Introduction to Boro Sculpture: Sea Creatures

Glass Arts

Introduction to Boro Sculpture: Sea Creatures

Have fun with this modern twist on "sea glass."

Member

$97.00 (any noted materials fee included)

Guest

$111.00 (any noted materials fee included)

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Meeting Times
  1. Sat, 11/16/2024 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Sat, 11/16/2024

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Type:
Class, Has Prerequisite

Location:
Glass Arts Studio

Interests:
Glass Torchworking

About

Make charming torchworked turtles and dolphins. The instructor will demonstrate simple and more advanced versions  and you'll have time to make them yourself with assistance from the instructor as desired.

You'll use borosilicate glass, but these techniques will transfer to soft glass, too, and variations needed for soft glass will be discussed.

You'll learn and practice shaping gathers of glass, building more glass onto an original shaped gather, and manipulating the cumulative gathers with various tools into charming sea creatures. You'll also practice preplanning the sequence of the work, and working with punties.

Details

Skill level: Beginner and intermediate. You should know the basics of safely lighting the torch, turning it off, and melting small gathers to make beads or marbles. More advanced students are welcome, as well.

Materials

A $50 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers everything you need to make sea creatures, including use of studio tools, clear boro for punties, and a sampling of additional colors of glass.  

You're encouraged to bring any of your scrap boro you might like to use, as well any tools you're most comfortable using.

Prerequisites

This class is intended for people who have taken at least one introductory class.

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Instructors or Guides

Laura Arns

Although she's a computer scientist by day, Laura Arns has been working with glass in various ways for more than 20 years during her free time. As a lampworker, she is somewhat unusual because she hasn't specialized but instead works with both borosilicate and soft glass to create beads, marbles, blown ornaments, sculptures, goblets, and more. She particularly enjoys collaborative projects with artists and artisans who work in other mediums. Over the years, she's had the opportunity to learn from numerous well-known lampworkers. A former college professor, she's looking forward to more teaching in BARN's Glass Arts Studio.

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