About

Days 1 and 2:  Dinner Set

• Safety
• Project overview     
• Glass and mold options
• Basic cutting/grinding practices
• Cut and assemble projects
• First kiln firing (contour or full)

Day 3: Torches

• Overview of working with torches
• Torch safety
• Making beads
• Complete second kiln firing (slump) of dinner set

Day 4: 

• Unload plates/bowls from kilns and review
• Overview of glass heart casting project
• Make hearts
• Arrange for heart pick up after firing

Details

• For students ages 12-18.
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Registration closes Monday, July 3.
• A $120 materials fee, included in the price of the class, covers all materials you'll need.
• Wear close-toed shoes and long pants in the Glass Studio at all times.

Project

• Two-piece dinner set (one dinner plate plus one bowl or salad plate) - learning design, glass cutting, assembly, and kiln fusion 
• Glass beads - learning how to manipulate hot glass with torches
• Glass Hearts - learning how to shape glass fragments in casting molds

Class Policies

• If you have any questions, please email BARN Youth Program Coordinator, Sarah Jones at SarahJ@BainbridgeBARN.org.