Torchworking: Blown Glass Ornaments
Learn to make blown-glass holiday ornaments at the torch.
Pulling points, the initial preparation for many hollow glass forms, is a skill that takes practice to master. In this class you’ll be provided with a few points to inflate and decorate, but you’ll also learn how to pull them yourself so you can continue to make ornaments in Open Studio.
You’ll have time to make 5 to 10 ornaments during class depending on how complex a design you choose to add to your bubbles.
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Instructor
Although she's a computer scientist by day, Laura Arns has been working with glass in various ways for more than 20 years during her free time. As a lampworker, she is somewhat unusual because she hasn't specialized but instead works with both borosilicate and soft glass to create beads, marbles, blown ornaments, sculptures, goblets, and more. She particularly enjoys collaborative projects with artists and artisans who work in other mediums. Over the years, she's had the opportunity to learn from numerous well-known lampworkers. A former college professor, she's looking forward to more teaching in BARN's Glass Arts Studio.
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