Glass Studio Master Classes

Instructor: Joseph Cavalieri
Prerequisites: No previous experience necessary
Technique(s): Painting, airbrushing, pen and ink drawing, sandblasting
Course Code: 19S9GC615M
[$950 members / $1000 nonmembers]
Monday-Friday, May 6-10, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

A fun class based on historic, and often creepy, Aesop’s fables! In this class you will learn different processes to add imagery onto the glass surface using kiln-fired enamel paints. No painting or drawing experience needed, we will trace found images! Techniques include painting, air-brushing (using an atomizer), ‘pen-and-ink drawing’, and sandblasting. After the paints are kiln fired onto the glass we will copper foil and solder the glass together to create the final work—a 12 in. x 12 in. stained glass panel.

TMA offers full and partial scholarships for glass studio master classes.
Download the scholarship application form here. Completed scholarship applications for glass studio master classes must be received by April 1, 2019. Students applying for a scholarship cannot register for class in advance.

Instructor: Joe Cariati
Prerequisite: 3-5 years of glassblowing experience
Technique(s): Glassblowing
Course Code: 19S9GH650M
[$950 members / $1000 nonmembers]
Monday-Friday, June 24-28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

This class is geared for individuals that seek answers to glassblowing that may be keeping them up at night. Through philosophical discussion and focused practice, we will unearth what may be troubling you at the bench. Often times what occurs for us is this funny “block”; you may feel stuck, like things (lots of things!) could be improved, but in the moment, you cannot see. This class will be dedicated to slowing down to help you go fast, while addressing concerns and constraints you are experiencing in the studio. We will work primarily in clear glass, and lots of it, this course will not be about the one thing you made, but about the one hundred. Basic design assignments employed, repetition a must, and lots of fun will be had! This course will also include a daily seminar on professional practices for aspiring designer/makers interested or involved in branding and sales.

TMA offers full and partial scholarships for glass studio master classes.
Download the scholarship application form here. Completed scholarship applications for glass studio master classes must be received by April 1, 2019. Students applying for a scholarship cannot register for class in advance.

Instructor: Amber Cowan
Prerequisite: None
Technique(s): Flameworking
Course Code: 19S9GF620M
[$950 members / $1000 nonmembers]
Monday-Friday, June 24-28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

This class will be a survey into all of the different kinds of glass that can be used at the torch. We will cover borosilicate, soft, and recycled glass to everything in between. The class will learn how each of the different types of glass work in the torch and kiln and why we would use these glasses for certain projects. The class will focus on sculptural flameworking off the mandrel and how to build more complex forms. All skill levels are welcome.

TMA offers full and partial scholarships for glass studio master classes.
Download the scholarship application form here. Completed scholarship applications for glass studio master classes must be received by April 1, 2019. Students applying for a scholarship cannot register for class in advance.

Instructor: Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz
Prerequisite: 3-5 years of glassblowing experience
Technique(s): Glasblowing
Course Code: 19S9GH655M
[$950 members / $1000 nonmembers]
Monday-Friday, July 15-19, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

The goals of this class are to refine skills, work more efficiently, establish an understanding of how working on a small scale can translate into larger works, and to build a solid foundation. Students will work in clear glass, focusing on forms such as the tumbler, cylinder, bowl, bottle, and forms with waists; moving methodically from one shape to the next. Instruction will be personalized to build on individual skills, and one–on–one time will be given to help find simple solutions to common struggles.

TMA offers full and partial scholarships for glass studio master classes.
Download the scholarship application form here. Completed scholarship applications for glass studio master classes must be received by April 1, 2019. Students applying for a scholarship cannot register for class in advance.

Instructor: Joanna Manousis
Prerequisites: Glass working experience preferred but not required
Techniques: Kiln casting, wax casting
Course Code: 19S9GW625M
[$950 members / $1000 nonmembers]
Monday-Friday, July 15-19, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

This class will explore the use of ‘hanging-core’ and ‘surface-core’ refractory molds as a means to create residual details within solid kiln cast glass. Through daily lectures and demonstrations, the instructor will cover basic to advanced kiln casting strategies. Students will create original structures from found objects and hand-sculpted clay, acquiring the skills necessary to assemble finished models for refractory-core and lost wax casting investment. Within the course of this five-day class students will be introduced to polyurethane mother molds, hand-built refractory molds, hot wax construction, wax finishing, sprueing and firing techniques, along with de-investment tips for core molds. Various cold-working methods will also be explored to polish and reveal the internal cavities within finished glass castings. Some glass working experience is preferred but not required; advanced students are also welcome.

TMA offers full and partial scholarships for glass studio master classes.
Download the scholarship application form here. Completed scholarship applications for glass studio master classes must be received by April 1, 2019. Students applying for a scholarship cannot register for class in advance.

Instructor: Grant Garmezy
Prerequisite: 3-5 years of glassblowing experience
Technique(s): Hot sculpting
Course Code: 19S9GH660M
[$950 members / $1000 nonmembers]
Monday-Friday, August 12-16, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Explore the potential of working with hot glass as a sculptural medium. This class will focus on special techniques and approaches to solid and blown sculpting that can take your sculpture to the next level by demonstrating the range and freedom the material has and showing its true potential. We will bring sculptures to life using a variety of torches and sculpting techniques, which include solid sculpting, inside sculpting, bit building, color application, garage use, and most importantly teamwork. Problem solving will be emphasized and students are encouraged to bring in images of forms you are interested in recreating.

TMA offers full and partial scholarships for glass studio master classes.
Download the scholarship application form here. Completed scholarship applications for glass studio master classes must be received by April 1, 2019. Students applying for a scholarship cannot register for class in advance.

Instructor: Jen Blazina
Prerequisite: No previous experience necessary
Technique(s): Kiln glass, screen printing
Course Code: 19S9GW630M
[$950 members / $1000 nonmembers]
Monday-Friday, August 12-16, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Have you ever wanted to combine your love of imagery and kiln formed glass? Using innovative approaches with screen-printing and alternative printing, students will be introduced to different approaches to the print media. Some topics covered through demonstrations will be: how to make both painterly as well as photo generated imagery; experimentation with colors to create the illusion of background, mid-ground and foreground; reductive screenprint; and many more. Learn all of the parts of the process from coating a screen to the final print to firing schedules. At the end of the course, each student will take home a series of pieces from tests to a final project home in frit powders and enamels. Handouts will also be given on all of the techniques covered and how to build your own screen print shop and exposure unit.

TMA offers full and partial scholarships for glass studio master classes.
Download the scholarship application form here. Completed scholarship applications for glass studio master classes must be received by April 1, 2019. Students applying for a scholarship cannot register for class in advance.

Instructor: Chris Ahalt
Prerequisite: previous flameworking experience
Technique(s): Flameworking
Course Code: 19S9GF665M
[$950 members / $1000 nonmembers]
Monday-Friday, August 12-16, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

This is all about sculpting hollow glass in the flame. Students will learn how to manipulate a single bubble of glass into the object of their desires. With a few choice tools, a low hose, and some imagination, students will learn how far glass can be pushed as well as themselves. Achieving the ultimate results takes persistence and determination. Students will be challenged and failure is inevitable but that’s how we learn, that’s what it takes to succeed. It’s so rewarding seeing the growth by the end, I promise.

TMA offers full and partial scholarships for glass studio master classes.
Download the scholarship application form here. Completed scholarship applications for glass studio master classes must be received by April 1, 2019. Students applying for a scholarship cannot register for class in advance.