Class sizes are a fixed number with space available only if you register in advance.
FUSING & SLUMPING GLASS - an introduction- 1 evening - $90.00+tax - maximum 8 per class
To sign up and register for this class CLICK HERE to contact us.
Instructor Dennis Brady
At Victorian Arts Group Studio in Victoria BC
No experience needed. All materials and equipment provided.
This class will introduce you to the basics of fusing and slumping glass. It includes:
How different glass responds to heat in a kiln.
Understanding compatibility and viscosity
Preparing and using a kiln
Using an creating firing schedules
Maintaining a kiln log
Different molds materials
Troubleshooting problems.
Project ideas.
In the class you will make a full fuse and a texture fuse project. Your instructor will fire them in the kiln to fuse then return them to be fired in molds to either drape or slump into whatever shape you want. Your finished projects will be ready to pickup in 3 to 4 days.
It you want to continue learning more about fusing glass and expand your skills you can join us in open studio workshop to work on a project of your own choosing or you can take one of special projects classes.
Instructor bio
Master Artisan Dennis Brady has been producing and teaching stained glass, fusing glass, glass casting, mold making and sandblasting for over 40 years. He has taught extensively in his home studio in Victoria BC as well as being a guest instructor in several other countries and teaching online webinars. Dennis has published numerous books on glass art and written dozens of articles for glass art magazines. His finished glass art has been sold into personal and corporate collections in numerous countries.
To see some examples of projects done by students CLICK HERE