Fall
Classes 2009
Bas Relief Glass Formed Tile: Design
It! – FCC
Homemade Glass
Beads – Make Your Own – FCC
Create a Fused Glass Tile –
FCC
Snowflakes, Glyphs, and Moravian Stars
Beginning Stained
Glass – Learn
the basics of stained glass from cutting glass to soldering. This class teaches the copper foil technique. Students make a beautiful 11” x 17”
panel from start to finish and ready to hang in a window. Tuition: $180.
Four
2-1/2 hour sessions
Class
Dates:
Skill
Level: None required
Sept
8, 15, 22, 29 – Tuesday Evenings, 7 to 9:30 PM
Tools
required: none (provided in class) Nov
3, 10, 17, 24 – Tuesday Evenings, 7 to 9:30 PM
Materials
extra (about $80.00)
Leaded
Stained Glass – Add
a new construction style to your panel-making repertoire! Learn lead panel construction techniques
while completing a glass panel project.
Tuition: $180.
Four
2-1/2 hour sessions
Class
Dates:
Skill
Level: Glass cutting skills Sept 30, Oct 7, 14, 21 – Wed Evenings,
7 to 9:30 PM
Tools
required: Your tools and chemicals Materials
extra
Glass
Fusing - This
fun beginning fusing class teaches the fundamentals of “warm” glass including
fusing, slumping, and sagging techniques using frits, stringers, and cut
glass. You will also learn about using a
kiln and different firing schedules to achieved different looks in your
finished pieces. Tuition: $375.
Two
six-hour sessions
Class Dates:
Skill
level: none
October
3 and 4 – Sat./Sun. 11 AM to 5 PM
Tools
required: none
Materials
included
Mary Klotz: Glass Bead Making - This is one of our most fun beginner
classes! Learn basic techniques for
forming glass beads using a torch and colorful glass rods. Tuition: $175.
One all-day session
Class Dates:
Skill Level: None required
October
11, Sunday, 10 AM to 4 PM
Tools required: none
December 6, Sunday,
10 AM to 4 PM
Materials provided
Ornament Blowing - Make eight tree
ornaments using torches, frits, and stringers.
Unique gifts. Tuition: $80. Private
classes for 6 to 12 persons are available
One 3-hour session
Class Dates:
Skill
level: none
September
25 – Friday Evening, 7 to 10 PM
Tools
required: None
September
26 – Saturday, 3 to 6 PM
Materials provided
October
17 – Saturday, 3 to 6 PM
Repair Class - Learn to remove and replace a broken piece
in copper foil and in leaded panels.
Learn to determine the best approach to replacing a broken piece and
then practice the techniques. Tuition:
$125.
Three
2-1/2 hour sessions
Class Dates:
Skill
level: Glass cutting and soldering skills Sept 17, 24, Oct 1 – Thursday, 7 to 9:30 pm
Tools required: Your tools and chemicals Materials: bring your repair project to first class
Signing up for class: You are registered upon full payment of tuition. Classes are first
come, first served.
Private classes: Most classes can be taught individually on your schedule for $60
per hour.
Cancellation
Policy for our Studio Classes: Enrollment fees less a 20% service charge will be refunded if
cancellation is received 15 or more days prior to the first
day of the class in which you are enrolled.
Cancellations received fewer than 15 days prior to the first day of
class, 50% of the enrollment fee will be forfeited. The remaining 50% is a credit redeemable
toward future SGCS classes. Please, no
exceptions.
The
following classes are not scheduled; call to schedule a private class.
Snowflakes, Glyphs,
and Moravian Stars - Learn how to make snowflakes,
which are cut-glass bevels; glyphs,
which are window ornaments that use nuggets, jewels, and lead came; and Moravian Stars, the 3-d version
of snowflakes. Great holiday presents.
One 2-1/2 hour session
Skill
level: soldering
Tools required: none
Materials:
purchase before class
Pendants - Fuse exotic dichroic glass pieces into five striking
pendants. You’ll also learn the basics
of sterling silver wire wrapping for hanging your pendants on neck chains (not
included).
Two 2-1/2 hour sessions
Skill
level: cutting skills
Tools required: jeweler’s tools
Materials
provided
Boxes - Make an extraordinary
glass box with hinged lid. Decorate with
jewels, jewelry, sandblasting, decorative soldering, and other special effects.
Four 2-1/2 hour sessions
Skill
level: glass cutting and soldering
Tools required: none
Materials
extra
Three 2-1/2 hour sessions
Skill
level: intermediate glass work
Tools required: your tools and solder Materials included
Spiders - Learn to make creepy crawly spiders with glass beads and wire.
One 2 hour session
Skill
Level: none required
Tools required: none
Materials
may be purchased in class
The classes below are
Bas
Relief Glass Formed Tile: Design It! – FCC – Bas (bah) relief is a sculptural form that
stands out from the surface of a work.
Literally, low-relief. In this
2-hour session you'll design an 8" x 8" tile with a bas
relief surface. Start by cutting thin
sheets of refractory materials and assemble them on a textured surface. The surface will be used as a mold for the
glass to form around. Sounds complicated?
It's not! You can do this simple
technique and have wonderful results!
One 2 hour session
Class Dates:
Skill Level: None required
September 10 – Thursday,
7 to 9 pm
Tools required: none
(provided) December 1 – Tuesday 1 to 3 pm
Materials included
Homemade Glass Beads – Make Your Own - FCC - Learn the basics of glass bead making using a hothead and map gas
to create your very own glass beads. By
the end of the class you’ll have learned how to use glass rods and a torch, and
will have created about 10 finished handmade beads. Maximum enrollment is 8 students. Wear closed-toe shoes and cotton or natural
fiber clothing. No polar fleece or synthetic clothes.
Two 2-1/2 hour sessions
Class
Dates:
Skill Level: None required
Sept 14 and 16 – Monday
and Wednesday, 1 to 3:30 pm
Tools Required: none
Nov 9 and 11 –
Monday and Wednesday, 7 to 9:30 pm
Materials provided
Create a Fused Glass Tile – FCC - A
brief bit of instruction and you are up and running, creating a truly
one-of-a-kind masterpiece using a variety of colorful bits of glass, frits, and
stringers. In just a few hours you'll
design and create your own one-of-a-kind 8" x 8" tile.
One 3-hour session
Class Dates:
Skill Level: None required
October
6 – Tuesday Evening, 6:30 to 9:30 pm
Tools Required: none (provided)
November
17 – Tuesday, 1 to 4 pm
Materials provided
Ornaments:
Blown Glass - FCC - Learn the techniques of creating fine art with
glass. Create 6 decorative ornaments using torches, glass tubing, and
frits. The finished ornaments can be
hung on a tree, in your window to catch the sunshine rays, or given to family
and friends. All materials are included. Wear closed-toe shoes and cotton or natural
fiber clothing. No polar fleece or
synthetic clothes.
One 2-1/2 hour session
Class
Dates:
Skill level: none
October 16
– Friday, 1 to 3:30 pm
Tools required: None
November 5 –
Thursday, 7 to 9:30 pm
Materials provided
Stained
Glass Classes and Supply, LLC
Retail
Hours: Tuesday 10 AM to 5 PM
301-228-2707
other
days closed or by appointment
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