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Luscious Pate de Verre - 3-day Class

Create beautiful thin-walled vessels and delicate sculptural objects with subtle translucency using a glassmaking technique known as Pâte de Verre. Pate de verre is a widely varied art form.  The glass kiln casting technique of Pate de Verre, translated from French, means glass paste.

In this class, you will be introduced to the pâte de verre process, starting with creating color samples using a range of grades of frit to experiment with color mixing and blending to produce a palette of unique hues and tones. Next, we will discuss various intuitive ways to fabricate positive models, including flat and 3-dimensional molds. This may include, but is not limited to, modeling in clay, plaster, foam, paper, card, and wax. You will produce one flat refractory mold, and one 3-dimensional negative refractory mold from your model that are ready to be packed with a paste of crushed glass frit and powders mixed with a binding agent.

You will also learn how to pack, program, and fire kilns for pâte de verre and the coldworking process.

Explore the sculptural possibilities that Pate de Verre offers.  Join us for this comprehensive and enjoyable learning experience!  No previous glass experience is necessary.

This class is offered as a 1-day, 3-day, and 5-day workshop.  The class length determines the types of projects taught during the workshop.  The longer the class, the more experimentation and variation of forms covered.

Contact me today to secure your dates and begin your journey into the world of fused glass.  I work with your schedule to set the dates for any workshops that I teach in my studio. 

Times: 10 am - 5 pm each day

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