GLASS WORKSHOPS FOR 2017

August 12-13 - FULL - Working with Frit & Powders: Glass Lace, Erosion Glass, Frit Sculpting/Drawing
September 16-17 - Sgraffito Glass: Scratch Methods on glass that Mimic Block Prints
October 6-8, 14-15 -Layered Glass Landscapes: takes place over two weekends
October 28-29 - Working with Frit & Powders: Glass Lace, Erosion Glass, Frit Sculpting/Drawing
November 11-12 - Kiln Carving and Relief Techniques

Sgraffito Glass Workshop
September 16-17, 2017

Learn to make fused glass with designs that look like block printing.  It’s all glass - glossy and permanent.  

In this workshop you’ll learn the process from start to finish.
You will:
  • Prepare the paint from powdered glass
  • Coat the glass sheet with paint
  • Make your own scratch tools
  • Learn to make a variety of marks for lines and shading
  • Transfer a design to the glass (your design or mine)
  • Scratch away background areas to reveal the base glass and define your “block print” design

Projects:
You’ll create at least four projects, plus various technique samples. These will include a little bowl, a small square plate, a multi-color tile and a piece of wall art.
Dates                            September 16-17, 2017
                                         Limit 4 participants
                                         No experience necessary
 
Workshop Hrs     Sat & Sun, 10-5 daily
 
Tuition                       $360; includes all materials & tools
                                         $175 deposit with registration
                                         Balance due 7 days before the workshop
                                         You can make your deposit via PayPal, check or card
Location                    Steph Mader Glass Studio
                                         Whidbey Island, Washington
                                         425-628-9032 (message)
                                         Steph@ToltRiverStudios.com
 
TO REGISTER:
Email: Steph@ToltRiverStudios.com
I am happy to answer any questions you might have, arrange your registration and send you more workshop & lodging information.

Layered Glass Landscape Intensive Workshop
October 6-8, 14-15 Five days over two weekends

Learn to build luminous, three-dimensional layered glass landscapes using glass particles and powders.

You'll build the landscapes from start to finish and explore all facets of the process:
  • Learn to control glass volume, color and value
  • Capture light effects in the landscape
  • Learn multiple techniques to achieve atmospheric effects: fog, mist, clouds
  • Learn how to control glass volume to increase depth in the scene
  • Discover "tricks of the trade" - multiple ways to express the beauty of the landscape in glass
  • Explore design principles and perspective secrets from painting and apply them to your glass work
  • Understand firing schedules as they relate to multi-layered glass work
  • Use torch work to create the details of grasses, trees & branches
  • Understand how to plan your design with values and color compatibility in mind

In this workshop you’ll create:
  • One 5-layer landscape panel, exploring depth and realism
  • One 4-layer landscape panel, exploring atmospheric effects
Dates                               October 6-8, 14-15, 2017
                                            Friday - Sunday, Saturday-Sunday
                                            Limit 4 participants
                                            Glass experience required
 
Workshop Hours   Daily 10AM—5PM
 
Tuition                          $925, includes materials
                                            $450 deposit with registration,
                                            Balance due 30 days prior to workshop

Location                       Steph Mader Glass Studio
                                           Whidbey Island, Washington
                                           425-628-9032 (message)
                                           Steph@ToltRiverStudios.com

TO REGISTER:
Email: Steph@ToltRiverStudios.com
I am happy to answer any questions you might have, arrange your registration and send you more workshop & lodging information.

Working with Frit & Powders
Workshop Exploring Lace Glass, Erosion Glass & Frit Sculpting/Drawing
October 28-29

By controlling glass size, volume and heat/time, you can make glass develop large or small abstract hole patterns or mimic the look of rods & stringers.

In this workshop, you will:
  • Learn the principles behind controlling glass volume
  • Use scrap glass to make work with irregular, abstract hole patterns that mimic sea forms and other natural phenomena
  • Sculpt designs in frit that create dynamic open-work patterns - perfect for glass sculptures
  • Use glass powders to make a surface that looks like enameled metal, and learn other tricks with powders
  • Produce sheets of delicate, transparent glass “lace”
  • Get different effects from different sizes of glass - from big chunks all the way down to powders

Projects:
You’ll create at least three projects, including a large-holed enamel-surface wall piece, a sheet of glass lace, a frit-drawn sculpture and technique samples.
Dates                           October 28-29
                                        Limit 4 participants
                                        Beginners are welcome
 
Workshop Hrs     Sat & Sun 10-5
 
Tuition                      $360 including materials
                                        $175 deposit at registration
                                        Balance due 7 days before the workshop

Location                   Steph Mader Glass Studio
                                        Whidbey Island, Washington
                                        425-628-9032
                                        You can make your deposit
                                        via PayPal, check or card
 
TO REGISTER:
Email: Steph@ToltRiverStudios.com
I am happy to answer any questions you might have, arrange your registration and send you more workshop & lodging information.

Kiln Carving:
High & Low Bas-Relief Techniques
November 11-12, 2017
Learn to create beautiful relief designs in fused glass; achieve dramatic results that look like carved glass.

We'll explore technical aspects of kiln carving:
  • Designing effective patterns
  • Cutting and construction
  • Using fiber papers, ropes and liquid relief mixtures
  • Principles of controlling the carved surface
  • Technical issues of kiln-firing relief glass
And we'll explore these techniques:
  • Designing for deep and shallow relief
  • Using powder & frit for effects similar to pate de verre
  • Designing for carved surface relief
  • Designing for back indentation to show color dilution and shadow patterns
  • Working with transparent and opal glasses

Projects:
You'll complete a minimum of four pieces - including large tiles with relief to the front and back, a piece with powder relief and another with powders on top of cutouts, coasters with positive & negative patterns.  We'll do as many as we can squeeze into two days.
Dates                           November 11-12, 2017              
                                        Limit 4 participants
                                        No experience necessary

Workshop Hrs     Sat & Sun, 10-5 daily

Tuition                       $360; includes all materials & tools
                                         $175 deposit at registration
                                         Balance due 7 days before workshop

Location                    Steph Mader Glass Studio
                                         Whidbey Island, Washington
                                         425-628-9032 (message)
                                         Steph@ToltRiverStudios.com
 
TO REGISTER:
Email: Steph@ToltRiverStudios.com
I am happy to answer any questions you might have, arrange your registration and send you more workshop & lodging information.