Glass Arts
Introduction to Boro Pendants: Hearts
Use a torch to melt your loved one's heart!
Tuition Assistance and Other Policies
Meeting Times
- Sat, 1/13/2024 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sat, 1/13/2024
Closed
About
Make several torchworked heart pendants to keep or to share. The instructor will demonstrate two or three different methods for making them, and you'll have time to make them yourself with assistance from the instructor.
Class will be taught with borosilicate glass to make it easier for beginners, but techniques learned successfully transfer to soft glass, and variations needed for soft glass will be discussed.
You'll learn and practice shaping gathers of glass with thin-edged tools, mashers, and marvers, and cutting molten glass with shears. Additional techniques you'll practice are cold seals and making bails. The use of Handy Andy’s, bail biters, Peter’s Tweezers or similar tools to make bails also will be demonstrated, although the tools are not currently available in the studio boxes.
Details
Skill level: Beginner and intermediate (more advanced students are also welcome)
Materials
- A $35 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers the use of studio tools, provides clear boro for puntis and gathers, and a sampling of additional colors of glass from which to choose.
- You're encouraged to bring any of your scrap boro or your own tools.
Prerequisites
Class Policies
- Ages 14 and up are welcome.
- Closed-toe shoes and long pants are required in the Glass Studio at all times.
- Torchwork students should wear natural cotton and tie back long hair.
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy.
- Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Please email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org to find out more or request an accommodation.
- Sensory Statement: Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights. BARN is not an allergen-free facility. If you have concerns, please email info@bainbridgebarn.org.
Instructors or Guides
Laura Arns
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