Extended Workshops

Sometimes two hours just isn't enough. These workshops range from one to three days.

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Multiple Week (4-week)

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

NEW! Blow Your Own

Learn how to blown glass solo.

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NEW! Blow Molds

More than just traditional blow molds!

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Hot Surface Decoration & Color Application

Focus on methods of applying powders to the surface of vessels to create a variety of patterns and textures.
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NEW! Flameworking II - Boro

If you want to expand your flameworking skills using Borosilicate glass this is the perfect class!
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Pattern Bars & Pot Melts

Ramp up the excitement by taking the kiln above 1,500 degrees.
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Intermediate Coldworking

Focus on more advanced coldworking techniques
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Multiple Week Classes (8 week)

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

Fusing II

Now that you have a basic knowledge of fusing, let's ramp it up. (KILN-FORMED)

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Hot Glass II

Now that you’re hooked on hot glass, how do you keep the momentum going? By enrolling in Hot II! (HOT)

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Summer Intensive (one week)

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

Breaking the Skin (May 21-25)

Instructor: Jane Bruce
Explore the possibilities available when cold working of an object is taken into account from the beginning of the creative process.
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
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Color and Form, Head to Head (May 21 - 25)

Instructor: Nadege Desgenetez
Learn an array of ways to work with color!
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Foundations in Flair - Boro Jewelry Design (May 21- 25)

Instructor: Beccy Feather & Kristin Deady
Experience and practice a broad range of jewelry making techniques and processes in borosilicate glass.
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
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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.
All levels
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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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Making What You Design & Designing What You Can Make (May 28 - June 1)

Instructor: Nick Mount
Learn to design for hot glass and make it yourself!
Level: Intermediate
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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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Hollow Sculpting & Creative Engineering (June 18 - 22)

Instructor: Micah Evans
Learn to manipulate hollow tubing and color to create abstract organic forms and realistic florals out of borosilicate glass.
Level: Intermediate
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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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Sculptural & Surface Design Techniques (June 25-29)

Instructor: Kim Fields
This class focuses on strengthening beadmaker skills and  helps students achieve their own unique sculptural and surface designs.
Level: Intermediate
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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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Solid Figures, Hollow Figures, & Goblets Galore (July 2-6)

Instructor: Emilio Santini
Learn to make figures, goblets and other objects at the torch with Emilio Santini.
Level: Intermediate
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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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Rebuilding Foundations (July 9 - 13)

Instructor: Randy Walker
Intermediate blowers go back through the basics with a new comprehension of what to do and, more importantly, why.
Level: Intermediate
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Expanding Your Sculptural Toolbox in Flameworking Glass (July 16-20)

Instructor: Sara Sally LaGrand
Move beyond the bead in this sculptural workshop of flameworking and wire-working techniques.
Level: Intermediate
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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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The Difference is in the Details (July 16 - 20)

Instructor: Boyd Sugiki & Lisa Zerkowitz
Build a solid foundation, refine skills, work more efficiently, and establish an understanding of how working on a small scale can translate to larger works.
Level: Intermediate
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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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Sea Life Through Borosilicate Glass (July 23-27)

Instructor: Jennifer Umphress
Work with borosilicate to create glass sculpture inspired by sea life.
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
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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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All You Can Eat Bead Week (August 6-10)

Instructor: Corina Tettinger
Learn all major beadmaking techniques with Corina Tettinger
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
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By Any Means Necessary...Transforming Ideas into Objects (August 6 - 10)

Instructor: Manny Krakowski
Learn a broad variety of techniques necessary to turn sculptural ideas into finished objects.
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Thicker, Better Fused Glass (August 6-10)

Instructor: Mark Ditzler
Dial up the thickness of your fused glass and explore several ways to plan and construct dams or molds to contain and produce texture in the glass.
Level: Intermediate
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