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Oceanside Visits Our Store - July 20th
and 21st
This is your chance to learn the answer
to the ultimate question of Life, Universe and Everything
Mark your calendars! Pam from Oceanside will be visiting us July 20th
and 21st.
We will be raffling off an OGT Sample Set! Any OGT in-store purchase
will get an entry.
1 entry per person.
This will be a great time to let her know your hopes and
dreams for what Oceanside should do next.
(Hint: Bring back the green/red/white Christmas glass!)
Be sure to be here for Oceanside's only East Coast appearance this year.
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Louis J. Tiffany Inspired Mosaics
with Bonnie Fitzgerald
3-Day Workshop Developed Especially for Anything Stained Glass!
August 20th, 2021 10am - 5pm
August 21st, 2021 10am - 4pm
August 22nd, 2021 10am - 12pm
$295
Limited to 10 Students
Class is Full! Please call for wait list!
The Tiffany Studios began producing mosaic artwork in the late 1870’s.
These mosaics were known for their deeply saturated colors and lustrous
surfaces. In this workshop we will create contemporary reproductions of Tiffany
Mosaic Designs. There are many contemporary stained glass manufacturers creating
glass mimicking the brilliant Favrile glass developed by the Tiffany Studios,
and an exceptional selection is available at Anything in Stained Glass. Students
will be guided through the process of fabrication of mosaics in the direct
technique, creating a beautiful interior mosaic fine-art work.Instructor will
provide Tiffany inspired design patterns, substrates, adhesive and grout.
Students provide own glass. AISG store will be open throughout the workshop
hours for your convenience and AISG will loan hand tools if student does
not already own. AISG also provides access to their scrap, no
charge, a bonus!
Class will begin with a historical overview of Tiffany Mosaics using the
book The Mosaics of Louis Comfort Tiffany by Edith Crouch as a
primary resource.
Students will be introduced to the nuances of working with
stained glass as a mosaic material, including cutting techniques, sourcing
and preparation of materials and fabrication methods.
Stained glass cutting experience
required, previous mosaic experience helpful, but not required.
About the Instructor:
Bonnie Fitzgerald is known for creating beautiful art and
unique learning experience. Helping students discover and connect with
their own personal artistic voice through the art and community of mosaics
is a driving purpose. She is the author of “Guide to Mosaic Techniques””
(2015) and “300+ Mosaic Tips, Techniques, Templates and Trade Secrets”
(2012), which has been translated into 5 languages (both available from
ATISG). Her Make It Mosaics YouTube Channel boasts over 17,000
subscribers. To learn more visit www.maverickmosaics.com
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Animals in Mosaics Class
with Bonnie Fitzgerald
3-Day Workshop Developed Especially for Anything Stained Glass!
November 5th, 2021 10am - 5pm
November 6th, 2021 10am - 4pm
November 7th, 2021 10am - 12pm
$295
Limited to 10 Students
Create a stylized glass mosaic animal portrait. Working directly from photographs students learn to apply mosaic techniques in a portrait of an animal of their choosing using stained glass.
Covered in class lecture are the principals of color, tone, perspective and cutting techniques.
Special cutting and laying techniques are introduced to determine what is best suited for your animal.
This is a terrific first step to mastering the portrait in mosaic.
Students MUST submit images to instructor one week IN ADVANCE (electronically). Instructor provides prepared substrates and appropriately cropped photographs. A separate $10 supply fee
payable to the Instructor the first day of the workshop includes preparation of your animal image and substrate.
We work approximately one square foot of mosaic. Instructor will contact you as a reminder to send photo in mid-October.
Included in your overall workshop fee are adhesives, grout, use of grinders and other hand tools as needed (loan only during workshop hours). Also access to ATISG
scrap glass, yummy! Students are responsible for providing their own stained
glass.
Students can expect a great deal of personal instruction and guidance
and no question will go unanswered.
Stained glass cutting experience
required, previous mosaic experience helpful but not required.
