Torch Working

Torchworking Survey

You’ll get a taste of making basic beads and small solid sculptures. It’s a completely hands-on experience. Enjoy four hours of learning the very basics of torchworking glass. All of your work will be done on mandrels so that you can incorporate them into jewelry and/or leave them as a small solid sculpture.
Note: The Survey class does not meet BAGI's rental requirements. If your goal is to rent time in BAGI's hot-shop... you will need to take a Beadworking 1, Small Solid Sculpture or equivalent, in order to do so.

Fee: $110
Pre-requisite: None
Max. # of students: 6

Date

Mar. 27
Apr. 24
May 1
Jun. 26
Jul. 24
Aug. 28
Sep. 11
Oct. 23
Nov. 6
Dec. 11

Time

10am - 2pm
10am - 2pm
10am - 2pm
10am - 2pm
10am - 2pm
10am - 2pm
10am - 2pm
10am - 2pm
10am - 2pm
10am - 2pm

Instructor

Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook

Beadmaking 1

Learn how to make glass beads with a torch. The underlying beauty of a bead lies in its shape. This series is designed to teach students how to shape beads with proper heat and color control, embellishments and layer applications. The goal of this series is for students to create a sampling of beautifully handcrafted beads.

Fee: $370
Pre-requisite: None
Max. # of students: 6

Date

Apr. 6, 13, 20, 27
May 4, 11, 18, 25
June 1, 8, 15, 22
July 6, 13, 20, 27
Aug. 10, 17, 24, 31
Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28
Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26
Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23
Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28

Time

6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm

Instructor

Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook

Beadmaking 2

Beadmaking 2 expands on the basics! This series is designed to teach students how to create beads of different shapes: barrels, cylinders, and bicones. Students will also learn to encase beads in transparent glass, make two-color twisted cane, and more complex latticino.

Fee: $370
Pre-requisite: Beadmaking 1a or equivalent.
Max. # of Students: 6

Date

Apr. 5, 12, 19, 26
May 3, 10, 17, 24
May 31 & June 7, 21, 28
July 5, 12, 19, 26
Aug. 9, 16, 23, 30
Sept. 13, 20, 27 & Oct. 4
Oct. 11, 18, 25 & Nov. 1
Nov. 8, 15, 22, 29
Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27

Time

6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm

Instructor

Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook

Beadmaking: Working with Metals

Achieve a whole new look for your glass beads when you add a touch of metal. In this class, we will explore the creation of metallic surfaces using reduction frit, silver leaf and silver foil, as well as the various reactions that silver has with different colors of glass. Fee covers all materials and supplies.

Fee: $130
Pre-requisite: Beadmaking 1a or equivalent.
Max. # of students: 6

Date

April 10
May 22
July 10
Sept. 25
Nov. 13

Time

9am - 4pm
9am - 4pm
9am - 4pm
9am - 4pm
9am - 4pm

Instructor

Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook
Cook

Small Solid Sculpture

Use borosilicate glass to create small solid sculptures from the sea. Learn color encasement and application while using the torch to sculpt glass, off mandrel, with punty rods. Students will shape and build fish, seahorses and turtles using a variety of lampworking techniques and tools. You will also learn to make a glass loop for hanging or wearing your piece as a focal pendant.

Fee: $300
Pre-Requisite: None
Max. # of students: 6

Date

Mar. 11, 18, 25
April 22, 29 & May 6
June 3, 10, 17
July 15, 22, 29
Aug. 26 & Sept. 2, 9
Oct. 7, 14, 21
Dec. 2, 9, 16

Time

6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm

Instructor

Leopold
Leopold
Leopold
Leopold
Leopold
Leopold
Leopold

Beads with Bling!

Looking to add some sparkle to your glass beads? This is just the class for you! Learn how to work with dichroic glass, that wonderful substance created by NASA. And if that's not enough bling for you, we'll also be adding cubic zirconia to our beads. Armed with these new techniques, folks will see your beads coming a mile away!
Fee: $90
Pre-Requisite: Bead 1a
Max. # of students: 6

Date

Mar. 29

Time

6pm - 10pm

Instructor

Cook

Beginning Boro

Learn about borosilicate glass and off-mandrel Lampworking techniques in this introductory class. Color application and encasement will be covered while sculpting and decorating fish from glass punty rods. Also, explore blowing glass on the torch using a glass blow tube to make hollow blown beads.

Fee: $300
Pre-Requisite: None
Max # of students: 6

Date

April 1, 8, 15
May 13, 20, 27
June 24 & July 1, 8
Aug. 5, 12, 19
Sept. 16, 23, 30
Oct. 28, 4, & Nov. 11
Dec. 23, 30 & Jan. 6

Time

6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm
6pm - 10pm

Instructor

Leopold
Leopold
Leopold
Leopold
Leopold
Leopold
Leopold

Glass Beadmaking - Say It with Hearts

Enhance your bead making skills by learning to make heart-shaped beads. In this class you will learn to make heart beads with horizontal holes and with vertical holes. Use your prior skills to decorate your heart beads, and even encase them!

Fee: $100
Pre-requisite: None
Max. # of students: 6

Date

TBD

Time

TBD

Instructor

Cook

To Register: Call Chris Moore at 408-993-2244, ext. 1 or send an e-mail to studio@bagi.org. Payment is required uponregistration. We accept Visa, MasterCard & personal checks if received 2 weeks prior to the scheduled class.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made at 7 days prior to the first day of a class will receive a 100% refund. Cancellations made 3 days prior to the first day of class will be issued a 50% refund. In the event that BAGI were to cancel a class(es) a full refund, for the class(es) will be issued.
Liability: Students must be 15+ years of age for glassblowing related classes. Students must be 13+ years of age for torchworking & kilnworking related classes. Students under the age of 18 must have a parent or legal guardian sign a BAGI issued liability release form. Students must inform BAGI, at the time of registration, if they have special requirements due to health related conditions.