Participants will gather glass, add color and shape glass into a paperweight. 

This class is for ages 18 and older.

Please note that participants need to wear closed toed shoes, clothes made of natural fibers and long hair needs to be pulled back. 

Discover the mesmerizing art of marble making! Students will work with soft glass rods to create unique, colorful marbles while learning basic shaping and design techniques.

October 25th, 3 pm to 6 pm

Ages 16 and up 

Jewelry in China and Art Glass

Monday, Oct. 27, 9 am - 1pm

Using bits and pieces of beautiful, patterned china and colorful art glass, we copper foil them and solder them together to make one-of-a-kind pendants and earrings. Then we add wire and beading to make them conversation pieces!  How special is that?!cost of jewelry findings and china and glass 

Sterling Silver Stackable Rings Class

Tuesday October 28th 6-9pm

Texture form and solder these beautiful delicate rings:  suitable for adventurous beginner

The Full Figure

 This class will explore sculpting the full figure, including correct proportions, how to build a structure that stands on its own and hollowing out the piece for firing. Students will work with photographs of 4 views of a clothed model. Sculptures will be slow dried, fired in a kiln and ready for pickup in 3 to 4 weeks for a finish of paint, glaze or other medium of the student’s choice. Some clay experience is helpful.

Oct. 28, 29, 30, (T, W, Th)6:00-8:30pm

Using premade stringers, students will learn how to form and assemble elegant glass chain links. A bit of torch experience is required for this fun, fast-paced project.

October 30th 3 pm to 6 pm

Ages 16 and up. 

All about Wool: Spinning, Felting and Natural Dyeing

Learn what an amazing fiber wool is! Using vintage spinning wheels learn how to prepare wool, make thread, ply and then yarn suitable for knitting and crocheting or other fiber arts. Washed and carded prepared wool will be provided. Short introductions about natural dyeing and felting will be interspersed.

Thurs Oct 30-Thurs Nov 20, 5-7pm

Taught at Tink and the Frog in downtown Adrian, 128 E Maumee St

Max: 5 students

Instructor: Pi Benio

Jenna, Natural Dye (Rooting Around)

Brass and Copper Sleigh Bells:

In this class you will be making brass and/or copper sleigh bells. You get your choice of metal and size of your bell/bells. Using a jewelry saw and stencil, you will cut out the rough shape of the bell. Once the shape is cut, with the help of files and sandpaper, you will smooth out the edges of your piece. Making precise measurements, you will drill two holes in the center of your unformed bell, this will be a means to hang it. Next, we will visit the soldering station and anneal the metal with a torch. You will shape your bell using a hammer and doming block. It may seem tedious, but you will be annealing and doming until your bell is fully shaped. Finally, you will thread a wire or ribbon through the holes that you drilled and insert a ball bearing into you bell. Bend the tongs of the bell to encase the ball and let sleigh bells ring!

Ages 18+