Shirly Webster
Create and Dichroic Coat Your Own Personalized Artwork

2 SESSIONS AVAILABLE

Wed. Mar. 5 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thurs. Mar. 6 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Thurs. Mar. 6 from 9:00 to 5:00 pm
Fri. Mar. 7 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

$450 (Includes materials, coating, tour and lunch on day one.
(Limited to 6 students)

This is the first class of its kind to ever be offered! Students will design and create a sheet of glass that will be Dichroic coated in a CBS vacuum chamber. Class includes all materials plus the coating of your special one of a kind piece. Students will watch the coating process from beginning to end and will receive a behind the scenes tour of the CBS factory, including the newly formed Museum of Dichroic Art (MODA).

DAY ONE (Full Day) 9am to 5pm

A CBS Representative will go over the complete coating process and show samples of three dimensional objects coated in the chamber that produce different effects. CBS Rep. will also discuss the use of tooling as a means of shadowing to create different effects, which will enhance the students ability to visualize the finished product.

Shirley will spend the rest of the day one working one-on-one with students using several fusing techniques that students can apply to smaller components to be applied to their final project. (Small AIM kilns will be used to fire smaller components). Shirley will also have design books available to help wtih additional ideas. By the end of the day students will have set up their project in the kilns to be fired overnight.

• Artwork can be 3 dimensional up to 1/2" thickness
• Students can fuse Stringers, Frit, Stacked Glass, etc. to their project
• Other techniques can be applied to the piece prior to coating as well.

DAY TWO (1/2 day) 9am to 1pm

Students will join the coating technician in the tooling & loading of the artwork in the chamber for Dichroic coating. Students can watch their artwork being coated while learning about the technical process at the same time. While the artwork is being coated, a tour of the CBS factory and MODA will take place. After the coating process is complete, students may take their project home for further hot or cold working if desired.

Contact Dana Baldwin at 714-538-0888 to register now! This class is limited to only 6 students!

hirley has worked with glass for 25 years. Dichroic glass captured Shirley's interest at first sight and is the focus material in her creations. She is a pioneer in the use of Dichroic glass for fusing, and works closely with leading manufactures of vapor deposition products. Because she continues to develop new ways to use Dichroic glass, she is always on the cutting edge of the dichroic movement. Shirley enjoys sharing her glass knowledge, experience and techniques with the her students.