Experience GLASS!Make Your Own Paperweight - Get together with a few of your friends and come to the studio to create your own paperweight. No experience necessary!We will guide you safely through the steps of making your own colorful beautiful piece! Must schedule session in advance. $50/person. Two person minimum, 10 person max per half day. Pieces will be picked up at a later date after cooling down overnight.
2009 SCHEDULE
Class Schedule
Glass Blowing Classes 
Intensive Introductory Glassblowing Workshop
This week-end will familiarize you with the wonders of a hot glass studio. Participants will experience:
4 people per class, 9:30-4:30 for two days, with 1 hour lunch break Classes taught by Sharon Gilbert > - No prerequisiteHours: Classes will run from 9:30 - 4:30 BOTH days, with a break for lunch. (Saturday/Sunday) 4 people per class If you arrive at the studio location more than 10 minutes prior to class start time, please detain yourself at the local coffee shop (Sip or Starbucks are within a block) so that we are able to focus on having the time to have the equipment set up and the shop ready for you. We appreciate your understanding on this. $400 per person, $200 non-refundable deposit required to register
Beginning Glass (Form)
Four weeks of structured education and experimentation for the beginning student. 4 people per class. 9:30-3 Saturdays for 4 weeks in a row, 1/2 hour lunch break $700 per person, $350 non-refundable deposit required to register
Intermediate Glassblowing ( Manipulations ) - twists/doughnuts - feet - wraps and bitwork - trimming 4 people per class, 9:30-3 Saturdays for 4 weeks in a row, 1/2 hour lunch break Teacher - Sharon Gilbert - Prerequisite Beginning Glass Hours: Classes will run from 9:30 - 3:00 each day with a lunch break. $700 per person, $350 non-refundable deposit required to register
Advanced Glassblowing (Color) Classes will be scheduled following introductory classes according to each group of students availability - Taught by Sharon Gilbert Four final weeks of structured coursework. We will explore a different type of color application each week. - powdering techniques - blowing with color rods - feathering, wraps - pulling cane 4 people per class, 9-2:30 Saturdays for 4 weeks in a row, 1/2 hour lunch break Teacher - Sharon Gilbert - Prerequisite Intermediate Glassblowing Hours: Classes will run from 9:30 - 3:00 each day with a lunch break. $700 per person, $350 non-refundable deposit required to register
Fusing/Casting Classes
ELEMENTS of Design and Composition Location: Talisman Glass Studio, Chicago.
Two day Class - $175
We will explore both B/W and color compositions in this class and investigate the possibilities of 2D and 3D composition.
TWIST, SHAPE, CONSTRUCT AND ROLL (UP) Are you ready to push the idea of the rollup/fused blank beyond the traditional forms?Bored with the idea of making simple vessels out of fused blanks? How about taking the idea of the rollup, but making a sculptural form/composition instead? This class will focus on making fused glass blanks, and then hot shaping them and combining them to be 3D compositions. This class will combine warm (kiln) and hot (Glory Hole) processes to extensively explore the possibilities of manipulating imagery and form into more then just a vessel. We will focus on translating your 2D beginnings and creating 3D compositions from your drawings and ideas. Class discussions will focus on the elements of design and composition. We will fuse and then manipulate in the HOT glory hole to make multiple elements come together to form more complex designs. This class is for all experience levels, both fusers and blowers who want to delve into other disciplines. Every person will further their own knowledge and broaden your both your vocabulary and abilities no matter what level you begin at.
$750/person
Class will be held at Talisman Glass Studio, Chicago
Introduction to Cast Glass This class is open to all students, no prerequisites. You will learn how to work with plaster and silica moulds in a variety of applications; direct carving in positive and pouring of negative moulds, open face casting, and making moulds from wax, clay, and styrofoam forms in 2D and 3D. You will be doing several small projects and one larger piece. We will use Bullseye casting glass. We will demonstrate how to make frit from billets, how to figure out weight and load a mould, and how to make reservoirs on your moulds. There will be slide shows and discussions on cast glass and how to design a successful piece. We will cover firing and annealing schedules for thicker pieces of glass. Students should bring 10 slides of their current work for a group discussion. We will cover elementary cold working techniques, but this class will not get into cold-working techniques, nor will you be spending time on finish work. We will discuss but not work with rubber moulds.
Teacher - Sharon Gilbert
TESTIMONIALS
CLASS INFORMATION REGISTRATION PACKAGE
Attire: Students must wear all natural fabrics and closed toe leather shoes. Layers of clothing are a good idea. Your arms will get warm, so a long sleeve shirt over a t-shirt is a good combination. Alternatively, bring a cotton sock with the toe cutoff for arm protection. The floors are concrete so a shoe with a good rubber sole will give you good support and minimize leg fatigue. Individuals with long hair need to bring something to tie their hair back. Eyewear: We provide eye protection, but if you have prescription eyewear or prefer your own glasses, please feel free to bring in ordinary sunglasses. Nutrition: The studio is very warm. Please bring beverages to drink (Gatorade or similar sports drink in the warmer months). We supply water, but you can store other items in our refrigerator. We will take a one- hour lunch break at one of the neighborhood restaurants. Prices usually range around $10 per person. Hygiene: The glassblowing studio is an extremely warm environment and you will be working hard. Please arrive at class freshly bathed and use antiperspirant/deodorant. Hours: Please arrive promptly at 9:30 AM on all glassblowing class days, and at 9:00 AM all other classes. Location: We are located in Chicago, just ten minutes from the Loop. Email Sharon for instructions on how to find the studio Conduct: All students must be in good medical health and sign a liability waiver covering injuries occurring from being in a glass studio. The instructor reserves the right to ask participants to leave at any time during the class if their conduct puts other people or the equipment in danger, or their actions are inappropriate.Any questions, please use contact information at the end of this page to clarify beforehand to prevent misunderstandings.
DIRECTIONS TO TALISMAN GLASS
From downtown Chicago: Take Grand Avenue West to the 1200 block of West Grand. We are located on the SE corner of the intersection of Racine and Grand. CTA bus line Route 66 goes directly in front of the building. CTA Blue line brings you within a 1/2 mile from the studio. Metra trains (Ogilvy and Union Stations) are a short cab ride away. From the North: Exit Racine Ramp (after Division Street). Cross Ogden, and continue one block further to Grand Avenue. We are located on the SE corner of the intersection of Racine and Grand From the West: Take I-290 E to the Ashland exit. Turn L onto Ashland, and a slight right onto Ogden at the 3rd light. Continue on Ogden to Grand Avenue. Turn R on Grand Avenue, take your first R onto Racine Avenue and park immediately. We are located on the SE corner of the intersection of Racine and Grand From the South: The I90/94 to the Ohio Street exit. At the end of the (very long) ramp, turn Right onto Orleans. Go one block down and turn R onto Grand Avenue. Take Grand about a mile W, crossing back over the highway, until you stop at a stop sign on May street. Turn L at the next street - Racine - and park immediately. We are located on the SE corner of the intersection of Racine and Grand
All students must be in good medical health and sign a release of liability for injury.
T A L I S M A N G L A S S I N C
Contact Sharon Gilbert by email for more information or to commission a project.
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