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Workshops — Summer 2009

1309 Make Your Own Ornament

Owen Pach

Saturday, July 11, 10am to 2pm

All Levels

Begin with an overview of how to safely work with hot glass and a demonstration of glass blowing. With the instructor’s guidance, you will learn how to pick up and develop color and blow your own ornament. Materials and color included. This workshop is held at the Industrial Arts Center, 2902A Beach Blvd., South Gulfport, Fl 33707.

Tuition: $95 members

$125 nonmembers

1302 Make Your Own Paperweight

Owen Pach

Saturday, July 18,10am to 2pm

All Levels

Begin with an overview of how to safely work with hot glass and a demonstration of paperweight making. With the instructor’s guidance, you will color and shape your own paperweight. Materials and color included. This workshop is held at the Industrial Arts Center, 2902A Beach Blvd., South Gulfport, Fl 33707.

Tuition: $95 members,

$125 nonmembers

579 Beginning Glass Beads

patsy monk

Saturday, June 13 & Sunday, June 14 Saturday, August 15 & Sunday,

August 16 10am to 4pm

All Levels

Learn to create glass beads in this 2-day workshop using a Hot Head torch and Mapp gas. All necessary tools will be loaned for class use.  Students will learn safety, melting and applying glass to a mandrel, pulling stringers for dots, and techniques for making round beads.  Beads made on Saturday will be annealed by instructor and returned on Sunday.   Additional beads made on Sunday will be annealed following the class and arrangements will be made to return to students.

Materials Fee: $15 Paid to instructor in class.

Tuition: $120 members, $150 nonmembers