Introduction to Torchwork: Borosilicate Marbles

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Introduction to Torchwork: Borosilicate Marbles

Learn how to work with our propane/oxygen torches and borosilicate glass to make simple marbles.

July 2026 1:00 PM 5:00 PM

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Introduction to Torchwork: Borosilicate Marbles

Learn how to work with our propane/oxygen torches and borosilicate glass to make simple marbles.

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$ 94.00
Guest Registration
$ 112.00

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After a safety orientation and an introduction to our lampworking tools and equipment, you'll learn to:

Collect a gather.
Attach and detach punties.
Shape molten glass using gravity, surface tension, marble molds, and other shaping tools.
Use colored glass to make simple designs.

Details

Completing this class and demonstrating competence with the lampworking tools and equipment will check you off for lampworking on your Glass Studio skills card, allowing you to use them during Open Studio.
Heads up: It's recommended to work standing up (rather than sitting), so be advised that you'll be on your feet for much of class. If you prefer to sit, we strongly recommend you bring your own leather or cotton apron (not synthetic) in case of hot, rolling marbles.

Instructor

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.