Service Description

Session dates: Sept 9th - Dec 17th ( 14 weeks) skips Tues 11/24 and Thurs 11/26 Prerequisite: Level 4/Level 5 or 1-2 years of glass experience Create a cohesive tableware collection while building confidence and refining your hot-glass skills in this 14-week intermediate workshop. Designed for students with a solid foundation in glassblowing, this series explores the forms, techniques, and creative decisions behind functional glassware through three focused sections. Students are encouraged to take the full 14-week journey to develop a complete set of mugs, bowls, and plates while building a deeper understanding of form, consistency, and design across a unified body of work. For those with specific goals or limited availability, individual sections are also available à la carte, allowing students to focus on the forms and skills they are most interested in developing. Throughout the series, we'll explore form, proportion, consistency, and efficient working methods while reviewing color application techniques, including overlay and supio making. Each section builds on core glassblowing skills while introducing new challenges, helping students create functional pieces that feel intentional, connected, and uniquely their own. Course Sections Section 1: Mugs: Hello, handle! Section 2: Bowl Making: Form & Refinement Section 3: Plates: Spinning while in control This is weekly class running 14 weeks on Tuesday from 6:30-9:30 or Thurs 6:30-9:30pm and Sunday from 12:30-3:30pm. All 3 classes have the same curriculum which will include demonstrations in each class followed by hands on practice time for the students. Students may switch to the Sun/ Thurs class based on availability if you cannot make a class on Tues. Students can also take sections. Syllabus Mugs: Hello handle! Section1 Week 1 Lecture on design, drawing, proportions - tableware set Handles on a solid post Week 2 blown sphere with solid feet + handle if time Week 3 handle on blown cup Week 4 overlay/ supio set up - makes 3 supio, 1 small for mug, 1 medium for bowl, 1 larger for platter Week 5 picking up supio using a collar Week 6 Design your own Bowl making: Form and Refinement Section 2 Week 1 jacks only small bowl Week 2 shape bowl using paper Week 3 starter bubble+ gather bowl w/parchoffis Week 4 Parchoffi week 2 Week 5 Design your own Plates: Spinning while in control Section 3 Week 1 6-7in platter Week 2 9 in platter Week 3 Design your own