About the Instructor:
Bonnie Fitzgerald is known for creating beautiful art and
unique learning experience. Helping students discover and connect with
their own personal artistic voice through the art and community of mosaics
is a driving purpose. She is the author of “Guide to Mosaic Techniques””
(2015) and “300+ Mosaic Tips, Techniques, Templates and Trade Secrets”
(2012), which has been translated into 5 languages (both available from
ATISG). Her Make It Mosaics YouTube Channel boasts over 17,000
subscribers. To learn more visit www.maverickmosaics.com
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Kiln Fired Glass Painting and Vitri-Fusaille
Made Easy
Peter McGrain
3-Day Class
$650 - includes materials
Limited to 12 students
Class is Postponed
Painting on glass is by far the most effective way to add energetic expression
and the appearance of gestural immediacy to your glass artwork. Whether you want
to depict delicate angel faces or outrageous abstract designs, learning the
basics of traditional glass painting will enable you to achieve all the visual
effects you've been dreaming of. Glass paint can be used on anything from
stained glass windows and fused panels to jewelry, light fixtures, and even
tableware.
In this action-packed, hands-on session, renowned artist and
instructor Peter McGrain will show you just how easy it can be to accomplish all
of the genuine glass painting techniques. Students will learn how to specially
prepare and apply these paints to any glass surface . He will show you how to
effectively develop any type of image using painted linework, texture and
shading. All the finer points will also be discussed including the techniques of
tracing, matting, stippling, controlling hardness, application, alternatives,
studio set-up, historical overview and more.
Students will have the opportunity
to create several experimental examples, including Peter's amazing Vitri-Fusáille technique where Glass painting is combined with basic glass
fusing. This class is an absolute must for anybody who wants to take their glass
artwork up a notch into a more exciting and visually stunning direction. You
will discover for yourself that with very little practice and just a few simple
tools that you too can create painted masterpieces of your own.
Slide presentations, demonstrations, and combined individual and group projects guarantee that this
workshop will be informative, educational, and FUN. Students will leave the workshop with
a high level
of enthusiasm as well as some great masterpieces they’ve made.
Peter McGrain is an internationally acclaimed artist and
educator who has been working with glass for 35 years. As a popular workshop
leader he has generously shared his knowledge of glassworking and design
techniques with countless students. His award winning work, which ranges in
scale from massive architectural installations to intimate art pieces, can
be found in public spaces, private collections, and art galleries the world
over. He currently resides in Southwest Florida where he operates his own
private studio.
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Creative Mold-Making with SilkeMat
Barbara Cashman
2-Day Class
$295 - includes materials
Class postponed!
If you have ever wanted to create your own unique fusing, slumping, casting, pot melt or vitrigraph molds; then
join us for a fun, fast-paced weekend workshop. You will make several SilkeMat molds for yourself and fire a
couple of glass projects, using those molds. SilkeMat is fast becoming the first choice for one-of-a-kind molds.
Just use your imagination! Non-carcinogenic, moldable and reusable! All levels are welcome, but previous
glass fusing experience is preferable.
 Barbara Cashman -
Barbara J Cashman has been a glass fuser since 1979 and was an early pioneer in commercial fused glass tile, opening GlasTile Inc in 1990, which produced quality handmade production and custom glass tile. A creative problem-solver, Barbara was encouraged to find a safe, non-carcinogenic refractory product that the hobbyist and professional alike would be comfortable to use in their glass art processes.
A special rigidizer for the refractory blanket was added and SilkeMat was
born!
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Join Mark Hufford
as he teaches two fantastic courses using Unique Glass Colors enamels and
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Comprehensive Fired Glass Enamels with Unique Glass Colors
Mark Hufford
3-Day Class
$495 - includes materials
Limited to 12 students
Class is Postponed
In this comprehensive 3-day course, students will learn skills using and
incorporating Unique Glass Colors enamels in multiple applications.
Students will create 8-10 sampler tiles with techniques Mark uses in his work.
