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Glass Summer 2009 Classes are open to serious students of all levels unless specified in course description; beginners welcome. Session 1 May 24 - June 5 
Einar de la Torre & Jamex de la Torre Einar de la Torre & Jamex de la Torre - Recombinant DNA This class will explore the most direct paths to self-expression through hot glass sculpture. Students will be encouraged to use other materials and found objects in mixed-media constructions; drawing and painting will be fundamental; collaborative projects will foster discussion and teamwork. With an emphasis on applied bit work, we will demonstrate techniques for glass sculpting and color, plus ways to bond and assemble work. Students will be encouraged to think in terms of sketches rather than finished masterpieces. This class requires an interest in contemporary art and at least one year of hot glass working. Code 01ga Collaborating studio artists; collections: Museum of Glass (WA), American Glass Museum (NJ), Glasmuseum Frauenau (Germany). 
Judith Schaechter Judith Schaechter - Stained Glass In this class, students will work with layered flash glass to create stained glass panels. We will cover a variety of methods for creating imagery on glass, including painting, sandblasting, engraving, and diamond filing; students will be encouraged to explore other options as well. Each student will create one or two small panels. The class will also include discussions delving into the elusive creative process. All levels. Code 01gb Studio artist; Guggenheim Fellowship, two NEA Fellowships US Artists Fellowship; collections: Victoria and Albert Museum (London), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Corning Museum (NY), Renwick Gallery (DC). Session 2 June 7 - June 19 
Kiara Pelissier Kiara Pelissier - Introduction to Furnace Working Never taken a gather before? Here's the class for you. We will focus on building basic skills in the hot shop. We will make abstract forms with solid glass by integrating patterns and textures with gesture and line, and we will learn to make basic blown shapes with clean silhouettes. The emphasis will be on teamwork and establishing good habits in the hot shop while studying the nature of this amazing, molten goo! Beginning level. Code 02ga Studio artist; adjunct faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University; teaching and demonstrations: Haystack (ME), Southern Illinois University, Toyama Institute of Glass Art (Japan); Creative Glass Center of America Fellowship (NJ); exhibitions: Museum of American Glass (NJ), Reynolds Gallery (VA). 
Linda Sacra Linda Sacra - Beads Imitating Nature Not every bead needs to be round. We will use flameworked glass to explore nature's world of organic forms, which may be as simple as sea glass, river rocks, and leaves, or as intricate as sea shells, flowers, and seed pods. Our beads will be made using soft glass, stringers, frits, enamels, and metal foils. All levels. Code 02gb Studio artist and workshop teacher; gallery representation: City Art Works (NC), Fat Cat Limited NC), Crimson Laurel (NC), Dennison-Moran (FL). Session 3 June 21 - July 3 Joe Cariati & Adam Holtzinger - Design Aesthetics: Challenging the Basics This class is designed to accelerate your skills into the "I didn't know I could do that" realm. We will push you to problem-solve your technique while dealing with simple design exercises. From gathering to bubble setup to finishing, our goal is for you to acquire an effortless, less-is-more approach with consistency and quick output as a priority. Through research, investigation, discussion, and practice, students will solve design problems with a critical eye and make adjustments with newly acquired hand skills. Intermediate level; basic hot glass skills required. Code 03ga Joe: teacher at California State University Fullerton. 
Joe Cariati 
Adam Holtzinge 
Brian Kerkvliet Brian Kerkvliet - Fantastic Flameworked Fantasies Bring your lavish creative glass fantasy to life by fertilizing your flowering torch skills. Working mostly with borosilicate glass, this class will guide you through the creation of complex component sculptures. Explore different techniques and then use that vocabulary to express yourself. We will cover design, blowing, sculpting, construction, coloring, decoration, and annealing as we create fantastic flameworked glass. All levels. Code 03gb Studio artist; teacher of workshops in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the US. Session 4 July 5 - July 17 
Jasen Johnsen & Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen Jasen Johnsen & Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen - Hot Sculpting Experience Designed to help students realize their ideas by building on time-proven as well as new hot sculpting techniques, this class will experiment with different options for obtaining desired effects, including drawing, frits and powders, texturing, torch-working, assemblage, and customizing tools. We will explore both blown and sold-sculpted processes. Hard work, perseverance, a sense of fun, and two years hot glass experience required. Code 04ga Jasen: studio artist; head studio technician at Pilchuck (WA) for ten years. 
