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E-MERGE 2008 RECEPTION • FREE SPECIAL EVENT
Saturday, May 17, 2008 • 6:30-8:30pm Join this festive reception and awards event for e-merge 2008, our fifth biennial exhibition for emerging artists in kilnformed glass. View the work of 40 finalists and find out who wins the prizes we're offering. Attendees will have a chance to vote for the Popular Award. Come one, come all! Click here to learn more about e-merge 2008. |
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KSI: KILNFORMING SCENE INVESTIGATION • FREE SPECIAL EVENT
Sunday, April 20, 2008 • 1-4pm Sunday, August 17, 2008 • 1-4pm Do you know devitrification when you see it? When is the firing cycle the culprit? Why does some glass break? When does it break? What are the limits of Tested Compatible glasses? This session expands on the wildly popular session KSI: Kiln-Glass Studio from BECon 2005. In this interactive investigation, we break into teams working with sample pieces and the firing cycles for those samples. Then we come together to discuss our findings and conduct an in-depth review of how they fit the theory of firing, specific glass chemistries, and other kilnforming principles. |
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GLASSCUTTING BASICS
April 18 (CL0877) Friday, Noon-3pm Learn to cut with confidence and proficiency. Topics include straight and curved cuts, perfect circles, use of tools, safety, and technique. Generous supplies of practice glass in a wide variety of forms provide a broad range of experience and solid preparation for cutting in other classes. No prior experience with glass is required. $40 SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR REGISTRATION |
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PLATEMAKING BASICS
April 21-22 & 24 (CL0879)
Monday & Tuesday, 6-8:30pm In this introduction to kilnwork's most popular form, participants make two fused and slumped plates with precut elements. Discussion of kilnforming basics, including glass and mold materials, firings, and more, integrate with demonstrations and hands-on workshop activity. This class offers a taste of the process for those who are curious and want to make something functional. Glasscutting experience is helpful, but not required. $150 SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR REGISTRATION |
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PLATEMAKING II July 26-27 & 29 (CL0904)
Saturday & Sunday, 10am-3pm Expand on skills learned in Platemaking Basics to create two fused and slumped plates. Projects include making components to incorporate into a larger piece and kilncarving as a platemaking technique. Prerequisites: Platemaking Basics and Glasscutting Basics. $200 SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR REGISTRATION |
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INTRODUCTION TO SLUMPING March 22-23 & 25 (CL0881)
Saturday & Sunday, 10am-4pm Slumping is the process of kiln-firing glass using a mold, heat, gravity, and time to form the material. Though it may sound simple, the world of slumping glass is vast and often mysterious. Receive guidance and inspiration as you explore the terrain through hands-on techniques. Work toward a collection of samples and finished work using commercially available ceramic and metal molds, refractory materials, and found objects. Topics include firing schedules, mold materials, and unconventional techniques. Prerequisites: Glasscutting Basics and Platemaking Basics $275 SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR REGISTRATION |
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INTRODUCTION TO KILNFORMED GLASS
May 5-10 (CL0905)
Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm An exploration of basic-to-intermediate techniques is supported by straightforward design projects that integrate the fundamentals of kiln processes. Kilncarving, fusing, and slumping principles are integrated with exercises. Participants use clear, black and white, and colored glass to make numerous studies that illustrate principles of design and color theory. They begin with basic materials and methods, then move on to create projects that bring it all together—including a 13-layer, color-infused glass block.Prerequisite: Glasscutting Basics or equivalent experience. $495 SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR REGISTRATION |
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INTRODUCTION TO KILNCAST GLASS AND COLDWORKING August 18-22 (CL0907) Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm This class introduces students to a variety of kilncasting and coldworking methods through a pair of kilncast projects and a trio of coldworking projects. A clear block is provided to introduce students to the cold shop and its tools. Students design and cast a multicolored glass block that is later rough ground, flat lapped, lensed, and polished. A "lost clay" project takes students step by step through the hand-built refractory mold process and provides another opportunity to refine coldworking skills. Daily drawing exercises expand students' visual vocabularies. A background in ceramics or 3-D modeling is helpful, but not required. Prerequisites: Glasscutting Basics or equivalent experience. $700 SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR REGISTRATION |
