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Spring Short Session Glass

Glass – Spring Short Session
April 27 – May 2, 2025 (4 studio days)
SaraBeth Post Eskuche
Cut, Sift, Fire: Patterns and Texture in Warm Glass

This workshop will cover the fundamentals of fused glass. The workshop will begin with an introduction to the essential tools and terms used in creating flat panels in the kiln. With a focus on experimentation and sample-making, we will compose a library of patterns by cutting and stacking glass shapes, arranging dots and stripes, and sifting powder through hand-cut stencils. We will finish with an introduction to coldworking as we shape our glass panels. At the end of the session, students will be comfortable with glass cutting, kiln preparation, and firing schedules. Introductory workshop; all skill levels welcome.  

Studio artist, owner of Ultra Lit, communications coordinator with Crafting the Future; teaching: FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Art (MN), Peters Valley (NJ), The Studio at Corning (NY), Pilchuck (WA), Pittsburgh Glass Center (PA); exhibitions: Kentucky Museum of Art (KY), WCU Bardo Fine Arts Museum (NC), The Weeks Gallery (NY), Cressman Center for Visual Arts (KY), Bunker Projects (PA); representation: Penland Gallery (NC), Contemporary Craft (PA), Gallery 2052 (IL), Urban Glass (NY), Chautauqua (NY).

sarabethpost.net | @ultralit.sb

Scholarship application deadline is August 15.
Regular enrollment begins October 2.

SaraBeth Post Eskuche, Carved Tye-Dye Dish, fused and carved glass, 4 x 4 inches
SaraBeth Post Eskuche, Carved Tye-Dye Dish, fused and carved glass, 4 x 4 inches
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Glass Spring Concentration

Glass – Spring Concentration
March 2 – April 25, 2025 (8 Weeks)
Aya Oki
Passionate Harmony

Embark on a transformative glassblowing journey at Penland with a focus that goes beyond technique to explore the connection between artist and material. The workshop will start by looking at the properties and behaviors of glass. Basic techniques will be introduced through guided exercises. Then we will move on to blowing, shaping, layering, moldblowing, coldworking, and other techniques. Throughout the session students will learn from their mistakes and engage in a dynamic dialogue with glass, fostering a sense of harmony that will shape their artistic consciousness. We will work to unlock new facets of creativity and personal expression. All levels. 

Studio artist; teaching: St. Paul’s School (NH), California State University San Bernardino, Pilchuck (WA), Tulsa Glassblowing School (OK), Pittsburgh Glass Center (PA), UrbanGlass (NY), The Studio at Corning (NY), Penland; residencies: Creative Glass Center of America (NJ), Murano Residency (Italy), Duncan McClellan Gallery (FL), Residence Together (Sweden), Martha’s Vineyard Glassworks (MA); collections: Museum of American Glass (NJ), Tacoma Museum of Glass (WA), Corning Museum of Glass (NY), Imagine Museum (FL). 

aya-oki.com | @ayaokidoki 

Regular enrollment begins October 2.

Aya Oki, Bloom XI, blown glass, 15 x 15 x 15 inches
Aya Oki, Bloom XI, blown glass, 15 x 15 x 15 inches
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Glass Fall Concentration

GLASS – FALL CONCENTRATION
SEPTEMBER 29 – NOVEMBER 8, 2024 (6 weeks)
Jennifer Caldwell and Jason Chakravarty
Fabricating Stories in Glass

This workshop will focus on creating narrative objects in glass. We will survey multiple approaches and techniques in an introductory and exploratory way, including applying imagery to glass, flameworking, cold working, mold making, several casting methods, and one or two weeks in the hot glass studio. We will develop ideas, break down designs, and plan as we create glass sculptures that are made in parts and driven by content. Discussions and demonstrations will focus on logical approaches to material and process and when, why, and how to use a certain glass type or technique. This will be a labor-intensive, experimental journey. All levels. 

Jennifer: studio artist; teaching: UrbanGlass (NYC), Arrowmont (TN), Pratt Fine Arts Center (Seattle), The Glass Furnace (Turkey), Pilchuck (WA), GoggleWorks (PA), Pittsburgh Glass Center, Studio 19 (UK), The Melting Point (AZ), Niijima Glass Festival (Japan), Penland; residencies: Barrio Glassworks (CA), Tacoma Glass Museum (WA), Corning Museum (NY), Neusole Glassworks (OH), Pilchuck (WA). 

jennifercaldwell.com | @jenniferecaldwell

Jason: studio artist; teaching: Arizona State University, Arrowmont (TN), UrbanGlass (NYC), Pratt Fine Arts Center (Seattle), Bazalel Academy (Israel), The Glass Furnace (Turkey), The Studio at Corning (NY), Cleveland Institute of Art, GoggleWorks (PA), Mesa Arts Center (AZ), Salisbury University (MD); residencies: Tacoma Glass Museum (WA), Barrio Glassworks (CA), Cleveland Institute of Art, Toledo Museum of Art (OH). 

jasonchakravarty.com | @jcsquared.shop 

Jennifer Umphress-Caldwell; Jason Chakravarty; Glass; Octopi, Octopus, glass, portholes, buoy, torch
Jennifer Umphress-Caldwell; Jason Chakravarty; Glass; Octopi, Octopus, glass, portholes, buoy, torch
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Fall Short Session Glass

GLASS – FALL SHORT SESSION
SEPTEMBER 22 – 27, 2024 (4 STUDIO DAYS)
Joseph Cavalieri
Stained Glass Reimagined

This workshop will focus on adding detailed images to stained glass works using processes that will include airbrush, pen-and-ink drawing, sandblasting, painting, and screenprinting (using screens supplied by the instructor). Enamels will be applied to the glass surface and then kiln fired. No need to be an expert painter as we will be tracing images. Students will make many samples that will be joined with copper foil and solder to make a larger finished panel. All levels.

Studio artist; teaching: The Studio at Corning (NY), Pilchuck (OR), Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (Israel); residencies Museum of Arts and Design (NYC), Sacatar Foundation in Bahia (Brazil); public art projects: MTA Commission (NYC), Our Lady of Mercy Church (Brazil); collections: Museum of Arts and Design (NYC), Italian American Museum (NYC), Leslie-Lohman Museum (NYC); current solo exhibition: Dixon Place (NYC). 

cavaglass.org | @joseph_cavalieri_glass

Joseph Cavalieri, Hand of the Marionette, hand-painted, air-brushed stained glass, framed with LED lighting, 12 x 12 x 2 inches
Joseph Cavalieri, Hand of the Marionette, hand-painted, air-brushed stained glass, framed with LED lighting, 12 x 12 x 2 inches