PGC (Pittsburgh Glass Center) has a very interesting assortment of glass classes this summer!
https://www.pittsburghglasscenter.org/classes
A Coldworking Picnic: A Taste of What's Possible (July 8-12)
1 Week
All Skill Levels
KATHY ELLIOTT In this five day course we will look at how to use the basic equipment in the cold shop such as the diamond saw, grinding machines, sandblaster, and cutting lathe.…
All You Can Eat Bead Week (August 5-9)
1 Week
Beginner, Intermediate
CORINA TETTINGER This one-week summer intensive at PGC has quickly become my personal favorite class. Finally, there is time to learn enough to last you a long while as you grow as a…
American Mark-Making (July 22-26)
1 Week
Intermediate, Advanced
MATTHEW CUMMINGS In this class, we will explore the myriad of color application techniques in the hot shop, combining traditional in non-traditional manners to allow students to see the…
Beginning Flameworking (July 8-12)
1 Week
Newbie, Beginner
TIM DRIER This is a beginner class that shows basic technique & fundamentals, from marbles to the human form. We will cover small hollow vessels & goblets as well. The class…
Blown Glass Garden Floats
2 Hour
Newbie, Beginner
Make your own beautiful glass object for your garden. In this 2-hour class, work with an instructor to gather, color and blow a beautiful glass ball to either hang in your garden or float on…
Blown Glass Pumpkins
2 Hour
Newbie, Beginner
Due to popular demand, everyone’s favorite fall workshop is now offered all year long. Real pumpkins come in all shapes and sizes and so do the ones you’ll create in this…
Bodacious Beads
2 Hour
Newbie, Beginner
Mesmerized by intricate, colorful glass beads and jewelry? Learn the secrets of how beads are made at the torch in this introductory session in the flame shop. You will have a chance to make…
Cold Construction and Lamination (June 17-21)
1 Week
All Skill Levels
PAVEL NOVAK Using solid blocks of glass, students will experiment with many aspects of cold working: cutting with a diamond saw, grinding with silicon carbide grit, diamond wheels,…
Coldworked Pendants
2 Hour
Newbie, Beginner
Choose from a variety of transparent glass colors and coldworking techniques to transform a piece of flat glass into a one-of-a-kind pendant. You will learn how to sandblast, carve,…
Cold Working in Relief (June 24-28)
1 Week
All Skill Levels
FRANTISEK JANAK This class will explore the basic coldworking techniques of glass shaping, cutting and polishing. In addition, the class will cover how to use and set up different…
Component Proponent (July 29-August 2)
1 Week
Intermediate
THEO KELLER This class will focus on the shaping of blown vessels. Students will learn how to use the flame to manipulate borosilicate tubing into a multitude of forms. These components…
Confident Coldworking (July 22-26)
1 Week
All Skill Levels
BEN JOHNSON This class is an exploration into coldworking. Learn about all of the equipment in the cold shop including belt sanders, flat grinders, dremels, lathes, the sandblaster, and…
Creare Natura in Vitrum - Create Nature in Glass (June 17-21)
1 Week
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Ace
JANIS MILTENBERGER Creating nature in two ways, we will work from images and specimen to form sculptural glass elements, and consider the context of what we make within our personal…
Ed's Most Excellent Glass Adventure (July 15-19)
1 Week
Beginner, Intermediate
ED SCHMID Are you looking to expand your glassblowing horizons? This might be just the right trip for you! Learn from the guy that literally wrote the book on glassblowing. Through daily…
Embossed Glass
2 Hour
Newbie, Beginner
Personalize your own beer mug, wine goblet, or drinking glass using sand blasting, glass carving, and
Fast Track Flameworking
Extended Workshops
Newbie, Beginner
Flameworking is the technique of forming objects by melting glass rods and tubing at the torch. You will be amazed at what you can make – beads, marbles, chains and pendants to name a…
Frit Pendants
2 Hour
Newbie, Beginner
Flamework your own frit pendant using crushed colored glass to create a 3D explosion. Melt and manipulate your own eye-popping pendant by gathering a molten ball of glass, applying…
Fused Glass Tiles
2 Hour
Newbie, Beginner
A great introduction to the world of kiln formed glass. We start by learning how to cut glass and delve into a variety of materials and what effects they create. Using sheet…
Fuze-A-Polooza
Extended Workshops
Newbie, Beginner
This is a great workshop for a variety of students, whether you have never touched flat glass before or have a kiln at home. We start at the beginning covering tool knowledge, glass…
Get Your Feet Wet (July 29-August 2)
1 Week
Newbie
JASON FORCK + JON CAPPS Spend an exciting week with molten glass, learning the basics of glassblowing. This class will emphasize good techniques and habits, but just as importantly, it…
3 comments:
We are closer to Pittsburgh
than Charleston.
I will try to do both.
I am leaving more about the older Pittsburgh Glass Co. many had international fame.
Thank you Hillary for info about both Blenko and this.
Terrance S.
Ps Did you find that 'football' decanter for me?
I signed up for this - will use my vacation to visit Pittsburg.
Hillary do not publish any other glass vacations. My significant other will not allow me to continue my online relationship with this blog, if I do one more glass vacation. He's been to Milton too many times.
Now Pittsburg.
Georgia P.
ps if you speak with Eppie give her my love.
Sol and I are going up for this, will you attend?
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