2-hour workshop

Advanced Lathe: Precise Pattern

Go beyond the basic use of the lathe to create amazing patterns with the diamond wheels.

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Extended Workshops

Sometimes three hours just isn't enough, but a multi-week session is too long. If that is the case, then our extended workshops are for you.

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Multiple Week (4-week)

PGC’s in-depth four-week classes for advanced students are a great way to take your skills to the next level and beyond. Try one out, love it, and then repeat it as many times as you want.

Hot Cane Work

This advanced class will demonstrate the basics of working with cane in the hot shop.
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Hot Incalmo

Focus on the incalmo process of joining two bubbles in contrasting colors or patterns.
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NEW! Figurative Glass

Learn to sculpt in glass

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Summer Intensive (one week)

One week intense class that runs from 9am to 5pm every day. For more details click on the Summer Intensive section to the left.

Color and Form, Head to Head (May 21 - 25)

Instructor: Nadege Desgenetez
Learn a array of ways to work with color in the hot shop!
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Fusing on the Right Side of the Brain (May 21-25)

Instructor: Tony Serviente
Leave all pre-conceived notions of kiln work at home and explore the possibilities of fusing that go beyond the traditional horizontal flat methods.
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Thinking About Glass (May 26)

Instructor: Jane Bruce
This one-day seminar class is for those who wish to examine and explore their current work and further develop their individual approach to design and making.
All Levels
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Sculpting the Human Figure in Soft Glass (May 28 - June 1)

Instructor: Laurie Salopek
Use heat control and other methods to sculpt the human figure in soft glass.
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Imagery & Text on Glass: 5 Techniques in 5 Days (June 4-8)

Instructor: Susan Taylor Glasgow
Learn many techniques to apply text and imagery on and in glass.
All levels
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Painting with Stringers (June 4-8)

Instructor: Claudia Trimbur
Tips and tricks of using stringers to create intricate patterns in beads.
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Simplicity of Form: When Less is More (June 4 - 8)

Instructor: Jenny Pohlman & Sabrina Knowles
Achieve your desired form with the help of these master artists.
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Taking the Work Out of Coldworking (July 16-20)

Instructor: Andrew Najarian
An exploration into advanced coldworking techniques.
All Levels
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Casting Intricate & Hollow Forms Incorporating the Honeycomb Mold (June 18 - 22)

Instructor: Helen Stokes
Learn to cast small intricate and hollow glass forms using the honeycomb mold.
All levels
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Hot Bits & Cold Cuts (June 18 - 22)

Instructor: Fritz Dreisbach
Fritz Dreisbach is rigorous, exacting, and one of the best teachers ever. Learn from him how to apply decoration to glass in both the hot and cold studios.
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Construction & Subtraction (June 25-29)

Instructor: Masahiro Asaka
Learn a variety of techniques to cast glass and a broad spectrum of cutting, carving and surface approaches to glass.
All Levels
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Together - Incalmo (June 25 - 29)

Instructor: John Kiley
Demystify the techniques used to perfectly join individual hot glass Incalmi together.
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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FIGUREing It Out (July 2 - 6)

Instructor: John Moran
Focus on the figure while learning to hot sculpt the bubble, add and manipulate bits and incorporate pre-made elements.
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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POP Stained Glass (July 2-6)

Instructor: Joseph Cavalieri
Learn the basics of stained glass plus a variety of techniques including painting, airbrushing, silk screening, collage, sandblasting and more!
All Levels
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Form, Pattern, Chaos - Quantum Networking (July 9-13)

Instructor: Robert Mickelsen
Network free, open form sculpture with an emphasis on patterning.
All levels
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Hollow Core Method of Pate de Verre (July 16-20)

Instructor: Delores Taylor
A fun and fast-paced survey of Pâte de Verre techniques
All Levels
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New Frontiers in Stained Glass (July 23-25)

Instructor: Judith Schaechter
Create a stained glass panel using layered flash glass and various methods of creating imagery on glass such as sandblasting, engraving, photo stenciling, diamond filing and more!
All Levels
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P2 W2 Murrini - Precision Pattern vs. Wonky Ways (July 23 - 27)

Instructor: Lynn Read
Explore the madness of creating graphic pattern in Murrini and using it in wonky unusual ways.
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Elements & Symbols: Self Expression in Glass (July 30 - August 3)

Instructor: Martie Negri
An exploration in creative methods of making pattern bars using experimental approaches and unusual techniques.
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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The Flower Marble (July 30 - August 3)

Instructor: John Kobuki
Explore the “compression” technique used to make flowers and other deeply encased designs utilizing solid rods of borosilicate.
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Multiple Week Classes (8 week)

PGC’s in-depth eight-week classes for advanced students are a great way to take your skills to the next level and beyond. Try one out, love it, and then repeat it as many times as you want.

Hot Glass III

Focus on techniques that interest you as a developing glass artist while still receiving direction and support
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Hot Glass III - Open Projects

Pursue your own ideas in this open projects advanced class.
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