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KILNCASTING WITH FRIT August 25-29 (CL0908) Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm Kilncast glass objects may be made using a variety of glass materials. This workshop focuses on the particular advantages of using glass frits in the kilncasting process. Simple three-dimensional forms are used to explore the careful modulation of color that can be achieved by tint mixing, textures, and a range of firing temperatures. Students create four open-faced castings while learning basic moldmaking processes, firing procedures, and basic coldworking skills. There are no prerequisites; however, a background in ceramics or 3-D modeling is helpful. $550 SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR REGISTRATION |
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SET YOUR KILN ON FIRE
April 7-11 (CL0886)
Monday-Thursday, 10am-5pm Using the Minor bench burner, amass an exciting array of design elements and apply them to kilnforming projects. Build your own rods in the kiln and take them to the flame. Begin at the torch using rods, stringers, and sheet glass, and learn about firing schedules and other kilnforming issues. Projects include several pieces made over the course of multiple firings, two pieces exploring pattern and figurative designs, and series of reference tiles covering various techniques. Some kilnforming experience is helpful but not required. Prerequisite: Glasscutting Basics or equivalent experience. $450 SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR REGISTRATION |
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PAINTING WITH LIGHT
April 14-18 (CL0888)
Monday, 10am-6pm Work with glass powders, frits, stringers, and various unconventional tools to create shading, texture, and other design elements. Build a palette of techniques that allows a wide range of painterly effects through specific in-class exercises, and then apply it to small studies, a larger composition, and a 13-layer, color-infused glass block. This workshop is suitable for beginning through advanced kilnworkers as well as artists from other media who want to translate their work into glass. $450 SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR REGISTRATION |
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SPECIAL SEMINAR THINKING ABOUT GLASS May 17-18 (CL0911)
Saturday, 9am-5pm This two-day seminar will explore diverse ways of thinking about glass: its history, form and function. Through group discussions, presentations of historical and contemporary glass, and by using individual examples of students' work, we will examine the nature of the material, creativity, and the development of ideas into finished works. Students will be asked to bring a finished work, images of previous work that typify what they make, and 6-8 examples of what inspires them. All images should be in a digital or slide format, suitable for presentation to the class. The class size is limited so that all students can participate in presentations and discussions. $250 SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR REGISTRATION |
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INTRODUCTION TO COLDWORKING May 2-4 (CL0912) Friday-Sunday, 9am-5pm Coldworking has long been approached by many artists as something to be avoided or used only to “fix” pieces that have not turned out as desired. But many practitioners are beginning to realize that coldworking methods allow one to resolve aesthetic and functional issues in glasswork, from the qualities of the surface to the strength and stability of the edges. Working with a pre-fused glass block that is cut in half, students will go through a series of exercises designed to introduce them to a range of coldworking equipment. After completing these exercises and gaining confidence in their skills, students will work with the remaining half of the pre-fused block on their own. Tool options and sources as well as considerations for studio layout and set-up will also be presented. $350 SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR REGISTRATION |
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TEXTURES IN KILN-GLASS
March 29-30 & April 1 (CL0891)
Saturday & Sunday, 9am-4pm This intensive workshop will introduce beginning-to-intermediate-level artists to a multitude of ways that textures can be created in kiln-glass projects. Students will do a series of texturcises (texture + exercises), using sand beds, ceramic-fiber molds, plaster-silica molds, frit, and multiple firings to begin building a generous vocabulary of techniques they can subsequently use in their own studios. The focus of this class will be on creating samples (not finished work), but students will find that the methods taught can easily be adapted to fit many types kilnforming projects—from architectural installations to works destined for a gallery. $300 SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR REGISTRATION |
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KILN-GLASS COMPONENTS FOR JEWELRY AND WEARABLES May 14, 21, 28 & June 4 (CL0914) Wednesdays, 5:30pm-8:30pm Kiln-glass is often used to make jewelry, but much of this is made with an emphasis on quantity instead of quality. Students in this class will learn to distinguish their work by gaining a greater understanding of the possibilities created through thoughtful design, careful studio practices, multiple firings, coldworking methods, and, ultimately, good craftsmanship. The class will cover different approaches to creating jewelry elements for a variety of forms, functions, and styles and will incorporate samples of and explanations about how such kilnformed elements may be used in jewelry applications or with other wearables. The class will also include discussions about how working on this scale translates to studio set-up, including costs and other considerations. There are no prerequisites for this class. Artists with backgrounds in other media are encouraged to apply. $225 SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR REGISTRATION |
