| February 2008 Class Details |
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Michael Dupille
Fritography with Bling
Thu. & Fri. , Feb. 21 & 22, 9 am to 5 pm
$350* (Beg./Int.)
(Limited to 10 students)
This 2-day class will focus on the basics of Fritography-a method pioneered by the instructor using frit to create imagery in glass along with adding accents of Dichroic frit and sheet glass for special |
effects. A dynamite slide show will help illustrate the points and demonstrate what's possible!
- A $30.00 materials fee will be added to the class –payable to the instructor
- Class limited to 10
- All levels
Students should bring glass tools, a notebook, hairspray (pump and aerosol), Some small paint brushes, and spoons and a couple of simple images to work from. We will work in a 7” x 7” format.
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Michael Dupille
Kiln Casting with Dichro Effects
Sat. & Sun., Feb. 23 & 24, 9am to 5pm$350* (Beg./Int.)
(Limited to 10 students)
This 2 day class will cover techniques of open faced casting using fiber papers and a one step mix and pour mold material that can be refired a number of times. Students will learn to work from a plasticene model create a glass mold which will be packed and fired. Prefused dichro and other glass elements will be added to enhance the finished Pieces. Tons of info!!!
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- A $35.00 materials fee will be added to the class-payable to the instructor
- Class limited to 10
- All levels
The instructor, Michael Dupille has a friendly, informative teaching style and sets time aside to address each students' particular interests and/or issues regarding their own work. |
| About Michael Dupille |
Michael F. Dupille
Born: 12/3/55, Tacoma , WA
Seattle resident Michael Dupille has worked in art his entire career, as both creator and and educator.
Experienced in a variety of media including animation, illustration, print, and textile design, he continues to challenge himself through invention and innovation. Since the late 1980's he has worked extensively with glass, having developed and refined a technique for 'painting with glass' called Fritography, using crushed glass in combination kiln fired methods. Michael is recognized as a pioneer in the field of kiln formed glass, especially in the area of mold making and kiln casting.
He has done design work for Bullseye Glass, was a guest artist and instructor at The Camp Colton Glass program, and his creative input is well featured in Boyce Lundstrom's books on art glass techniques. His work is highly collectible and his numerous commissions both public and private and include projects for the Washington State Arts Commission, Oregon State Arts Commission, The Pierce County Arts Commission, The Everett Cultural Commission, The Seattle Times, The Lower Manhattan Development Commission, Amazon.com and the Seattle Mariners. |
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Kerry Transtrum
Fusing on Edge w/ Relief Imagery
Thur. & Fri., Feb. 21 & 22,
9 am to 5 pm
$350* (Intermediate)
(Limited to 10 students)
This is a multi-step process of kiln-forming glass where we will explore a different way of casting glass over the top of a refractory plaster model in a manner that will leave an image in relief in the back of the glass. Since the image will be on the back of the glass and viewed through the glass the clarity of the glass become a major issue. Therefore we use clear or lightly colored glass billets |
or bricks of glass that have a very low bubble count to achieve a look that has the optical clarity closely resembling hot glass cast from a furnace.
In this two-day class students will have the opportunity to learn several new and exciting glass forming techniques. The first day will be spent learning and practicing the process of relief image kiln casting. Each student will create a thick glass block with relief imagery as well as other relief image components to be used in other class projects. Day two will be spent cleaning up the previous day's work, making other components and combining them with sheet glass cut into strips and laid on edge to complete a project in the fusing on edge technique. Methods of finishing up and displaying the final piece will also be discussed this day.
This class is a great exercise in using several different materials. Students will have an opportunity to experiment with clay, rubber mold material, refractory plaster, ceramic fiber paper, refractory brick and more.
This is an intermediate level class and students should have some prior glass fusing experience. Along with an eagerness to learn students should also bring to class a dust mask, paper, pencil, safety glasses, glass cutter and any other glass working tools they like. This class is very “hands on” so were clothes you can get dirty in. |
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Kerry Transtrum
Recreating the Human Form In Glass
Sat. & Sun., Feb. 23 & 24, 9am to 5pm $350* (Beg./Int.)
(Limited to 10 Students)
Have you ever wanted to reproduce a face, hands or torso in glass? In this new and exciting 2-day class from glass artist Kerry Transtrum you will learn how to take an impression of either your face or hand by using a rubber mold material and then using that mold to produce a positive copy in glass. The technique of creating that same positive image in plaster that could then be used to create a negative image in relief on the back of the glass will also be taught. Kerry will take you
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step by step through the process of how it is done and supply you with the proper materials and necessary information to create an exact and lasting replica of yourself or someone else in glass.
This class is filled with lots of information on mold making that can be used in a number of kiln-forming techniques and will cover a variety of materials such as wax, plaster, algenate rubber, silicone rubber and” smooth on”. The first day of g lass will be spent making a temporary mold of hands or faces and filling those molds with wax (for a positive image) and a plaster copy (for a negative image). Day two will be spent refining the previous day's work and producing a permanent copy of those items. The class will wrap up with drying the molds and filling them up with glass for firing. A demonstration of de-investing the glass and cold working the final piece will also take place. Come prepared to get dirty. This class is very hands on and each student will be creating several molds. Each student should bring to class a dust mask, pencil, paper, safety glasses and any other glass working tools they like to use. |
| About Kerry Transtrum |
Kerry Transtrum is a well known glass artist whose favorite discipline is kiln-formed glass. He started working with glass about 25 years ago and has spent the last several years developing his own unique style of forming glass in a kiln. Kerry has studied with glass industry giants such as Gil Reynolds and Narsissis Quagliata as well as many others. Kerry has twice been accepted to the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood Washington and recently studied there with glass master glass master Klaus Moje.
