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Open Studio: Vitrigraph Kiln Pull

Curious about what a pull from the vitrigraph kiln entails? Come give it a try!

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Open Studio: Vitrigraph Kiln Pull

Open Studio: Vitrigraph Kiln Pull

Curious about what a pull from the vitrigraph kiln entails? Come give it a try!

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Join Betsy (and maybe Grae) to participate in a pull from the vitrigraph kiln. Everyone will get the chance to pull a little cane during the experience, so you can have an introduction to the process, but it will be limited to allow everyone the chance to try. If you're interested in learning more about vitrigraph kilns — small, raised kilns used to create glass stringers and rods — and pulling murrini, watch the calendar for more opportunities! 

If you're already experienced with the vitrigraph kiln and want to pull a pot of your own, please email betsyh@bainbridgebarn.org to coordinate the firing time. Precedence will be given to members, and you must have experience before pulling your own pot. We only have room for one or two more pot(s), and they'll be accommodated on a first-come, first-serve basis!

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Ages 14 and up are welcome.

Instructor
Betsy Hagestedt

Betsy has been working with fiber since she was in elementary school, having learned to sew and knit from her mom. As an anthropologist, she uses her fiber practice as a means of connecting with people from other cultures, embracing the universal nature of fiber arts. Knitting gradually became her specialization due to its portability as she began to travel around the world. You can see some of her fiber experiments on her Instagram feed at behestknits. Since starting at BARN she has been learning as many new skills as possible. She is highly involved in torchworking in the Glass Studio, and has started dabbling with welding and woodturning.

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Grae Drake

Grae is deeply in love with glass. There isn't much that beats the zen of standing over a warm torch wrangling red-hot molten glass into shape. In previous lives, he's been a tech entrepreneur, corporate lawyer, juvenile delinquent. Most recently he's BARN's executive director.

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