Tuition and Fees:
Student Fee: $500.00
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Participants will be led on a journey to explore contrasts within and on the surfaces of the glass: opacity vs transparency, matte vs glossy, sedate vs shocking. Marty Kremer will guide you through explorations in what is possible between the inside and the outside of a vessel and what can come from enhancing the surfaces of the glass with warm and cold-working techniques. This technique-intensive workshop will focus on the potential for expression and discovery between the inside and outside of a vessel. Working with the bowl form, the class will explore the intended and the unexpected in "windows" through the vessel wall. Students will learn how to make and use different types of pattern bars, torch-worked elements, and prepared glass (painted, fritted and powdered, and confettied) as inclusions. Various surface techniques also will be explored. One year of glass fusing experience is required. The class will be using Bullseye Glass exclusively, which is included in the cost of tuition. Martin Kremer has been working with glass for more than 30 years. He began as a stained glass enthusiast, but glass art gradually took over, evolving from a hobby to a full-time obsession. Marty Kremer’s work is influenced by texture and pattern from many sources including Native American fabrics, Italian masonry, classic quilts and wood marquetry. His current work includes large sculptures, which have been featured in museum and gallery shows, and a wide range of glass bowls and platters, which are shown at galleries nternationally. He has studied blown and fused glass at the Penland School of Crafts, Urban Glass, and The Studio at Corning Glass Museum.
One Year of Glass Fusing Experience Required All glass classes take place at the Worcester Center for Crafts' New Street Glass Studio, 35B New Street, Worcester, MA 01605