Description
Visiting Artist Workshop: Glass Blowing with Hot Glass Academy
March 28, 2024 – March 31, 2024
2 hour sessions, 6 person maximum per session
$80 for members, $90 for not-yet members
Thursday, March 28
Group 1- 9:00-11:00am
Group 2 -11:30-1:30pm
Group 3 – 2:30-4:30pm
Friday, March 29
Group 7- 9:00-11:00am
Group 8 -11:30-1:30pm
Group 9 – 2:30-4:30pm
Saturday, March 30
Group 4- 9:00-11:00am
Group 5 -11:30-1:30pm
Group 6 – 2:30-4:30pm
Sunday, March 31
Group 10- 9:00-11:00am
Group 11 -11:30-1:30pm
Group 12 – 2:30-4:30pm
Indulge your inner artist with a two-hour glass blowing session! Hot Glass Academy
glassblowing studio will set up a furnace on WMA’s campus. Each workshop session begins
with a comprehensive safety introduction to working with hot glass. Students then begin
their one-on-one session with the instructor by picking out one or two glass colors for their
object, followed by a brief, fun warm-up with glass and tools for each student to become
familiar with the material properties of molten glass. Next, students will gather glass on a
steel blowpipe or rod, apply their chosen color(s), and shape the glass into the selected
form. Each piece will be placed in the annealing oven for a slow cooling process*. Every
object is handmade and no two are exactly the same. Students will have the option to
create a cup, ornament, paperweight, or flower.
This is an EXCLUSIVE workshop. Hot Glass Academy no longer hosts workshops outside of their studio
in Georgia, so make sure you mark your calendar and stay tuned for online registration!
*Objects will be available for pickup the next day, following the slow cooling process