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Introduction to Boro
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
This weekend course provides an introduction to flameworking with borosilicate glass. Students will learn to create small objects, apply color, and explore the worlds of solid sculptural forms. Through a mixture of technical exercises and creative projects, students will delve into the potential of this material. The goal of the course is for students to gain confidence in their ability and be able to create well-crafted objects. What to Expect...
Crossing Over: Blowing with Cast Parts
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Take the plunge and explore what can occur when glassblowing, kiln casting and coldworking are combined in the making process. Working collaboratively and merging kiln casting, coldworking and hot shop techniques, students will cast, blow, and cold work elements, such as handles, feet and stems, that will then be combined with blown glass in the hot shop making hybrid sculptural and/or functional works. Through experimental assemblage, kiln casting...
Middle School Camp: Intro to Glass Fusing
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Drawing characters and cartoons allows for our imagination to run wild, and invent the world we want to see through storytelling! Using enamel paints, powders, and opaque and translucent glass, students will design their own characters, and learn how to create a permanent 3D image in fused glass. Camp will cover how to cut shapes out of colorful sheet glass and make drawings with powders and paints, then use the heat of a kiln (oven) to bond it...
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The Fire Within
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Glass is a very unique material compared to other craft materials. You cannot touch the glass directly, the glass will respond better if you are consistently practicing, and it takes time to master the techniques. On the other hand, you can use your own original ideas, tools and processes to create unique work that is less reliant on standard processes. Traditional techniques are necessary to begin to play with glass, so this class will include...
High School Camp: Intro to Glassblowing
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Discover the mesmerizing art of glassblowing at UrbanGlass High School Camp. Learn how to shape molten glass into unique works of art, gaining confidence and skills in a professional studio environment. No experience is required for this vibrant and exciting experience.
Digital Methods for Glass Molds
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
This week-long intensive will introduce students to digital design and fabrication tools for making glass molds, from the process of 3D modeling to CNC milling and mold-making. We will go over best practices for designing geometry for digital fabrication, and experience CNC-milling through one session at an off-site fabrication studio. At UrbanGlass, we’ll practice making plaster molds for casting and blown glass. What to Expect: We will prepare...
Mosaics: Imagined Histories
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
In this class, stained glass mosaics are a vehicle for proposing imagined architectures from a past, present or future place that express participants’ identities. Students will create mosaic fragments, like those seen in museums or archives, that explore history as a contested field that both describes and echoes race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, religion, and other aspects of who we are. This course covers glass cutting and mosaic...
Trying to Say More with Less
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
In this workshop students will focus on refining technical skills as a means to explore how simplification can broaden our creative outcomes. We will work through basic forms in clear glass while emphasizing efficient workflow and heat management. We will take a closer look at the blowing processes’ constituent parts (gathering, marvering, centering, body mechanics, etc) and strive to deepen our understanding of the working characteristics of...
Memory Layers: Generating Images on Glass
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
This class is an invitation for illustrators, painters, designers, and anybody with an interest in the graphic image to experiment with the possibilities of the pictorial representation on glass. Participants will be challenged to delve into their own memory lane to work with the central images -photography, sketches, drawings, texts- that portray their narratives. Digital and analog approaches will be used to define the layers that build these...
Sculpting 101
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Immerse yourself into the world of solid, hot-sculpted glass in this 5-day intensive class! You will be working in the hot shop with a variety of torches and tools to create detailed artworks, and incorporating various ways to apply color and texture. This course will be a general overview on solid sculpting and assemblage. What to Expect: Students will focus on learning and improving sculpting techniques and color applications, rather than...
Pulling the Figure from Glass
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Get inspired by a favorite subject throughout art history - the human figure! This class will focus on sculpting the human figure in borosilicate glass. We will start with learning and discussing theories of human anatomy in conjunction with initial techniques in shaping and cutting glass rod. Each student will start by sketching out ideas, playing with body parts and poses, then translate these ideas into clear and color forms using the torch....
Lighting Design
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
We encounter lighting in every space we enter - it sets the atmosphere of a room through intensity, color, and form. Moving quickly through experiments, we will mock up lighting ideas from day 1 onward by exploring the different effects of shape, material, and hardware. This fun and fast-paced class will cover: basic electrical wiring, hardware, assembly, making your own blown glass parts, as well as collecting found/miscellaneous parts to light...
Face Forward
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Gather round this August to join Kate Hush for her first (in person) course at UrbanGlass! The time has come to Face Forward. In this 5 evening neon intensive she will guide you through the process of designing, sculpting, electrifying, and then displaying the touchstones of vision and sound - the eyes, and the mouth. Will your lips glow blue or eyes beam red? The choice is yours to make in this neon adventure. Because who wouldn’t want to place...
Middle School Camp: Intro to Beadmaking: Flora & Fauna
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Discover the ancient art of flameworking as you create stunning glass beads and small sculptures inspired by the beauty of flora and fauna. Join us for an immersive experience in beadmaking where you will learn various decorative motifs, textures, and forms. No experience is necessary.
Screen Printing and Imagery in Fused Glass
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Screen printing with glass powders and enamels is great for bold, graphic images, repeatable patterns, and colorful backgrounds. It’s capable of creating clean, crisp line work and perfect color gradients. Additionally, sifting powder by hand, and painting with enamel, allows us to incorporate spontaneity and gesture. It also allows us to render meticulous detail and blend colors to achieve realism. In this class, we will explore the pros and...
Intro to Stained Glass for High School Students
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Discover the art of stained glass creation in this exciting course for high school students at UrbanGlass. Learn the entire process, from designing to soldering, and create beautiful pieces to decorate your space or gift to loved ones. Unleash your creativity and make your mark in this ancient art form made new.
Glass Can Talk
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
This workshop delves into the classic glass practice of Murrine. From the ancient Mesopotamia to Venice to new contemporary takes, we will look at the history and techniques of creating original Murrines. Students will use methods discussed and demonstrated (20% demonstration/80% in studio practice) in class to flamework their own design with a focus on creating letters. We will break down each step in the process and there will be some one on one...
Intro to Glassblowing Weekend Workshop
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
In this two-day workshop students will learn the introductory skills of glassblowing, such as: how to take a gather of molten glass out of the furnace and how to work in small teams in the glass studio! While focusing on building these new handskills, students will learn how to make colorful glassware in beginner forms such as cups and bowls. What to Expect: Over the weekend class, students will learn how to gather and manipulate molten glass....
A Crash Course in American-Venetian Techniques
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
The workshops of the Venetian lagoon, particularly those of the 16th century, have produced some of the finest blown glass objects the world has ever known. Come and explore the basics of this style of working, as understood from an American studio perspective. In this workshop you will learn the first steps in blowing thin footed vessels, as difficult to produce as they are beautiful to look at. By the end of this course you will have a solid foundation...
Queer Glass: An Intro to Graphic Stained Glass
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
This five day course will provide an introduction to creating copper foil “tiffany style” stained glass panels, with a modern twist! This class is designed for beginners and intermediate students, and you will leave with a finished stained glass piece that you’ve made from a pattern you select. We will cover the fundamentals of cutting, grinding, foiling and soldering glass, through a mix of short demos and hands-on instruction. We will also...
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