Glassblowing

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Course Fee: $890 (or $237.50 Upon registration & 3 payments of $217.50)
Duration: 12 week program – 2 hours once a week – 3:00-5:00pm
Class size limit: 3

Taught by Justin McKenney

In this 12-week program, teens will focus on building their skills and understanding of hot glass. This is a great course for a teen that is a first time student. In the first quarter, Oatka’s instructor, Justin McKenney, will drill the basic skills of gathering, blowing, and tool handling. Second quarter they will concentrate their skills on making a set of matching drinking glass. In the final quarter students will be given the chance to move into the sculptural world, beginning with a variety of decorative bit techniques on larger vessels. A series of group projects will occur through out the 12 weeks. From there we will see where their imagination takes them.

April 21, 2012                                                     Course Fee: $290
Duration: 6 hrs – 11am to 5pm
Class size limit: 3

Will be taught by Justin McKenney

This two day introduction to glass blowing will guide the first time student and students looking to brush-up on their skills, through the fundamentals of creating glass from the furnace, vocabulary, tools, and safety. You will start with Oatka’s core exercises: the paperweight. Then the class will be introduced to the blown bubble through a series of demos and hands on exercises. You will then apply the color and blowing techniques learned to create your own colorful drinking glass. No experience necessary. All materials included.