Sally Prasch Sally Prasch - Flameworking with Sally With plenty of individual instruction, and using a blend of artistic and scientific glassblowing techniques, this class will help you express your ideas through form and color. We will also incorporate other materials with glass. Projects will include a casting/flameworked sample using COE 96 glass and a neon project using borosilicate. The Penland flameworking studio has an excellent glassblowing lathe that we will use to make shapes that can be part of larger sculptures. Bring your ideas. All levels. Code 04gb Studio artist and scientific glassblower; teaching; Pilchuck (WA), Snow Farm (MA), Salem Community College (NJ), Worcester Center for Crafts (MA), UrbanGlass (NYC), The Studio at Corning (NY). Session 5 July 19 - August 4 
Jonas Sebura Jonas Sebura - From Conception to Completion This class will explore the process of making art in cast glass, from conception to completion. Students will progress through various mold-making and glass-casting techniques that will assist, confront, and develop the ideas behind their work. The emphasis will be on technique, process, and experimentation. Mold making, cold working, team work, and communication will be the core of the class. All that's required is a willingness to learn. All levels. Code 05ga Studio artist; teaching: Cleveland Institute of Art, UrbanGlass (NYC); former head technician at the Museum of Glass (WA); exhibitions: Sewing Factory Open Studios (NYC), Chappell Gallery (NYC). Wayne Strattman & David Wilson - Glass & Light: Beyond Neon This class will cover lighted glass sculpture, starting with conventional neon and then proceeding to flameworked sculptures that light up through a variety of more advanced techniques. We will work with both soft and hard glass starting with basic neon flameworking and tube processing techniques. Then we will proceed to the glass lathe, glass to metal seals, and more advanced glass sealing techniques that will allow the construction of more complex plasma, incandescent, glow discharge, and other types of lighted sculpture. Open to all levels, but some experience flameworking tubing will be helpful. Code 05gb Wayne: artist, industrial designer, proprietor of Strattman Design (Boston); author of the textbook "Neon Techniques." David: studio artist; developer of Glo-Glass fluorescent glass. 
Wayne Strattman 
David Wilson Session 6 August 9 - August 21 
Leo Tecosky Leo Tecosky - From Within Out In this class we will use the Swedish graal technique to manifest artistic ideas using two-dimensional design and three-dimensional form. Through a variety of hot and cold glass processes as well as drawing, students will blow, engrave, sculpt, and sandblast to create new forms. Using traditional styles as a starting point, be prepared to experiment and innovate. Two years glassblowing experience required. Code 06ga Studio artist; teaching: UrbanGlass (NYC), The Studio at Corning (NY); exhibitions: Museum of Neon Art (Los Angeles), Go Fish Gallery (NYC), SOFA Chicago, Robert Lehman Gallery (NYC). 
Eric Goldschmidt Eric Goldschmidt - Comprehensive Flameworking Students in this class will learn to bring their flameworking goals to fruition. Using borosilicate glass, we will explore solid sculpture, hollow forms, color application, and problem solving at the torch. Explanations, demonstrations, and hands-on practice will help flameworkers of all skill levels rise to a new set of personal possibilities. Bring your sketchbooks and imaginations as we tackle our challenges together. All levels. Code 06gb Flameworking team leader at Corning Museum (NY); teaching: UrbanGlass (NYC), Rochester Institute of Technology (NY), The Studio at Corning (NY). Session 7 August 23 - August 19 
Kaeko Maehata Kaeko Maehata - Never Too Late It is never too late to have new experiences, and working with molten glass is an unusual, exciting, and amazing experience. We will experiment with making basic shapes such as paperweights, tumblers, vases, and bowls. You will also be introduced to a variety of surface decoration and color options, including glass powders, frits, shards, threads, canes, and murrine. Expect to be challenged and to enjoy a spirited, fun, and educational experience with blown glass and surface design. Beginning level. Code 07ga Studio artist; exhibitions: Craft Alliance (St. Louis), Art & Air (St. Louis), Glasmuseum Ebeltoft (Denmark), Toyama Institute of Glass Art (Japan). Jan Williams - Experimentation with Soft Glass This class will teach the fundamentals of working with soft glass. Discover a multitude of possibilities for brilliant color combinations in miniature using the torch as your starting point! We will take the mystery out of techniques such as murrine and lattacino, create simple molds for fusing and casting, and throw in a bit of surface manipulation with sandblasting and acid etching. All levels. Code 07gb Studio artist and community activist; co-owner of Ritter Glass (NC); exhibitions: Glasmuseum Ebeltoft (Denmark), Blue Spiral 1 (NC), Folk Art Center (NC); collections: Corning Museum (NY), High Museum of Art (Atlanta), RJ Reynolds Corporation (NC); former Penland resident artist. |
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