Fall Glassblowing Workshops

You’ve heard about it, watched it being done, now you can try it!  Glassblowing can be done by people of all ages and skill levels.  Firebrand Glass is offering glassblowing weekend workshops this fall. Only two weekends are being offered, September 25/26^th and October 23/24^th, at an affordable $250, which includes two days of instruction, all materials, tools, and glass art you create and keep.  Book early and guarantee a place in one of Canada’s premier glassblowing studios.

Each intensive class will utilize one-on-one instruction to guide participants of all skill levels, beginner to experienced, in a fun, step-by-step approach to the fascinating process of blowing glass.  You’ll not only create beautiful, blown glass artwork to keep but will take away the memory of a unique and meaningful experience.  Register as an individual or book a one-of-a-kind weekend vacation as a family or corporate teambuilding workshop – we’ll customize a weekend just for you!

In order to keep the participant/instructor ratio quality highest, class size is limited to eight per class.  Classes are booked on a first come first serve basis.  To register or for more information, please contact us atJulia@firebrandglass.ca or phone 403-933-2264.

Good times at Montreal Glass Conference

I think it is safe to say that all who attended the Glass Art Association of Canada’s glass conference in Montreal had a good time. Prior to the conference Tyler taught a glass blowing workshop at Espace Verre, an institution dedicated to glass art education in Montreal. The workshop was full with participants who traveled from far and wide to attend Tyler’s course that focused on design development and vessel form. At the end of the course, the participants were challenging themselves, pushing their skill level and working collaboratively to create their own designs.

During the conference Tyler did a demonstration of an elaborate piece that was a group effort that included Tyler and I as well as our studio assistants (both past and present). It was a challenging endevour to assemble such a complex piece but the collective talents of the group made it an exhilarating experience.

Spring Glassblowing Workshop

This intensive class  will teach beginner students and those with some prior experience a step-by-step approach to the fascinating process of blowing glass. The focus of the course will be one on one instruction to help students create their own glass pieces. Cost  for the weekend course is $250.00 including all supplies.

Class size is limited to eight places per class and will be booked on a first come first serve basis. This class will be the final course we are offering until the fall of 2010. To register or if you would like more information. Please contact us at julia@firebrandglass.ca or 933-2264.

Fall Glassblowing Workshops

Firebrand Glass is offering several of our popular glassblowing weekend workshops this fall.

 The workshop dates are as follows:

September 26 & 27th - Beginner 

October  17 & 18th - Intermediate, (the next level up from the beginning workshop)

November 7 & 8th - Beginner

 With one on one instruction and team work, students will create their own glass pieces while learning  a progressive approach to glassblowing. 

 Cost for  the  weekend is $250.00

 Class size is limited to eight places per class and will be booked on a first come first serve basis. To register or if you would like more information. Please contact us at julia@firebrandglass.ca.

 As well, we offer custom classes, so if you are looking for a fun group activity, we can arrange a course for you. 

 We look forward to sharing our passion for glass with you.

 

Glass Conference in Montreal

Since our return from Japan there have been several exciting things that have happened. One of them is that  Tyler has been invited to teach a workshop in Montreal next spring for the Glass Art Association of Canada national conference. It is the year of glass in Montreal, so there will be some great exhibits in all the galleries and museums. The workshop is titled “Formulate”  and it is a course about idea generation in the hotshop,centred around the creation of functional and sculptural blown glass forms.  Tyler will also be presenting and doing demonstrations at the conference. For more information please check out the link on the Glass Art Association website.

http://www.glassartcanada.ca/