glass and pre-fired adornments, you’ll construct abstract or representational designs to be fashioned into earrings, pendants, rings, cuff links, even belt buckles! Each student will have roughly 8” x 8” of space in the kiln – plenty of space for several items! Your pieces will be fired in a glass kiln to completely fuse each design into one solid piece, and will be ready for you to pick up the following week.

$85 Workshop Fee (includes pre-workshop instructional videos, all glass, equipment, and kiln firing of several pieces)

+ $10 Supply Fee (cash only) due at workshop (includes pre-fused adornments plus jewelry findings for up to 3 items - excluding leather for bracelets/belts.) Additional findings, chains, cording, and leather for bracelets and belts will also be available for cash purchase.

Your project will be fired in the kiln and ready to pick up within a week.