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BEGINNING BEADMAKING, 2-DAY FORMAT May 31-June 1 (CL0915) Saturday & Sunday, 10am-5pm This class covers the basics of beadmaking, including tools, safety, and studio setup. Techniques include hot glass manipulation, stringers, making basic bead shapes, marvering, dot application, annealing, bead cleaning and more. Learn to work with hot glass on this smaller scale. No prior experience is necessary and return participants are welcome. $225 SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR REGISTRATION |
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BEGINNING BEADMAKING, 3-DAY FORMAT
April 25-27 (CL0895) Friday-Sunday, 10am-5pm This class covers the basics of beadmaking, including tools, safety, and studio setup. Techniques include hot glass manipulation, stringers, making basic bead shapes, marvering, dot application, annealing, bead cleaning and more. Learn to work with hot glass on this smaller scale. The 3-day format allows for more time working with the materials under the guidance of the instructor. No prior experience is necessary and return participants are welcome. $325 |
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GAS 2008 SPECIAL WORKSHOPS |
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WHAT, WHY, AND HOW Friday, June 13–Wednesday, June 18 (CL0896) 9am–5pm It is important to engage one's work from many different perspectives simultaneously to bring it to thoughtful resolution. This class is designed to illustrate how to do so, from the exploration of ideas through to the actual production of an object. Exercises in conceptual development, drawing, and model making will combine with demonstrations and hands-on work in kilnforming, kilncasting, flameworking, and coldworking to help students develop an overall methodology for creating their work. $900 |
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THINKING IN GLASS • $750 Saturday, June 14–Wednesday, June 18 (CL0897) 9am–5pm, except June 18, Noon–4pm Silvia Levenson's work is never based on technique or technical virtuosity, but rather on how to make visible her thoughts and her sense of perplexity about the world. In making objects or designing an installation, she does not begin by thinking of what she can do, but rather what she wants to do. In this workshop, she will accompany students in the realization of works using the same methodology that she uses in her own studio. The basic glassworking techniques will be open-faced kilncasting. $750 |
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KILNCAST GLASS Monday, June 23–Monday, June 30 (CL0898) 9am–5pm This class will develop a foundation in the techniques of mold-melted glass and coldworking. Students will learn a variety of mold-making processes, kiln-firing procedures, and extensive coldworking and carving of Bullseye glass. The aim of the class will be for students to gain skills necessary to develop a creative dialogue with the material and to discover new perspectives for thinking through cast glass and its potential. There are no prerequisites, but students with some experience in glass and/or sculpture will get more out of this workshop than absolute beginners. $1000 |
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TRANSLATION Monday, June 23–Monday, June 30 (CL0899) 9am–5pm except June 30, 9am–1pm There is often more to successful work than its fabrication. This class is designed for students who already have strong kilnforming knowledge and who wish to push their work further by focusing on idea development and translation of their ideas into glass. In the workshop we will discuss the reasons why we make our work and what informs the decisions during the design process. Time will be spent on group discussion, model making and glass testing before completing a final piece. The technical focus will be on mastering kilnforming and cold finishing techniques relevant to individual student ideas. Demonstration (techniques covered) will include fusing with sheet and powders, fiber and plaster silica mold making, slumping, and an emphasis on cold finishing, particularly lathe working. $1000 Juried: Students should have intermediate to advanced kilnforming skills. |
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OPEN TORCH
Wednesday, May 7, Noon-3pm Reservation required. Call 503-227-2797. Jump on this chance to use Bullseye Resource Center torches and sharpen skills you acquired in Bullseye classes. Limited amounts of scrap rod are available for use at no charge during these sessions. Prerequisite: Completion of at least one introductory or intermediate torchworking class at Bullseye. SCHEDULE INSTRUCTOR REGISTRATION |
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OPEN KILNFORMING Friday, May 9, Noon-4pm (Coldworking equipment: YES) Reservation and small deposit required. Call 503-227-2797. Please download the Open Kilnforming Studio Guide.
Don't miss this unique opportunity—one of the big perks for taking Bullseye classes. Bring your Bullseye glass to the Resource Center kilnforming studio and enjoy access to tools and nonglass supplies. Learn studio practices, get exposure to diverse methods and materials, and be inspired by fellow members of the glass community. A Bullseye staff member will be on hand to answer questions and serve as a guide. Firing fees and mold rental charges will apply. Prerequisite: At least one class in kilnformed glass at Bullseye. |
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