 Mark
Hufford is an Artist, Instructor and Graphic Designer whose passion for the arts began at the age of four when he first put
pencil to paper. While Mark is an accomplished Artist in many mediums, his early love of graphite not only endured, but grew. After
years of limitless exploration into the layered subtleties of graphite drawing, along with his experimentation and development
of various techniques, he yearned to share what he had mastered with others.
His unique method of teaching is not to simply arm students with technical
skills, but to guide his students to see the world through brand new eyes as
they awaken to the nuances that surround them in the simplicity of everyday
life.
Mark obtained his Degree in Graphic Arts from the Art Institute in 2012 and
has published the book The Art of Fused Glass Enamel Painting – a guide of applications for all skill
levels.
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Layering
Mix and Details - Beyond the Pours
Mark Hufford
3-Day Class
$495 - includes materials
Limited to 12 students
Class is Postponed
In this 3-day course, students will learn innovative uses of this remarkable
Unique Glass Colors product and create several samplers with techniques Mark has
developed. The pours are at a height in popularity, but Layering Mix goes
well beyond!
Mark
Hufford is an Artist, Instructor and Graphic Designer whose passion for the arts began at the age of four when he first put
pencil to paper. While Mark is an accomplished Artist in many mediums, his early love of graphite not only endured, but grew. After
years of limitless exploration into the layered subtleties of graphite drawing, along with his experimentation and development
of various techniques, he yearned to share what he had mastered with others.
His unique method of teaching is not to simply arm students with technical
skills, but to guide his students to see the world through brand new eyes as
they awaken to the nuances that surround them in the simplicity of everyday
life.
Mark obtained his Degree in Graphic Arts from the Art Institute in 2012 and
has published the book The Art of Fused Glass Enamel Painting – a guide of applications for all skill
levels.
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Fused Feathers and More with Modeling Glass
Lois Manno
3-Day Class - Rescheduled to 2022!
Friday, April 22nd - Sunday, April 24th 2022
9:00am - 4:00pm
each day
$395 - includes materials
By combining powdered glass with a dry binder, water, and a liquid medium, Lois
Manno has developed this class with her Modeling Glass™ system that turns messy
powder into a manageable material with the consistency of clay. With this
system, students are able to create three dimensional objects without the labor
intensive steps involved in pate de verre, as no molds are involved or freezing
required. Similar to clay, the material can be thinned with water into a paste
or formed into a shape and dried before firing. Likewise, the need to coldwork
has practically been eliminated as all clean up can be done with sandpaper
before the firing! In this three day class, Lois will teach her method of
mixing Modeling Glass™ and students will learn, step-by-step, how to use the
material to make their own life-like glass feathers. Students will also do
several other projects exploring various techniques like combining Modeling
Glass shapes with sheet glass, making landscape images with enamels over
Modeling Glass, and sgrafitto carving. We will discuss display, mixing
tricks, firing schedules, and the nearly limitless ways to work with this
exciting product!
 Lois Manno - founder of Glass Bird Studios, has been a
professional artist and author for the last 30 years. During her college
years in Texas, she studied Drawing & Painting, and has illustrated books
for numerous publishers. After decades of working in two-dimensional,
conventional media like acrylic paint and pastel, Lois began working in
kiln-formed glass. She has developed several techniques unique to
her own interest: creating three-dimensional sculptural glass objects
without the need for molds. Using glass powder, she creates art inspired by
what she loves—feathers, the sky, birds, and other forms from nature.
See more of her work at
www.glassbirdstudios.com.
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Coming in 2021!
Hopefully a COVID-19-Free World!
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Classes::
Beginner Stained Glass
Beginning Fusing
Stained Glass Lamp Class
Special Project Fusing Courses
Trouble Shooting Workshops
Fused Screen Printing Class |
Learn to Do:
Fused Screen Printing
Stained Glass Panels
Stained Glass Boxes
Suncatchers
Firing Schedules
Soldering Techniques
Foiling Techniques |
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(800)462-1209
