NEW GLASS FUSING COURSE - EMBELLISHMENTS & ADORNMENTS Instructor Norma Jean McCallan

This two night class is for both the beginner fuser and those with previous fusing experience. During the class you will have the opportunity to try a wide variety of fusing accessories while making four inch flat fused glass tiles. The different accessories used include: Glassline Paints and paper. Special paints in a variety of colors  that can be applied in detail to the surface of glass prior to firing. Glassline Paper is a specially formulated paper that can be cut and ripped to a size and then fully remains after firing. Dichroic glass is an expensive glass containing multiple micro-layers of metals or oxides which give the glass optical properties. Photo fusing paper allows images like photographs to be applied to a glass surface and when fired are permanently transferred onto the glass surface in sepia color. As well there is the use of glass stringers, rods and frit. Please note that all student finished projects not be available to take home at the end of the second night. This is due to the projects having to go through a kiln firing process which takes up to 12 plus hours. So you will have to come back to pick up your projects.

  Sunday June 2 & 9, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

$99 plus tax 

Call 604 877-1332 for registration

Glass Fusing - Instructor Jeremy Dane Morris 

Description: Glass fusing is a very popular art form that was offered here at Kona for the very first time in December 2006. Specialized fusing glass is cut to shape using glass cutters, mosaic cutters and glass grinders. Glass is stacked in varying heights,  accessory products such as confetti, noodles, stringers and rods are used to add detail and then the project is placed in a glass kiln and "fired" at tempatures up to 1465 degrees Fahrenheit. The results are amazing. The glass melts together, creating a flat and fantastic art piece.

But wait, it's not finished. After this piece has been fired and cooled, it goes back into the kiln. This time it is placed on top of a ceramic mold or fibre board ( molds come in a variety of shapes and sizes and fibre board can be cut to virtually any shape ). The kiln goes up in temperature to 1375 degrees and during this phase the glass actually takes to the shape of the form used. Official lingo translation ='s "slumping" So now your fancy little art piece has turned itself into a bowl, plate, dish or whatever. You thinking wow? It's very cool. 

INTRODUCTION to Glass Fusing Class

Two sessions, three hours each. First Class - Topics covered include: glass compatibility, variety of fusing glass forms, volume control, design placement, gluing, cutting and grinding glass. Make three, four inch by four inch, fused glass trays. You do all the design work, starting with base colors and adding accessory glass, stringers, noodles, frit, confetti and more. Second Class - Starts with a review of the creations from the first class. Continues with instruction on edge grinding, colour combining and compatibility issues, kiln shelf preparation and basic firing programs. During this class, each person designs and creates a eight inch square fused glass plate using all the accessory products mentioned above. Projects from second class are ready for pick up one week later.

Monday April 22 & 29, 2013. 6:30 to 9:30 pm.

Monday May 6 & 13, 2013. 6:30 to 9:30 pm.

$169 plus tax

Call 604 877-1332 for registration

 Did you enjoy the Introduction class? Check out the Intermediate Class listed below.

 INTERMEDIATE - LEVEL 1 - Glass Fusing Class

Intermediate Level 1 Classes in Glass Fusing and Slumping!  Make an 8 inch plate and 8 inch bowl. Students will be able to create their own fused glass bowls and plates using a variety of methods, including: 'mosaic' style, drawing with frit powders,stacking, glass noodles, 'bent' stringers, and more. At least one project will be circular, so circle cutting will be demonstrated and used in students' pieces.Special attention will be paid to creating borders and maintaining clean edges. Kiln firing techniques such as 'fire polishing' and 'deep slumping', as well as firing programs for larger pieces, will also be discussed. Introduction to additional equipment such as the Belt Sander and Disc Grinder is included. Pre-requisite: Any 'Beginner Level Fusing and Slumping Class' or equivalent.

Monday May 27 & June 3, 2013. 6:30 to 9:30 pm.

$199 plus tax.

Call 604 877-1332 for registration

FUSED DICHROIC JEWELRY

Discover the brilliance of Dichroic Glass in this introduction to fused glass jewelry course. You will have the opportunity to use different colors, textures and patterns of dichroic glass along with noodles, stringers, confetti, rods, frit and cut glass in your jewelry pieces. You can make 8 pendants and matching earrings sets during this course, complete with silver-plated settings. So don't delay...we expect this course to fill up fast. Pre-requisite: Introduction to Glass Fusing or equivalent.

Monday June 10 & 17, 2013. 6:30 to 9:30 pm.

$220 plus tax.

Call 604 877-1332 for registration