Vit Kiln Pull

Glass Arts

Vit Kiln Pull

Curious what a pull from the vitrograph kiln takes? Come and watch!

Tuition Assistance and Other Policies

Meeting Times
  1. Mon, 11/25/2024 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Mon, 11/25/2024

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Type:
Studio in Use, Meetup

Location:
Glass Arts Studio

Interests:
Fused Glass, Glass Torchworking

About

Join Betsy (and maybe Grae) to watch them complete a pull from the vitrigraph kiln. We'll let observers help pull the cane from our pots, so you can have an introduction to the process, but it will be very limited. If you're interested in learning more about vitrigraph kilns — small, raised kilns used to create glass stringers and rods — and pulling murrini, watch the calendar for more opportunities! 

If you're already experienced with the vit kiln and want to pull a pot of your own, please email betsyh@bainbridgebarn.org to coordinate the firing time. We only have room for one or two more pot(s), and they'll be accommodated on a first-come, first-serve basis!

Class Policies

Ages 14 and up are welcome.

BARN Policies

Instructors or Guides

Grae Drake

Grae is deeply in love with glass. There isn't much that beats the zen of standing over a warm torch wrangling red-hot molten glass into shape. In previous lives, he's been a tech entrepreneur, corporate lawyer, juvenile delinquent. Most recently he's BARN's executive director.

Betsy Hagestedt

Betsy has been working with fiber since she was in elementary school, having learned to sew and knit from her mom. As an anthropologist, she uses her fiber practice as a means of connecting with people from other cultures, embracing the universal nature of fiber arts. Knitting gradually became her specialization due to its portability as she began to travel around the world. You can see some of her fiber experiments on her Instagram feed at behestknits.

Since starting at BARN she has been learning as many new skills as possible. She is highly involved in torchworking in the glass studio, and has started dabbling with welding and woodturning.

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