Kerry is the owner of Glassfire Studio in the Salt Lake City area where he creates his own work and offers private instruction. He is also a popular national instructor in glass forming techniques at glass conferences, trade shows and private studios around the country such as Hot Glass Horizons, Portland Oregon and Corning New York, Glass Craft Expo, Las Vegas Nevada and the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg Tennessee . He is one of the founding members and past president of the Glass Art Guild of Utah and has been featured in nationally syndicated magazines such as Art Glass Magazine and has been a featured artist on television with the Home and Garden Network. His artwork can be found in galleries throughout the country and as well as many commissioned works in private homes and commercial settings such as Market Street Grill Restaurants. His public art installations include and large outdoor glass installation for the “TRAX” light rail system in his home town of Salt Lake City.
Because of the excellence of his work and his dedication to the art Kerry has been nominated to the Marquis Who's Who in American Art.
For more information regarding Kerry's work or schedule, you are invited to visit his web site at www.glassfirestudio.com.
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Don McKinney
Paperweights
Thu. & Fri. , Feb. 21 & 22 Paperweights and Other Fluid Forms, 9 am to 5 pm-$375*
(Beg./Int.)
(Limited to 6 students) |
| Molten Magic: There is something magical about a material that is very hard but, at the same time very fragile. Glass is such a material! We will transform it through heat, color and manipulation to create unique objects. The process involves all of the same equipment and tools used by offhand glassblowers but, on a much smaller scale. Day one will cover safety, studio setup, equipment. Each student will then assemble and kiln fuse a component to be used to create a paperweight on day two. This exercise helps to develop a sense of color, depth and light transmission. I will then demonstrate the making of a pinwheel paperweight followed by each student creating and making their own. Included will be design techniques such as inserting air bubbles and twists.
Day two starts off with a demonstration of making twisted cane. Each student will then select their own types and colors of glass for making their own cane. Next, we will be making a paperweight from the fused component made on the previous day. If time allows, I will also demonstrate how to make a glass flower. No previous experience required.
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| About Don McKinney |
| Don McKinney, like many other glass artists, began with stained glass about 30 years ago. In 1992, Don was introduced to hot glass and he was hooked for life. He has been teaching glass beadmaking and furnace paperweight classes for the past 12 years as well as designing and manufacturing tools such as “The Original” Toolbox Bead Annealer and the tabletop Studio Series Glory Hole. Most recently Don has joined Coatings by Sandberg, manufacturer of dichroic glass. |
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Kent Lauer
Faceted Dichroic Glass Sculpture
Thu. & Fri. , Feb. 21 & 22, 9 am to 5 pm $350* (Beg./Int.)
Sat. & Sun., Feb. 23 & 24, 9 am to 5 pm $350* (Beg./Int.)
(Limited to 6 students)
Join Master Beveler Kent Lauer in this brand new class creating a beautiful faceted dichroic glass sculpture! The class will cover all aspects of creating this piece, from cutting 3/4" glass, to laminating and beveling. A thin layer of dichroic glass will be laminated between two layers of 3/4" starfire glass, then ground and polished to perfection. |
| About Kent Lauer |
Kent Lauer has been working with glass for more than 30 years. What started as a fascination with glass soon became a career.
Kent learned to bevel early on, and was determined to find out everything he could about pushing the limits of beveled glass. His work has since been seen worldwide, in important homes and historic buildings.
Living in Southern California has given Kent many chances to work on glass for films and commercials, not to mention celebrities. He has been teaching beveling at glass shows and privately for over 25 years. |
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Scott Dyer
Beginning Glass Blowing
Sat. & Sun., Feb. 23 & 24, 9am to 5pm $375* (Beg./Int.)
(Prerequisite: Must have completed Paperweight class!)
(Limited to 6 students) |
This two day class is a great opportunity to get a hands on introduction to the world of molten glass and learn or refine basic skills and techniques of ‘ Old World ' glassblowing. Beginning with a pot of molten clear glass you will be able to pick up a ‘gather' with a blow pipe and learn how to breathe “life” into a liquid form that will become a treasured keepsake or sellable art. This class is designed to help you gain confidence and control of liquid glass while incorporating color and design into your work of Art. The equipment used can be set up in a garage or backyard for a private glassblowing studio.
Both days will be action packed while you learn how to maximize time, equipment and materials for both fun and profit. Learn how to make Ornaments, small bowls, vases and tumblers (drinking glasses).
Materials fee of $20 to be paid to the instructor. |
| About Scott Dyer |
| Scott has had a fascination with different types of glass for over 30 years. His background is in dental ceramics (glass) as a dental laboratory owner in Las Vegas , Nevada . Starting with flamework in the early 80's and experimenting with fusing in the late 90's. In 2002 he was introduced to Don McKinney and took his class in Molten Magic. After holding hotglass on the end of a rod and learning how to manipulate it into different shapes Scott's world changed. Within two weeks he had his own hotshop set up in his garage. Since that time he has melted over 20 tons of glass studying and practicing different skills and experimenting with designs. He has studied with a wide range of professional glassblowers seeking his own style or niche. Scott has taught beginning and advanced glassblowing for five years and has been featured on local and national television programs. |
