STAINED AND FUSED GLASS MOSAIC MIRROR

 Here’s looking at you! Design an original mirror to hang on your wall. Select the colors you love, shape a mirror to work around, perhaps do some small fused pieces to add texture and interest, and finish the frame in colors to match. Sure to be a hit when guests see it! Class will meet three times.

Dates: March 17, 24, 31

Time:  10-1

Ages:  Adult

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Introduction to Glass Bead Making

Make your very first glass beads! We will discuss important studio safety procedures, followed by time with a surface mix torch creating glass beads using soda-lime glass rods. You will make basic torus and cylinder shape beads and explore the properties of glass, including making your own frit. All materials included. IMPORTANT: Students taking glass courses must wear natural fiber clothing (i.e., cotton shirt and denim jeans), closed-toe shoes, and hair tied back and out of the way. Loose clothing that will be in the way of the torch is strongly discouraged. Please wear clothing that is not essential to your wardrobe.

Ages: 16 and up

Saturday, March 22, 2025, 1 pm-5 pm

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Adding Bevels to your Stained Glass with Linda Jacobs

3 Tuesdays, April 15, 22, and 29 from 10am til 12 pm

Select the bevel pieces you want to incorporate into your stained-glass project. The bevels catch the light and add sparkle to your idea.  All glass will be copper-foiled and soldered, then you decide if you want to hang it or display it on an easel.  Either way you'll get lots of compliments from friends and family!

Ages 18 - adult

Max in class - 6

Supplies furnished by ACA

Kaleidoscopes From Containers with Linda Jacobs

Meets 3 Tuesdays, May13, 20, 27, from 10 am -1pm

Discover the secrets of making a kaleidoscope, from the mirror lenses to the goodie chamber, to the container (a Pringles can!), to the exterior decoration.  You'll discover it all and have a masterpiece to enjoy and show off!

Ages 18 and up

Max, class - 6

Bring a Pringles can or a Quaker Oats canister, any size, if you have one, and everything else will be furnished by the ACA for $10.  

Engraved Pictures in Glass Linda Jacobs

Meets 2 Thursdays, June 5, 12, from 10am til 12 pm.

Learn to use an electric engraving tool to draw on glass.  Bring a picture(s) from a magazine, album, etc. and copy it onto your glass.  Draw with the engraver just as you would use a pencil.  Make your completed engraving into a finished piece with solder, a frame, or hang it!  Lots of fun!

Ages 18 and up

Max class - 6

Bring pictures from home - all glass and supplies will be furnished by ACA