Service Description

In this introductory class, students will learn the basic techniques involved in making solid and blown glass. Students will be introduced to studio safety, hand tools, equipment and working with hot furnace glass. The class covers body posture, gathering, shaping and tool usage. By the end of the six hours course, each student will have had the opportunity to manipulate molten glass into a solid object such as a paperweight, and explore the blowing process through the creation of a small vessel such as a drinking glass. There will be a 30 min break incorporated into the class so the total length of the class is 6 hours 30 min. Must be 13 years old to participate. Please wear closed toed shoes and comfortable clothes. A water bottle is recommended.

Contact Details

• 1750 Armstrong Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94124

  415-671-4916

  Operations@publicglass.org